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Winston-Salem Chronicle
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Stondr murder evokes response
A Community groups charge media
and police with concealing details
By SAMANTHA McKENZlE
Chronicle Staff Writer
Two community groups held
separate press conferences last
week charging the media and the
Winston- Salem police department
with withholding vital information
surrounding the death of Carlos
Colon Stoner.
S toner, a black male, was
found on May 27 with his penis cut
off and placed in his mouth and a
large hole on the left side of his
. chest.
Citizen's United for Justice
spokesman the Rev. John Mendez
said that when police and media
withheld details including the race
of the assailants and the victim, "the
public was deceived. (He) was a
human being with value and dignity
who was the victim of racist vio- 1
lence. Official secrecy exposes
(police and media) mistrust of the
public's ability to make sound judg
ments."
Mendez said that withholding
the race of the suspects and the
details of how Stoner was killed
undermined the public's basic
democratic right to know.
"Secrecy is a curse, not just
because it is a mask for corruption
and incompetence. It also strangles
a community's response to any situ
ation. How can a community make
intelligent choices about our future
without such information?" he con
tinued.
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Four white
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suspects
indicted
_ Four while men were
indicted on first-degree murder
charges Monday for the death
of Carlos Colon Stoner. Sus
pect Dwayne Gregory Doby,
21, is being held at the Forsyth
County Jail. Other suspects,
Mark Anthony Smith, 21,
Ricky Eugene Knight, 27 and
James Andrew Gilbert, 23 are
listed as "out on medical," a .
term which means they are
being held * Central Prison in
Raleigh for siife keeping,
according to jail officials. A
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Citizens demand review board
? Alderman Robert Northington said he walked out of the
committee meeting because he had 'heard it before' ? ~
By SAMANTHA McKENZIE
Chronicle Staff Writer
Citizens who attended the Pub
lic Safety Committee meeting Mon
day night said that Alderman
Robert Northington's reaction
reflected the attitude of arrogance
and disinterest for the concerns of
the black community.
More than 40 citizens packed
the committee room and asked the
committee to make a recommenda
tion for a citizen's police review
board. As the Rev. Carlton Eversley
was presenting the concerns of Cit
izens United for Justice, Northing
ton walked out abruptly and did not
return for the remainder of the
meeting. Eversley went on to say
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that the job of the department
"policing itself is too important to
leave solely up to them."
"We need a group of people,
other than the police or this board,
thfct will hear the concerns and
grievances of the people," he con
tinued. Eversley said that the cur
rent procedure was "intimidating"
to the average citizen. "When you
go into the interal affairs office you
have two white guys sticking a
microphone into your face asking
you to tell them your story," he con
tinued.
But it was obvious that Nor
thington had didn't want to listen to
the group any longer. "I've heard it
before," said Northington Tuesday.
"I will vote against it as I have
in the past and as was recommend
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ed by the Human Relations Com
mission," he said. He added that the
commission's study last year indi
cated that a citizen's police review
board was not necessary. "Besides,
the policy we have now is less than
a year old," he said, adding that the
city and the citizens need to give it
more time to work.
Northington also said aldermen
were not obligated to vote on the
committee level.
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? Psychologists say stigmas and fear of the black man's
sexuality are possible motivations for the castration
By SAMANTHA McKENZIE
Chronide Staff Writer
As the community wonders
what kind of person would castrate
and mutilate a black man who was
found dead May 27, psychologists
say that imbedded in the mind of
many white people is a fascination
with the black male genitals.
Four white males have been
indicted for first degree murder in
the death of Carlos Colon Stoner.
Dr. Alvin Poussaint, associate
professor of psychology at Harvard
University's medical school and
advisor to the Cosby Show , said the
castration of black male genitals
dates back to the myth that black
men have large penises, which
threatens the white man's uncon
scious need to maintain masculinity.
"The symbolism of what they
did points to the fact of racism. The
black male is looked at as a sexual
threat," said Poussaint "Deep in the
psyche of white people is a perverse
fascination with the black male gen
itals. They paint images of black
males as stud s, or the black male as
being hypersexual," he continued.
Poussaint also said that the
penis being placed in the mouth is a
further indication of "dehumaniz
ing" the black male.
"It's doing away with what
threatens society," he said.
Poussaint said that other
images of the black man are that he
is "gorilla-like," and he compared
the Rodney King incident and the
not guilty verdict to the images that
white people have of the black
male.
"The image that he is a crimi
nal, that he is an animal, and he
"can't be subdued . . . and that even ~~
though (the jurors) saw Rodney
King being beaten by the police
officers they thought it was justi
fied."
Poussaint said the possibilities
of homosexuality or anti-homosex
uality should also be considered. He
pointed to the Jeffrey Dahmer case
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "He was
into homosexuality. (Dahmer)
picked his victims, who were black
men. He cut off some of their geni
tals also. It's a fascination," he said.
Dr. James Carter, professor of
psychiatry at Duke University said
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After a telephone call from city officials last week, residents of this house at 751 Gold Ross
Street at the corner of Urban Street removed this sign. It reappeared this week. It reads: "Klt
sy's Corner, No Nlggers/or White Trash."
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the needi of Mack folk* in America. Itae is no
after way tony it.
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fimrt^nwnttiiiy lost* reduced to chfliiging (lie dates
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reduced to using the same "minutes" Atom last
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tor tnose who may nave lnaavertentiy aiea
fMe in the "straggle"; reduced to nying to catch
its own tsfl, naming ftst, afraid not only of itself.
Word on the street ...
?With the May 27 murder of Carlos C. Stoner still on the minds of many residents,
some folks talked about racism here in Winston-Salem . . .
I ? 1 i ? i : 1 r*rmraamiM 1
i I believe racism is as
American as apple pie. It's
been here so long it's imbed
ded into American culture.
IVe noticed here in Winston
Salem too . . . especially
being a black male. Techni
cally racism exists here like
everywhere else, it's just
more covert here. Racism is
targeted to everyone that is
non-white and we are at the
top of the list. j
- Brandon Williams, 20
C I think racism definitely
exists. Hearing about that
murder, it made me feel bad.
I knew that type of thing went
on, but I didnl know it would
happen here. It scared me.
IVe experienced racism. I've
had bottles thrown at me and
IVe had (whites) call/ne nig
ger as I walked by. (Blacks)
have to be more alert. . . you
never know what will hap
pen. ,
- Jarrws Whit#, 27
( Racism is still here in
Winston-Salem. But it is
getting a little better, i hope
in the near future it will end,
but it hasnt happened yet.
There are a lot of people
getting involved now (to help
end it). I guess in both races
we need to talk more about it
and bring things to light. But
we'll see h6w things work
after the outcome of this
trial. j
- Boatrlc* Alton, 55
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4 I think there is a whole lot
of racism in Winston
Salem. Winston-Salem is just
behind the times, as far as
jobs, (relating) to blacks and
improving the community. I'm
faced with it in many different
ways. If I went to get a job, (I
think there's a good chance)
they'd hire a white person
before me.
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- Christopher Bonnar, 22
1
i I was really surprised to
hear about the murder
happening here in Winston
Salem. But I think racism
depends on each individual
person. They're the ones
who have to make up their
mind whether or not they are
going to be racist. I think
everybody needs to come
together as a whole and get
down to the bottom of this
issue of racism. y
- Trlaha Carpenter, 20