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Gary "SkooUr" Gregg that's what Coach meant wh&n ha-said * \ there ware going to be in life mora dtfftcuttM to accent than losina a foot irf UnfifJIOfl Sfl ip+ ,v I ??$~Dmon Ingram | Tragedy shakes Carver's team, coaches ny IJ .-A V IN Special lo the Chronicle The disappointment of not making the North Car olina High School 3-A playoffs is only a distant mem ory at Carver High School this week. The Yellowjackets' program, which suffered a set hack two weeks ago when it was disqualified from the playoffs because of a technicality, was devastated last week when an automobile accident resulted in the death of senior cornerback Gary "Skooter" Gregg and injuries to three other members of the football team. A fifth rider in the car, who escaped with only minor injuries, was a member of the school's band. The accident happened as the Carver students were on their way to watch some of their friends at Mount Tabor play a 4-A playoff football game between Mount Tabor and Chapel Hill. Gregg, the 17 year-old driver, reportedly lost control of Lie ear as it approached a curve. The car left the pavement and struck a tree, throwing all but one of the passengers out onto the ground. Gregg was pronounced dead on arrival at Baptist Hospital. Joseph Mashack, 18, the only non-member of the team in the accident, suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. His brother, Jonathan "Eric" Mashack, 15, a sophomore defensive back, suffered head injuries and is still in the hospital in serious condition. Nathan McNair, 17, a senior running back, suffered two broken hips and a broken arm and is in serious condition in the hospital. Decorus Caldwell, 18, suffered bruises to his head. face and abdomen, hut was released from the hospital on Sunday. The traged) has shaken team members and coaches. Coach Keith Wilkes said the whole school feels a sense of loss. "Skooter will he missed h\ everyone." Wilkes said. "He was a good kid. athlete and person. He was a silent leader. There were a lot of things about him that the coaching staff and the players admired. He was very respectful of the coaches and teachers. No one here has ever had any problem* out of him. He came from a good family. You could tell that the kid was Please see page 12 Winston-Salem Chronicle The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, November 21,1996 75 cents Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903-1995 vol. xxiii. No. 12 From Ghetto Streets to Boardroom Suites A Unorganized Reactions to Tampa's ? Tensions and Texaco Troubles . By WILLIAM H TURNKR Ph D "SfKU-'ial to the Chronicle - ' ? ' African Americans, at both ends of the spectrum, it seems, have a common des tiny: facing ceaseless episodes of the con sequences of citizenship where poverty and discrimination are perpetual. In recent weeks, the flames of raw racial fires have lit the poorest streets in Tampa, Fla. And at the other end of the course of events ? in a Texaco board room, a $36 billion company ?- executives were recorded describing blacks as jellybeans stuck together at the bottom of the bag. At the root of Tampa's violence is the impoverishment of a critical mass of the city's black population: thousands of job less young black males. Similar scenes can be found throughout urban America. In the absence of regular employment, family life News Analysis for many black people has become almost non-existent; and, where it does exist, it is rather inconsistent. There is rage and seething discontent just beneath the sur face. Relations between police and poor blacks on the economic mdrginsare almost always the underlying trigger point of the almost predictable flareups. No black is exempt, ask the family of businessman Jonny Gammage, who was killed in what. Pittsburgh police officials described as a "tragic mistake." In the eye of the storm that is Tampa these days, is Omali Yeshitela (pronounced Please see page 12 Milligan accepts Tampa housing job By MAURICE CROCKER Community News Reporter Art Milligan. five years the director of the Housing Author ity of Winston Salem (HAWS), recently confirmed his accep tance of an offer to serve in a similar post in Tampa, Fla. Milligan. who has been the dri ving force behind a number of substantial changes at HAWS, will take the helm of the public housing system in the west central Florida resort city in February. "My duties will pretty much be the same." he said of his new post. "The only differ ence is the size of staff and housing units in the city." In Winston-Salem. Milli gan manages a staff of 170 and oversees 2.100 housing units. I Arthur S. Xiilligan Jr., executive director of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem. recently accepted a position with the Hous ing Authority of Tampa, Fla. Please see page 12 Famed Shaw alumni unveil original art for fundraiser By 0RLECIA P MCMILLAN Special to the Chronicle James and Earnestine Huff have been creat ing art for over 25 years. Their work can he found in such public collections as the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, the Penta gon in Washington, D.C., the Mary McLeod Bethune Museum, also in Washington, the Tuskegee Airman Museum in Tuskegee. Ala., and even the RJR Corporation World Headquar ters in this city. Their work also appears in the private collec tions of such well-known people as Dr. and Mrs. William Cosby, Dr. Dorothy Height, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Andrew Young, Casper Wein berger, and the Rev. and Mrs. Jesse Jackson, In addition, their work has been used in the motion pictures "Lean on Me," starring Morgan Free man and "Losing Isaiah," starring Halle Beny and Samuel L. Jackson. They have sent art to the South Pole, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany. Great Britain and, of course, Winston-Salem. The Huffs have achieved much, but one thing they are very proud of is the commission to create art that will bring funds to their alma mater, Shaw University. In conjunction with the founder's day cele brat i on at Shaw University, alumni J amc s Earnestine, and Quentin Huff will unveil this colleetion of art at the official first viewing and opening reception Friday, Nov. 22, at the North Raleigh Hilton from 4 to 9 p.m. This artwork will become part of the permanent art collection in the newly-constructed Living-Learning Center on the campus. An official portrait of the current president, Talbert O. Shaw, will also be unveiled. A portfolio of 12 limited-edition prints, original serigraphs and posters were produced in con junction with the original works Tor the express purpose of raising funds for Shaw University. "We are excited to have an opportunity to generate revenue for Shaw University, a UNCF school. Since we are artists as well as alumni, we knew this would be an excellent way to give back to the university," said Earnestine. They suggested the idea of the portfolios so that alumni all over the county and state could share in this project, Only 1,000 prints be sold; therefore, 200 portfolios will be produced. Dur ing the execution of the artwork, the Huffs already sold 15 portfolios. Please see page 12 James, Farnestine and Quentin Huff prepare to frame the print "Harriet Tubman \ Isist Slave Raid," by James Huff Bivouac Chapter No. 530 pays tribute to founder Mary H. Fair i i .' Honoree Mary T. Fair's children Ricky Fair Wilson, T. Millard Fair and Lucille Fair McCormick attended the tribute. By FELEC1A P MC^MILLAN" Special to the Chronu U "Come here my baby. Button up your lit tle shirt. Today is my baby's first day in school. My baby is smart. I know you gonna be good. Have a good day." These are the instructions Mary H. Fair gave her son T. Fatf 51 years ago as he went off to Kimberly Park Elementary School for the first time. Although she was in the midst of founding Bivouac Chapter No. 530, she did not appear impatient with her son. Last Saturday, her son T. Willard Fair uplifted her life and vision at the 5()th anniversary of Bivouac Chapter No. 530 at the M.C. Benton Convention Center. He recalled her commitment to praser as a foun dation tor all her endeavors. He praised the entrepreneurial spirit of his parents who were willing to "cash their checks from 'Poppa Reynolds' on Tuesday and buy household products to sell on the East side of town. Bs ten o'clock at nieht. the\ had dou "You can't tell me I can't make it. If you are not willing to take a risk. \ou won't make it. hut you can't tell me that. I'm made out of that kind of stuff!" said F air. As a child, he delivered newspapers in the neigh borhood. but when he cot read\ for high school and needed his "Johnnv Bulls" for his image, he shined shoes on Sunday mornings. He is president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Miami. He grew up in the "Pond" and graduated from Atkins High School. He is the brother of Rick\ Fair Wil son. past worthy matron of Bivouac Chapter No. 530. and Lucille McCormick a charter member of-Bispuac Chapter No. 5 30. Delores "D" Smith, president and CKO of the Winston-Salem I rban League, intro duced Mr. Fair as "a strong voice for those in Please see page S FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (910) 722-8624 ? MASTERCARD. VISA OR AMERICAN EXPRESS ?
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