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Winston-Salem Ch . . 1 O20iy6UAb2 FORSYTH CNTY PUB ?*< lb 77ie Choice for African- American News and Information ? "2V ?**' -2 / / ((/</ /( A !h>u <jld \ v VOL XXII rjc 1.5 Million Black Men March on Washington ? The Largest Crowd Ever! More than 1J million African Americans gathered on the grounds of the Capitol im Washington , D.C. Monday , October 16, to par ticipate in a day of atonement. The mass of black men stretched from the steps of the Capitol, passed the Washington Monument, onto the Lincoln Memorial, The march was the largest assembly of African-Americans in the Capitol* s history. March Expected Communities ? Local attendees vow to make a difference By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer Members of the African American community in Win ston -Salem may experience an increase in voter registration and a jump in male participa tion in the community and organizations. This change is expected to take place as a result of the Million Man March which took place on Monday, Oct. 16, in Washington, D.C. The march was led by Minister Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Benjamin Chavis, and scholar Cornell West. During the march leaders asked the 1.5 million black men who attended to go back to their communities and make a change. CLASSIFIEDS 29 23 M 17 This Week in BLack History October 20, 1942 Sixty leading Southern blacks issued "Durham Manifesto" calling for fundamental changes in race relations after a Durham, North Carolina, meeting. "We pledged to put down drugs and guns and not spill the blood of our brothers and sisters," said Nelson Malloy, the North Ward Alderman. Malloy says that he expects community meetings will be held to carry out the pledges that were made during the march. "The problems in the black community did not happen overnight and they will not be solved overnight," Malloy said. He viewed the march as a sight to behold. "There were a million black men in one place and one spirit. It was something we needed," Malloy said. Others who attended the see MARCH page 15 Our Favorite Rams Kayla Kimber , 4, stands next to Aaron Clark , 3. They were crowned Little Mr. and Miss Ram 1995 last week during Home coming activities at WSSU. The children are pari of the Early Childhood Center at WSSU. Clark and Kimber were among eight children who were selected to the Royal Court More than 40 people attended the event at the Anderson Center, where they enjoyed the performances of 'The Children of the Early child hood Center." History Society to Honor Bradshaw From Chronicle Staff Reports The Society for the Study of Afro-American History (SSAH) in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County will honor posthumously one of its organizers, Joseph E. Bradshaw Sr., 44 A Kappa Man Committed," on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m. at the Eastway Conference and Banquet Center. The Silhouettes, the wives and sweethearts of the members of the Winston-Salem Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., will unveil a portrait of the deceased historian, a 50-year Kappa man. in commemoration of his sup port to the community and to the Silhouettes, his portrait will be placed in the SSAH Room at WSSU. Better known as "Joe," Brad shaw was born in the^Vest End sec tion of Winston-Salem. His educa tion trek began at Depot Street School. He continued at C.C. Nel son Industrial School in Clemmons and Atkins High School, where he graduated in 1933. Bradshaw attended New York University. Later transferring to Lincoln University, he earned a sociology degree and joined Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. On school breaks, he worked for the Babcock family in Win ston-Salem and Greenwich, Conn. After serving in World War II, Bradshaw obtained his master's degree from Atlanta University. Me HISTORY page 2 ! A Minister Farrakhan delivers message of hope, unity, brotherhood By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. - Black men must accept God's responsibility and become community leaders as well as productive husbands and fathers. This was one of the messages that Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered in his speech at the Million Man March on Monday, Oct. 16. More than 1 .5 million men gathered on the mall in front of the nation's Capitol, in Washington, D.C. to partici pate in one of America's greatest histor ical events. The march provided a geographical mixture of men from all 50 states, espe cially from Texas. Detroit, New York, and California. It was evident the majority of peo ple who attended, wanted to hear from Minister Farrakhan. .The crowd yelled and screamed, "We want Farrakhan," and "Farrakhan, Farrakhan." During his introduction, Minister Farrakhan proceeded down the front steps of the Capitol, along with a group of bodyguards from the Nation of Islam. The crowd, which stretched from the steps of the Capitol beyond the Washington Monument and onto the Lincoln Memorial, yelled and cheered as the minister approached the micro phone. Minister Farrakhan began his long awaited speech by thanking all those people who helped make the march possible. He commented on those people and organizations who didn't attend or sup ported the march. "It doesn't matter if the black orga nizations did not support the march because most of their members are here anyway," he said. Minister Farrakhan said that he could not help that God had chosen him to bring forth the announcement of the march. He was just being a humble ser vant, Minister Farrakhan added. Throughout his speech, marchers were constantly screaming "preach," or "teach on minister" as he continued to discuss the problems African Ameri cans face. Minister Farrakhan used a speech written by Willie Lynch, a slave owner, to show what devices are being used to divide African Americans. Lynch, who wrote the speech 238 see 1.5 MILLION page 15 Board to Study Issues of Equity A Three chosen to make committee recommendations By JOHN HINTON Chronu lt Senior Staff Writer The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education has named three of its members to make recommendations for a cit izens advisory committee on equity issues. The committee will consist of Walter Marshall, Jane D. Goins, and Gloria Whisenhunt. They agreed to serve at last week's school board meeting. The school board will con sider appointing an advisory committee and an equity officer at its meeting on Oct. 24. The committee would over see any school that fell out of compliance with the board's racial balance criteria - any school that became more than 80 percent white or more than 60 percent minority would out be out of compliance. The school board has sub mitted assurances to the Office of Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education that will appoint an equity officer and a citizens advisory committee on equity issues, according to school records. Appointing a staff member as an equity officer to work with a group of citizens provides a vehicle to address equity issues throughout the school system under the redisricting plan, school officials say. The equity officer and com mittee will ensure that all schools, by zone, maintain a sim ilar level of instructional pro grams, teaching staff, and finan cial resources as other schools. The equity officer, who would facilitate committee meet ings and serve as a technical assistant, would observe and report to the school board annu ally the status of the equitable balance of personnel, allocation of resources, parental involve ment, student activities within zones, student assignments in the see BOARD pa gt 2 L*H - .IMiiiia The late Joseph t. Brads haw Sr , a local historian , will k honored by SSAH on Nov. 12. FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624
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