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w LIFE/ V|e CMrUtU Thursday, December 8, 2005 Black Santas a rarity Cl^arlotte $oi(t \ Continued from page 1B young and there wasn’t a black Santa back then.” said Darrick, 26. While Africcin American commtinity groups and churches in many urban areas have long provided Hack Santas for children to visit, suburban malls - where St. Nick is often the m^or attraction during the holidays - often have not, despite efforts dating back to the civil rights era. In the 19608, for example, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference boy- PHOTOAfVADE NASH Darrick Paulk and his sons would like to see black Santa in more places during Christmas. cotted Federated Department Stores to get them to hire a black Santa in Cincinnati, Ohio. So Charlotte falls in line with many other cities, pro viding at least on outlet where black kids can find a Santa that looks like them. Black Santa is at Eastland cwi Wednesdays finom 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Christmas is great times for giving back Continued from page 1B furniture while they put their lives back together. Thou^ Farell said buying Cliristmas gifts will be a strug^e, she feels blessed. ’"Christmas is a happy tiiue and I just pray my children will be happy,” she said. Want to help? Tb donate to New Hampton Presbyterian Church, call (704) 547-0296. Tb attend Santa’s Favorite Ho Ho’s Party, wear a Santa hat, purdiase a new toy for a boy i wrap in green paper) or a girl (wrapped in red paper) and head to Eden’s, located at nil Central Ave. on Saturday fiom 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Home schooling option favored Continued from page 1B says she has things in com mon with white home school ing parents, including being bom-again Christians, but there’s still a need to associ ate with other Aincan- American families and to make sure their children can get to know other black chil dren. "The image they see so much of the time is not a pos itive image of black Americans, and being a mincoity in a minority where they do not see many people who look like them—there’s just a need to connect,” she said. Tb help guide African- American families, Joyce Burges and her husband, Eric, steuted the National Black Home Educators Resource Association in 20()0. She said many families were dissatisfied with their public schools, but were unaware that home schooling was legal The Baton Rouge-area resi dent says she and other black home schoolers have been likened to Revolutionary trai tor Benedict Arnold by people who think they’ve turned their backs on the long strug- to gain equal access to public education. But, she said, when schools aren’t teaching children to read, or are failing to Iprovide a ' safe place to .learn. children should come first. ‘'You do what you have to do that your children get an exc^ent education,” she said. ‘Don’t leave it up to the sys tem.” Apple, the Wisconsin profes sor, acknowledged that home schooling benefits a limited number of black children, but said that improving public education for the greatest number of students depends on mass mobilization by con cerned parents. "Dieyre trying as hard as they possibly can to protect their children, and for that they must be applauded,” Apple said. Q^uckal^ (jewelers Fine Jewelry - Custom Design Q&weff 1980 Cameron Brown Bldg. • 301 South McDowell St. Ground FI. Ste. B • Charlotte, NC 28204 • 704-332-8106 Mfltec Tills Ht)Lw(«y s-paHeUi sen-tl Prtdous 20% Off Colored stoin.jewelry (- '' SOfo off sterLi.iA.g s.'d\/trJewelry ^ ^ 'tSi, \M^uire about other Qreat speoLnLs! 'v Que Tee Pies Boutique 3444 N. 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