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NC dt^ 2i.iiites j|^H^RdTHtlbllRS£ge,"|^ JME74 .number 12 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1996 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE:30 CENTS History of Black Jockeys Is Mostly Same Old Story See Page 9 tS.'MARGARET G. ALEXANDER presents the 12th annual (M. Alexander Sr. Humanitarian Award to Harvey B. Gantt of ■lotte which was accepted hy Congressman Mel Watt on behalf antt who could not attend because of illness. (Photo by Ray igressional Black Caucus sileut on rakhan hearings, says AFRO Washington Afro-American recently reported that "not one ;r of the Congressional Black Caucus has said anything about coming hearings regarding Nation of Islam leader Louis Far- who was scheduled to testify earlier this week before the nmiltee on International Human Rights and Operations. Far- , a recent recipient of the NNPA’s "Newsmaker of the Year" has been in hot water with the U.S. government since his con- iial African and Middle Eastern tour which ended last month, han met with many foes of U.S. foreign policy, including I leader Mu’ammar Qadhafi, on the tour. irown; Blacks must catch the business spirit Hack Americans must become part of the global marketplace, U.S, immerce Secretary Ron Brown told the National Rainbow Coali- n|onference held recently in Chicago. "Political power without tiiomic power doesn’t mean a whole lot" to many, said Brown, for- ijhairman of the Democratic National Committee. "There has to some confluence of the two so that people understand with politi- power comes the ability to attain what should have been ours in first place, to be able to participate fully in the economics of lerica, of the world," he said as quoted in The Chicago Daily De- ider. He also said America needs to look at its racial and ethnic ersity as an asset instead of a liability. Richmond, Va. City Council rejects plea to r&onsider placement of Ashe statue fhe proposal of placing a statue of tennis legend Arthur Ashe on storic Monument Avenue, near statues of Confederate heroes have xxl for years, has been approved again by the Richmond, Va. City Juncil, despite objections from the city’s vice mayor and other op- inents that the statue’s design is not of high enough quality to be aced there. The statue, created by sculptor Paul Di Pasquale, shows she, book in one hand and tennis racket in the other, with four chil- enat hjs feet looking up to him. Suggested alternative sites for the alue include a proposed Black Sports Hall of Fame, or an athletic aterthat bears his name. Oneonta, N.Y. university administrator who created ‘black list’ reinstated leif Hartmark, vice president for administration and finance foi he State University College at Oneonta, N.Y., was recently instated to his post, much to the chagrin of the campus’ black stu- ais. Four years ago, Hartmark, then acting president, compiled with police request for a list of black male students as part of a police in- tstigation into a burglary case. The 77-year-old white female victim id identified her assailant as a black male. As a result of the list, lout 300 black males, Oneota students as well as residents, were in- trogated by police. Oneonta President Alan B. Donovan had mioled Hartmark and placed him on unpaid leave. Donovan, who “d review of Hartmark’s performance had been conducted, said sreinstatement was appropriate. N.C. supermarkets mark checks by race, sex Einployees at several Winston-Salem, N.C. stores mark checks Wived by customers according to their race and gender, according story in The Winston Salem-Chronicle. The markings on the ’Wks were "B.F." (Black Female), "B.M." (Black Male), among classifications. "Tm very offended by this. I think it’s a terrible said LaRue P. Cunningham, a middle school teacher who had '■'' the newspaper copies of canceled checks she used for items at '^wogerCo. Food Mart and Stein Mart. A Kroger manager said the ■®Kwas following a Forsyth County Magistrate’s Office policy. But ®Jty Magistrate Stephen Honaker said his office only requires lo usinesses to identify people who are suspected of writing badj Si not placing race and gender marks on them. . Black College Sports Page See Page 12 ‘The Lily of the Valley^ See Page 7 New York Man Held In Mrs. Harris’ Death Donald John Scanlon of Syracuse, New York, was indicted this week by a grand jury in Durham on a charge of murdering Mrs. Claudine Wil son Harris. He was jailed in a Janesville. N.Y. Correctional Facility on nonsupport charges, and held on charges'of forgery filed by Durham detectives. Mrs. Hanis, a retired teacher, 'yas an activist in behalf of those less fortunate. She had formed a construction company in order to provide work for the homeless and unemployed. Scanlon, a drifter, had been helped by Mrs. Harris with work, and she was impressed wkh^iis car pentry skills. She later let him move into her home in the Old Farm com munity in northern Durham. He had moyed out of her home, but was still employed by her. On February 27, Mrs. Harris was found dead in her bed. She had been smothered to death. Her credit cards and her automobile were gone. Mrs. Harris’ car was found several days later in New Orleans, La., after having been reported stolen. Its personalized North Carolina license plate bore her initials, CWH. Three people in New Orleans were charged with possession of stolen property, but they were noi considered suspects in the murder. A trail of evidence based on use of Mrs. Harris’ stolen, credit cards pointed to Scanlon, giving Durham detectives the possible clue that he might head for his home in Syracuse. He was found there upon notifica tion by Durham Police deteQtives...,An extradition hearing to return him to Durham will be held after Scanlon completes his sentence in Janesville. Mrs. Harris was the great-aunt of Keith Warren whose mysterious death July 31, 1986 in Silver Spring Md., at the age of 19, to dale has not been solved to the satisfaction of h’.s^ family, some forensic scientists and others familiar with the case. MRS. HARRIS Black Schools Denounce Findings In Report on School Funding (AP) - Leaders at some of North Carolina's historically black schools are disputing a report that says they get more than their share when the University of North Caro lina System divvies up money. The report before the UNC Board of Governors identifies historically black schools as the winners and Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, UNC- Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Wilmington as the losers un der the current funding formula. Leaders at the historically black schools questioned the findings be cause the study considered only the last 25 years of funding. The slightly larger share per stu dent that historically black schools receive is a result of the state’s at tempts to remedy past inequities, they say. Conditions at the historically black schools show that whatever money they are getting is not enough, said board member Wil liam T. Brown of Fayetteville. "There’s something terribly wrong somewhere," he said. The study, which was ordered by the General Assembly last year, as sessed the equity of the current method of distributing operating funds across the 16-campus Uni versity of North Carolina system. It will be used to develop a new fund ing system. UNC system President C.D. Spangler said he does not expect the Board of Governors to cut spending at the 11 campuses identified as better off for redistribution to the under-funded campuses. The historically black colleges are North Carolina A&T in Greens boro; North Carolina Central in Durham; Fayetteville State; Winston-Salem State and Elizabeth City State. Consultant Kent Caruthers prepared the report and presented it to the Board of Governors on last Thursday. Caruthers and officials from UNC General Administration visited all 16 universities in the UNC system to talk about the funding study. School officials were invited to suggest factors to be considered in a new money-distribution model. But officials at black universities were not allowed to talk about the unequal treatment those schools received during the years of legal segregation. The purpose of the study "was to look at where an institution is at this point in time and exclude the possibility of some sort of repara tions of past inequities," said Mick ey Burnim, interim chancellor at Elizabeth City State University. "In some ways, it’s sort of fixing the outcome before you do the study, unfortunately." The study was not intended to determine whether schools were getting enough money, said Kennis R. Grogan, a UNC vice president for finance. The purpose was to determine each school’s level of funding in com parison with other universities. "It was truly a look at equity as opposed to adequacy," Grogan said. As the Board of Governors evaluates the need for funding equity, Caruthers said it should (Continued On Page 3) Black Revolutionary War Memorial Project Gets $1.5 GM Support; Now May Beat October Deadline By Chester Higgins, Sr. Washington, D.C. — General Motors Coip. recently made a generous gift of $400,000 toward the erection of a Black Patriots Revolutionary War monument on the Mall and committed itself to raising an additional $1.1 million toward the $6.5 million goal, the amount needed to complete the memorial project. But it was the presentation of a $500 check by Melanie Butler, presi dent of the eighth grade class of Holy Redeemer school, that brought down the packed Rayburn House Office Building gathering on Capitol Hill. Dewy-eyed participants from Wade Henderson, chief of the Washing ton, D.C. NAACP bureau; Rep. Donald M. Payne (D- NJ) chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; legendary actor Ossie Davis; Reps. John Conyers, Jr. (D- MI); J. C. Watts, Jr. (R-OK) and Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT); the sculptor of Black Patriots monument, Ed Dwight, who was also the U.S.’s first black astronaut; South African Ambassador Franklin Sonn, to WJLA-TV anchor Paul Berry, all stood and cheered Miss Butler and her dozen or so classmates who helped raise the money through candy sales, etc. The youngsters were accompanied by their principal, Dr. Angela M. Kittrell. In a moving speech, Henderson told the youngsters, "Your being pres ent at this event may not seem to be very important to you today, but when you grow up and tell your children" it will take on immense sig nificance. The youngsters spirit inspired Davis, who, on the spot, said he and his wife, actress Ruby Dee, would contribute $5,000, and that the check would be "in the mail." TV anchor Berry also pledged a "check-in-the- mail" to match the children’s contribution. So did Ambassador Sonn, who stirred ripples of laughter when he added he would first have to, check with his "boss" back home before he could determine the amount. This flurry of activity in support of the Patriots Foundation is coming not a moment too soon. The Foundation has an October 1996 deadline to "demonstrate to the US Parks Service that it has the resources and wherewithal" to complete the project, said Wayne Smith, a Foundation official. The Foundation was created in 1986 in the Reagan era of "trickle down economics that did not trickle down." Smith remarked, adding those were the days of "voodoo economics!" Intramural fighting led to a breakup and a complete reorganization of the Foundation, with the highly respected H. Minton Francis, a U.S. Military Academy graduate who has distinguished himself in education, government service as well as in the armed forces, assuming the presidency. Francis also emphasized that congressional approval for the Black Patriot Memorial site expires Octo ber, 1996. By law, he said, no federal funds can be used to construct the memorial. The monument, dedicated to the me ‘’'an 5,000 blacks who died fighting for freedom they did not then enjoy in that racially repressive Revolutionar, era, will be the first black memorial situated on "sacred" ground between the Washington and Lincoln monuments on the historic Mall. Indeed, these "Black patriots fought for freedom and for rights which they did not realize until nearly a century after the revolution. (Continued On Page 3)
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