The Mino O1CG t What You See Is What You Get, What You Read Is What You Know And Save | Free! March 2010 Issue Free! ! ‘Mean spirited, vicious racism’ comes to surface during debates .™ Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., snout president and U.S. politics (Final€all.com).- Since President Barack Obama ‘ signed the landmark health reform bill, the split between Black governors now are being turned out. A Black president, they hope, will be a one-term president should he last four years and Black mayors, Black elected officials are being taken out of office. And when the cry comes up, they should be hounded out of town and out of office and hassle them, then the country is in for an explosion and all it needs is a spark and the people will arise and blood will ‘be in the streets of the United States of America,” warned the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan during a live, web-streaméd interview with Cliff Kelley on WVON on March 24,.One Tea Party protester called Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) n——1 multiple times Americans, extreme right wing opponents: \and supporters of the legislation and ideologues, has widened, but many say this division is rooted in racial hatred, rather than health reform. Racist and hateful acts have been. carried out by supporters and those whose ideology reflects the Tea Party Movement, considered to... be..aibti-tax..anti- government and anti-Barack Obama. “We’re in now a second phase.” of Reconstruction because Shaw Alumni Banquet Pictured above are some of the attendees of the Shaw Alumni Banquet & Eastern N.C Black Social Workers, as they gathered at the Cornerstone Family Life Center. Shown left to right Rev. Howard Parker, Dr, Tom McMillian Ms. Black Teen N.C. Martina Evans, Dr, David Forbes, Speaker Rey, A.C. Batchelor, and Mildred A. Council President. Mildred A, Council is also running for the N.C. House of Representatives 8th District Mar- tin and Pitt Counties. Her issues include jobs, education, busi- ness development, broadband technology for North Greenville & rural areas, building up healthy communities, and Intermodal Transportation. The Minority Voice newspaper wishes her much success. Photo by Jim Rouse Mother Hammond Honored Mother Peggy Hammond is a mother, wife and above all a woman of god. Mother Hammond began her Christian walk at an early age, at the original Phillipi Church of christ, Over 60 years ago. Mother Hammond has a love of serving and chose to serve on various auxil- iaries to include, the Sun- day school where she served as teacher, the jun- ior cho where she served 4 and. someone spat on Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-KS) as the two. men made their way through demonstrators to vote March 21 on a major health reform bill. Several congressional offices were vandalized by brick throwers, and at least 10 memibers of the Democratic 3 Party and their families have received death threats. What people are witnessing, Min. Farrakhan said, is the beginning ' of the end of a civil society, because America is in the throes of Divine Judgment, according to the Bible and Quran. “From wars and rumors of wafs, nations rising against nations, kingdoms against kingdoms, famine, pestilence, and earthquakes in diverse places, all of these judgments. of God are coming down on America, not for her foreign policy and its wicked effect on the world, but because of her treatment of Black people in her midst,” Min. Farrakhan said. Much of the hateful rhetoric against President Obama has been revved .up by Republican lawmakers, and much is being driven by conservative ‘radio and TV talk show hosts, like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, ~ Sean Hannity, and the like. On March 27, Mr. Beck and some 8,000 fans, gathered in Orlando, Fla., for his American Revival, a daylong event aimed at taking back, or regaining America. Media Matters reported that Mr. Beck, who has been accused of “spewing such incendiary language,” urged followers to stock food and water fora coming showdown. “Tf we don’t face the truth right how, we'll be dead in five years—this country. can’t survive, he said, Media Matters reported. Mr: Beck also promised to put forth a federal budget that would cut spending by 50 percent. “Clearly stung by a wave of accusations that Continued on page 2 as adult leader, the senior choir and Mass choir where she sang faithfully the songs of Zion and the Pastor’s aid Committee. Mother Hammond has been married for over 45 years to a dynamic vessel, the Rev. David Hammond, who she has walked beside faithfully, she is also the loving and devoted mother of three successful children Min- ister Ester Lynette Hammond, who is director of W.E. Flanagan Funeral Home. min- ister David $. Hammond Jr., who is employed by the Depart- ment of Education. Jill R. Hammond, an officer in the United States Navy. Mother Hammond has two grandchildren whom she loves dearly, alexandria sampson who continued on page 2 2010 Annual Black History Quiz Bowl ey Library a hs | JO,~n as aS Pictured are some of the winners of the 2010 Black History Quiz Bowl sponsored by lota Kappa Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated along with George Wash- ington Carver Library teams included “‘I.Can” young Historians 4-h All Stars Alpha Pharaohs 2nd place Winners cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church 2010 Black History Quiz Bowl Champions Creative Cousins Greenville Housing Authority Holy Temple Church 3rd place Winners Nash county Phillipi Church of Christ. In our opinion all the teams are Wixners!......... sertnassvereaseneee- NOLO by Jim Rouse Pictured ere is cnseddene Wats Sutton for District Court Judge at a local tandvabiont held Washington, NC. The Minority Voice newspaper wishes Ms. Sutton much success with her campaign. Photo by Jim Rouse Re a editorials = cog a mirc Will “Dperfect storm’ of problems» ~ doomBlack radio? = ek also BY Saeed Shabazz ‘We are in a kind of a ‘perfect in VIACOM and the Arbitron listener rating system known as the Portable People Meter. "Jerry Lopes,president of the American Urban Radio Network — TW . Violent—again invoking Gandhi as well as Marti Luther King,” said the watchdog NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - Activists and advocates recently failed to stop movement on a group. The day | congressional bill selated to the radio industry, , ) With Michigan Democrat John Conyers’ success bringing the legislation, “H.R; 848, The Performance Rights Act,” out of committee and a step closer to congressional vote, Black station owners and their , _ defenders say the bill will help push the already struggling stations out of business. The bill which will royalties based on song plays. Broadcasts of religious services would be exempt from payments: In simple language, the bill, according to activists, creates a performance tax or royalty fee on radio stations for airing free music to listeners. The standard in the industry has been stations playing music require all radio stations to pay royalties for playing music, combined with revenue losses in a bad bastards. We need to wipe economy, corporate takeovers, and skewed ratings used to Snag dwindling advertising could mean them out. We need to chase. the loss of an important source of information, “This industry is already on the verge of bankruptcy, them out of town... They . this tax will push us over the brink,” wamed Alfred Liggins TH, president and CEO of Radio One, the must my friends, be hounded largest Black owned radio company in A herica with 59 stations. Radio One’s revenue dropped 10 out of office .."It is their Percentin 2008 and was down 30 percent in the first quarter in 2009, said Mr. Liggins, whose mother, influence on that rabid, racist Cathy Hughes, started the company. “We have been forced toreduce our payroll and if this bill passes -ferments and forments Conyers bill, which came out of committee May 13, grants petformers compensation from traditional potential violence in the _ roadcasters. Stations that gross less than $1.25 million a year could pay a flat fee, instead of country, Min, Farrakhan : said. According to Ronald Kessler, author of In the President's Secret Service, . Since the first Black president took office, the rate of threats ssed $1.5 billion to $2.4 billion. Radio airplay’s role in increasing. ticket sales at _ concer $ was reported to be $2.8 billion a year. The Recording Industry Association of America, one of the driving forces behind the bill, says artists deserve to be paid for their performances—even if the performances are pre-recorded. Fifty percent of the tax would go directly to record labels and A The recordin ‘industry watchdog group ina February press release stated that FM stations earn $16 has yet to break down the actual percentage of the proposed tax to go to the artists, which is why Rep. Maxine Waters referred to the bill as a “Tunaway train’ during the debate on May 13.Ms. Waters asked for more time to study the bill. “We do not have enough knowledge on the implications of this ~ bill,” Ms. Waters said. “John Conyers literally snatched the Tug from under us today,” Radio One ider Cathy Hughes told nationally syndicated talk show host Michael Baisden on his May 13 radio. zording to insiders on Capitol Hill, the bill probably won't go before the full House for vote mn. That has not eased the concerns of Black radio station owners. Several calls and e- - Conyers’ office were not returned by Final Call press time. The “impact of the tax would on marginally profitable formats such as African American news nk exes arles Warfield, president and chief operating officer of the New Yor billis an ill-conceived idea,” Bob Law, a legendary broadcaster and radio activist told The Final Call. “The congressman does not understand the political and social dynamic of Black radio.” “We are ina REPUBLICANS BLOCK AME DI PIN —_ kind of a ‘perfect storm’ with the bad economy, the unfair competition we are facing from Clear FOR [UNDRE § Channel, owner of 1,200 radio stations, and VIACOM and the Arbitron listener rating system known AR THaTIC) _ as the Portable © Meter,” said Jerry Lopes, president of the American Urban Radio Network, “which broadcasts news and information to 250 stations across the country. auld We Save Black Radio?” Min. Scott wrote: “Black radio must @ voice of the people. We must make Cathy Hughes and the rest of erica that will put the needs of the community first and foremost.” TH: 4 zet criticized—not enough news, not enough information. We are eae munity that we serve, but the bottom line is we are in business to make money,” The Wilmington Journal - Lopes. The decline of Black-owned radio has become a hot-button issue in New York eae ity, il, the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) held a SPECIAL TO THE NNPA forum on this issue in Harlem. Two of the participants were Bob Law and Imotep Gary Byrd. “The FROM THE SEATTLE decline of Black radio is the result of rating company Arbitron’s estimates of listenership, with the MEDIUM company saying nobody listens to Black radio,” Mr. Law explained to The Final Call. “Black owners have been reluctant to stand up and fight for.a just system because they don’t want to raise the issue WASHINGTON, D.C. —. of racism. So, then ask what was the N.Y. attorney general’s lawsuit about?” In 2008, N.Y. state rs eral Andrew M. Cuomo filed a lawsuit against Arbitron, the second largest media rating ¢ of an harging the firm undercounted minority listeners. A landmark agreement was reached in ©. Sens.” March between the attorr general and Arbitron, with the company admitting it failed to disclose Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and important flaws im the Portable People Meter’s methodology. that contributed to the system’s failure John Kerry (D-Mass.) that to adequately chart Black and Latino listeners’ habits, Arbitron was forced to pay $260,000 to settle would have saved at least the attorney general’s claim, and $100,000 went to the National Association of Black Owned 100,000 jobs for struggling _ Broadcasters (NABOB) and the Spanish Radio Association, Now, on the other hand, said Mr. Law, parents and created up to corporate conglomerates Clear Channel and VIACOM are forcing small owners out of business. 500,000 jobs and training Former President Bill Clinton’s 1996 radio deregulation bill opened the door for the big corporations, opportunities for young “and they took advantage of the new regulations right off the bat.” Mr. Law said. ; ya ae emels pa aciues sty Black ownership i not the only thing threatened inthe current environment. Popular Aappoi 1 Joyne whose show runs in 115 markets, had to purchase his own airtime in Chicago ¥j ra wi ard Broadcasting. Mr. Joyner had been removed from a Clear Channel station rity. ‘he corporation tried to cut costs ‘by dumping the “Tom Joyner Morning ng the “Steve Harvey Show” on two of its “Black-oriented” stations in the city, al analysis andcommentary, # : A hh . y : “Dillion a year from advertising revenue without compensating artists and musicians, However, RIAA neds they reach Black audiences and’may un on White-owned. erious issues.“TJMS” is known for jokes, old WHICH NC COUNTIES FACE THE HIGHEST RISKOF LOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARSFROMA CENSUS UNDERCOUNT?, WEEK OF MARCH 25-31, 2010 The Wilmington Journal : With 2010 Census forms duein mailboxes this week, a new analysis shows that one fourth of North Carolina’s counties are at a high risk of losing millions of dollars in future federal funding because a significant portion of their residents: will likely not mail back a completed Cerisus form. Another one fourth of the counties face an elevated risk of losing money, because they have a history of low mail-back rates in past census years or a significant share of residents who typically have low response rates, such as families living in poverty or . in substandard housin ‘More than $400 billion in ‘federal funds are allocated each count or about $1,500 'p er person,” said Bob Hall, director of Demoeracy North Carolina, the ‘nonpartisangroup that conducted the analysis. ‘*For every 1,000 residents not counted, a county could lose $1.5 million a year for school programs, health care, job training, housing, senior centers and more.” Robeson County Tanks as the county with the highest risk of losing money, followed by Duplin, Edgecombe, Scotland, Bladen, Vance, Halifax, Columbus, Hoke and Sampson. In 2000, more than 40 percent of the housing units in these counties did not return a Census form. Follow-up visits by Census ’ workers “and” statistical adjustments produced the final "population 'count for North Carolina, but the Census - Bureau eventually determined that it undercounted the state’s population by 1.3% of the correct number. ‘If the 2010 Census ends up with a similar 1.3% undercount for NC’s roughly 9.5 million people, the state would lose more than $190 million a year or $2 billion in the next decade, said Hall. According to Democracy North Carolina’s analysis, counties fair share of money are those with the lowest percent ‘of households that responded to . the 1990 and 2000 Census forms and the highest percent "of residents who fit the “’hard to count” profile. The Census Bureau has identified 12 types of people. who disproportionately make up “hard to ¢count’’ groups, including people who lack a high-school education, live in poverty, don’t speak English, live in a multi-family dwelling, rent, receive public assistance, or are unemployed, ‘’The high risk counti€és are poor and exactly the ones that most need help from government programs, so their elected leaders, school officials and service providers have an extra incentive and responsibility to make a concerted effort to promote a big response to the Census,” Hall said. He noted that Robeson County is distributing 50,000. flyers developed by Democracy North Carolina through 41 public schools and,two dozen | participating churches to increase awareness. ‘’Ideally, every school system in the state would provide material about the Census for kids to take home this week or next,” Hall said. “This is the peak moment, when the form is in people’s hands.” Facing the challenge of more unemployment, more immigrants’ and more foreclosures: some’ counties (¢.g., Guilford and Chatham) have devoted staff to Census awareness Campaigns, but more is needed, Hall said. ‘Shifting staff resources now will pay off handsomely for communities.” Democracy North Carolina is working with many partners on outreach programs, including a “Count ‘All Souls” campai ign among hundreds of faith-based ne.org for more. Ven HEALTH. INSURANCE REFORM AND AFRICAN AMERICANS, The Wilmington Journal FROM THE WHITE HOUSE After a year-long debate to bring Ce MGs « health insurance reform to the American people, the new law takes effect extending new support and benefits to consumers and ending some of the insurance company’s most abusive practices, This is landmark reform that will benefit our entire country for generations, and African Americans, who face some of the . toughest challenges with costs and access to care, will feel the impact now and long into the future. Right now... *Nearly one in five African Americans (19%) is without health care insurance. “African Americans in general spend a higher __ Black Women Least Likely to Breast-Feed in US. as | Just over half atte pt it, ed to about th elit of \\V | Yr whites, Hispanics, CDC pie cig cr nema ann yp" EICOME (0 Page 3. March 2010 By Steven Reinberg oy | 7 | Z oa ee ae f C ¢ VI THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) — Messages about the health-boosting powers of breast- , wT feeding aren’t reaching black American women as well as their Hispanic or white counterparts, a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The researchers found that while more than 80 percent of Hispanic mothers attempt to breast-feed, and about 74 percent of white moms do, that number falls to’54 percent for black mothers. And one year after delivery, only about 12 percent of black women are still breast-feeding their child as recommended, compared to 24 percent of Hispanic women and more than 21 percent of white women. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends that babies be breast-fed exclusively for the first six — months of life; and that non-exclusive breast-feeding continue for at least six months thereafter, “We have seen before that there are racial/ethnic differences in breast-feeding,” noted study coauthor Cria Perrine, from the CDC’s division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity. “Hispanicshave the = =_ We C qd f | | rac VC | a bette’e! | highest rates of breast-feeding closely followed by whites and there tends to be a pretty big gap with , : oe | — | : blacks,” she said. The report is published in the March 26 issue of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality | Weekly Report. For the study, Perrine’s team analyzed data from the 2004-2008 National Immunization Survey on breast-feeding among different groups aid also on state-to-state variations. Black candidate Corey Poitier calls Obama ‘Buckwheat’ cet | | | ee A ~ —————— __ Eve yone can recycle now! t's never been easiee! BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ ‘Inthe midst of delivering an impassioned speech decrying President Obama’s health care reform, GOP congressional hopeful Corey Poitier veered dangerously off-script. fa } “Listen up, Buckwheat — this is not how itis done!” Poitier blurted out. The apparent comparison of the nation’s commander-in-chief to a 1920s Our Gang and The Little Rascals character — a character seen as demeaning and offensive by many African Americans — sent a jolt of notoriety through Poitier’s previously-unknown campaign. “The press has run amok with this, and turned me into a racist,” said Poitier, who is himself black. The candidate complains CNN never bothered to interview him before running its own version of the story. “I’ve never seen Buckwheat as a disparaging character. People love Buckwheat.” Poitier says he and his brother have in fact called each other “Buckwheat” as a way to gently chide the other for being foolish — essentially a substitute for the word “dummy.” While speaking to a group of Broward Republicans Monday night, Poitier says he was trying to call the healthcare bill — not Obama — “dumb and silly.” The candidate says he was initially surprised that the public instead took his comment as directed at the President. “People can connect anything these days,” Poitier said: Iman interviewata Miramar - Starbucks, Poitier stared:down at his own hands to further demonstraté‘he meant no racial slight. ~ “This isn’t a spray tan,” Poitier, 36, said of his skin tone.:“This is real.” Poitier is one ‘of tieatly a dozen candidates vying to fill the open congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, who is running for a spot in the Senate. Poitier is the only Republican running to represent the heavily-Democratic. district that takes in portions of Pembroke. Pines,. Miami-Gardens and Miami Shores, among other areas. To date, Poitier, who lives in Hollywood, said he has raised a modest $1,500 in campaign donations — not surprising given the widely-held expectation that Democrats will retain control of the seat come November. The Democratic primary for the seat features a heavyweight list of well-funded, experienced candidates — including a state senator, a Miami Gardens mayor and multiple other local elected officials. “Corey Poitier has no chance,” said Democratic candidate Phillip Brutus, a former state representative. “It’s a Democratic seat, period.” Brutus said The Little Rascals “did not advocate the subjugation of black people or anything like that” but that Buckwheat was still an unflattering depiction of African Americans — _ created at a time when blacks still suffered under segregation. Poitier, Brutus said, “didn’t think before he spoke, and he just said a stupid thing.” Poitier, while insisting he meant no disrespect to Obama, has publicly apologized to both the president and residents of the congressional district © _ for any misunderstanding. The long-shot candidate has had his hands fullreading dozens of angry e-mails and Facebook messages\that are pouring in. Many are dripping with hate. “You're an Uncle Tom, you’re an N-wotd,” Poitier said some of the e-mails say. For now, Poitier is taking the controversy in stride, mindful it at ledst raised awareness of his candidacy — even if it’s not the Kind of awareness he'd prefer. As.an economics and government teacher at North Miami Beach Senior High School, Poitier also offered himself up to his students a8 a cautionary tale. “I said, ‘I. learned a lesson, that you have to watch everything you say, something you think might be harmless a 4 might be offensive to someone else,’ ” Poitier said, For News, Sports and Entertainment Listen To WOOW Joy 1340 AM Get it for yourself, Get it for your family, Get it for your communit ' For your free HIN1 flu vaccine, yOu Can goto the Pitt County Health Department Monday through Friday 8:30 - 11:30am. oF 1:00 -4:300.m For more information, call the Pitt County Health Department at 252-90 or visit www fiu.piticountyne.gov. Healthcare Reformed ned Into Law ! Barack Obama speaks to. the nation following the final vote in the House of Representa- tives for comprehensive ' healthcare Sunday’s vote in the House of Representatives is huge for Barack Obama. He found his voice on healthcare — after the Special election _in Massachusetts took away his filibuster-proof Senate. He took an issue that seemed dead, a party in disarray, and . -an administration on the defensive and rallied them. President Obama has managed something. that eluded Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Clinton, and both Bush Sr and Bush Jr. Winning national health insurance — even this weak version — will be his legacy. And it restores his reputation as an effective and eloquent force. Even more impoftant, _he avoids a loss that would have diminished his star to the vanishing point. Lose this and he becomes Jimmy Carter, Win it-and he does what even the greats could not do. And here’s something people are missing: this was the Democrat's signature issue. It has been since 1945 (when FDR designed a reform and left it as a legacy to Truman who made it the cause of his life). When was the last time a Democratic president rallied his party on one of their issues — and overcame fierce Republican opposition? Bill Clinton (1993-2001) did not manage it once; he won essentially Republican issues — budget balance, Nafta, welfare reform. Jimmy Carter (1977- 81)? No, again. To find.a Democrat winning a contested ‘ -ylietory on a Demoeratic i: issue you have to go back to Lyndon Johnson before the 1966 midterm. Forget the politics for a moment, On the substance, I’d consider this the biggest Democratic victory in 45 years. And the midterm test that everyone is focused on now is shortsighted. Lyndon Johnson changed America with the Civil Rights Act (1964) and Medicare (1965). No Democrat and few Republicans would mess with those laws. Lyndon Johnson usually ranks as a near great president - and without Vietnam he'd rank even higher. But he got buried in the 1966 " ‘midterm election, For pele with an eye to history, the midterm test is not a reliable one. Is the health reform good for Republicans? No, They already have the anti- ovata _ erowd sewed up, Before the vote they could make two arguments: |. Democrats can’t get anything done; 2. And what they want to do is bad — too much government. Now, they lose the “Democrats are ineffectual” argument. As to the second argument, the Dems havea chance to prove them wrong with an _ actual programme. But there’s one final point that no one should miss. The politics continues, Democrats have a chance to reframe this debate and take their momentum on to other issues. Republicans will try to keep portraying Democrats as wild and out of control. But look at how zany the politics have been. The Republicans dominated that debate for a year. Then, crazily, they won a long-shot special election — and promptly lost control of the debate. Nothing became Obama so much as his response to a stinging defeat. What's next? Here’s the irresistible conclusion: expect the unexpected. lhe Minority Voice Newspaper Founder/Publisher Jim Rouse editor Stephen Johnson Contributing Writers seatrice Maye Photos Jim Rouse / Reggie Price 405 Evans St, Greenville NC office 252.757.0365 mvoicenews' vahoo.com Oprah Winfrey Settles Ex- Headmistress’ Defamation Case By The Associated Press” PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a headmistress she had accused of performing poorly at her South African girls school, where some students claimed they were abused, lawyers said Tuesday, The lawsuit by former headmistress = Nomvuyo - .Mzamane claimed Winfrey defamed her in remarks made in the wake of the 2007 sex- abuse scandal at the school, Mzamane said she had trouble finding a job after Winfrey stated she had “lost confidence” in her and was “cleaning house. from top to bottom.” A trial had been set to start next week in federal court in Philadelphia. _ Winfrey and séveral schoolgirls had been expected to testify. A joint statement released late Tuesday by lawyers for both — sides said Winfrey and Mzamane met:to resolve their differences. “The two parties met woman to woman without their lawyers and are happy that they could resolve this dispute peacefully to their mutual satisfaction,” the statement said. Winfrey was visiting her school last week when U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robréno refused to dismiss the . lawsuit, concluding Mzamane had presented enough evidence to go to trial. Court papers suggest Mzamane is again working at a school in Africa, but a Winfrey spokeswoman declined to say if the meeting took place during. Winfrey’s trip. The parties do not plan to discuss terms of the settlement, ~ according to the spokeswoman, - who works with Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Productions, which also was a defendant in the suit. A dorm matron at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls has been charged in South Africa with abusing six students. Winfrey has called the allegations crushing given her own stated history of childhood sexual abuse. Tony Smith Kennion’s Barber Shop Specializing in ail types Of Haircuts Curls and Complete Haircare Services 1310-B Dickinson Ave, Greenville, NC 252.757.1930 Tues-Fri 8am-6pm Saturday 8am- Spm Charles Smith The dorm matron, Tiny Virginia Makopo, has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges.Mzamane claimed that she was never told of the sexual abuse. However, Winfrey’s lawyers said in a pretrial memo this month that Mzamane failed to discipline Makopo despite her history of run-ins with students and fellow’ staff. One of Mzamane’s lawyers, Timothy McGowan, declined to comment Tuesday beyond what was in the joint statement. Mzamane, born in Lesotho, formerly worked at the private Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia and was living in the city when she sued two years ago. She earned $150,000 a year as Winfrey's headmistress. 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She also asked if he had been outside or knew if the person was White or Black."He responded “ No, Ihave not gone outside ,” Flustered with what he thought appeared to be pointless ques- tions Mr. Jenkins again requested - that someone come out and hung up the phone. A short time later Craven County Sheriff Dept. pulled up and the beating outside suddenly stopped. Mr. Jenkins states.“I can’t believed what hap- pened next. After answering the door the sheriffs just walked into my home without any introduc- tion or invitation and again asked me if] had any guns!” “yes”, He responded “I am a 79 year old Veteran and I have a right to have a gun in my own Opening for an Office . Manager in growing Dental Practice. Needs to be experincéed, punctual and able to maintain a sense of humor in a fast pace environment. Good salary and chance _ for excel- lent bonuses Handwrite your refrences when faxing or ¢-mailing, your resume please no phone calls Grabchil_od@enbargmailcom "home and I have Te for bb them. He showed them a gun that he normally keeps in the front room for protection and hidden from sight . He says the Sheriff stated that he was going to take his gun and grabbed at the barrel of it while Mr. Jenkins was still hold- ing on to it. At this point they be- gan to struggle for the weapon while the Sheriff’s partner simply stood in the doorway laughing at the situation. The altercation went on for a few minutes longer until the officer grab’ held of Mr. Jenkins neck Mr. Jenkins. states “He grabbed held of the gun with one hand and the back of my neck with other twisting and turning my body in an attempt to get me to release the gun.” Mr. Jenkins’ wife had seen all she could take as she screamed out , “Let go of thy-sick husband!” She _ ran toward the two men and be- gan to struggle with them as well to get possession of the gun. A few seconds had past and she manage to get hold of the gun and.quickly | left the room with it. Tired, ex- hausted and possibly a little frighten Mr. Jenkins tells the of- ficer that he should not be treat- ing him like this, that he is 79 years old and very ill . According to Mr. Jenkins the officer simply re- of the Minority Voice newspaper the question allegedly occurred by the Craven County Sheriff Dept. sponded that he did not care. The other Sheriff who had been standing in the doorway watching the events unfold finally asked if Mr. Jenkins needed an ambulance and told the Ist Sfficer’ to wait in ig Car. The Minority Voice newspa- per was unable to contact anyone from the Craven county Sheriff Dept. for comment . We asked-if the original complaint regarding the break-in had been inves- tigated or if the officers in- volved had been repri- manded for their actions. . According to our sotfrces neither have taken place. The following day the Jenkins Chief Bundy to ask why the _ Sheriffs had come into his home and attacked him as they did. He in formed us that he was told that the De- partment would take of any _ - medical injuries resulting from the incident and that in- cident would be taken care of. According to sources of The Minority Voice newspaper as described this incident does not follow any typical procedures when trying to - secure a gun in a person resi- dence. In addition, we were ‘informed that any officer must be invited into a home without a prior warrant be- ing issued. The Jenkins are still very frightened and con- cerned for their safety. They are even hesitant to call the - Sheriff Dept. in case of fu- ture break-ins. Unfortunately, the Jenkins family is no stranger to trouble i. Living in Vanceboro for over 79 years, a town with a long history ¢ of racial tension Mr. Jenkins has seen his fair share of rac- ist behavior by local law en- ‘forcement . He recalls Like many African-Americans growing up in the segregated South, he has learned to ac- cept many things and walk away from many others. At one time the Jenkins Family lived Om one of the largest picture of what perseverance and hard work can accomplish. It is Mr. Jenkins belief that all these attacks that he and his family have endured over the years stems from one thing , to get him to sell his property, a long time+request from other local farmers. shortly after harvest. He has awoken to the sight of several burning crosses in his front yard even as recent as 1982. His home has been shot upon count- less times while racial slurs rang out - from the car. Unbelievably, in all these cases no charges were ever filed. The Jenkins remained silent they are a liv- ing example of Black History a true. farms in Vanceboro, a place where he still resides. At one point after being told by someone wishing to buy his property he was asked have you ever seen a Black man with this much property. Shortly af- ter refusing to sell the original family home had been destroyed a fire set by suspected Klu Klux Klan members, Years after rebuilding crops were set a blaze FRANKIE BORDEAUX NEW VISION. A NEW FUTURE. FRANKIE BORDEAUX'S PLAN FOR NEW LEADERSHIP: * Focus on jobs and a stronger economy here at home - Help small business owners with tax credits for new job creation - Invest in education - good schools mean a stronger economy ' - Safe communities - - protecting our young children and our seniors “Pi yt amin Ba ake re St : si ‘ ¢ Page 6 March 2010 One-Stop Voting Ay Ist African-American Saint ? ? , There will be eight One-Stop sites for the 2010. Primary. Locations, dates, and times areas By Carol Glatz Catholic News reconds fiat were found gave gS ey - follows: : . nflicting information, such as Service ANCITY- “ma eS RANC: | one record referring to Henry : | as theson of “Marie.” Another sic cc eametense, ome record named the mother as + inn w.s* Henriette Delille, a freeborn “Henriette Sarpy. ” There is also Women ‘of African descent in 4 Possibility that the teenaged tury New Orleans, Henriette brought in an rat sh abandoned child and the priest mistook her for the mother, the decree et the pope according to the archdiocesan confirmed — the archivist Charles Nolan. 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Malin St, Farm is attributed tohher intercession. © ~ bat, Gee pend yo pao If her cause advances. she could Of wedlock, it happened two sok ae ee eae oe > é . : . fee i become the first African- years before her confirmation in tee Fly ie - American saint. Pope Benedict _ 1834. “When the second child he ene Dian Owsrvoms also approved the decrees of died, she took a whole different. three martyrs: a Romanian © COUrse in life,” Nolan said, bishop, a German priest and a 0ting she decided to dedicate Slovenian lay member of herself “to live and die for. 3 Siloti plin gts On cpt pol ulatgg : requirements for voting: be a US. citizen, be 18 years old by the date ofthe election, have lived for « 30 days at current address, 2,” Provide appropriate Identification with current name and addres, be apni 3 serve as acceptable identification: © ANOfth Carolina driver's lense Catholic Action who were killed God.” B enedictine Father Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 -28 pron lipsalpere : : , "Nore hho 1p | | earns for their faith in the last century. CYPtian Davis, who wrote 4 Boa: 10 an 70 Sy May at {. ieassctgeies ene In 1842 Mother Henriette definitive biography of Mother Hours: 8:00 am ~ &:00;pm pts Hours: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm ’ ) a uN teen em te ss sig a a founded the Sisters of the Holy Henriette, said in 2005 that . epee | bi ere source aol la he Family, a congregation of black “there was this change in her sisters that cared for the poor life, there was this turning . and disadvantaged and taught Completely to God. That’s really pn , re "i slaves and free blacks. This was what counted - her life from that j= ean during a time under Louisiana Pt on.” Among the other , 3 ae ag law when doing anything to decrees Pope Benedict signed “disturb” black people ~ in March 27 was the recognition t other words; educate them — . f the second miracle needed could be punished by death or for canonization of Spanish life imprisonment. Today, the Sister Bonifacia Rodriguez de congregation’s more than 200 Castro, 1837-1905, founder of _ members operate schools for the Sister Servants of St. the poor and homes for the Joseph, a congregation elderly in Louisiana and several ‘originally dedicated to. other states, They also have a Providing a religious and | mission in Belize. Mother ‘echnical education to poor ’ Henriette’s sainthood cause was Women. There were decrees opened in 1988 and the New 4PProving the beatification of Orleans archdiocesan °ight men and women, | investigation was completed in Cluding three martyrs who 2005. Her cause was endorsed. 4": ~ Bishop Szilard Bogdanffy unanimously by the U.S. of Oradea Mare, Romania, an bishops in 1997. Mother %ti-Communist dissident who — Henriette was bom in 1812 and WS born in 1911 and died in died in 1862. Her only recorded Prison in 1953, ~ Father writing was penned in the inside Gethard Hirschfelder, born in cover of an 1836 prayer book: 1907 in Glatz, Germany, who “I believe in God. I hope in God. died in the Nazi death‘camp of I love God. I want to live and Dachau in Germany in 1942. - _ die for God.” Documentation ©0jze Grozde of Ljubljana, for her sainthood cause ‘Slovenia, a. lay member of included records from the Catholic Action born in 1923, a 1820s that suggested that as a who was tortured and killed out t teenager, she. may have given of hatred of the faith i in 1943, birth to two sons, each ‘named Martyrs do notmeed a miracle ; Henry Bocno, Both boys died “attributed to their intercession at a young age. One death in order to be beatified. _ record from the St. Louis However, miracles must be — bs ere : ‘ ’ Gb od as rah Cathedral sacramental register '@COgnized by the Vatican in —R’ , tenant : 4 0 a Wi; if g sS 2 listed Henry Bocno as the son O'der for them to become - of Henriette Delille. Other Vollar Menu After 4pm 8th & Evans Street Greenville, NC . 782-6497 . Open 7 Days A Week Mon-Sat A co _ Sun 11 * $10.00 To$12.00 ~ SHAVE $5.00 -_EYEBROWARCH — ts NRL Prana * $5.00: -_ BOYS HAIROUT $6.00 RICH LPRIRING VARIES | 4 cA 7 ae x a ‘ae pe Ke Wing He i tes “ih f ’ de 1 have risen far more than any 1. other aspect of the family in ie Cars They brovide mobility and represent freedom, One reason the typical family spends about $12,400 per year on two medium-sized sedans or the equivalent, wh a new-car ie Ag budget since me. with noend ny the road, however: Americans are driving less and car sales are off about 40 percent. College Savings The. typical family puts aside $4,100 for college expenses for two kids, estimated to cover. about 75 percent Of expenses at a state university. Financial aid helps with the rest. But if possible, toss more into the college fund: As states face budget crunches, tuition and fees are going wp. Vacations - ; -One..week at the beach or another destination is standard, at a cost of $3,000 or so for four. More affluent families can afford two weeks, at a typical cost of $6,100, Retirement Savings -A median-income family that saved 3.2 percent of its income—roughly equivalent to _ the national saving rate—would * “sock away nearly $2,600 per year for retirement. Of course many families don’ t hit even that modest ‘goal, and stock- : market losses over the last “several years have further shrunk the national nest egg. _ Everyday Spending Clothes, : food, utilities, entertainment and other living ‘expenses amount to $14,200 a year for a ‘Median-income pris ing po is are trying to reduce, by rene more discount brands, using Number of Bari In 76. percent of two-parent families, both parents work. The the household ele Median income for a single- may have dampened our love of Hours Worked Few parents will be surprised to hear that Moms and Dads are working more than they used _ to. The total number of hours _ worked in a two-parent family is 3,747 per year, up 5 percent since 1990. The increased hours add up to more than four 40- hour weeks of additional work ' per famidy. - Education The typical household head has a high school degree plus about two years of college education, up by more than a full year of college since 1990, Good thing—education isa key factor in lifetime earnings, and high school ‘dropouts face a’ dim future by nearly a Free Time What's: your ton are Ina 2008 poll by the Pew Research Center, it wasn’t healthy kids, a strong mattiage or a great career; 68. percent of Tespondents Said it was free time. (And just 12 percent said ‘it was being wealthy. ) Household Net Worth The biypical i siehold has uit _worth of about $84,000, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s down 30 percent since 2007, thanks to losses. in stock ers ~ home values. he ah 3 : About 18 albu of feu income, on average, goes "toward mortgage payments, auto loans, credit cards and _ other hea oh of household deby., ; That's a it higher, t h it was ' inthe "70s and” sence debt payments peaked at the beginning of 2008. at 18.9 Page 10 March 2010 _ African American Employees of ECU