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' " r ; v., - - lM - - .;- - Duke University Library :. Newspaper : Department. . . 'Liurrun, C. 27706. , 11-150 The Dccfi Preso- Our Freedom Depend On It! I w ir ait manufaeturerw-eome make rood I iSV." : ; fiv. II .' VVT : ' : , v T V f v rf II " ' j I . . r 7,. m tt -t. --v- I- ' VOLUME 55 - NUMBER 22 ' , RAD BY OVER 30,000 DURHAMITES" DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1977 TELEPHONf . Mil MteM FrttC: 2J Ut HI tI0 VI3I1AMTES EDITORIAL A lot of people are expressing suspicions about the, continuation of the "reserve police officer" program in Durham. On the surface, the rationale for the unit, expressed by the police department, sounds quite good - volunteer officers who "provide protection the ctfy couldn't get otherwise." Think about that carefully. According to Police Lt. C. J. Brown, who is in charge of the "volunteer police officers", the men and women must meet certain basic criteria and take a total of 220 hours of training under state certified teachers, r . , .'Lt. Brown expects the .force to grow to approxi mately 100 in number, within the next twelve months. Since no formal advertising is done by the department; recruitment is' informal "by . Word of mouth - from friends", according to Lt. Browri, Think- about that carefully. ' ". i. '.'' f: f-it;4 . As of Wednesday, June I, there are "54 sworn officers", said Lt. Brown, of which "About twelve ; toy fourteen" are black. Think about that carefully. Durham is roughly 44 black in population. - ; , We are suspicious of this force. It's intents, may be laudable as stated, but who is to know what .the real reasons are for 100 persons to "volunteer" for duty that most people would shun on a paid basis. That Lloyd Jacobs, reputedly one of Durham's KKK spokesmen, appeared before the City Council's Community Affairs Committee in favor of the "reserve police officer" program, sounds a clear warning to all the thinking citizens of Durham - black, white or otherwise. We ve got paid police bfficers in Durham - swell those ranks if necessary. We've got a Sheriffs Department in Durham - swell those ranks if necessary. Durham does not need a bunch of partially trained vigilantes running around town armed with guns. How quickly this whole thing could get out of control. . ' K ' We call upon citizens of Durham to speak NOW to put I halt to a potentially dangerous and damaging move- ment. Uqm, Den Clwis Writes Presidenf Carter .McCAIN, N. C. (CCNS) June 1: - ' ICaroiina Community News Service received the following text of a letter Rev. Ben Chafii Wilmington 10 defendant and N. C. Alliance Board membernt,. jo the h.eiidenion.Jiune lj . - Dear Mr. President: Because of the continued immoral and; unjust imprison, ment of the Wilmington Ten, I find it absolutely necessary to write you a second time in regard to the gross vio lations of our human rights. For six long years we have suffered from, the chronic disease of American racism and Jim Crow injus tice of the old "New South." Since my last letter, to you dated March 4, 1977, our situation has not changed. We are still ten innocent vic tim of a racist and political prosecution. We are still poli tical prisoners. We are still prisoners of conscience. We remain in prison for a collec tive total of 282 years not because of criminal conduct but as a direct result of our participation in the civil rights movement jn the United States. Despite the overwhelm ing facts and evidence now revealed documenting that we are innocent; despite the re cent sworn recantations of Norfb Carolina Says No To lVffmin0fon 10 NEW YORK - The Wil mington 10 have been dealt another harsh blow by the North Carolina Criminal Justice System. In a "sud den" decision, Judge George M. Fountain denied the Wil mington 10 the right to a new trial. After hearing ten days of testimony, the judge claimed that he found no violation of constitutional rights at the 1972 trial. Speaking to the court, Judge Fountain said that the Juestion of a "substantial enial" of constitutional rights was the only issue be-' fore him; "I find that there was no such denial" Following the ruling, about forty-five supporters gathered in front of the courthouse and chanted "We Shall Overcome." The Wilmington 10 are a group of nine young black men and one white woman who were convicted in 1972 on arson and conspiracy F03 DURHAM ' - three states . '! witnesses; despite the U. S. Justice Department and federal grand . jury investigations;" - and despite the constahtleas; of .millions , of people frorn; ' , arpund.,theQj:l(alljMr -ouf'leasethrturtaiwl persecution 'ofrthe' Wilming'4'' ton Ten continues in, North Caroliha unabated. 'J' Our. nation i:an never stand before the world community as a beacon light ' of democracy and ' human " rights as long as the Wilming ton TenJ Charlotte Three, ' Georgia Five, and hundreds of - other citizens of the' United States are behind bars because of i our race, creed andor political activities. Therefore, Mr. President. I renew my appeal to you to establish a-national priority of freeing all U. S. political prisoners. v How. long, we have to languish in prison will ulti mately be determined by your executive action. I have faith in God and in the solidarity and struggle of concerned people through out the world that you will act accordingly. For human . rights and freedom's sake ' In Christ's name, (signature) Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, ' Jr., McCain Prison Unit, Mc Cain, N.C. charges growing out of a week of racial unrest in the port. city of Wilmington. N. C. in 1971. The nine men are now serving extremely long prison sentences in various correctional institutions across the state; the woman has been paroled. Reaction to Judge Foum tain's decision reflected dis dain for North Carolina's judicial system. Dr. Charles E. Cobb, Executive Director of the United Church of . Christ Commission for Racial Justice called Judge Foundatln's , ruling "The greatest travesty in Ameri can justice thjs country has ever known. What" Judge Fountain did clearly demon strates and exposes a con spiracy on the part of the political and judicial systems of North Carolina to retain its power, to . punish and ' persecute those sus pected of challenging these Continued on Page 14 j wmm mom mmmmmm m ttaholm X Porfi In D.C. Scene Of WASHINGTON, D. C. (CCNS) - Malcolm XPark in Washington, D. C, last Satur day was the scene of Afri can Liberation Day. a joyous event.- witlv Speeches, 'music and. art. objects' for sale. Or-, ganized by the All African. " Peoples Revolutionary - Party ' (AAPRP) to recruit members, a march, through downtown Washington and the rally which followed attracted an.' estimated 10,000 blacks'from ' around the country. The rally was held in the southern section of the park, centered by a waterfall and wading pool, surrounded by dwarf shade trees which' sheltered many from the .90 degree heat. The speakers all representing . revolutionary organizations, urged the over: throw of capitalist-supported regimes in Africa, vand the Caribbean, and particularly the overthrow of U. S. im perialism Stokely Carmichael, the main speaker and head of the m r A"- M . i ! i'.S'H wpe- I i t t ,A. 7- r e'erl WATERFALL These lovely falls provided welcomed relief for many from the hot sun and 90 degree; tem peratures during the African Liberation Day Rally in Washipgton, D. C, Saturday. (More photos on page 2). Black The black culture in which black children are reared i creates, learning patterns in them which shold be utilized in their school experiencesa black professor reveals in the $ May-June issue of FIRST WORLD, 1580 Avon Ave., iji: South West , Atlanta 30311. In this article. "De-mythicizing the F.ducation of Black Children," the author goes on to say that since "our'children grow up in a distinct culture . . . they need :: an educational system that recognizes . . . their culture and incorporates (it) into the learning process:" The i: author, Dr. .Janice Hale, an early childhood specialist at Clark Coltege, goes on to say "I also believe that there are : certain characteristics peculiar to black culture . . that ii; have implications for tht way in which our children learn ;: and think . . . we must understand the culture of Black children if we 'are to gain insight into their learning styles." ii-i The "myth" that Dr. Hale refers to in her title is the one that asserts that Afro-American and African cultures are inferior to Western culture. And this myth, therefore, Dr. Hale suggests, causes many educators to neglect the ijij strengths, the mental capabilities, and the learning styles of that culture that black children bring to school. Dr. Hale suggests that it is assumed that black children' can't think, can't talk and can't learn because their families (which are viewed as "pathological") cannot pro iji; vide, them .with the environment they need for optimal $: development. ' , ; ' , The learning patterns formed by ethnic culture are very important, Dr. Hales says. She reviews the research of S. S. Sfodolsky and Gerald Lesser, who studied Chinese, $: Jewish, Black and Puerto Rican children from i middle '.: $ .class and working class homes. She says the research found that, although "the. middle . class children across the groups resembled each, other more, than the lower 'H class .children . . ethnicity emerged as the primary factor" In determining patterns of verbal ability, reason- tag. number facility, and space conceptualizations. v..'..y. Gathering AAPRP. said the goal of the' party was to organize people 5 of African decent against'; capitalist exploit at ion, and to overthrow U. S. imperialism i in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. ; f Carmichael, ' formerly , head of the Student Islbn-Vib-. -lent Coordinating Committee V (SNCC), said there must be an organization . that deals - with "everything that A affects, the 'African people everywhere." Confusion from-. the riglit and left wing forces in the United Stafes, he said, "form a monolithic front" to . keep blacks from identifica tion with African liberation is free. .; . -fi . Left and right tmg .opponents of ; blacks in the United States aligning with Africa, according to Car michael, work for the l CIA , (Central Intelligence Agency). Unless black Americans understand their history, . "they will never understand Continued on Page 2 ' AXu ; A if Jf hP5S! lJAiM!WP M ,.,.1? V ffl&A itrV (frlt' L,ty of Kaleigh alleging in-.iViflil-aKal timidation and harassment by .v ' -" i .?. hit cnnprvinr Thi L til 1 : A BY TRELLIE Education or-nmwt cno niDTwnAV CFi FRRATION r- It was a nroud dav Mav 23 in th versity of Illinois Hospital. Kevin Ruffin Holcomb, the unborn Infant who was wounded last year when his 7 ' Ail- -uj . ..t.Kaj ki firt klrthHaw Nnur thriwina aftr a malar OM Hion and ensuing complication the boy received a cake. Holding him is his mother, Denlse. With him during. . , : (.-.ji,- t. , -4., f . RALEIGH (CCNS) Odel Warren, an administra tive civilian employee of the Raleigh t. police department, has filed a complaint with the his supervisors. The complaint was filed with the Affirmative Action offi cer of the Raleigh Personnel Department, a Ms. Alii. Ms. Alii could not be reached before press time to comment on the procedure her department takes when investigating and settling complaints of employees against the city. Warren tells a story of an unwinding plot of his super visor. Sg.t Randy Deatun,' to change his job assignments, reprimand him for alleged poor performance On ntwly assigned tasks and with an attempt to secretly, tape Nov; Approach L.JEFFERS She quotes Michael Cole, a researcher in cultural influences on thinking, as saying that "we must (under stand), the relation between culture and thinking." Dr. Hale received a grant in 1975 from the Spencer Foundation to support, her research into the play behavior of black children, and she is presently preparing a book . about the effect of Afro-American culture on the cognitive (thinking) development of black children. Dr. Hale also shows that black children are more people-oriented that object-oriented, and states that the object-oriented typical classroom thus fails in its attempt to relate to the people-oriented black child; and she adds that,, blacks, "because of their African heritage, are an emotional people, it is difficult for black children to re ' late to learning experiences in which emotion plays no part. "Attempts to understand the development of our children." Dr. Hale says, "cannot advance without the development of an - appropriate social psychological theory. This theory must identify the social-historical and culture forces that affect personality development in the Black community; it must escribe the psychologi cal states of the children within the context of environ- mental forces which create and maintain them. -, . (this theory) must seek to describe the cultural context but of which creative and intellectual responses occur. . . we cannot separate the cognitive (thinking) processes from the' emotional and the social processes in the individual." One of, her key points, is tha black "educational and psychological scholars must . . : struggle for the con trol of the research that is done with our children. . . The struggle for research is indeed the struggle for definition. The power to define is the power to destroy. If one has the power to define your child is being mentally retarded, then one hks the power to sentence him to special classes for the rest of "his academic career." n : f v, l f y V sister, uawn, ' b, a oroiner, oarneu, ana sister, Shelton, assistant director of pediatric nursing, (at right). Police D. EapfoyMRIo conversations witn rum. ' According to Warren, the ordeal began in February when a cadet was transferred from the records and identi fication division, leaving un covered the task of reading meters on gasoline pumps., a job which was assigned to Warren. Warren's regular duties as administrative assistant I were retained with the added pump reading responsibilities. Pump read ing, he said, often got his clothes full of gas fumes because he had to measure the gasoline in the tanks as well. Warren said that, when he accepted the job he was told it would not be perma nent but would be assigned to a person hired to replace the cadet. Deaton said that Warren's assignment to pump reading was not a change of 1 I I m I in in-1 1 'iiitc&t 1 WARREN the job description. Warren disagrees. According to Warren, a white woman was employed to fill the job of the cadet but was not given the job of meter reading and gas mea suring. The complaint alleges that after Deaton failed to give the white woman the duties of reading the gas meters, Wanen had a con ference with Captain R. T. Justice, who, the complaint alleges, "didn't want a woman doing this type of work ... and at the close of our discussion he (Captain Justice) pointed out to- me that I would be doing the gasoline report permanently." Justice could not be reached for comment. Between March 17 and May 24 of this year. Warren shows memos from Captain Two Raleigh fo Figfif RALEIGH (CCNS) -Two Raleigh women, Debra Briggs and Angela Nelson, have been ordered to vacate their apartment in five days or be evicted. They have vowed to fight their land lord and, if necessary, go to court in protest. The land lord, Aetna Insurance Com pany, is represented by Druker and Faulk manage ment Company., v Resident manager Brenda. Stokce. said in the eviction notice that her rcaspns were "due to the unfortunate in ddent lust night, which in neonatal unit ortnt uni neian, a. twnmu uivm (UPI). s '""Justice and TSgt. Deaton which Warren said were part . of. the harassment following his attempt to be relieved of the gas reports. Beginning on March 17, Captain Justice re Suired Warren to detail his aily work. Other employees were not required to do this. Then on April 1 , Deaton sent Wanen a memo saying that he was recommending Warren for a pay raise but wfth the stipulation that Warren's work attitudes improve. "By work performance I am talking specifically about a lack of initiative and spirit of cooperation and spirit of getting the job done in the performance of your duties," Deaton's memo read. Deaton's memo also referred to an incident when Mrs. Pope, Chief Goodwin's secretary, asked Warren to paint some notebooks for her, a job that she previously paid another office to perform. Warren, who does'' not take order from the Chief or Mrs. Pope, nor paint for the department, said that he told Mrs. Pople that he would paint the notebooks when he got time, because it was for her personal work. Deaton's ' memo criticized Warren for . not performing the work. Then on April 22 an in cident occurred when Warren reported sick and was visited by Captain Justice and Sgt. Deaton. Warren said the visit was the first by his syrer visors to his home. Continued on Page 14) , Woo:), to Eviction " volved a guest of yours." Asked about the incK dent, Mrs. Stokee would not comment but referred in quiries to Attorney John Culberton, who, she said, re presents the management. Culberton could not be reached for comment. But the once-luxurious apartment complex's mainte nance man would comment on the Incidents Refusing to give his name, the mainte nance man said he answered a complaint from Answerphone Telephone answering service (Continued on Page H
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