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WORDS OF WISDOM Praise warms out of a man the good that is in him. — Anonymous • Nothing can be truly great which is' not "ght. — Samuel Johnson Wherever there is growth, there is grief. —Hal Stebbins VOLUME 51, NO. 20 B'/Pt m SeHSm., . VBH J '■'';f :;:'''.v^'3H StnMl |Umv •'•••****]'*>l! ilf« ■ «;" £- •'"h3S jtfjjM ■Kb- J**?}::::::::;:::;:.. ••, , , , ,'. , .jrtt»®®^B LINK PREXY OUTLINES ACTIVIST pro gram at press conference in Los Angeles, California at 19th Annual West ern Area Conference. Left to right: Link THE LINKS LAUNCH PROGRAM Of COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Long considered the out standing black women's social organization, the Links Inc. is getting involved in a creative three-pronged community action program which will bring it into the front rank of organizations working to improve the quality of life in our communities. The new thrust was de scribed by the organization's national president, Dr. Helen Gray Edmonds, at the recently concluded western regional conference of the Links at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Bever ly Hills hosted by Angel City Links Chapter of Los Angeles. "We have a tradition of sup porting organizations which have as their goal the lifting of black people into the main stream of American life," said Dr. Edmonds, noting the Brief Black Issues Edited by MARY C. JONES BLACK FATHER, DAUGHTER CITED BY TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE The General Assembly of Tennessee recently passed joint resolutions "to commend and congratulate Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, Professor of Economics at Tennessee State University and Managing Editor of "Ne gro Education Review," for his achievements and leadership" and to extend commendations and congratulations to his dau ghter Miss Jacqueline Michele Lloyd, a senior at Fisk Uni versity, for her achievements. *** NATION'S FIRST BLACK FHA DIRECTOR Charles P. Lucas, Sr., former deputy director of FHA's Cleveland office, was recently appointed director of a local FHA office. This is the first time a Black has ever held this post. ♦ ♦♦ FIRST BLACK COMMANDER OF ARMY DIVISION Secretary of the Army Ro bert F. Froehlke announced recently the appointment of the first Black Army officer to command a division. Major General Frederic E. Davison will command the Bth Infantry Division (mechanized) in Ger many. *** BLACK HISTORICAL FIGURE Dr. Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) One night In North Carolina in 1950 Dr. Charles Drew, a black surgeon and head of Freedman's hospital In Was'- ington, D. C., fell asleep at the wheel of his car, was bad ly injured and bled to death due to segregation laws of the states' hospitals. The ironic Juanita Shell, President Angel City Chapter (Los Angeles) Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, National President Links, Inc. (Durham, N. C.) Link Vera Codwell, Western Area Director (Houston, Texas). Links role in national fund raising efforts. (In excess of $250,000 for the NAACP, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Urban League.) "I know that some people consider the Links snobs, but a look at the record shows that we've been doing our share in efforts to liberate our people. We have about $37,000 in NAACP life memberships. We Black Nation Trial Now Underway Jackson, Miss.—Testimony in the murder trial of Republic of New Africa (RNA) Vice Presi dent Hekima Ana (sn Thomas Norman), 27, of Milwaukee, thing is that he discovered the blood bank, responsible for saving hundreds of lives. *** SICKLE-CELL STUDIED Sickle-cell anemia, a second blood trait hereditary in Black Americans (deficiency of an an important enzyme in red blood cells) are being studied cooperatively at Veteran Ad ministration Hospitals. ♦ ** JESSIE JACKSON TO ADDRESS NAACP YOUTH NIGHT Reverend Jesse Jackson, President of Operation Push, will be the_ keynote speaker on Youth Night at the 63rd Annual Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple. The convention will be held in Detroit's Cobo Hal) from July 3 through 7. Mr. Jackson will speak on July 5. ♦ ♦♦ BLACK SOLIDARITY WEEK A Coalition of Civil Rights organizations joined together recently in Pittsburgh with Rev. Jesse Jackson to call attention to some of the pro-i blems of Pittsburgh Black communities by sponsoring a week of activities called, "Black Solidarity Week." **+ MUSLIMS DEMAND BLACK CONTROL OF POLICE "Control", that was the theme of the unity rally held recently in the 369 th Nation al Guar''. Armory in Harlem. The -ally was endorsed and bu ! '. by various community - .ganizations, several Black Democratic politicians, and the Nation of Islam (Black Mus lims). The momentum behind the rally grew out of the April 14th attack by more than 100 police and plainclothes men on Muhammad's Temple No. 7 in Harlem. Chi Caipjlg Ciatgg raised SIOO,OOO for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund to finance the activities of some 250 co operating lawyers who travel around the country on behalf of civil rights and justice. We gave SIOO,OOO to the National Urban League for a youth program which the late Whit ney Young thought was so necessary," she said. Continued on 8A ~ got underway here on Wednes day with a compelling opening statement by Brother Hekima himself. "The defense will show that I didn't handle the gun in ques tion at that time," Brother Hekima told the 13-member panel, which is composed of men and women and includes one alternate and only one black, a man in his forties. "We will show also that what the state wants you to believe happened could not have hap ened. The bullet they say hit the officer did not, and we will show you this. We will show that the prosecution's evidence is made up and incorrect." The prosecution is trying Brother He>kima as the tirst ol Employment Committee On Handicapped Meets The 25th Annual meeting of the President's Committee on Employment of the Handi capped opened its first general session in the International Ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel May 3-5. Harold Russell, 1946 Academy Award winner for best supporting ac tor in Best Years of Our Lives, presided over the three-day con ference as Chairman of the President's Committee. MC for the 6:00 p.m. opening session was Raymond Burr, Star of NBC TV Series "Iron side." Ironside, as well known, is a weekly television drama of a crippled chief of police in Los Angeles. Burr said that when the idea of the program came into being, the producers and sponsors were reluctant to support a TV series about someone as handicapped as Chief Ironside. They said the American public was not ready for a hero of this kind. Iron side has just completed its sixth year on NBC. The spon sors could not have been more wrong. Burr said it was time for the handicapped of our nation to speak out for themselves. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, MAY 13. 1972 MAYOR LEE SPEAKS OF MS DEFEAT By JOHN MYERS CHAPEL HILL - Howard N. Lee, defeated congressional candidate for 2nd district, con gratulated his opponent, L. H. Fountain Monday on his "solid plurality in the race." Lee, the second term black mayor of Chapel Hill began his political career coming from nowhere to capture two consecutive offices of mayor. When he be gan his race for the 2nd con gressional seat even his cam paign manager stated "he doesn't have a chance." After campaigning on a highly per sonal basis by traveling ex tensively throughout the 5,000 sq. mile 2nd district Lee and Fountain seemed to be runnihg neck and neck. When election results began coming in on Saturday 6 Lee took his home Orange County by storm defeating Fountain with a 76% majority. But, it seemed downheel from there on. In part of his statement to the press Monday Lee said, "I hope he (Fountain) agrees with me that it has been a constructive experience for both of us to have been in volved in this hard-fought cam paign. "I know I am a better man for having run the race. And I believe Fountain will be a better representative for having found it necessary to move the RNA-11. The group was arrested and jailed last August 18 after a surprise, dawn 40- man FBI-Police attack on RNA Government House here that left one policeman dead and another and an FBI agent wounded. Nine of the New African Citizens have been char ged with murder, waging war against the state of Mississippi, federal conspiracy, and various assault and gun charges. Two others—RNA Information Min ister Aisha Salim and Spade de Mau Mau-arrested with RNA President Imari Abubakari Oba dele, I, and Brother Tawwab Nkrumah at an office several blocks from the attack scene, face only a gun charge. He told the audience of almost a thousand that the time has come for the handicapped man ■K; W I i i Rites Thursday Funeral services will be held at II a.m. Thursday at St. Paul United, Presbyterian Church in Louisburg for Miss Diana Savage Dent, who died Monday. She was a former chairman of the department of home economics at North Carolina Central University. She retired in 1960. Under her leadership, the Durham school was for many years the only Negro institution in the state approved for vocational home economics teachers. The larger of NCCU's two home economics buildings is named for her. among the people and explore his own political position as he had not done before." Lee mentioned his feelings for the supporters he met throughout the district in stating "I want to thank the people of the 2nd district for providing an environment suit- low Women Demonstrate A Flair For New Fashions As a part of The Seventh Annual Law Day Observance sponsored by The Student Bar Association of North Carolina Central University, a fashion show was presented in B. N. Duke Auditorium on Saturday, April 22, 1972 at MRS. AMOS LINK JR. 3:30 p.m. Clothes worn by the models were furnished by The Boutique Shop of Durham. The participants, NCCU Law Women were: Mesdames Chris Link, Gayle Phillips and Roslyn Fullwood, and students Misses Patricia Henry, Henri Norris, Marva Durham Schedules Mass Rally Supporting African Liberation The Durham African Li beration Day Coordinating Committee is working to mobi lize a Durham delegation to participate in the African Liberation Day March planned for May 27, in Washington D. C. The March itself, planned by a national coalition of Blacks, is an effort to: 1. Protest the United States involvement in Southern Afri ca; 2. Show the world our concern for the motherland (Africa) and 3. to support the freedom struggles of our brothers and sisters in Africa. The Durham committee, composed of approximately 40 persons represents a cross section of the Durham Black community including neigh borhood councils, businesses, churches, students, nonpro fessionals and professionals. Charged with the responsibili ty for planning, coordinating, and raising funds for transpor tation to Washington, the Committee has formed 5 sub committees: Fund raising- Portia LaSonde, chairman; Logistics -- Ray Lipscomb, Chairman Community Organi zation - Hattie Spencer, Chair man, Speakers Bureau A Hard Allston -- chairman. Publicity -- Vaughn Glapion, Chairman. Other committee members in clude: Joan Button, Aletha Nelson, Thomasine Hedgepeth, Annie Nichols, Samuel Webb, Mamie Young, Carrie McNeil, Lois Harvin, Henry Little, Ullie M. Faulks, Thelma Wade, Earl E. Thorpe, Karolyn Van Putten, Adolph Reed Pauline Bowman, Alice Brunson, Ken GOOD READING IN TBSB DWVI YOUR MIND WMtai CHRYENNI SCOUT CORNER Hf «. L ll»f PREGNANCY PLANNING A HEALTH Br & DURHAM SOCIAL NOTO Bjr Ml* !)■>■ P*> WRTIEHB FORUM Bf OM|i ®- HIGHLIGHTS AT DURHAM HIGH WHATS HAPPENING AT CHAPRL HILL HIGH able for a vigorous but clean campaign. When I entered this race I was told to expect contempt, abuse, and possibly personal physical danger. In stead, walking the streets from Scotland Neck to Yanceyville, I have been welcomed by black and white people, mill Brown, Lynette Barbee and Jacqueline Vaughan. The fashions ranged from striking sport attire - bathing suits, hot pants and tennis dresses - to formal wear - evening dresses and a beauti ful, shimmering wedding I MRS. GAYLE PHILLIPS gown. As an added attraction, The Children's Theater of the Drama Department of North Carolina Central University, under the direction of Mrs. Betty Setzer, presented an en tertaining puppett show, "Noah's Story." neth Beckford, Thelma Miller, Inez Gooch, Elizabeth Bethel, Vaughn Glapion, San&a Phil pott, Harold Barnette, Mable Webb, Gertrude Cheek, Mary Dr. James E. Cheek To Deliver Address At NCCU Dr. James E. Cheek, presi dent of Howard University will deliver the commencement ad dress to the more than 800 students who will be receiving degrees and other honors on May 14, at 10:00 a.m. The out of doors exer cises are planned on the ver dant lawn in front of the uni versity's James E. Shepard Memorial library. The R. L. McDougal Gymnasium will be the setting in case of incle ment weather. The commencement speak er, Dr. Cheek, is a native of Roanoke Rapids and attended elementary and secondary schools in Greensboro. Further educational training was ob tained from Shaw University, Colgate-Rochester Divninty School and his Doctor of Philosophy degree was re ceived from Drew University in 1962. He returned to his under graduate alma mater, Shaw University, as its president in 1963 as one of the youngest collage presidents in the workers and mayors with a warmth that proves that Democracy lives in the 2nd ! district. Lee commented on his at- j titude of racing close to Foun tain and on his feelings at j his loss. "We did not enter this race j to come close. We entered it | to win. We didn't win the ! election but we did bring thousands of people out of | their political apathy into the democratic process. We did, j with the help of fairminded ; Julius Chambers Receives NCCU Honorary Degree Julius L. Chambers, out- i standing attorney and one of North Carolina's leading ad vocates of civil rights, will J receive the honorary Doctor of Laws degree from his | undergraduate alma mater, North Carolina Central Uni versity, during the commence ment exercises May 14, 1972. S NCCU President Whiting has announced that the Char lotte attorney, who is a j Civil Rights Minister To Speak At N.C Church Convocation WILSON, N.C.—Some 400 black members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will hear the Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., widely known civil rights leader, at the group's second biennial convocation here August 23-27. The Rev. Moss, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Lockland, Ohio, was founder of the Cincinnati chapters of Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Operation Breadbasket and currently is a member of the board of J esse Jackson's People United to Save Humanity (PUSH). The 1961 Man of the Year F. Fox, Rev. Herbert Eaton, Rev. Philip Cousin, Alvin Hill, William Fike Louise Ballentine, Father E. N. Porter, Nathaniel White. United States at the age of 30. Dr. Cheek is a member of the board of tnataaa of Col- 01 ! i I DR. JAMES E. CHEEK gate-Rochester Divinity the International Council for Educational Development, the Choral Arts Society of Wash ington, The Federal City Council, The American As sociation of Higher Education, the American Assn. of Collages for Teacher Education and numerous other educational and fraternal groups. PRICE: 20 CENTS newspaper, radio, and televi sion newsmen, cause the peo ple to think about the issues of war, health needs, educa tion, and the survival of small farmers. "I believe we also caused the people to examine their concept of the role of their congressman and the need for closer communication between political leaders and the people they represent." Concerning his political plans for the future, Lee said Continued on 8A member of the Board of Governors of the new Univer sity of North Carolina system, will be honored for his activi | ties in and out of the court house in behalf of civil rights, civil liberties, and equal op portunity. A graduate of the 1968 class of NCCU, Chambers re ceived a Woodrow Wilson Scholarship to the University Continued on 8A in Religion in Atlanta, Ga., the Rev. Moss was active in Atlanta civil rights efforts during the early days of the movement. The National Convocation of the Christian Church, a forum for concerns of black Disciples of Christ, will gather at Atlantic Christian College. Raymond E. Brown of Indiana polis, Ind., is convocation pre sident. The Rev. Moss is due to give the major address the night of August 24. The speaker was born in La grange, Ga., in 1935 and worked Continued on-8A To raise funds for transpor tation expenses the committee is sponsoring several activities including, solicitations from businesses, churches, and or ganizations, bake sales. Bumper sticker sales, and a dance scheduled for May 17th at Times Square. Local neigh borhood councils, intent on sending representatives to the march, are also working to raise funds to cover expenses. The Durham African Liber' ation Day Coordinating Com mittee encourages support and participating from the entire I Black community in this ef [ fort. AU persons seeking fur ther information please call Sister Joan Burton at 688- 7014 or you may call 1688-8248 (extension 36) Financial Contributions should 'be made payable to Durham | Liberation Day Committee, 'Post Office Box 1049 Dur ham, North Carolina. Contractors Aid To Poor WASHINGTON-An associa tion of 4,000 minority group contractors has agreed to help promote Job Opportunities in the Business Sec ton 0OBS) con tracts for the hiring and train ing of hard-core disadvantaged unemployed persons among ita membership. Assistant Secretary of Labor Malcolm R. LoveU, Jr., an nounced that the National As sociation of Minority Contract ors, Inc., of San Franciaco will Continued on 8A
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