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ality in playing a role in his
deliverance from dn^ and
overall change of hfestjie. He
said he has been drug-fi^ for
12 years, and he is working
toward a masters’ degree. He
is giving back to die commu
nity with his business, All
About Family Inc., which
works with children, adoles
cents and their famUies- He
plans to open a youth center,
as well as a summer camp for
risii^ first through ninth
graders.
Opposition to public
schools task force plan
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ing for Charlotte’s low-income, minority youth,” they said.
Judge (Howard) Manning is il^t. There is academic genocide
imder way in our schools and that has to change.”
Manning is the Wake County judge overseeing the Leandro
case for equitable funding for poorer schools.
The grassroots organizations are the latest to join a growing
chorus of opposition to the Chamber-backed task fbix:e’s recom
mendation. The League of Women Voters and Black Political
Caucus of Charlotte-Meddenbutg have ako raised concerns
about how the proposals, if implem^ted, would impact pubhc
schools.
Creating a two-tier program of neighborhood schools,
NAACP/PUFE leaders say, would lead to further academic
strangle.
“Because low-income, minority youth in Charlotte-
Mecklenhuig also live in low-income neighborhoods, they will
therefore attend high poverty schools,” Uie statement said. “A
half-century of research is clear: high poverty schools are bad
for students and drive away good teaches. The best policy is to
provide every student a good, socio-economically balanced
school. All students perform better in sodo-economicaHy bal
anced schools.”
Former Liberia
leader arrested
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Obasanjo who is currently on a state visit to
the United States ordered the immediate
repatriation ofThylorbacktoLiberia, wh^^it
is expected that he will be delivered to the tri-
brmal in neighboring Sierra Leone.
In Sierra Leone, he is accused of supporting
rebels notorious for hackir^ off" the limbs of
civilians in exchange for diamonds to finance
the Liberian conflict An estimated 300,000
died in the wars that spawned a generation of
child soldiers.
Baker believes ther^ is hope
for those who dropped out of
school. “A lot of kids don’t
understand the value of life,”
he said. “They say, T can do
time (in prison),’ They just
don’t know.”
“You show a kid some con
sistency and love, and over a
period of time a seed is being
planted, and a seed is going to
grow,” Baker said. “TheyTl
start doit^ good things
because it’s habit-foimir^.”
For more information on
any of the mentoring pro
grams, contact Corey Baker
at (704) 241-6604; Keith
Cradle at (704) 336-5337;
Charlotte Rescue Mssion at
(704) 334-4635,
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