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National Football League Players Association creates a diversity committee WASHINGTON - Trace Armstrong, President of the Nation al Football League Players Association (NFLPA). named a com mittee to work with NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw on ?ka icx.o .u? kici TI 1.... uii- nsui. v?i uivcmij ill uk hi l. I lie jJiuy ers appointed to the Diversity Committee are Troy Vincent, Philadelphia Eagles; Robert Porcher, Detroit Lions; Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams; Tony Richardson, Kansas City Chiefs; Ryan McNeil, San Diego Chargers; and Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. "The mission of the committee is to ensure diversity of the staff and review employment practices in the NFL," said Faulk Armstrong. The selected players will meet reeularlv to develon an action nlan for accomplishing this daunting task. Following a resolution, the com mittee will give its recommendations to Upshaw. who in turn will present the position of the players to the league. "The players can be a very important part of the process in addressing diversity in the NFL," said Upshaw. "We are not advo cating that the playei* pick the coaches or front office personnel, and we are not suggesting the players refuse to play because of this inequity. The goal of the Diversity Committee is simply to help the NFL achieve a diversified staff in coaching and business areas." ? Madikizela-Mandela to sue Parliament CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Winnie Madikizela Mandela, the ex-wife of former President Nelson Mandela, plans to sue Parliament to overturn its ruling that she violated finance regulations for lawmakers, a report said Friday. Parliament's ethics committee unanimously ruled in Aucust that Madikizela-Mandela failed to disclose $5,000 a month in donations and financial interests from the Mandela Family Muse um. The committee recommended she face a $1,250 fine, a public rebuke by Parliament's speaker, and an undetermined penalty for being in contempt of Parliament. Last week, lawmakers unanimously approved the com mittee's ruling. In a letter to the committee, which was leaked to the South African Press Associa- Mandela tion, Madikizela-Mandela's lawyer said she was denied an opportunity to present her side of the story, and would ask the Cape Town High Court to overturn her censure. Madikizela-Mandela. who rarely attends Parliament, repeated ly ignored invitations by the committee to appear before it. claim ing she was ill. Ethics committee chairman Luwellyn Landers declined to comment on the lawsuit, which will be officially filed next week. Madikizela-Mandela is the first lawmaker to be found guilty of violating a code requiring members of Parliament to disclose their financial interests. An anti-apartheid hero and member of the ruling African National Congress, Madikizela-Mandela is popular with many poor urban blacks, but the party hierarchy has criticized her as undisciplined and self-promoting. She is on trial on 85 counts of fraud and theft involving nearly $100,000 in fraudulent bank loans. International Flavor The world comes alive at school's International Night BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE The evening of Nov. 19, hundreds of people traveled to Korea. Italy. Venezuela and a host of other European coun tries for only $5 at Paisley. The school held its first annual International Night for stu dents and their families who wanted to sample foreign foods, artifacts and crafts. John W. Paisley School offers a complete International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program for students aged 11 to 16. Students are encouraged to develop intercultural aware ness along with a genuine understanding of their own his tories. The event, says Paisley Principal Marian Pittman Couch, occurred during Inter national Education Week and will be an annual event for the Paisley School community. "(Paisley has) a tremen dously diverse group (of stu dents), including students from Yugoslavia. Jerusalem; so it gives them a chance for them to share some of their culture," Pittman-Couch said. Proceeds raised from the event went to the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). Sheila Lyons, PTSA president, said that the event was not only a good social out let for the school community but a way to promote the IB program at Paisley. "Our goal was to give these middle schoolers some interna tional flavor. A lot of them may not ever experience foods of different cultures and also may Photos by Courtney Gaillard Paisley students prepare an Asian dish far visiters. Left: Sam Blythe brings music to the event with his bag pipes. not know the different cul tures," Lyons said. For two hours, the Paisley gymnasium was transformed into European pit stops of var ious countries, including America, Ireland, France. Ger many, Thailand, India, Greece and more. Parents and teachers got in on the act by dressing up in native dress with some of the students, while others prepared ethnic dishes for the evening. Each country was marked by the nation's flag at a booth where food was available Tor tdsting. Students created the art work at each booth, including hand-drawn maps and artifacts from each country on display. French Brie and bread, moussaka, and taquitos were among items on the interna tional menu. Several local restaurants provided ethnic dishes for the night as well. The Paisley Band Ensem ble serenaded the crowd, which was later entertained by Greek and Irish dancers and an Irish bagpipe player. Sixth-graders Lauran Cole man and Alex Freeman enjoyed tasting the European treats. "It's given me an idea of what it would be like if I trav eled to that country," said Coleman, who enjoyed the taste of Korean barbecue. Students collect pennies to aid African village BY COURTNEY GAILLARD rHECHRONICU Students at Paisley Magnet School are hoping that their pen nies will buy enough food and suoDlies for a vil-. lage of 700 peo ple in West Africa. Students kicked off a Penny Cam paign msi week to Warfield i a i s c money to buy food and supplies for a village in Mauritania, locat ed in West Africa. Robh Warfield, coordinator of magnet schools, will travel to the region next month, and every penny from the campaign will go toward buying food and other supplies to sustain the village for the next year. This will be Warfield's second trip to Mauritania, He first spent time in the country in 1997 as a Peace Corps worker. Warfield lived with a family of eight for two years. Warfield along with his wife and one other person, from his church. Redeemer Presbyter ian Church, will be journeying back to Mauritania for a 10-day stay with the task of supplying the .village with food and supplies. Mauritania is amid its worst famine in 15 years and close to 1 million people are facing starva tion in a country where summer temperatures will reach 130 degrees. Grass seeds along a river are harvested for nourishment and stray cats are eaten as well by the people. At an assembly that launched the Penny Campaign, Warfield spoke to the Paisley student body and told them that "poverty and famine occur in a context that we're so far removed from. We're in a country that takes (poverty) for granted, and we have a sense of entitlement. We don't realize how much we have." 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NBA All-Star Allen Iverson says he is afraid police are after him, and he may want to leave Philadelphia. '' "I want to be in Philadelphia, but I'm scared to be here," the basketball star told The Philadelphia Inquirer for Nov. 19 editions. Iverson and his wife, Tawanna, gave an interview to the Inquir er and Philadelphia Daily News Nov. 18 at the 76ers' practice facility, to blunt the impact of what the couple said is an upcom ing unflattering television news report on Iverson's personal life. The NBA star had been accused of bursting into a cousin's apartment with a gun in July looking for his wife, after he allegedly kicked her out of their home. He was charged with several felonies, but the charges were eventually dropped. Iverson I ve heard about police officers toast ing to Allen Iverson's next felony convic tion." the 76ers' star guard told the papers. "I'm hearing about ? them saying I'm involved with one thing or another, and it scares me. I know that if there's a crooked cop out there, they could do anything to me. He could do anything. Allen Iverson could wind up dead tomorrow if a crooked cop wants him dead. It's as simple as that." Police Department spokesman Inspector William Colarulo said the department "would never tolerate anyone toasting or celebrat ing a person's next conviction, regardless of who they are." During the 90-minute interview, the Iversons denied reports of domestic abuse by Iverson. Representatives at WXTF would not comment on the couple's claim that an unflattering story was in the works. Most of the counts against him were dropped by a judge after Iverson's two accusers gave conflicting testimony - including whether Iverson was carrying a gun. The final two assault-related charges were dropped because the accusers decided they didn't want to pursue the case. Iverson is concerned about the media attention he and his wife have gotten since the summer. "I worry about Tawanna all the time." he said. "She rides with security before the game, after the game. There's security for 24 hours at our house." - Compiled from staff and wire reports The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernestl H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Peri odicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual sub scription price is $30.72. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636 INDEX | OPINION. .A6 SPORTS 01 REUGION. 04 CLASSIFIEDS 07 HEALTH. C3 ENTERTAINMENT. C7 CALENDAR C9 Homes 1 year and older need to be checked for termites "A flea circus is a good act but it takes termites to bring a home down." Caii Triad Pest Control 1535 S. Martin Luther King Drive Winston-Salem. NC ^ 1 ^^moNS LTD. 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