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NEWS WEEK
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WHERE TO FIND IT
Business B8
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Community News A4
Editorials A 12
Entertainment B7
Obituaries BIO
Religion B9
Sports B1
This Wbem In Black Histohy
Onjmty 21, 1896, tha National J? '"ration of Afro- American
Woman and tkt Colored Woman ? utagna merged to craal e the
Notional Association ofCotorad Women.
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The funeral for Angilo Robinson was Held Saturday.
By DAVID L.DH1ARD
ChronicU Suff Writer
CONCORD ? Drivc-by shootings, wanton vio
lence, riots and police brutality have become a part of
life m major cities like Los Angeles^ where drug activ
ity and gang warfare are rampant
These tragedies, however, are occurring more fre
quently in small towns across the country. And less
than two weeks ago, one of the worst reported incidents
of police brutality followed by community rebellion
occurred in normally tranquil Concord, after a black
- man died in police custody after being sprayed with
pepper mace.
The racial tension that followed the death of
Photos by C.O. Matthews
Two youngsters (top) show off their paint jobs during the Cleveland Avenue Homes Community Day
Festival Saturday . boris Cobb gives another festival-goer a new look (Story and more photosf page A4)
Angelo Darcel Robinson, a once-promising college
athlete, continues to loom like a thick cloud over this
small, somewhat agrarian town with a population of
nearly 31,000, less than an hour's drive southwest of
Winston-Salem. Tensions have run especially high in
the Logan communityrwhere^ most of the African
Americans in the town reside, including Robinson's
parents, Lillian and Garfield "Smokey" Robinson of
333 Fox St.
"They killed my son," said "Smokey" Robinson.
"Them white cops killed my son."
The Logan community, which resembles one big
publ i c -housin g com p 1 exTw ltn some single-family
Please see page A10
Baby Talonda,
Hang in There
By MARK R. MOSS
Chronicle Staff Writer
People in Snow Hill
and Winston-Salem ? r
and several points in
between ? have shown
nothing but love and con
cern for 6-year-old
...JMonda Lanier.
And as if on cuer
Talonda has shaken a
coma she had been in
since she was struck in the Talonda Lanier
head by a thug July 10
while resting in the backseat of her mother's car. She
still remains in critical condition, however, a
spokesman ai Forsyth Memorial Hospital said Mon
day.
David Lanier, a cousin, said that when news of
Six-year-old shot in the
head comes out of coma .
Talonda's shooting reached residents of Greene
County, calls of support and donations from strangers
and friends alike poured in.
"People have sent funds from far and near,'' said
Lanier, the owner of Lanier Construction Co. and a
well-known businessman in the county.
Talonda was struck by a bullet in the head while
she slept in the back scat of her mother's car around
4:30 a.m. on July 10. Saidet Lanier, Talonda's mother,
was oniier way back to Ft. Hood, Texas after visiting
relatives in Snow Hill, when fatigue forceri her to pull
over. She parked under the Thomasvillc Road over
pass on^nterstate 40 and had not yet fallen asleep
when tw%men in a car riddled her car with bullets and
took cwShe took off after the car and was able to
memorize the license plate, totally unaware that her
daughter had been struck in the head.
Because of Saidet's quick action, two men were
later arrested and charged with assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill, causing serious injury.
Both were in the Forsyth County Jail with bond set at
$200,000. The two suspects are white; the family is
black.
Freda Springs, public relations manager at
Forsyth Memorial, said this week that donations total
ing over $15,000 had accumulated in the special fund
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Mayor Wood Announces Plans for Fall Election
By MARK R. MOSS
Chronicle Suff Writer
Mayor Martha S. Wood, claiming
that she is a "little grayer, older and
wiser after these four years," asked the
residents of Winston-Salem on Tuesday
morning to return her to office for
another term.
"1 am every bit as optimistic ... about
our ability to accomplish the task. With
the blessing of my family and with our
continued support and involvement, I
will seek a second term as mayor of
Winston-Salem," Wood told about 100
supporters in the main lobby of the Saw
tooth Building.
Introduced by her son, Hardison,
and flanked by her husband, mother and
daughter, the mayor outlined the issues
that the city's residents had agreed to
work on four years ago ? police protcc
tion and drug enforcement, economic
development and a city government that
"encourages and welcomes participation"
by everyone.
"I am proud of the progress we have
made in each of these areas. ^4ow we
must build on our successes of the past
four years to deal effectively with the
difficult problems that remain for us to
solve," she said.
Her speech was punctuated several
times by applause, but one of the hearti
est came when she talked about the issue
of respect and police.
"To have a police force that earns
the respect of our entire community
every day, we must give them the tools
they need to get the job done ..." she
said. "Let's be clear. Winston-Salem will
not allow police officers to intimidate,
harass or assault citizens, and neither will
Please see page A3
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