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Winston-Salem Chronicle
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1993
'Power concedes nothing without a struggle." - ? Frederick Douglass
VOL. XIX, No. 42
Womble Says Letter Prompted Death Threats
? Rally held to
support alderman
By MARK R. MOSS
Chroniclt Suff Writer
AJdcrman Larry Womblc, who some say kept Win
ston -Salem from receiving All-Am erican City status by
writing a critical letter to judges, said he has received
several "death threats" over the past few weeks.
Womble said he has gotten a "couple of (anony
mous) calls and two or three letters." He said the letters
were unsigned and placed on his r.ar rtr mailed to his _
house.
Womble, however, said he will not allow "cow
ards" to keep him from speaking out on issues concern
ing the city.
"I'm not going to shut up when something's wrong
in this city," he said. To be silent means that I condone
it. First I speak up, then I act up."
Womble revealed Saturday during a rally on his
behalf at Emmanuel Baptist Church that he had received
? the threats.
"1 don't even concentrate on stuff like that," he said
of the threats.
"It would disrupt your daily life. 1 don't spend an ?
inordinate amount of time wringing my hands."
Although no one has explicitly stated .jtfiai they
would kill him, Womble^aid he's taking the "death
threats" very serious.
"There have been these little things like, Tou better
get out of town,' or 'You better be careful.' It's some
thing to be cognizant of ..." Womble said. ^ ?
"If anybody wants me they can come ancrgetme,''
he said.
Womble has been under attack in recent weeks for
sending a letter to the National Civic League, which
gives the All- American City award, citing as key prob
lems m the crty raee relations, the lack of economic ?
development in the black community and black unem
ployment In the letter, he also talked about Carlos
Stoner. a black man who was castrated and killed by
four white men, and Sheila Ann McKellar, a black
woman who died in police custody after city police
restrained her in a holding cell,
? - - ? LasTmonth, the city's application for the designa
tion was denied, and Womble received the brunt of the
blame from some residents and city officials, including
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NEWS
B*R*I*E?F*S
for Orioles
BALTIMORE ? Former pro football player
iPp Fugett Jr. heads a group of investors trying to
Orioles baseball leaiv^!pr|i^^r
is renewing a family effort
begun by his late half-brother and nuiltimillionajlpp;
Reginald Lewis Lewis died earlier this year of
Mill cancer, sad Fugett took over bis interest in
the billion-dollar TLC Beatrice International.
jRpgett, 42, mould become the first black majority
ownir of a major league baseball team. Current
Orioles owner Bli S. Jacobs is in personal bank
rvptcy. j 1%
SMrafly-: -' ?v. '***>?$ ? vjpsr ':?? ~;r "*v.
Black Businesses
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tS&j'tiASHVIUJfC SCI C President Joseph Loweiy
ii reached anMmnent with the S honey's restau
rant chain to invest $60 million over the next three
| years to aid black businesses. Shoney's recently set
tied a 1989 lawsuit charging that it had discrimi
jrrl against black employees in a bid not to allow
Its resftiiliiliJ to become "too dark." The billion-dol
lar chain operates restaurants in 37 states under vari
ous names, including Captain D's Seafood, Pargos,
Lee*s Famous Chicken and Shoncy's. S
Dove Poet Laureate w
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CHARl.OTTKSVH.U-:. Va. ? University of
Virginia creative writing instructor Rita Dove has
-been selected by the Library of Congress as the
Mil 111% Pbet Laureate. She will be the first African
^Mwwiaii and the youngest person awarded the
40, lives in Charlottesville, Va. As poet
she will be in charge of the library's liter
ary calendar for tfie 1993-94 season.
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Welfare Reforms
WASHINGTON ? The Clinton administration
has begun work on reforming the nation's welfare
system. And preliminary indications are that
Increasing numbers of low-income women would
be required to leave home ami find jobs. Health and
^lliliaii Services Secretary Donna P. Shatala said in
;Mjfjftne: "1 den*1 rhink wr should subsidize poor
mothers to stay out of the work force when woik
ing-class mothers are going into the workforce."
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Alderman Larry Womble, seated beside Hazel Brown of the Winston-Salem Urban Uague, appears
somber at a raUy in his behalf Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Churehsf or about two hours, several of
Womble's supporters spoke about how he is a man of integrity ynha-for years hds 'spoken out about ills
affecting this city. They said the criticism he has received in recent weeks for writing a letter to the
National Civic League is misdirected. The letter cited reasons why Winston-Salem should not be consid
ered an All-American city. They said the real issues are the problems that Womble addressed in his letter.
Following the ratty , which was sponsored by the Citizens United for Justice, several people in attendance
went to the Forsyth County Jail to show support for convicted murderer Darryl Hunt
Darrv 1 Hunt
Gets Another
Day in Court
By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS
Chroniclt Mugmg Editor -
Darryl Hum stiH has a quick,
shy smile. Only now it giaces a
bespectacled countenance
weather-beaten by nearly 10 years
of worrimenL
Since 1984t when he was
arrested and charged with murder,
fate has seemed cruel to Hunt. His
claims of innocence, the many
retrials and hearings, and his
lawyer's claims that police and pros
ecutors wantonly withheld key evidence and precluded key
witnesses from testifying, have made his case a cause celebre.
Although Hunt has maintained his innocence, his future
continues to be measured by the thickness of a pile of court
documents and the effectiveness and eloquence of how its con
tents can be argued.
Hunt, wearing bright-orange coveralls and untied, white L
Nike sneakers, appeared at first nervous, but later relaxed dur
ing a 90-minute interview Saturday afternoon in the visiting
room at the Forsyth County Jail.
He said he remains confident that he eventually will be
exonerated, but that his faith in the criminal justice has com
pletely eroded
"In September 1984, sitting in (former District Attorney
Donald)Tisdale's office, I had faith in the system," Hunt said
"I didn't think he could charge me with something I didn't do.
Since then, I don't have faith in the criminal justice system. 1
now have faith in God"
His faith will be tested Monday when Hunt, 28, will have
yet another day in Forsyth Superior Court
His attorney, James Ferguson, will argue that police and
prosecutors kept three potential witnesses for Hunt from testi
fying at his second trial in 1990. Ferguson said those witnesses
Darryl Hunt
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Board Member: Bill Will Hurt Blacks
By MARK It MOSS
Chronicle Staff Writer
A school board member said he has
"strong reservations" about a bill
currently in the state Senate that
will require school principals to
report to law enforcement agencies
misdemeanors occurring on school
property.
Board member Walter Marshall
said that his concern with the bill,
which has already been passed by
the House of Representatives, was
"that it would adversely effect black
males."
The bill is part of a four-bill
package that is part of Gov. Jim
Walter Marshall - Larry Coble
Hunt's plan to curb school violence, misdemeanors occurring on school
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Bias Crimes High
In Forsyth County
By DAVID L. DILLARD
Chronicle SufF Writer . '? - - ? -
A study by North Carolinians Against Racist and
Religious Violence (NCARRV) shows racially moti
vated violence is steadily increasing statewide as ten
sions between blacks and whites continue to escalate.
NCARRV was established in 1983 to educate citi
zens about bias-related crimes in North Carolina. The
group also monitors extremist-group activity through
out the state.
In 1992, statistics showed 138 incidents reported
within 46 counties ? the highest level of activity
reported since the group began keeping records in
1985. Forsyth and Guilford counties each had seven
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