8-TKE CAROLINA TIKES v SAT., JULY 18, 1S81 ,j
Coalition Against Police Brutality
r Reforms To Fight Recent Acts
By Donald Akkra aa
An light of recent in
" da ents between citizens of
Durham and the Durham
Public Safety Depart
ment, a group that was ac
tive in the. fight against
"police harassment in the
mid-1970's has reformed.
The Durham Coalition
Against Police Brutality
announced at a press con
ference Monday that the
group will Nsiime its ad-'
vocacy role and "will im
mediately begin to assist
the city's poor and
minorities in the fight
against police brutality."
"There is no change
since the mid-seventies.
Police officials are still go
ing into black and poor ,
neighborhoods beating'
people for no reason at '
all. The coalition's -
rebuilding is absolutely
necessary," said Ms.
Rosalind Pelles, the
group's coordinator.
Ms. Pelles said that'
"The Spot" incident!
sparked the group's:
reorganization. "The!
Dowd and Roxboro
streets incident Jias raised
concerns and questions in.
the minds of many people.
Innocent : people were:
beaten there. People that'
were in no way associated
with The Spot. We are not
going to allow law en
forcement , officers . to
harass and physically
abuse people just because i
they are too poor or other-(
wise unable to defend;
themselves," Ms Penes'
said.
She was referring to a;
heated confrontation that)
developed between j
Durham Public Safety and ;
a crowd at The Spot, a?
games room, June 17, The;
incident left seven persons!
injured, four arrested and!
numerous charges of
police brutality. i
"The Spot incident is!
. not an isolated case. Many
related cases happen daily
"Tnit are never reported.
Black and poor com
munities need a way to
respond to such official
""acts of . terrorism. We in-j
tend to provide that vehi
cle," said Ms. Pelles. .
Ms. Pelles said the
group will "investigate,
monitor, and respond to1
all charges of police.
When told that the:
police department has an'
internal . af fain division!
which investigates all com-:
.'plaints, Ms. Pelles said,
"If you beat me, I would;
be a fool to trust an ally of
yours to investigate the
complaint." ?
She said police officials
have historically frighten
ed poor and black com
munities. Therefore, all
investigations need to be
conducted independently
of the police department. ,
Robert Smith-, one of
those arrested and beaten
at The Spot, when inform
ed of the group's inten
tions, said, "I think it is a
good start. I -just hope:
they can be effective.
Something needs to bei
done. The police depart
ment is infested . with
racism."
The Durham Coalition
Against Police Brutality
will hold its next meeting
on Saturday, July 18 at
308 N. Hyde Park Ave.
For additional informa
tion, contact Ms. Pelles at
596-7449.
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School Elects Cobb
WINSTON-SALEM
Timothy Fitzgerald Cobb ;
or uurnam nas been:
fleeted second vice presi-!
dent of the Student)
Government Association
of the Governor's School
West 19th summer ses
sion. Led by four student
oficers, v the Student
uovcrnmeni Association
is Comprised of the re-t
training 393 students at-'
tending the school.
Cobb is the son of Rev
and Mrs. Harold J. Cobb,
Sr., of 912 Brandon Place,
Purham. A rising junior
at Phillips Academy and a
former student at Charles
'school newspaper'
Cobb
E. Jordan High School, he
is member of the Science
Seminar, the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes, the
Monogram Club, the Na-
tional Honor Society; the
land the Varsity Basketball
team. Cobb is also assis-:
tant Sunday School"
superintendent, -" worship
. chairman of the Youth for
7 General Baptist ! State
Convention, and third '
vice president "of .the
Durham . Youth 21 Mis
sionary Circle. Honors he
has received include being .
selected ''Most Valuable
Player", in basketball and
being awarded the NEDT
Certificate." '
Cobb was selected to at
tend , the' 2 Governor's
School; West Jn Social
, Science!-iB.'.';-- 2- S
Church
r Delta Flight Attendant
Miss Janice Elaine Dawson has completed the train-i
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sfleld Atlanta International Airport and is now a Delta
flight attendant assigned to the airline's Chicago flight,
attendant base. Miss Dawson, a native a Durham, is a
1975 graduate of Hampton Institute in Hampton,;
Virginia. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert . j
Dawson of Durham.
"Black Images" In Film Offered Public At NCCU
By Ruthell Howard
"Black Images In
Film,'! a four evening
series featuring noted ac
tor Thalmus Rasulala, will
be presented in North
Carolina Central Universi
ty's Communications
Building July 20-23,
7:30-10 p.m.
Rasulala star of
"Roots," "The
Autobiography of Miss
Jane. Pittman," and
numerous television shows
and motion pictures !
.will' join' NCCU English,
professor and film analyst
Tom Evans in hosting the
film series.
"It's exciting working
with . Thalmus," said
Evans. "His extensive ex
perience and insight into,
the film industry and the'
relationship of Hollywood ;
and blacks will be very
provocative."
The films featured will
be "Black Shadows on A.
Silver Screen," examples
of independent black film
making from the 20s and
30s which developed as a
response to Hollywood's
racist images (July 20);
"Nothing But A Man,"
one of the best black genre
films ever made which ac
curately portrays the ex
perience of blacks in a
small southern town dur
ing the 60s (July 21);
"Cool Breeze," a black
version of "The Asphalt
Jungle" with Rasulala as
the film's antihero (July
22); . and "The
from her tenth birthday as
a slave on a Louisiana
plantation in 1862 to her
participation in a Civil
Rights protest in 1962.
The film also features
Rasulala as Jane Pitt
man's son.
North Carolina Central University presents
Black Images
In
Four evenings 7
- of film", a
with commentary ,A
Dy I naimus Kasuiaia ;
and
'The Autobiography
Of Miss Jane Pittman")
and;
film analyst Tom Evans?
1 fr
Thalmus Rasulala
til
..Monday, July 20
Black Shadows
On A Silver Screen"
Examples of Independent black filmmaking from the 20s and 30s which
developed as a response to Hollywood's racist Images.
If
TuesdayJuly 21
Nothing But A Man"
One of the best black genre films ever made which accurately portrays the ex
perience of blacks In a small Southern toWn during the 60s.
vyednesday, July 22
Cool Breeze"
Described as a "black version of The Asphalt Jungle' " with Rasulala as the film's
antihero.
Thuisday, July 23 v
''The Autobiography
Of Miss Jane Pittman"
A tour de foroe of make-up artistry and acting by Clceriy Tyson. The film recounts
the life of a remarkable black woman whose memory stretches from her 10th
birthday as a slave In 1862 to her participation in a civil rights protest in 62. The
film features Rasulala as Jane Pittman's son.
All sessions are free,
open to the public, and
will be held from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
in the NCCU Communications Building;
(on the comer of Fayettevtlle and Lawson St.)
, This program is sponsored by
NQCU Continuing Education and the N.C. Humanities Committee. I
Autobiography of Miss
Jane Pittman," a tour de
force of make-up artistry
and acting by Gcely
Tyson (July 23). The film
recounts the life of a
remarkable black woman
'whose memory stretches
"A lot of people would
like to hear Jhalmus. talk
about his role and involve
ment in 'Miss Jane Pitt
man,'" said Evans, "and
'Cool Breeze' will give
Thalmus a chance toi
discuss the . impact of
"blaxploitation" films on
filmmaking -and analyze
the genre's current
demise." v
"Thalmus isn't shy
about voicing his opi-
nions," Evans adds with a
grin. "We should have
some terrific audience;
discussion."
Admission is free and
open to the public.
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PUSH are in line with the
blueprint for the Beloved
Community left by King
in his book Where Do We
Co From Here?"
..King wrote that "one
positive response to our
' dilemma is to develop a
rugged sense of
somebodyness. . . .This
sense of somebodyness
means the refusal to be'
ashamed of being black."
Blacks must "aspire to ex
cellence" and "make full
and constructive use of the
freedom we now possess,"
King wrote.
The similarities go
beyond King's writings
and Jackson's now
famous appeal to self
worth "I am
somebody" and his
PUSH for Excellence pro
ject, says Samuels.
"Some have criticized
Jackson for the lack of a
systematic formula for
black people's upgrading
America," he adds, "But
I understand his actions as
an intentional effort to
reconcile the differences in
the black psyche. . . .He
constantly remembered
and interpreted what the
church had once meant to
black people and tried to
develop programs com
mensurate "for the modern
church."
Samuels finds this
reconciliatory aspect a
major part of jthe Rev.
King's contributions.
"His undisputed impact
upon American society in
cluded a . method
(nonviolent direct action),
a goal (the Beloved Com
munity), , and ; a;
theologicalphilosophical
foundation which critical"
ly appropriated enough
black power, holy
materialism, old time!
religion, and American;
Christianity to be a central
contender for the ideal;
heir of unity in America,
through the blaek'
church."
Samuels says the black
church has "always Strug-,
gled for existence within
the context of the domi
nant white culture and its
trappings." Black
theology, consolidated
chiefly in the ideas of
freedom and liberation,
has developed along the
three responses to racism
by Booker T. Washington
(assimilation), W.E.B.
DoBois (inte. gration), and
Marcus Garvey
(emigration).
In some ways, the old
time religion , is an
outgrowth of
. Washington's . concepts, .
holy materialism from
DuBois' views, and black
power from Garvey's ap
proach, Samuel says.
King's community gospel
is the model best suited to
reconcile these 3i dif
ferences, Samuels i says,
because it:
. "is rooted in tne rich
traditions of the teachings
of the old time faith
satisfies some of the
needs which , positive
thinkers addressed for in-1
dividual welfare and ad
vancement, and
has the maturity and
systematic qualities which
can be grafted oh to other
modes of black religious
expression."
Samuels is assistant
pastor and director of
counseling at . Com
monwealth Community
Church, 140 W. 81st St.
For the past ten years, he
also has been affiliated
with Operation PUSH,
first as director of the'
youth division and during
the past two years as direc
tor of PUSH Excel. He
earned a D.Mn. degree
from the University of
Chicago in June.
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