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Summer Festival Sunday
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Attending the first session of the workshop for Vacation Bible School
Teachers held at the YWCA on June 7, were (l-r): Mmes. Betty Borden, Edna Ryrd, Louise Campbell, Joletha Leathers,
Barbara Harris and Harriett Cooke.' , j , -'' . - .yy.v "' .- y1,
' Attending the second session held Saturday, June 12, were: MmesMattie Woods, Inez Cotton, Eliza Conners, Bettve
Scott, Louise Turner, Kim Ellis, Grace Craig, Carol Bos tic, Marion Montague and Dorothy Phillips!
The items were made from throwaways margarine tubs, empty coffee jars, egg cartons, cake frosting containers, paper
towel tubes, paper plates, plastic meat trays, and egg shells. Mrs. Lizzie M, Crews-was workshop coordinator.
NBIPP Sets Second Annual Meet For Raleigh
WASHINGTON;
D.C. The National
Black Independent
roiiucai rany vipirr
will hold its Second An-
i: ki-: '.I n...
nuai 1 iaiionai raiiy
Congress at . Shaw
University in Raleigh,
August 5-8. Under th
theme "Understanding
NBIPP's. Visjpn: From
Theory to Practice",
delegates from the 58
chapters across the coun
try will come together to
assess the state of the
party, develop the
NBIPP program, and
octahtich it nlanc fnr th
year ahead. The Con
gress will also feature an
nnanMtiArti PArriAn , f Af
m n r w a m karf fir A
spending and the rights. In this mounting
possibility of U.S. climate of repression
military involvement in conservative and right
Central America, as well wing public officials are
aft. evvincreasine now aucinuiMix iw use
American support for
the. apartheid regime in
1 South Africa are all signs
of the entrenchment of
those devoted to main
taining ihe existing'
, political and socio
' economic system at the
j expense of black
r economic development,
I policical and cultural
North Carolina as a bas
tion for V propagating
their philosophy.
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The NBIPP " National
Party Congress will br-
Congress will be, 'a
catalyst for inspiring and
, strengthening those
forces in North Carolina
and throughout '. the,
country which are Strug-
gling to achieve
economic justice and the
elimination of racism,
imperialism, and sexual
oppression. Additionaj-
ing to North ; Carolina ;: ly, NBIPP s convening
hundreds of black com-' at Shaw University Is a
munity activists commit
ted to independent black
political action. The
tangible expression of its
commitment to the sup
port of black institu
tions. ;
The Congress is open
to all persons of African
descent. Further infor
mation may be obtained
from NBIPP , National
Headquarters, 2728 1 2th
St., N.E., Washington.
D.C. 20018; (202)
635-7373.
For, further informa
tion, contact; Ms. Bar
bara Arnwine, (919)
832-5656 or Ben Chavis,
(212) 683-5656.
Top Maryland Educator Cited At A&T
Durham's own -
cowboy, Rex Purefoy,
'will ride, spin his rope
and draw his gUn faster
than the eyes can follow ;.
Sunday during the city's '
first summer . art
festival.
Purefoy, a- Durham
native, who now lives in
Kansas City, Mo., brings 1
his "Wild as the West ;
Hollywood ; Cowboy .
Show" to Durham; ,
featuring his two black
stallions, Ringo and
Super Star.
The festival that will
Sprawf across three :
streets Morris, Roney
and the Five points in
tersection is spon
sored by the Durham
Arts Council. It will kick
off at 1 p.m., and run
until 7 p.m.
In addition to Purefoy
who specializes in rope
tricks, whip cracking and
fast draw exhibitions,
the festival will also
feature many local musi
cians. They include: The In
stermets, Triangle Jazz
Band, Dibona Vito and
Canu, David Langham,
Pattie Jones and Jack Le
Sueur, Jay Cunningham,
Michael Fishbank and
the Durham Rangers,
Bary Lynn Hayes,
Triangle Brass Trio,
Small Claims Courtet.
Arts and crafts crea
tions will be on display
and. available for sale, a
blacksmith, a wood
worker, and a soap
maker will demonstrate .
their skills.
Lots of food will b$
available to festival
goers, and you will be
able to enjoy your pur
chase in the "Plaza
Cafe", a special area set .
up with umbrella tables,
and red and white
checkered tablecloths.
With Father's Day in
mind, the Durham Arts
Council has made ar
rangements for the
Recreation Department
to bring along it's Fun
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Caravan, with
galore for fathers and
children to participate.1
Also for kids of all ages,
will be the construction
of a giant cardboard
"Cityscape", with Jots
of paint and colored
chalk for decorating.
There will also be an area
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games is parallel to Main Street
and can be entered from
either Corcoran Street or
Peabody Street. City
Parking decks will be
open for parking at all
levels but the stairwells
will be closed and the
ramps will have to be us
ed for pedestrian exiting.
for chalk drawing on the There is also parking in
street. '. lots off of Morgan
With the Carolina, Street.
Theatre celebrating it's
fourth anniversary, there
will be a film, "Circle of
Deceit", shown con
tinuously throughout the
day.
PARKING
Most convenient park
ing (free) for the festival
The largest Baptist Congre
gation in the world is the
Abyssinian Baptist Church
in New York City, establish
ed 1808.
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GREENSBORO
Dr, Velma'R. Speight,,
persons:- interested jn actin assistant- ' estate
organizing local chapters supe'rintendehtTbr "the
m i i
in tneir cities, in aaai
tion, special sessions for
youth ages 8-16 will be
conducted throughout
the weekend.
North j Carolina has
been selected as the site
for the meeting because
of its historical
significance to the black
struggle for liberation.
From the development
of the outlyers'- camps
near; Wilmington in the
eighteenth century to the
present day, blacks in
North . Carolina have
been in the forefront of
efforts for political and
social organization
within , the black com-,
mu'hity wich would em
power blacks: to act on
their own behalf. On
February I, I960. - the
firs't sit-ins of the con
temporary Civil Rights
Movement occurred in
Greensboro and sparked
similar actions
throughout the ' .South;
Maryland State Depart
meni of Education's
division of compensatory,-urban,
and sup-'s
plementary programs
has been honored with
the Alumni Excellence
Award by AT State
University.
The university's
highest annual alumni
award was presented by
Dr. Edward B. Fort,
-chancellor of-A T.
Dr; Speight- was cited
for her longtime involve
ment in educational and
alumni concerns.
She is serving her third
year as president of the,
15.000-member national
A T 1 State University
Alumni Association.
. Dr. Speight has been
associated with the
Maryland State Depart
ment of Educat ion for
twelve, ycars. Prior to
that, she was a teacher of
mathematics and French
and a counselor for the
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Two months later, at' Queen Ann's County
Shaw University, a con- School System;! 1 iy
ference was convened She is a native of Snow
which led . to the'
organization of the Stu--dent
Non-Violent Coor
dinating y Committee
(SNCC). : These., and
other activities In North
Carolina, were an esscn-
tiat part of I he struggle
which culminated in the ,
dismantling of Mhc
system of legal scgrcga-
tion. ;
, However, the: fight' to
ht rmitm imnrri:ilimn .
and sexual oppression is
still being waged and the :
National Black Indepen
dent Political Party
fli'ninifi that this
struggle is facing major
challenges in the I980.
Escalating racist '
violence, attacks. on the
Voting Rights Act and;
on affirmative action, j
decreases in funding toj
critical stKial programs, J
increases in military
'Hill and a 1953 graduate
of A T. She also holds.
her M.S'. degree and the
Ph.D degree in counsel
ing and personnel service
from: the University of
Maryland.
.Dr Speight has been i
active with the American
Personnel and Guidance1
, Association, the Na
tional Alliance of Black
School Educators the
Maryland State Teachers
'Association; and the Na
lional ' V" F.ducatiou
Association. , She was
formerly education
chairman of, the;
Maryland MAACP. :
,i In) her present , posi-'
tion," she is concerned
' with coordinating' pro-;
, grams in early childhood
education, pupil services
'and migrant education;
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