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"He died for all people. If
to free black people fr<
but also to free whites
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A crowd of more than 300 braved chilly
the sixth annual noon celebration honorini
Jr. at the Winston Square amphitheatre.
Mutter Evans, generaPsihanager and
WAAA, co-sponsored the event along wit
NAACP, and led a host of speakers in cal
dience to "live the dream" of Dr. King.
The observance was part of local acti\
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day was Jan., 15.
Calling the day a celebration of peace, 1
said, "Dr. King belongs to all Americans,
all of us."
Local NAACP President Walter Marsh
sive audience that the struggle Dr. King
Despite the fact that racism is alive and we
longer a legal reality, thanks to Dr. King
"We must not forget," Marshall said,4
was a human and civil rights activist in tl
prophet, leader and warrior, not just a d
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"He realized that group unity was r
single accomplishments of any individual
The Rev. John Mendez of Emmanuel I
the crowd to fulfill the agenda that Dr. 1
4'Dr. King taught us how to resolv<
violence," Mendez said. "He said that,
violence, we learn five things: We must
love our enemies, suffer redemptively, re
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DURHAM - As America prepared to h
Jr., South African Archbishop Desmonc
King who drew upon a constituency that14
ed" when peaceful protesters were attack
"I believe, and I hope I am wrong, th
constituency at home," Tutu said Sunday
don't hav$ a constituency with minimum i
4-year-old can be killed by the police ai
outrage.' *
Tutu, the Anglican bishop of Johannes
tour of the United States to raise mone
Board of Aldermen
to sue urubbs Co. 1
By L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
The Board of Aldermen voted
unanimously Tuesday for the city to file its
first discrimination lawsuit as a result of
the city's new Fair Housing Ordinance.
Acting on a recommendation from the
city'* Human Relations Commission, the
aldermen voted 8-0 to file a racial
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Estate Co. for denying an apartment to a
black woman.
The board met in a 45-minute executive
session after its regular meeting to consider
,the recommendation.
The commission's Hearing Board ruled
in December that Grubbs refused to rent an
apartment to Mary Williams Oray in late
1983 and early 1984 because of her race.
The commission recommended that the
board file the lawsuit. *
As a result of the board's decision, City
Attorney Ronald O. Seeber said Wednesday
that he will file a complaint in Superior
Court "as soon as possible." The suit will
be filed in the city's name on behalf of the
commission for Mrs. Gray, he said.
Mrs. <1;ay fjled a complaint with the
commission ^in May 1984, charging
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was appalled and outrag- apartheid in S01
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at we do not have a like Tutu compar
at Duke University. "We apartheid with 1
moral standards so that a the 1960s. He
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votes unanimously
for discrimination
Grubbs, the management agency for the
Colonial Village Apartments on Charleston
Court, with racial and sexual discrimination.
Mrs. Gray, then known as Mary
Williams, charged that she was repeatedly
mistreated and ignored in her efforts to
rent an apartment at the Colonial Village
Apartments, despite her meeting all the
criteria to do so. The Hearing Board did
not find Grubbs guilty of sexual
discrimination.
David A. Logan, the commission chairman,
and Luellen Curry, the chief hearing
officer of the Hearing Board, applauded
the board's decision and the process which
brought it about.
"This case shows that you have to back
up local ordinances with action, otherwise
you're not putting your money where your
mouth is," Logan said. "The unanimous
decision by the board signals a good day
for Winston-Satem.
"Substantial evidence was presented to
the Hearing Board, they voted, and after
condideration, they (the aldermen) too see
that a wrong has to be remedied.
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nth Africa are "almost impossible" because of the
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the fight by American blacks for civil rights during
said American blacks were able to find strength
aith and by adhering to the non-violent approach
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By L.A.A. WILLIAMS
Chronicle Staff Writer
A group of downtown minority
business owners, upset with
what they see as overly stringent
guidelines for loans, let city officials
know last week that the
guidelines need to be changed in
order for them to qualify.
City Development Director
Allen Joines and Economic
Development Coordinator Frieda
Williams met with the disgruntled
proprietors on Thursday, trying
to determine what, if anything,
could be done to help the situation.
Among
business owners in attendance
were Tracy Smgletary
of Off Campus Sportswear,
Wilhelmina Carson of
Wilhelmina's Closet, James R.
I Miller of Miller The Printer, and
Publisher Ernest Pitt of the
Chronicle.
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The Issue
At issue is the city's Economic
Development Revolving Loan
Fund, which was set up in March
to provide funds to assist small
businesses in the Winston-Salem
central business district4. Several
downtown minority business
owners say the policies covering
eligibility do not take their plight
into consideration.
Through the loan program,
downtown businesses can obtain
from $1,500 to $30,000 for such
needs a* the acquisition of real
property, the construction or
rehabilitation of * commercial
buildings, working capital,
operating funds and the purchase
of equipment.
Aipong others, collateral and
credit worthiness requirements
are two of the main sticking
points with the minority
businesses. The city requires borrowers
to have "acceptable forms
of collateral, based on commonly
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guidelines
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a are too demanding
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accepted definitions/' and says
preference will be given to those }
with good credit ratings. (
If they met some of those re
quirements, they say, they
wouldn't need the money. The
owners say they submitted
alternative guidelines, drafted by
Mildred Solomon of Star Office
Supply, in March. The city, they
say, ignored their suggestions.
Singletary, who has owned and
operated his store at 532 Liberty
St. for three years, said after-the
meeting that he helped introduce
the idea of a loan pool for
downtown business operators to
the city but is not able to qualify
for the funds.
At The Start
"The concept started with
Cityscape (a downtown landscaping
project)/' Singletary said.
1 'When they started that program
we letrtlte Board (of Aldfthrren)
know that money was needed to
upgrade downtown businesses.
we said then that heroic
measures were needed to help
some of us who had beery
downtown for a while. These
guidelines don't reflect that."
According to Joinesf the
Cityscape program provided
funds to improve downtown
sidewalks and created a loan pool
to help downtown property
owners rehabilitate buildings.
The loan pool in question now
was set up in March for business
operators and tenants, Mrs.
Williams said. The guidelines
covering eligibility were OK'd by
the aldermen and the first monies
dispersed in December, after the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development approved the
program.
Three Loans To Date
The program, which uses
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plans to buy'
idio station
RKSDALE
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end, ownership of radio station
nasville will be transferred to one of
linent black religious and political
nia and will adopt an all-gospel forE.
Willis of Norfolk, Va., plans to
ation from owners Bill Boyce and
Willis, the pastor of Garden of
of Christ in Portsmouth, Va., owns
homes and seven radio stations, inin
Norfolk, one of the top-rated state.
Boyce also own WTHP in
'hich plays rhythm and blues music
nove its offices to Winston-Salem.
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station.
try interested in devoting more time
i we felt that by selling WTNC we
necessary time to give to (W)THP,"
fhen we had a chance to sell, we felt
His would be the right person to sell
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