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Conservatives
Mayor-Elect
Bill Knight
ByEricGinsburg
Staff Writer V
Taking much of Greensboro By sui;-
prise, ’ Republican Bill Knight defeated
' Mayor Yvonne
Johhson by less
than 1000 votes,
carrying only 51.3
percent of the
vote.
Johnson was
previously a long
time City Council
member. Knight
has never held
elected office, but
received many votes for his pro-business
platform and his desire to stop focusing
on social issues.
Almost every candidate endorsed by
the Rhinoceros Times, the city's weekly
Republican paper, won the election, with
the exception of Luther Falls Jr. in Dis
trict 1.
When asked by the Rhino Times why
he won, Knight said, "Because I am a fis
cal conservative."
Knight carried almost every precinct
in mostly white West Greensboro and
Johnson won every precinct in East
Greensboro, where most people of color
in the city live. Knight is white and John
son is black.
"There's a definite division," candi
date and Human Relations Commis
sioner Marikay Abuzuaiter told The
Guilfordian. "There are some major dis
parities between East and West (Greens-
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30 years later, Greensbere
Massacre still relevant
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By Madeline Lambelet
Staff Writer
Thirty years ago on Nov. 3, the Communist
Workers Party (CWP) organized a march
to protest Klu Klux Klan activity in the
Greensboro area. During the march, Klan
members drove by and opened fire, wounding
some demonstrators and killing five others.
This past week, the Beloved Community
Center (BCG) in Greensboro organized various
events to commemorate the massacre which
took place Nov. 3, 1979. Survivors, family
members, and others who support justice and
equality came together to remember those who
were lost, and why they were killed.
The GWP demonstrators lacked police
protection despite evidence indicating the
police force's knowledge of the Klan's plan to
be present at the demonstration. The police's
intentional absence raised questions about
racism and corruption in the Greensboro police
force.
Signe Waller Foxworth is a survivor of the
massacre, but her husband Jim Waller was one
of the five killed that day. At an art opening
See "Massacre" on page 2
(ABOVE) Drum band Clackalacky Thun
der lead the march commemorating the
30th Anniversary of the Greenboro Mas
sacre on Nov. 4. (TOP) Students from
schools throughtout the Greensboro
area meet in front of NC A&T.
Native American
Cultural Festival
educates public
on city’s
By Benjamin Sepsenwol
Staff Writer
Vendors with beautiful
crafts, from carefully etched
pottery to beaded dreamr
catchers that caught the eye
as well as tempted the wallet
Delicious food, from chewy
frybread to crispy tacos that
pleased the tastebuds. as well
as satisfied the appetite. And of:
course, dancing. Lots and lots
of dancing.:.
■ Welcome to the Ifith Annual
Native American Cultural Fes
tival, held by the Guilford Na- ;
five American Association on
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"We dnginally :started the,'
festival because we were get
ting so many requests to come
to schools and teach children
about our culture," said Ruth
Revels, executive director of
the Guilford Native American
Art Gallery. "By holding the
THE BRYAN SOSES
festival,-we have been
able to reach around
900 people, far more
than if we tried to go
to'each school who re
quested us."
- A)luch of the festival,
hfeicl at the Greensboro Cul
lu^: Center is meant to
: eddcate Greensboro
‘residents on th^
- diverse Native
American culture
•iml^orth Carolina.
' TTA Jot of people,
they see me,:,
think I’m :His-
parac,” said Nora Dial,
volunteer and dancer at the
festival. "People think Indians
are either extinct or they all live
out West."
The festival was filled with
stalls selling a wide assortment
of Indian crafts. One man sold
See "Festival" on page 8
Angelina Colao/Guilfordian
A Native American dancer
in traditional dress performs
a story of hunting in which
he hides and attacks his prey
through surprise.The Native
American Cultural Festival was
held on Nov. 7 downtown.
About future,
Nobel Economist
Krugman positive
By Sean McNally
Staff Writer
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-win
ning economist prominent for his
liberal political views, spoke about
"Confronting Global Economic
Challenges" on Nov. 3 at the War
Memorial Auditorium. Krugman's
lecture was the third of five Bryan
Series programs.
"If any one of you does not know
anyone who has been negatively
and greatly affected by the econom
ic crisis, then you are living a very
sheltered life," said Krugman, ad
dressing the far-reaching effects of
the economic crisis.
Krugman delivered his speech in
three major parts: first asking the
question "How did this happen?"
then addressing the effects of the
crisis, and finally discussing ways
in which he thinks the global econ
omy can recover.
He explained to the audience the
See "Krugman" on page 2