THURSDAY, JANUARY ?3, 1992
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VOL. XVIII, No. 22
"I'm not talking about no jive hold
ing on. I'm talking about holding
on in ihe difficult times. "
- Ben Ruffin
Community rallies in
support of Dr. King
|tn Ruffln tails crowd off 1,200 at ,
Monday's Dr. King calibration to
support Dr. King's dream by sup
porting black buslnaaaaa. "Put our
dollars whera Dr. King put hla."
By SAMANTHA McKENZIE
Chronicle Staff Writer
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Benjamin Ruffin told it like it was
Monday afternoon.
. In a 30-minute speech at the 12th
Annual Noon Hour Commemoration for
Dr. Martin Luther KingxJr., Ruffin, vice
president of corporate affairs at-k. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company, received a
standing ovation from the more than 1 ,200
attendees with a riveting speech thm chal
lenged everyone in the audience to really
"hold on" to the struggle.
"I'm not talking about no jive holding
on. I'm talking about holding on in the dif
ficult times/' he stressed Monday after
noon. Jan. 20, 1992 marked the seventh
federal holiday honoring the late Dr. King.
"If we really came here today to cele
brate Martin Luther K^g* we've got to
hold on. If we really Waftt to hold on, we
need to put our dollars where (MLK) put
his dollars: in a black bank," said Ruffin. "1
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Twenty-one month old Olivia
Howard enjoyed the gospel music
provided by the Cleveland Avenue
Christian Choir during one of
Monday's programs.
Little to run
for House
By SHERIDAN HILL
Chronicle Staff Writer
Local attorney and professor Larry Little has
announced that he will run for North Carolina's, new
Congressional district, which will be about 58 percent
black, including about
40,000 blacks in
Forsyth County. De
tails for the district
were being finalized in
committee meetings
on Wednesday.
Little served two
terms as Winston
Salem alderm an
the north ward from
1977-1985. In addition
to law practice, he I
teaches at
Winston-Salem State , ~
... Larry u. Little
in public administra
tion, civil rights, and political science. Little is a gradu
ate of Winston-Salem State, earned his master of public
affairs degree at UNC-G and his law degree from Wake
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itSver 1,000 people gathered Monday morning tor the annual march from Mt. Zlon Baptist Church to the M.C. Benton Convention Center in honor of Or.
Martin Luther King Jr.'a birthday.
^NNPA to tile
injunction
against white
media firm -
SAN DIEGO, Calif. ? The National Newspapers
Publishers Association (NNPA) voted unanimously to
file an injunction against American Minorities Media
(AMM), a white-owned media firm, to prevent them
from claiming that they represent NNPA newspapers.
At its 52nd Annual Mid-Winter Workshop in San
Diego, Calif., Robert W. Bogle, president of NNPA and
publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune , announced the
body's intentions shortly following discussion of AMM,
formerly known as Armed Forces Communications,
Inc.
"They are approaching prospective advertisers fit nd
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Last week weposed the q&lkk:?TffiC^
chrate the King Holiday? How wfll what we df;
make a difference to black folks next f
uary 21, 19937 And, how wfll we know'
Based onwhat I saw and beard,*
wereapparentfy think ing about dpp
lions arid ;i whole. lot moro. " -K^gprnrnfrrmi
Take Ben '*) S'MMM gmgS
By day, the brother travels ?HWBl8I?' ? 1 1
as the ultimate vice president of.
He is calm, deliberate, But
corrte "midnight," ftis same brother cso be trans
formed into as powerful a Baptist preacher as
Jesse Jackson or John Mendez. As the old saying
goes, "Ha can flat out bring it"
Ycs. my brothers and sisters, give Mr. Ben {
Ruffin the right ptatfona, the right aadkwce and
he will lead you aafr aaj^pfyfiiining to the
promised land, through the Good Book,
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One of 350 students picked
from around the country
ional Scholar
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
A local high school student is
currently representing North Caroli
na as a Congressional Scholar in the
National Young Leaders Confer
ence in Washington, D.C.
Tara Craft, a senior at East
Forsyth Senior High School, was
one of 350 students from around the
country chosen to attend the confer
ence, based on her academic perfor
mance and potential leadership abil
ities. The conference, which is
sponsored by the Congressional
Youth Leadership Council, began
this past Tuesday, Jan. 21 and will
continue through Sunday, Jan. 26.
As a Congressional Scholar,
Craft will meet with high ranking
government officials, senators and
representatives, and members of the
Washington diplomatic corps.
In an interview last week, Craft
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was excited about being one of the
few chosen ones to attend the con
ference.
"I feel good about it," she said.
"That part I felt really good about,
knowing that I was good enough to
beat others that I thought were bet
ter than me. I think that's what real
ly made me wai)Tto go."
Craft also said that she sees
herself as a role model for other
young people, especially those who
live in low-income housing areas of
the city.
"I know that because of where
I stay, I'll influence other
teenagers," said Craft, who lives in
the Goler Apartments area. "Just
because they stay in the projects
doesn't mean that they can't succeed
in life."
Although Craft admitted that
politics is not one of her favorite
subjects, she said that by attending
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Tara Craft (left), a senior at East Forsyth Sank* High School, Is ona of tha 350 stu
dents chosan to attand tha National Young Laadars Conference In Waahlngton, D.C.
Craft discusses her acceptance with Winston- Salem Mayor Martha Wood and says
she looks forward to being a positive role model for other teenagera.
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