These works of art are on display at SECCA through Jan. 2. The "Personal Narratives " exhibit was recorded
by black women photographers across th country.
"Personal Narratives:
Women Photographers
of Color" on Display
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An exhibition that opened in
October at the Southeastern Center
for Contemporary Art (SECCA),
"Personal Narratives: Women Pho
tographers of Color", is on display
until Jan. 2.
"Personal Narratives" focuses
on the African-American experi
ence as recorded by black women
photographers from across the
country. Incorporating straight pho
tography, photographs with text,
and photographic installations, the
exhibition merges and explores a
parallel between the visual arts and
academic feminist scholarship
through the use of autobiography
and the subjective voice.
The participating artists are
Lorraine O' Grady, Clarissa Sligh,
Coren Simpson, Lorna Simpson,
Carrie Mae Weems, Pat Ward
Williams, and Deborah Willis
Braithwaite. The exhibition will be
on view in the Main Gallery,
located at 750 Marguerite Drive.
The United States Information
Agency has selected Personal Nar
ratives to represent the U.S. on a
fully funded tour of the Caribbean
and Latin America under the aus
pices of the Arts in America pro
gram.
SECCA hours are Tuesday
through Saturday 10-5 p.m., and
Sunday 2-5 p.m. Admission is S3
for adults and S2 for students and
senior citizens. SECCA members
and children under 12 are admitted
free.
Senate Announces Study
on Minority Males
During the 1993 session of the
General Assembly. Sen. William N.
Martin. D-Guilford. introduced leg
islation to establish a study com
mission pertaining to the status of
minority males (Senate Bill 1236).
The Legislative Research Com
mission authorized the study. The
Senate president pro tempore and
the speaker of the house has
appointed Martin and Rep. Jerry
Braswell (97th District) to co-chair
the committee.
This study will focus on the
disproportionate representation of
the minority males at the negative
end of the societal scale. It is rela
tive to children and youth. There
fore, the primary interest will be on
prevention and intervention rather
than corrective measures.
An organizing meeting of the
committee will be held Wednesday,
Dec. 29 in Room 415 of the Leg
islative Office Building in Raleigh.
The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
Further information may be
obtained bv contacting Carolyn
Johnson 919-733-2578 or Sondra
Crutchfield 919-733-5707.
Home Fire Prevention Tips
"With winter already upon us
along with its low temperatures, the
chances of a fire occurring in your
home dramatically rise." Sheriff
Ron Barker warned.
Statistics show that over 1.000
home fires do occur daily in the
United States. And. about 7.000 per
sons per year die in home fires as a
result of carelessness or poor fire
prevention planning. Before bracing
for the winter you should check all
fireplaces and wood burning stoves
for safety. Batteries in smoke alarms
should be tested/replaced. Leaves
should only be burned where legal
and under close supervision.
But Christmas is an extra spe
cial time to be alert for home fire
because of traditional decorations.
Dry authentic Christmas trees and
wreaths can be dangerous around
candles and faulty electric light
sources. Several chimneys burn
each year as flaming wrapping
paper ignites them. All decorations
should be carefully located, over
looked and disposed of.
Crime Prevention for Senior Citizens
Many senior citizens are espe
cial)) womed about cnme and how
it affects them.
"The sad fact is. some are so
afraid that they lock themselves in
their homes and rarely go out."
Sheriff Ron Barker stated.
"The truth is." he continued,
"older folks are victims of crime
less often than younger people.
However, that doesn't mean that our
older citizens shouldn't learn about
how to protect themselves and avoid
becoming victims of crime."
The sheriff offered these tips
for Forsyth County senior citizens:
Consider the Federal Govern
ment's direct-deposit program. This
allows your Social Security or
retirement check to be deposited
directly into your account each
month ? eliminating the possibility
of theft from your mailbox.
Lock up: This basic rule of
I ?? ? ? ?
Ron Barker
crime prevention is simple to fol
low. Lock your doors and windows.
Surprisingly, in almost 50 percent of
all home. and apartment burglaries
someone didn't lock a door or a
window or left a key in an obvious
hiding place.
Avoid traveling alone: Arrange
your schedule so you can walk or
ride with someone else ? especially
in high-risk neighborhood^ or or,
dark, deserted streets.
"You should also protect your
self from fraudulent schemes." he
said. "If it sounds too good to be
true, it probably is!" One common
scheme is the "phone credit card
ruse," where someone calls you on
some pretext and asks for your
credit card number.
"You should never under any~
circumstances give anyone your
credit card number for billing pur
poses," he said. "If your credit card'
number falls into the wrong per
son's hand you can be billed for'
thousands of dollars of merchandise
you didn't buy.
"Many older folks say that
crime is one of their biggest worries.
But I hope our senior citizens will
practice crime prevention and enjoy
life to its fullest," he concluded.
Muslim Minister Louis Farrakhan, at podium surrounded by bodyguards and supporters, acknowledges
the crowd during a rally at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York last Saturday. Nation of Islam
leader brings his " Stop the Killing," message to New York in his first public appearance there since 1985.
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