r " ". , x lry "1 I - ft Local Deltas Award $3,650 To Graduates SATUJS2AY, JULY 24, 1S32-TKE CAT.CLCJA TIIS 3 y t I v rr.. v V i Delta Scholarship Recipients Pictured are some of the recipients of scholarships presented this year by the Durham Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sjgma Theta Sorority, Inc. Seated (l-r): Regina Blue, Jennifer Perry, Carol Nixon; standing: Stephanie Sutton. Wendy Spears, Kiara Ely and Serita Greene. (See story) 1 ' Consultation Examines Racism In Media NEW YORK The equally direct. "The struggle by people of col-, moneyed interests in this or to be full participants country have gotten in trie u.b. and in tne world is now being wag ed on a new front: who 'will control media and what will be portrayed about racial and ethnic minority people. That was the theme of a "Third World Con sultation on Kacism in have together to keep down the aspirations of the blacks, the white people of good will, the poor whites," said Eldridge Spearman, press assis tant . to Congressman Walter Fauntroy and the main speaker the morn ing of July 14. ,4At- the Media" here July iemP,s 10 aiminisn DtacK 14-15. Jointly sponsored political power are being by the Department of Racial Justice of the Na tional Council of Chur ches,, the Council on In terracial - Books for Children, the Young Women's Christian Association ah'd f !the" Program to Combat Racism of the World Council of Churches, the meeting drew about 75 people, most of them black, Hispanic, or Asian-American. "The media are poten tially one of the greatest threats to the survival of Third World people, outside of the nuclear arms race," declared Ke nyon Burke, executive of the NCCC's Division of Church and Society, in welcoming participants to the meeting. He deplored the stereotypic portrayals of people of color in the media but said those presentations were not the only pro blem. "One waf you can say something is unim portant is to say nothing about it at all." Other speakers were carried out by media not telling about or misrepresenting the ac tions of black leaders." He documented this charge by describing the reaction of variou media to the 1982 budgtii proposal put forward by the Black Congressional Caucus, which, although it would have lowered the deficit while pro viding tax relief and a fair level of public ser vice, was largely ignored by the media. Speaking at lunch on the same day was New York television producer Gil Noble, author of Black is (he Color ofMv TV Tube. "Perhaps," he began, "we are guilty of some naivete in presum ing that media's reason to exist is to be fair. Media, throughout history, were developed to corroborate the power of those in power." That reason has not changed,, he said. "The U.S. is using all kinds of false images to disorient Third World Are you an individual or self-employed business A WAGE EARNER PLAN: stow repossession ond foreclosures stops oil creditor contact w. ., m protects co-sianers t 1 1 I reduces and extends payments to creditor stops or reduces interest on most debts stops woee ottohnents , j i I iiwi v i in iw.iwiiu kuioyuuiivni j Evolyn D. Jacobs v. f I Attorney at Law Immiutfl Pratrroxitai 1200 W. Club Blvd. Walttown School Auditorium Durham. N. C. Fencef-ie Pirhfef OK Oetiew tt. to rear t Mmu.m SUNDAY, MY 25, 1982 UtUNFCIrtrtM It Met AMEwtilf 5uadiy18;C3 AU 8:39 Ptf Vfedsttstfay. 7:33 ftf I , .1 I' I .' I, .1 k It- KirtoN KfriGMt Pntr people," Noble said, "to turn us ... against each 4 other. It is happening in our own communities. , The need to rise up and struggle against our op pressors has been put to sleep, and one of the ma jor devices for doing this has been' the onslaught of news and entertain ment." He was especially critical of the effects of the media, particularly television, on young peo ple. "The media have put out images that have rendered our young peo-. pie unable to respect themselves, their parents and communities or to organize to do battle against the forges " that enslave us." ' Not only are American youth of color being poisoned, he said, "The same kind of poisoning effect that is happening to American young peo ple is happening now on the global scene," he said. "The media are giving the world popula tion false images about Third World people in the U.S." "We need to reject the values being put out among us. We must resist the narcotic of fame, success, applause," he said. He called upon his listeners to mobilize the "tremen dous economic resources that lie at our feet" to pressure those responsi ble for these false images to change their ways. "We must not aban Jon trying to correct nass media," he said, "Because they have too much influence. But we should also be doing other things. ..Pray that you stay angry and seriousA he said. "Our race the human race is in serious trouble." Speaking the next morning, Ms. Valerie Bradley, a media consul tant and former press secretary to United Na tions Ambassador An drew Young, picked up on Noble's global theme "Our role is for; black Americans to help white Americans : understand hat the fundamental issue in the New World Information Order today is not a free press Versus i state control, but rather freedom versus justice," ' she said. - - " ' Too often,- she said.' the NWIO is said lo be scholarships to graduates of Hillside, Durham, Southern, Orange and Person. high schools. Recipients of awards were ;f selected on the bases ' of ; scholarship, ; extra-curricula and com-' munity activities, recom mendation of teachers and financial need. , Recipients are: Hillside: Miss Dierdre Guibn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Guion; Miss Jennifer Perry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Perry; Miss Regina Blue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Nix on; Miss Wendy Spears; daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. A.E.. Spears, III; Miss Serita Greene, daughter of Mrs. Orenn L. Greene. Orange: Miss Rose Maria Alston, daughter of Mrs.'Shirley Alston. Southern: Miss Valarie Thorpe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thorpe; Miss Stephanie Sutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Walls. Person: Miss Kiara Ely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ely; Miss, . , , , Bertha Thomas, the meeting, the group daughter of Mrs. Linell did not have authority to Thomas, legislate any action. It Durham: Miss Rhonda did, however, recom- Chadwick. daughter of mend particularly to the Mr. and Mrs. Charles NCCC and the ywia Chadwick; Miss Leslie Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson. Allen knew about the In formation upon which city police based their ar rest of deputy Mark Woolbright, but that the sheriff planned to wait until after the election to T!SSSJ&ne-5e,,,er the magistrate's take action According JwVrdS T&iwn 1 arca to ,cave their PistoIs " to this urce. th Pot awarded $3,6xi. tn , in tnr.t.m 1ItdH. ttw .....-. h.:i, door. The Durham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma ths. . '' - ,- - It was about that time that Allen, fresh from having his fingers burned in the controversial 'orange suit" situation, ordered police officers H activity , on several fronts, ,:, especially, con vening another consulta tion. . V . ' s ' .Rev. Tyrone Pitts. NCCC- stiff in the NCCU Receives department, of racial Docporph justice, , ana coordinator of the Train! nn Prnn sri iiiiiii meeting, said that ne ex- ""o peels another consulta- an issue between , the, iion.ci-v.nT.9y"e"fe"?Y,u,a capitalist West and the representatives as well as communist East. ' , "I advocates for racial and would suggest that it 'is - ethnic minorities, to take not the East-West place in 1983 or early dimension,',' s she. said. 1984. "We must see the call for "This also this order as part of the decolonization process." To those who fear a state-controlled press,4 Bradley noted almost parenthetically that, when the colonial powers i controlled the media, ac, counts of their ter ritories, state control was meeting provided the beginnings of a network among peo ple who hadn't met together before." he said. "H alw increased everyone's sensitivity to what racism in. the media is." Speakers from the Hispanic, ftsian American., and Arab fine. "So why is it bad 'American communities now?" she asked. , had graphically describ "The Third World." cd racist scenes in films, she said, "is calling for books and television. the right to be able to participate in the pro cess, to communicate about itself to the rest of the world" and to have access to and a share in ; the control of the, in-,; creasingly sophisticated communicatio n s . technology. , , ' I In addition - to the three major speakers, the participants in - the" meeting shared informa tion with each other. ; Most of . them were already involved with media as advocated for people of color. To do : this, they met in' workshop groups: devoted to racism in radio, cable and teleyi-, sion, film, textbooks, and news reporting. 1 ' i Although a nurnber of ' resolutions came out of Coordinators or the consultation from the North Carolina Cen tral K University ' has received a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to give NQCU's top . undergraduate science, majors ex perience in biomedical research. The grant of $135,371 is for the thir dyear of a five-year project under the institute's Minority Access to Research CareersHonors Undergraduate Research Training program. It will provide tuition, fees, stipends and travel expenses for selected undergraduate students ' with honors-level records in science majors, i ne other agencies were Ms. ; students will engage iff Annette Hutchins oi tnc guided research during YWCA and the Word Council of Churches, and Brad Chambers of the Council on Inter racial Books for Children. their junior and senior years of study. The grant also provides con sultants, supplies and equipment to support the research projects. The explosive reaction was about as volatile as it was predictable. The cops said no way. The Durham County Com missioners backed the sheriff. The policy went into effect. - At about the same time, Leary, who has been with the ABC office for' more than 20 years, set his sights on Allen's job. Jess Bowe, director of the NCCU criminal justice program was also in the fray, and between them, they hurled slashing criticisms at Allen and the way he has operated the department for the past four years. But going into the June 26 Democratic primary, Allen appeared to be in pretty good shape. His chief black campaign aide, Mort Levy, had come to the powerful Durham Com mittee on the Affairs of Black People and ex plained that Allen's cam paign was helping several black candidates in what Levy termed "some of the county's redneck precincts". Summing up his ap peal for the Committee's endorsement, Levy said: "We have the redneck vote. We don't have to worry about that. But now we. need your help to see that we give Bill Allen a clear victory." Allen got the Commit tee's endorsement, and the overwhelming ma jority of the black vote. And thdugh Allen beat Leary by more than 4,000 votes in the June 29 primary, he didn't get the majority he needed, for victory. ; ' A study . of voter returns indicates that Leary made some of his biggest inroads into Allen's support in some of those same precincts that Levy characterized as "redneck", and described as "being in Bill's hip pocket". Sensing that Allen could be beat. Leary stepped up his campaign, and though he denies any involvement in the cur rent controversies that appear to have started Allen's descent to the canvas, the turmoil has been helpful. But Allen is not bow ing out. In a recent interview, he responded to the con trovcrsics. In the case of the deputy giving a jail prisoner a gun, one well placed source says that 'and made the arrest. Allen, however, says otherwise. - That charge," said Allen, is 'totally untrue. My deputies have been on this since the beginning.. And the city detectives; knew this. As a matter o( fact my deputies had in terrogated Woolbright the night before he was arrested and had scheduled a polygraph for July 23." "Then,": ' Allen related, "without my knowledge, they came in and arrested him. They didn't even share this in formation with the district attorney, who has to prosecute the case." On the new. gun policy, Allen says: "...locking up guns is nothing new." "I've been with this depart ment 24 years, come December, and we've done it since I've been here. The only thing that's changed is where the guns are locked up." "The real reason for this controversy," Allen asserted, "is that, police officers want to come in and run things. But my deputies aren't going to allow that to happen. They're going to go by the policies of this department." Public Safety Director Talmadge Lassiter was , out of town and could . not comment on these ; allegations. On the quesiton of how blacks fare in his department, Allen says that a black secretary who worked there resign ed to go to work for . General Telephone quite a while after he became sheriff. Further, he says that he hired a black woman on July 19 to work in the communica tions room. Allen also says he has promoted three blacks to detectives. They are: - Clarence Gooch. H.L. Hayes and W.E. Nunn. Allen also says, in reference to an allegation that his deputies, only enter black communities to serve papers or answer calls, that the sheriffs department patrols the entire county, not just black, white or mixed communities. But the question now is. arc Allen's answers enough to stem the tide of criticism, and give him four more years on l he job? The answer comes Tuesday night after the votes are counted. NCCU Recoivos Grant To Train Women Administrators North Carolina Cen tral University will con tinue a program to train women for . , ad ministrative roles in higher education under a $51,286 grant from the U.S. '"' Department of Education. ' - Dr. Barnetta McGhee White of the NCCU department of education I will direct the program,; which offers workshops and training sessions conducted by visiting consultants and lecturers to - women faculty members of NCCU. During the 1981-82 academic year, the pro gram offered training in administrative skills to 19 NCCU faculty members. Dr. White said at least 15 women from NCCU will participate in the program during 1982-83. The grant was made under the " Women's Educational Equity Act Program. Dr. While will prepare a report of the program for publication under the 1982-83 grant. 404 OOWO STREET DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 2770k SUNDAY, JULY 25. 1982 8:00 9:30 A.M. A.M. .11:00 A.M. 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