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FEBRUARY, 1978 THE VOICE PAGE 4 WHAT ABOUT THE 10? POT P 0 U H RI by Michael Sheppard In Goldsboro this weekend, WOKN-FM radio aired a program which revealed another side to the Wilmington 10 case. Reverend William Polite hosted the program, which featured Rev. Leon White, Coordinator for the Church of Christ. The Church of Christ had first summoned Rev. Benjamin Chavis to Wilmington in 1971 during a period of racial unrest; the church is presently supporting Chavis and nine others - known as the Wilmington 10 - who were indicted in 1972 on charges of “assault and conspiracy to assault emergency personnel.” In January 1971, groups of black students in Wilmington decided to boycott the school system because the Board of Education would not allow them to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the schools or allow them to have a black studies program. White groups in the city ob jected to the black student activity and formed their own protest groups. This started a series of incidents - rock throwing, shootings, high school sit-ins - which culminated with the burning of a local store, Mike’s Grocery, the killing of a black youth and a 51 year old white man and the arresting of the Wilmington 10. Some interesting facts which seems to be fading into the background were disclosed during the program. Rev. White stated on the program that 13 year old Eric Junious (who was under emotional stress) and Jerome Mitchell (who was promised a reduced sentence) had been indoctrinated by the police. White also stated that Governor Hunt perjured himself when he stated that firemen were being hindered when they attempted to put out the fire at Mike’s Grocery. Rev. White questioned whether the black youth group was trying to fire on police or merely trying to protect the black man who was slain by police when the fire broke out. The program also questioned the judicial proceedings. For instance, why did the judge declare a mistrial, dismiss the jury of 10 blacks and two whites when Assistant District Attorney Jay Stroud was out with the flu, and then replace the original jury with 10 whites and 2 blacks? Why did the defense rest its case after listening to the testimony of only three witnesses - all of which testified for Anne Sheppard? Why were the sentences so high for a charge of Arson and Conspiracy? How could the testimony of the three witnesses against the “10” be trusted? Are you concerned with the plight of the Wilmington 10? Would you like to help? Examine the testimony. Consider why the governor and other judges are trying so hard to “put this thing behind us.” Judge the facts. Get involved. Return comments are welcome. Financial Aid Deadline by Anthony Melvin The deadlines for the submission of financial aid credentials to the Financial Aid Office for the ensuing fall registration are approaching. Notices of the deadlines are posted in each building on campus. The Financial Aid Office is holding a series of night workshops in the dor mitories and in other campus facilities. According to Harold Nixon, the Director of Financial Aid, each year, without exception a large group of students do not meet the deadline and wait until a few days before registration, or the day of registration, to bring their credentials to the office. He states that, “this makes it impossible for us to process these credentials in such a short length of time and because we cannot, our office is inundated with numerous telephone calls and visits.” All students who are currently enrolled in Fayetteville State University and wish to be considered for financial aid for the 1978-79 fall registration, must have all of their financial aid credentials into the Financial Aid Office on or before May 1, 1978. These credentials in clude the Institutional Ap plication for Financial Aid (Student Date Form), the BEOG Student Eligibility Report and the ACT Com prehensive Financial Aid Report. In order for students to get this information into the Financial Aid Office by May 1, 1978, they will need to com plete the ACT Family Financial Statesment (FFS) by March 1, 1978. The deadline of May 1, for financial aid credentials to be Bulletin | Beginning with the nextj issue, The Voice will contain a i literary supplement. If you: have poetry, prose, or any: other creative writings, i please submit them to An-| thony Melvin in the Office of | Development, Administration j Building. i in the Financial Aid Office will i be strictly adhered to and it i will not be possible for any ! currently enrolled student | who presents his credentials i after this date to receive aid in j time for fall registration, j Students are, therefore, urged \ to submit their credentials by | this date. ■ Dickens’ Ouster Upheld by FSU Trusteed by Lillie Booth On Wednesday, January 25,1978, the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees unanimously upheld the removal of Dr. Randolph C. Dickens from his position as dean of the school’s Con tinuing Education Center. The action against Dickens oc curred last November by the Chancellor, Charles “A” Lyons. The controversy which began more than four months ago was resolved after lengthy testimony of almost eight hours. This was followed by an hour closed session. Dr. Dickens had appealed his transfer from the deanship = of the Continuing Education: Center to an assistant to the; chancellor. = Testimony in the Con-i tinuing Education Center was | on a downward trend and i inevitable collapse prompted: the Board to call for a study of: the center and a resolution: that called for Chancellor: Lyons to prepare a written | report on the status of thej program and his plans for thej future of the Continuing: Education Center. : Another meeting is = scheduled within thirty days! and the Chancellor’s report: will be presented then. [ ESSENCE Conducts First Black Women’s Sexual Survey Apply Early. Is Black female sexuality different than white? Are Black women sexually conservative or promiscuous? What are Black female attitudes towards abortion, con traception, homosexuality, etc? All questions that have no answers. Yes, there have been many studies on female sexuality, but in every case, they have concentrated solely on the white woman and have either under sampled or excluded the Black woman. In the February issue of ESSENCE.the first magazine designed especially for the Black woman, another first will unfold in the February issue - a survey on BLACK FEMALE SEXUALITY. The ESSENCE survey was developed by Audrey E. Greene, President of Decision Research, Inc. a national polling organization, in association with Dr. Richard and Mrs. Joanne Tyson, Founders of Black Inmate Young Black inmate, 22 years old, would like to correspond with anyone wishing to write to a lonely person. Mail call is a very lonely hour for me. I have lost all contact with the outside world in the past three years. Darick Adams 146-508 Box 511 Spring Street Columbus, Ohio 43216 the Institute for Marriage Enrichment and Sexual Studies and co-authors of “Your Sexual Health” a column which appears monthly in ESSENCE. The survey was designed to explore Black women’s feelings about sexuality. ESSENCE felt that the findings would be important to their readers in ex panding areas of persona! self-awareness and growth. It is expected that the responses will provide true and unstereotyped criteria for understanding the views and attitudes that Black women today hold toward sexual practices and pleasures. The deadline for all responses is February 28 th. Job Opportunities For Summer Employment Good Summer Job Research Ana lyst for the national Opportunity Research Program indicates that summer job opportunities for the summer of 1978 look excellent. Prospects look good for Na tional Parks, State Parks. Pri vate Summer Camps and resort areas. Many new job opportun ities exist in support industries adjacent to Parks and recreation areas. High School graduates and College students will find many opportunities in the recreation areas, biome National Parks hire as many as 3.000 summer employees. Several hundred private camps throughout the nation will be seeking summer em ployees in varied capacities as counselors, swimming instruc tors. music directors, and gen eral activities such as cooking, maintenance, etc. Individuals with special talents and abilities in the area of entertainment, live stock handling, etc. should investigate these opportunities. Duderanches and guest re sorts are also good opportunities for those who like the oui-of- doors, and are willing to work on an operating ranch. As always, it is emphasized that individuals desiring sum mer employment in the summer opportunities throughout the nation should apply early. Students interested in obtain ing additional information may request a FREE brochure by sending a self-addressed STAMPED envelope to Oppor tunity Research, Summer Job Dept. SJO, Lock Box 730, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANTIES ANNOUNCES NEW YOUTH PROGRAMS (Continued from Page 3) The Endowment will accept NEH Youth Projects proposals from non-profit organizations and in stitutions that operate oh a national, regional, state or local level. Eligible groups include youth organizations, civic groups, labor organizations, theaters, schools, libraries, media centers, museums, historical and research societies, universities and colleges. Interested groups may apply to NEH Youth Projects either for grants to implement a proposed project or for funds to plan a project that meets the goals of the new program. Groups needing support for the operation of a program will be invited to apply if their proposed activities are consistent with NEH Youth Projects objectives. Eligible f)T0grams include the development of resource materials, as well as par ticipatory activities that involve significant numbers of young people in un derstanding our history, values and culture. These projects generally will take place after school, on weekends or in the summer. The application deadlines for implementation grants for the new program are March 17. 1978 and October l.'S. 1978. In addition to the im plementation grants, NEH Youth Projects will also provide support for plan ning. NEH Youth Projects Planning Awardshave been designed to support the development of new humanities programming for youth by organizations and instutitions. A number of $2,500 awards will be made which may support consultants, materials, travel, and other expenses necessary to develop a well- planned humanities pr ogra m. Applica tion deadline for the NEH Youth Projects Planning .'Awards is June 1. 1978. NEH’s new Office of Youth Programs will also administer the En dowment’s ongoing Youthgrants Program, now in its sixth year, which supports independent projects in the humanities conceived, planned, and executed by young people. For additional in formation about NEH Youth Projects and Youthgrants, potential applicants may write: Office of Youth Programs Mail Stop 103 National En dowment for the Humanities Washington, DC 20506
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