Newspapers / Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / Nov. 4, 1993, edition 1 / Page 15
Part of Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
National Dinkins Loses Close NYC Mayor's Race NEW YORK (AP) ? Rudolph Giuliani, a former prosecutor who portrayed himself as a tough crime fighter, became the first Republican to be elected mayor of New York since 1965, narrowly defeating incumbent David Dinkins. In one of the tightest mayoral races in New York history, Giuliani defeated Dinkins by less than 50,000 votes. When the two faced off in 1989, Dinkins won by an ?almost identical margin. With 100 percent of the vote counted, Giuliani ?> Newspaper Called Racist as 10,000 Copies are Stolen COLLEGE PARK , Md. (AP) ? Today's edition of the student newspaper at the University of Maryland will recap yesterday's news after protesters seized about 10,000 copies, claiming they were racist. In place "f the missing paprre, the protesters left a small com puter-generated sign Monday that read: "Due to its racist nature, the Diamondback will not be available today. . . . Read a book." Nobody claimed responsibility for the missing newspapers, which are distributed fre< police^MHPHI Abou^afctXX) copif^Jjvere distril uted Monday. ? The university condemned the removal of the papers. "Freedom of expression is a fundamental *alue in our society and our university," said Gary M. Stephenson, a campus spokesman. "I think our university is unequivo cal in its support for free speech." Several students said the" protest probably -stemmed from a general perception that the Dia mondback is insensitive to blacks and other minorities on campus, rather than from any particular arti cle. "A lot of black students have lust stopped reading the paper alto gether," said Jeneba K. Jalloh, president of the African Student Association. "Every time they pick up the paper there is something that is racially insensitive." Some minority students were angry that the newspaper included only one black model out of about seven in an Oct. 20 fashion supple ment. Some blacks also said the newspaper gave too much cover age to last month's suspension of a black fraternity over hazing com plaints. "There are a lot of little things that show there is no understand ing" of black issues, said Kera Rit I ter. a black journalism major who works for the Eclipse, one of two black-oriented publications on campus. Drew" Weaver, the Diamond back' s editor in chief, acknowl edged that some of the criticism is valid. "It's not a racist paper," said W eaver, a senior. "But I think there have been incidents of unfair ness in it in the past." Weaver, who took over the newspaper in May, said he had loped to improve coverage of >lack life at the university. But he "aid his plans were hampered by m inability to attract and retain >lack reporters. The removal of the papers lade him angry. "I don't think it's a justifiable [orm of criticism or complaint," ie said. Btecks account for about percent of the 23,300 under iraduates on the College Park fampus. had 903,1 14 votes, or 51 percent, and Dinkins had 858,868 votes, or 48 percent. Giuliani is the first chal lenger to unseat an incumbent New York mayor since Fiorello LaGuardia in 1933. "The people have spoken," Dinkins told an angry crowd at his headquarters, flanked by supporters such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. A1 Sharpton. "We must all respect their judg ment and decision . . . Stand with our next mayor. He needs our part nership. He has earned it." The crowd booed and shouted, "No!" and "Recount!" A short time later, Giuliani told cheering supporters: "I stand before you as the next mayor of New York City. It happened because I asked you to believe in me and you did and I'm very grateful." He paid tribute to Dinkins, thanked him for being gracious in defeat and appealed to the mayor's supporters to work with him. "No matter what race, ethnic background or religion, we re bound together, we're all one people," Giuliani said. "As the pain of the loss subsides and as new hope emerges for the future of the city, you are all welcome to join us." From the beginning of the bitter campaign, racial divisions were as critical as issues such as crime, schools and quality of llfe.Dinkins, the city's first black mayor, por trayed himself as a racial healer and won 95 percent of the black vote, and most of the Hispanic vote.Giu liani, seeking to become the city's first GOP mayor since John Lind say, attacked Dinkins' competence and portrayed himself as an ex-pros ecutor tough on crime and an effi cient administrator. He took three-quarters of the white vote, the exit polls showed. The campaign had gotten so nasty that the candidates couldn't even, agree on a format for a debate. Rappers Face Attempted Murder Charges Tupac Shakur NEW YORK (AP) ? Flavor of the rap group Public Enemy was arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly fired a gun at his neighbor outside their Bronx ap^ftment building. The arrest Monday came just one day after another nationally known rapper, Tupac Shakur, 22, was charged with shooting two off duty officers in Atlanta. Flavor Flav, 34, whose real name is William Drayton, may have " been arguing with his neighbor over Drayton's girlfriend when he fired his gun, said SgC Michael McGrath said. The neighbor, a 54-year-old man whose name was not released* was not injured. McGrath said he and another officer went to Drayton apartment building in the Bronx borough after hearing shots. The apartment's doorman told police Drayton fired at another resi dent outside the building. Drayton surrendered to police in the build ing's lobby and took the officers to his 23rd-floor apartment, where McGrath said they found an unli censed .38-caliber semiautomatic pistol with one bullet missing from its clip. * In 1991 ? police arrested Dray ton for allegedly punching his girl friend in the face during an argu ment. He was arrested again last year un two outstanding warrants ? one for the assault on his girlfriend, the other for a traffic violation ? ? and was freed on bail. Public Enemy's third album, "Fear of a Black Planet/' sold 1.5 million copies, but the group has been dogged by controversy, includ ing accusations of anti-Semitism. In Atlanta, Shakur, who co -starred with Janet Jackson in the movie "Poetic Justice," was charged Sunday with two counts of aggravated assault following a traf fie dispute with two officers. Police said the shootings occurred after two officers, brothers who work a<i'*< deputies in the Atlanta suburb^* - were nearly hit by two cars as tht^ ?* crossed a street with their wives. ?' An argument ensued, one of the officers pulled a gun and Shaktfr-" opened fire, wounding one officer ito ?'* the buttocks and the other in th? abdomen, police said. It was immediately clear if the two ident^ " fied themselves as police officers. ' In September, .v Snoop Dog?9?; Dogg was charged with first-deyr^ murder after his bodyguard' ? allegedly shot a man. \ tM I A Clara Kirk Chicago, IL f "Look inward and see your soul, look outward and serve humanity." Clara Kirk knows where to took. She looked out into her community and saw women whose husbands had abandoned their families. She looked into the str eets and saw the homeless and the hungry. But unlike other onlookers, Clara did some thing about what she saw. Clara's House, a shelter for homeless and battered women and their families, opened in 1 987 wtth room for 69 women. As founder and president of Clara's House, Clara Kirk has helped more than 7,000 women and their famfltes. Not only does Clara give women a home, but she works to find affordable permanent housing and job opportunities. Thank you Clara Kirk for dedicating your self to seeing the needs of the homeless women of Chicago. A donation of $5,000 has been awarded to Clara's House shelter in recognition of your efforts. itm m* ?r? ? : > i ?' ' f I , I ' 4 'II ,i 'I : '! I ..ji ? . . i ' ' " i <???!' I, I'll , , ?"?< " ?/? tt * ? ' ' ' ' * ? ' * hit II.' I h" *Hh.t hi . "lltil.iui li . Ill I I I SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health.
Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Nov. 4, 1993, edition 1
15
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75