Winston-Salem Chronicle
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Applauding Partial Justice
It has come to this: African Americans have been
denied justice in America for so long, they welcome partial
justice. That was the case recently when a crowd gathered
outside the Los Angeles federal courthouse to listen to the
outcome of the verdicts in the infamous Rodney King civil
rights trial. Only two of the four police officers who sav
agely beat King senseless were found guilty. But partial jus
tice is a start, and it's more than African Americans get in
this state. Forsyth County District Attorney Thomas J.
Keith this week will presumably clear the police officers
who bound and gagged Sheila Epps McKellar in a holding
cell until she lost consciousness and ultimately died. Keith
believes that cocaine in her blood is more relevant than
police officers shackling a woman's hands and feet, stuff
gauze in mouth and taping it shut and placing her face
down in a holding cell.
Further evidence of why African Americans welcome
partial justice was apparent last week in tiny Lenoir in east
em North Carolina. The Justice Department said it would
not investigate the deaths of two black students who were
stabbed to death by two white students during a high-school
brawl. The white students were acquitted at their trial by an
all-white jury. So yes, it has gotten to the point where
African Americans applaud partial justice. It's better than
what they've been seeing, which is no justice at all.
Remembering Beane, Morrison
Within the past three ?*Vfeeks, residents of Winston
Salem have mourned the deaths of two men because of
senseless violence. The two ? Bobby F. Beane and
Ulysses A. Morrison ? perhaps, never met and would
appear to have little in common except that their deaths
came at the hands of cowards who apparently have little
regard for life. Beane and Morrison lived in different quad
rants of the city, which for a place as polarized as Winston
Salem is like the distance from earth to space. One was
white and the other black; one was a law-enforcement offi
cial and the other a custodian; one had a wife and children
and the other was a lifelong bachelor.
But they had similarities, too. Both loved their jobs and
from all accounts did them well. Both apparently reached
out to help others ? Officer Beane by offering protection
to residents in and around Kimberly Park and Morrison for
offering a ray of sunshine on cloudy days for the teachers,
students and cafeteria workers at Hanes-Lowrance Middle
School. Both will surely be missed by their respective fami
lies, friends and co-workers. These tragic deaths have left
voids in the Police Department and at Hanes-Lowrance
_ _JMiddle School.
District Attorney Thomas J. Keith should approach both
; of these cases with equal vigor to dispense justice. And this
city should begin to work together to stop these senseless
acts of violence.
Credo of the Black Press
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world
away from antagonisms when it accords to every person ? regard
less of race or creed ? full human and legal rights. Hating no per
son, the Black Press strives to help every person, in the firm belief
that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.
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Court Volunteers Badly Needed for Youths
To the Editor:
There arc many people in our
community who are concerned
about the status and future of our
youth, for example Janet Taylor
(, Chronicle 4/8/93).
However, many people in our
community who care have made a
commitment to help our youth.
These people are volunteers
with the One-on-One Program with
Forsyth Court Volunteers. They
give at least four hours a week for a
year to help these first-time juvenile
offenders and become friends, men
tors, or just someone to talk with.
They can help with homework, go
to the movies,
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walk in the
park, and be
there to help
kids explore
options that they
may not know
they have. One
on-One volunteers expose them to
activities that they haven't done
before.
Many of these young offenders
are from single-parent households
headed by women. They come in all .
shapes, sizes and colors, but most
are black males. All of them have
great potential to contribute to our
community and our country, given
the proper education, guidance and
support. To borrow a phrase from
Delores Smith of the Urban League:
"It takes an entire community to
raise a child." Volunteering means
giving back to the community.
I have spoken to many local
churches and civil organizations
about volunteering with the One -on
One Program at Forsyth Court Vol
unteers. We have approximately 55
young people on a waiting list who~
need volunteers, 35 of them are
black males.
I challenge everyone who say
they care about what is going on
with our young people to do some
thing to help.
Call me at 724-9923 and find
out what you can do to help.
Belinda B. Williams
Forsyth Court Volunteers
Winston-Salem
Police Review Board
To the Editor:
I watched my last Board of
Aldermen meeting last Monday
evening with the conclusion of the
discussion of the Police Review
board. I take issue with those indi
viduals in the black community who
accuse everyone who doesn't look
like them of being a racist. There
are definite exceptions to the nega
tive attitudes and racial intolerance
espoused by Alderperson Larry
Womble, Nelson Malloy, Vivian
Burke, street preacher John Mendez
Rev. John Mendez
and his cult followers. Many, many
African-Americans living in this
city are not racists. Some of us
would like to choose our associates
on the basis of interest, not skin
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Our Readers Speak Out
are valuable pearls, seeds planted in
mother's wombs and to be delivered
by God's hands of love, direction,
and leadership of nurturing lovt and
righteous guidance. Nothing should
be more important than that inno
cent child in the community, in your
home, school, church, or right in
your face and heart.
Men, let's stop neglecting our
children the right to live and be
complete! Give them the love, time,
and respect. When we see the
school bus early in the morning or
in the afternoon, we automatically
stop when it does. That's Good!
Just slow down for them. Don't run
over them! They need the time to
community is that "We Are All
God's Children."
The Morrison Family
Winston-Salem
Animals Treated Better"
To the Editor:
I am so glad that Los Angeles
and the rest of the world can get back
to normal now that the verdict has
been handed down. I really don't
know what the big deal was. If the
animal rights activists had witnessed
an animal being beaten like Rodney
King was beaten, every waking
moment since the first trial would
have been spent
picketing and
protesting. It seems
like we treat animals
better than we do
humans in some cir
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would hate to think
in that using that example, the verdict
would have leaned more towards the
animal. In this particular case, there
are many people that still think that
the officers acted in a proper way. I
. know that King had broken the law,
in trying to flee from the officers, as
well as, other speeding violations;
but Koone deserves that kind of
harassment. This was something that
was experienced by brave Black men
and women in the sixties with the
civil rights movement. What con
cerns me is that if this incident were
not videoed, we would have to take a
black fugitive's word ovef. four white
officers. It really does not matter
what happened before the 82 seconds
of tape. All that matters is that we
still have very ?ood people in the
world who are concerned about right
^and ^wrong^-the tap? would have ?
never reached the media. We also
have people in the world who are
oblivious to the plight of anyone who
has been treated in a malicious and
unfair way. How can someone not
see wrongdoing in King's experi
ence? Something is drastically
wrong with the moral fabric of our
world when one human treats
another human like this and a jury
delivers an acquittal verdict. Every
one talks about having faith in the
justice system. It's really difficult to
have faith in our kind of system
When things like this happen. King,
definitely, was no angel. He had and
still has his shortcomings. Then don't
we all? But if you can look deep
down in your heart and say that the
police officers acted in a proper way,
then you are part of the problem, that
we have in our world, our race rela
tions, prejudice, and morals are get
ting worse they're not getting any
better. As far as this King case goes,
thank God for civil right laws!
R X. Dulin
Winston -Salem
color. Racism is wrong. It is
immoral. This practice becomes sin
ful when so-called religious leaders
and aldermen preach racial intoler
ance.
I also believe that some of the
racism in this city begins with the
Board of Aldermen who represent
the African- American community in
East Winston. This is very poor
leadership. We cannot achieve inter
racial harmony in this city by treat
ing others with hostility and con
tempt. I believe that there are others
in this community whose lives are
models that race is irrelevant. It
would be wonderful if some of our
church leaders would put greater
emphasis on enhancing the spiritual
life in the church instead of raising
hell and cussing out white people
agitate against injustice, he Civil
Rights movement was very neces
sary. We would not have made the
strides that we have it it were not for
the agitation of Martin Luther King
and others. But this scenario taking
lace every other Monday night in
City Hall Council Chambers must
be changed.
Carol Harris
Winston-Salem
Help the Children
To the Editor:
First, I commend all single
mothers, adoptive parents, godpar
ents, neighbors, friends, widows,
foster parents, reform schools,
social workers, jailhouses, coun
selors, afternoon and summer youth
programs, homes, schools, and
churches for taking good care of our
children when we were away.
My main intention is to empha
size to all men, whether you're a
father or not, to be a good, positive
role model for our children. They
develop into citizens that many of
us men and women didn't fulfill as
we could have! It's too late, but our
children are our future generation.
Isn't that great?!!!
Johnnell T. Hunter Sr.
Bless the Children Program
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Expression of Thanks
To the Editor:
We, the family of Ulysses
Alonzo
Morri
son,
extend
our sin
c e r e
apprecia
tion to.
all com
munity
members
for the
outpour- Alonzo Morrison
ing of
love and consideration. We take
this opportunity to say thank you for
the many and varied ways that
showed Ulysses through his family
that he was a blessing to us all.
And while Ulysses will never
pass this way again, community
members have demonstrated to his
family that his unconditional caring,
sharing, and Toving did not go unno
ticed, unadmired, and unappreciated
by all with whom he interacted.
Ulysses' senseless and untbnely
death brought all facets of our com
munity together because his associa
tion, service, friendship, and love
transcend age, economic, racial,
religious, and social boundaries.
We greatly will miss him, and
we are assured that his legacy to our
the family of Ulysses
A Government Of Lies in First 1 00 Days
Suppose Bill Clinton told you
the water supply in Milwaukee is
now free of the parasite, cryp
tospordium, that has sickened thou
sands. Would you believe him?
I believed Milwaukee Mayor
John Norquist when he made the
announcement last week, but I
wouldn't believe Clinton if he were
standing on a cloud sunounded by
angels.
Why? Because I've lost confi
dence in his ability to tell the truth.
And why is that so? Because of the
army of lies he's already told in the
first 100 days of his administration.
Opinion polls also reflect this
trend toward a lowered confidence
in Clinton's truthfulness.
It would be impossible to list
them all in this space, but his latest
is the valued-added tax he said was
V5 years away on top of the tax on
the middle class, the largest tax
increase in the history of the world,
that he swore he would never do.
He disrespects gays who. along with
Blacks who get fouled early with
the adoption of Bush's plan to keep
the Haitians out. did more to get
him elected than any other group.
A more thorough listing of his
lies can be founu n the May 1993
issue of Spy magazine [2 12-633
6550) called "Clinton's First ^00
Lies."
But his biggest lie, and that's
what it is, is that he has a " deficit
reduction program" to restore the
national economy by reducing the
federal debt. That's a lie because
even he admits that after four years
of outlandish taxes, the debt will be
bigger than it is now.
Not only is his so-called debt
reduction plan a lie, but it is a dan
gerous lie because urban rot. poor
schools, unemployment, poor health
care, crime, broken families, racial
warfare, etc. are all directly or indi
rectly linked to the fact that we are
using $200 billion dollars a year of
money taken from working people
to pay the interest on a $4 trillion
debt to rich bondholders all over the
world.
No, Clinton, the Democrat,
didn't start this financial nightmare.
Democrat Lyndon Johnson did in
1963 and it has been continued by
Democratic and Republican presi
dents, including Ronald Reagan and
George Bush, ever since. And
Democrats and Republicans in Con
gress have voted for pork shipped
directly to their financial supporters
at the expense of working mer.
women who pay the bills and the
debt presidents and membeis of
Congress have run up since 1963.
Clinton's behavior is particu
larly dangerous because we can't
afford another four years of the
same (he did promise change) rob
bery by government fiat.
Extremely bothered by Clin
ton's dishonestly is David Broder of
The Washington Post, probably the
most even-handed columnist in the
business. Broder makes Clinton's
"Fifty-seven cents is the portion
of every dollar of personal income
tax you and I" will pay on interest
on this debt. Broder explains. ?
At the current rate, by 1995 it
will take 85 cents of every dollar of
personal income tax to pay wealthy
people around the world the inter
est on the debt.
That's when America will be
bankrupt and food riots will make
the L.A. race riots look like child's
play.
TONY BROWN
Syndicated Columnist
deception crystal clear.
If everything goes exactly as
Clinton plans, Broder explains, he
will add nearly SI trillion to the
debt that he's running up in the
name of taxpayers and passing on to
our children. "It does not count the
additional hundreds of billions he
plans to borrow from the Social
Security trust fund " Broder wrotr
A government of lies cannot
solve real problems.
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