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saturoat. timma a, ik2-tx mcus r.zzi-i '. vvt f 4 ;r : i ; THIS MONTAGE OF PICTURES depicts a sight that has grown far too either killing each other, being killed by police, or rotting in jail antTprison. The' familiar, oprnrriina tn cnm lunnla A araai minv hluL mn lit thl -rnnntrv aro nnmhpr nf widnwpft Mark wnmpn in riiirham fnr fismnl. i nam than Iwira ' . ' " .,4. :, . V. i ' I number of widowed black men. . v . . t-, . '"V-;V, A: v' ,1 I ' ' "' rf" S8' -j - MlMiitaJ- j At a press con ference the day following his loss to I.T. "Tim"; Valentine in the race for the 2nd District Democratic congres sional nomination Mickey Michaux said,, among other things,; "...some people takej pencils to the polls." not to endorse "Mrs. Heron who appears favorable to many posi-: tions advocatedby the black community. There j are' those who say that tot endorse Mrs. ' Heron would doom one of the black candidates, pro bably Bell. But then some argue three age groups are' 20-24 years old for women, with 3,871 living here; 15-19 years old, with 3,277; and 25-29 years old, with 3,032. For black men here, the top three age groups are 15-19 years old with 2,840; 20-24 years old with 2,784; and 25-29 "than 407o of the prison males have a higher age- pathologies that have ' population is under 25 adjusted death rate for been firmly implanted in years old, and almost cancer, heaft disease, cir- ; black pedple by centuries '70.,. is under 30 years ,,rhosis of, thel liver,'' ! of -conditioning. old. strokes, accidents, and r hnrham u nn 5.n-" u'ri i j i a. I Uam A --v ' y " r I i niiiiun wf i it -in i iiiiiv iiit-i-icrN nil have any specific figures i white malesU.1 white on how many black men ' females ancr in nrisnn are snwifirallv ! females. in the last' 1 iiuiii -iyuiiiaili, ivi. uv.v.auv mv. iv.auui. vauav. ,tjon. The write-in hint! that not to endorse Mrs. !- years old, with 3., 298 struck a, responsive chord among some Michaux supporters, but later Michaux was to say i that he was simply sen Heron would be tanta-i mount to forsaking her and whatshe stands for and would force her to , team up with Dillard ERVIN ALLEN, JR., one of Durham's young black leaders, calls for more teamwork in solving the political, social and economic problems that . face black . people here. ding a message to white, Teer and Oement, if Democrats not to take she's elected. Butt far J black Democrats for! worse, some political' granted. Now there are' observers say, ' that J, some black Democrats, without the Durham1 apparently confused,V Committee's endorse-' trying to put together aVment, Mrs. Heron1 jcould. write-in campaign lose the race to; without the candidate's Republican Paul T. blessing. Some blacks in Nance, '.;!-"'" several This totals 10,180 black women in Durham bet ween 15 and 29 years old, 1 . compared with 7,922 men. i The pattern - of I Taylor said, "We do know that metropolitan areas tend to have higher rates of incarceration than do rural areas. So it's reasonable ,to con clude that jails, training schools and prisons con black ' TAjUerVsays it this way: j T uurnam is in a siaic oi : itraasition from old of death among young l eadership, .to new, Buj ... - -i J c tha tAiinn naAn D rMii7ii black men has become' "V.Y V a?1 hUA.nn.kua that they can't afford to , homicide, ' , and .significantly, about 45 per cent of police killings in recent years have been of black. men, who are, loneliness is clear. 1 tribute significantly to I in general, frequent vie- t. m ,, le disparity in number tims of.police brutality.' c " alienate the views of the older leaders. But by the same token, you can't ! wait too long to assert yourself, or you run the risk of being just like Community toddy (Continued FrornVf onfl nder five'Ty'erraw category,, there are 2,157 males and 2,247 females. ; In the 5-9 years old i Durham sunnort Ihei , Arrrifftine In uuifEiuun "- inui ill lilt uiav.iv vuiiiiiiumi y could alienate blacks has a number of negative from the Democratic effects on the bility of Party. Ultimately. Durham's blacks to seize Michaux endorsed; ' Valentine, according to; public statement, in the: name of party unity., Some sources s'ay,4 'however, that MichauVs' moves, all of them, frotn In those critical years , the when lasting relation-" between black men and The suicide rate of young ships are formed or not , black women here." .black males has more formed, there are 2,158) But even among the' than doubled since the more women in Durham black men and womqn 1960's, and is more than than there are men.- who remain, there are ' four times the suicide Ironically, that disparity, some irouic relationships , rate of a comparable Ijowever, is not a mafter ; when you consider the "group of black females." f birth Henderson says: "Black people are just, going to have to stop do ing so much talking and put in. a lot more hard' work. We're going to have to dig deep in our going to get anywhere in this town without a Com prehensive strategy," said Mrs. Mertice Monroe, a paraprofes sional educator, and chairman of the Durham Committee's youth sub committee, "and we sdon't , have a strategy. We just seem to be con: fused." :' And if the "aloneness" is evident in almost all aspects of black life in Durham, the confusion, if anything, ft even more pronounced. Consider some recent examples: k When faced with a decision on how to vote on a $10,5 million Doncf issue for the cfowntown civic center earl fer this year, many blacks said a , favorable vote must de pend upon assurances from city officials that Hayti ' would be redeveloped. For the uninitiated. Hayli was a thriving, -bustling black neighborhood, practical ly the hcari of Durham's black community. that by category, there are 2,454 Consider the following: was destroyed Durham's urban renewal program. But while the more vocal black leaders argued for Hayti, other blacks said it was more important to tie the civic center vote to a program; to save two living black neighborhoods - East End and Edgeriiont rather than trying to, resurrect a dead one.. But their voices and that position went large ly unheard in the black community's principle, political war councils The Durham Committee and the Durham Branch oftheNAACP. Ervin Allen, Jr.' -'explains why: "It's sad to say, but it is still true that if you aren't in the right family, ordon't know the right people, your position or opinion generally won't get a fair hearing in the black com munity, and especially in the major organization. Consider another ex ample of confusion. arid wield real power. , "We just donkt seem: willing to play hard, cold politics in Durham," said John Hudgins, a social worker who is working on his Ph.D. in the write-in hint to the, sociology. "We wind up endorsement, were aim- playing symbolic ed at solidifying his per-, sonal and political posi tion. The confusion mar ches on. Consider the Durham; politics, mainly because we have been unable to translate political gains into practical gains. Many of the people who follow the Durham County Commission , Committee's ballot don't where two blacks Mrs. Elna Spaulding and William Bell hav been on the short end pf a disproportionate number of 3-2 Now that Mrs. Heron, perceived to be more likely to vote with the two blacks than, with the two whites on the board on a great many issues, blacks here hope to reverse the trend. But again confusion reigns. The question facing the black community generally and the Durham Committee any for wind up seeing specific benefits themselves." But "aloneness" and confusion don't spring vptes. i full bloom from in Becky nocence. Rather, thev' come from many other factors, factors often overlooked and ignored. One of the factors is black people themselves. First, let's look at the people. ' According to figures from the 1980 census, there are 55.424 black living in Durham. There arc 30.493 females and males and 2,325 females. In the 10-14 years old category, there are 2,578 1 males and 2,501 females. And ; then in one more year, in the 15-19 years . old category, the dispari ty begins showing up. The difference is 3,277 females and 2.840 males. The men seem to just , ing. disappear. "They are in training schools, in jails and buried in the sands of Viet Nam," said Ms Barbara Taylor, a staffer with the N.C. Prison and. Jail Project . 'Somet h i ng has to be done about the rate that we put black men in prison in this state." 1 The figures back up Ms. Taylor's assertion. According to the draft of a report to be released later this year, published by the Citizens Commis numbers. For example. - All of this, according own pocKeis ana come in the area ' marital, expert transjates into UP with the money to do relatiohshins.'' ".'thelliwo "' words':' . unique ' wtn, too. And the stress, and as foussaint .young people nave gui u nuts it: "...The embattl- stp griping anu jum gei ed black man is his share of stress and is frequently unable to sur mount it." So the loneliness and confusion that is a part numbers are comparably equal Vexcept in one significant category. Black Men Black Women Single 7,363 8,965. Married 7,744 7,736 Separated 1.025 1.862 Divorced 985 1,765 - While these categories are somewhat even, in ' the widowed category, the difference is startl- According to the IV81) census, there are 625 black men in Durham who are widow- ; ed, while there are 3,092 ' black women in the same category. Black men in Durham are dying at record rates. Writing recently in a national magazine, well known ' black psychiatrist. Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint gives some na tional statistics that come very close lo answering the question: "The social and health status of the black male on out here and take Over." ... But both views are contingent upon blacks in Durham being able lo overcome and . master of the black struggle, the i, what Poussaint calls political and social" ac- " he high risk of being tivism, grows ; fjojmj, D,ack in America." specifically is whether or' 24,931 males. dloivnl Uend 3&ajUi&t 404 OOWD STREET DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA 27701 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1982 8:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. '.;' I 11:00 A.M. Morning Worship Sunday Church School Morning Worship L TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL SERVICES UPON REQUEST. , - . i . Call 688-6052 or 682-8464 or 682-7160 t . .. The top .rr. sion on Alternatives to -is alarming. The life cx- Incarceration: Black pectancy at birth is about men make up more than 65 years for black men, 50 ofThe state's prison , 70 years for white men, population, .though they. 73 years for black arc only about 20 of women and over 77 years the populal ion More J.9J white women. Black i , .in -i '""N. t'- - i . - v t y , K I v V'1 ' ' S i . 1 - , , ' !-, j ' ' ..-. s I , -I fii i f . JLJum-. , mi,' -m mtmam Rep. Kenneth B. Spaulding mmanupl nttrroutal 1000 North Street North Durham School Bldg. Durham. N.C. Ftnced-in Parking ON Onslow St. ki tm ! AuiW'iMm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.1982 "LNkingFirAClHircmiat ltAUvAndEiclli1 Marlon Wright. Pastor Sundiy--10:00 AM A 6:30 PM Wtdmsday- 7:30 PM Friday 8:00 PM (Etiurrif of OMfrtat 1715 ATHENS STREET DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 277U7 TELEPHONE: 688-5066 "On the Move for God" Rev. J. Cecil Cheek, B.Th., M.Div. Minister SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 18S2 Sunday Church School Morning Worship 9:30 11:00 A.M. A.M. WEDNESDAY 7:00 P.M. Prayer Service MM t t Breaklast will be served at the church between 8-9 a.m. each 4th Sunday ol the month. Bus Service for Church Sunday School and Cuanfhna It wftlnmA A A- mummy tvuiiiii 'joinB. j i to come and join us in all services. , II Church Of God Of Prophecy , . . SOOGrantStteet i i.. . '' a , i - " "V, l '.('.. Durham, North Caroda SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1982 Sunday School 9:45 Worship Service 11:00 Wednesday Night Service 7:30 . ' i.i '.;-..: . - ' y - .- .' -v ., " . '. . - ' ,- . ;' .-' .'-.'. . 4 . ; , ... . ,, ,, Pastor Yillle Walters
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