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Wynn heads sports group - See Page B1 Economy showing positive trends - See Page A3 WSTA starts unique service -S*4 Pagt All NCNW honors longtime members St* htg* CI m ? For Reference! ' ? J J, JXVJ No, ,? be taker, j J 75 cents WlNSTON-SALEM ? GREENSBORO ? H1 (iH POINT from thia library y0| XXIX No 44 ?L"' ltJ 1 | M _ ? ? Holy M.O.S.E.S. I Men hit the streets ofThomasville to advocate peace, win souls BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE THOMASVILLE - Frankie L,. McLean and his army of spiri tual soldiers took to the streets of Thomasville the evening of June 25 in search of souls that needed saving. McLean, pastor of First Missionary Baptist Church, recently launched a men's min istry that goes by the name M.O.S.E.S. (Men of Standards. Excellence and Service), where the word of God is the men's weapon and the Holy Spirit is their armor. Dressed in military fatigues d and black T-shirts with M.O.S.E.S. printed on the front. this group of about 50 religious warriors went out into the com munity seeking addicts, destitute people, prostitutes, gang members and anyone in need of salvation. ?We launched (M.O.S.E.S.) as a result of basically what's going on in our communities. We saw a rise in gang violence, and we see that our young people have no options; this generation is in trou ble." McLean said. "We're com ing out there as warriors for Christ, ready to do battle or what ever is necessary to clean up our streets." First Missionary has seen a lot of people returning to the church in recent times, McLean said. See M.O.S.E.S. on A9 Photo b\ Courtney Gaillun The men form a prayer circle before hitting the streets. Report tries to make amends North Carolina sterilized nearly 8,000 residents mBYT. KEVIN WALKER *THE CHRONICLE After months of meetings, 3 committee has recommend ed to Gov. Mike Easley sev eral ways that the state can right the many wrongs that -took place under a state "sponsored sterilization pro gram. Easley "called for the for .mation of the committee last Decern ber. soon after he issued a public apology to forced steriliza tion vic t i m s . The s t a! e'? eugenics program was aimed at people who had certain sicknesses, disabili ties or who were considered "feebleminded." North Car olina was one of many states that prac ticed forced steriliza tion. The state steril ized nearly 8.000 people from 1929 to 1974. although the law making the practice legal was still on the books up until ;earlier this year. State Rep. ? Larry Womble led the effort ^ to repeal that law. . Womble has been at the ?forefront of the movement to get the state to address the issue. Womble was the only lawmaker on the Eugenics Study Committee, which was Chaired by Carmen Hooker Odom. secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Set Eugenics mi A4 Womble Easley Phoio r>> Kevin walker Retired District Court Judge Roland Hayes makes a point at last week's meeting. Leaders meet to find ways to save young black males BY T. KEVIN WALKER THECHKONICIE ? It started a few weeks ago when Virgmiii Newell decided to spend an afternoon in Juvenile Court. She watched as black children - some as young as 12 - were marched before a judge to answer for crimes that were far from child's play. "I saw these kids in shackles, and I just wept." Newell said. Newell, a former Winston-Salem State University professor and a one time alderwoman for the city's East Ward, penned a letter to her friends - people who also happen to be some of the city's most influential residents - urging-diem to meet to discuss solu tionsV-w the growing problem of young black males in the criminal jus tice system. Newell led that discussion last Thursday evening at the Reynolds Park Recreation Center. She was joined by about 20 others, including newly-elected County Commissioner Beaufort Bailey. School Board mem ber Geneva Brown. Black Leadership Roundtable Co-convener Fleming El-? Amin and recently-retired District Court judge Roland Flayes. About a dozen more people who were contact ed by Newell could not make the meeting but have made commitments to help in any way they can. "If we can go to the moon, we can change God's creations," Newell said, setting the theme for the meeting. The gathering was loosely struc See Group on All I The Inner Circle Generous NBTF contributors wined and dined BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The Marvtastic Society had its coming-out party Sunday evening during a formal gala at the Adam's Mark. Larry Leon Hamlin, founder of the National Black Theatre Festival, named the society. "Marvtastic" - a fusion of the words "marvelous" and "fantastic" - is Hamlin's signa ture term. Members of the society shelled out $1,000 to support the upcoming theater festival, which will be held here from Aug. 4-9. During Sunday's gala the more than 50 people who have joined the society so far were wined, dined and thanked for their support. Members received certificates and lapel pins featuring the NBTF logo. Marvtas tic Society members also will get discounts on tickets to festival plays and the swank opening night gala. This is the first year that festival organizers have tapped individuals for contributions. Hamlin said the decision was made in order to give the festival - which will cost well over a million dollars to stage - additional funding avenues. The Marvtastic Society has been so suc cessful - raising $52,000 so far - Set Society ,>n A4 Mr. Marvtastic, Larry Leon Hamlin, works the crowd. The Only Choice for African-American and Community \ews K.KI rhOtO Many parents in this state are struggling just to meet basic needs, a report says. -m jt ? ?* -r Most in JN.L. can't afford kids, a new study says CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT A nonprofit organization that aims to help low income North Carolinians escape poverty has a lot of work to do. according to its own recently released findings. Raleigh-based N.C. Justice and Community Development Center says that 60 percent of N.C. families with children are not earning enough money to make ends meet. The center's report, titled "Working Hard Still Is Not Enough." is a fol low-up to a similar report the center conducted in 2001. The report looks at the aver age costs of things such as food, hous ing, child care and transportation and compares those expenses with fed eral poverty guide lines and average wages. The equa tion produced results that are alarming to center officials. "Since the recession began, it appears that mid dle- and low income families have lost the income gains made )in ihe 1990s ...Rural counties are also falling far ther behind the urban." said Elizabeth Jordan, a center fiscal analyst who co-authored the study. Those disproportionately affected are blacks and other minorities, according to the report. But the report reveals that times are not hard for everyone. North Carolina is 10th in the nation in terms of the income gap between rich and poor. According to the center, between the late 1970s and late 1990s, the annual income for the state's bottom 20 percent rose oitly $720 to $13.110. while annu al incomes for the state's top 20 percent rose from See Report on A10 State Minimum Wage Rates North Carolina $5.15 Alaska $7.15 Washington $7.01 Oregon $6.90 California and Massachusetts $ 6.75 - Source: Working Hani Is Still Not Enough report
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