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Keep hope alive:
Vote for change May 8th
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by Ckristme Griffin
Julian T. Pierce was a great warrior lor the cause erf
justice and equality for all people in our society. He was
dedicated to this cause that I believe with all my heart was
sanctioned by God. I believe as Julian believed and
advocated that we need, changes in Robeson County.
I believe that God has heard the prayers and the cries of
all our forefathers throughout all <rf our generations, and I
believe that He Is calling us to ?accept the respoasiblity of
leadership that wQl enable us to gate our rightful place in
Robeson County.
I believe that Julian Pleree lost his life in fettle but I
also believe that Julian's death waa part of God's master
plan through which we can have victory.
Juhan willingly accepted his role in God's plan. He was
wuO aware of the rink. No doubt if some of us had known
the cost would be his life, we would have said the cost was
too great But I remember that it is written approximately
2000 years ago God gave His only begotten son to save
His people. Should God expect any less from us? Through
suffering, pain and death comes new life. I believe taht if
jre fail to take our rightful place and assume
responsibility of leadership in our society that we bring
shame and dishonor to the memory of our forefathers and
to those who have fought and died before us. I also
believe taht we will leave a legacy of despair and
hopelessness to our children and to all of our generations
to come. .
~"Tim reminded of a passage of scripture that Dr. Martin
Luther King made reference to shortly before his death in
g speech entitled Tve Been to the Mountain Top." He
said in the story of the good Samaratan that the Priest and
the Levite that refused to stop to render assistance to the
man who have been robbed and severely beaten no doubt
had their personal, reasons for not helping. He said
they might have had an important meeting to attend.
They might have been running late for a church service,
or they might have been afraid that the man was laying in
wait to attack and rob them had they stopped. Regardless
of the reasons, no doubt these two men said to themselves
"What will happen to me, if I stop to help him?" But the
third man known as the Good Samaratan came along and
rendered assistance. The Bible says that the Good
Samnmt-" bound up the wounds of the man who was near
death. He sat him on his beast and took him to a nearby
inn. When the Good Samaratan had to leave the inn to
continue his journey, he paid the innkeeper to take ears of
the wounded man. Now Dr. Martin Luther King said that
***** m? .aid to himself " What wffl happen to him if
I don't help him?" That is the question before us May 8.
Many of us are like the Priest and the Levite. We are
afraid of what will happen to us. if we become involved in
activities to help our people.
But we must change our'thihking and begin to think
and act like the Good Samaratan and ask ourselves the
question, "What will happen to our people, if we don't
help?" If we don't help our people will continue to be
opporessed. We will continue to suffer injustice, bigotry,
poverty and even death.
I employ you May 8th to rise up and be counted. I
employ you today to wake up to the realities that surround
us. Our people are being consumed by drugs. Men and
women are forsaking their children for the illusions of
pleasure that drugs give to them. Children are forsaking
their parents for the illusions of freedom that drugs gives
to them. We must reach out to them and render them
assistance. We must srive to eliminate the demand for
drugs in Robeson County. I believe when the people of
this county join together for the same cause, we cannot
fail. This truth was evident in the campaign to elect Julian
T. Fierce Superior Court Judge. When Julian announced
his intent to seek the Superior Court Judgeship the
overwhelming majority of his peers would not support
him. Many of the officials of the town of Pembroke, called
the home of the Lumbees, would not support him. Some
people laughed because they believed the mere ideal that
Juliim had the audacity to challenge such a powerful
opponent was ludicrous.
Julian expressed to me on several occasions his
remorse, grief and disappointment that the people he
expected to be his strongest supporters turned their backs
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was not discouraged. He took his cause to the people and
the people gave him overwhelming support
I say to you today that there are greedy and selfish
people who will seek to betray and to destroy us; and if we
are not very careful we will remain on the outside looking
in at a world of prosperity. Our people will remain in a
state of hope less ne?? and daapair.
On May we must shake the very roots of eer
people. We must shake the Reds they sleep in. We must
awaken them to the realisation that can affect our very
existence. We must awaken them to the point that they
can rest content no longer while people suffer and die
around us. Under the leadership and as we are directed
by God, we must become involved and take control of our
own destiny. And we must make the needed changes in
our county May 8th.
I have devised an agenda that demands our immediate
attention: We must demand support from those whom we
support; We must demand to be beard in matters that are
crucial to our well being.
We must seek to expose the phantom demons who are
supplying drugs to our children and destroying the lives
of our people. Likewise we must work to eliminate the
demand for drugs in Robeson County.
We must demand equal representation in all areas of
our government We must demand equal representation
in businesses, organisations, and institutions that we
support
We must look, listen, and read in order to be informed
of events and issues that affect us. In particular, we must
monitor the voting records of elected officials. We must
forget our petty biases and join hand in hand with our
Black and white brothers and sisters who share our
concerns in order to bring peace and harmony to Robeson
County. We must work together as a united people to find
solutions to the problems that have brought shame to
Robeson County. We must stand up tike men and women
and demand accountability from our elected officials.
Finally, and most importantly, we must love one another,
we must bear each other's burdens. Welhust allow God
to lead and direct us in all matters that we undertake and
if we do this we cannot fail. The victory will be ours.
I urge you to go to the polls on May 8th and vote for
change...Lot'a keep the memory of Julian Pierce
attve...Lot's remember all those who have suffered and
died, victims of the present system In Robeson
County.... Ram em bar Julian Pierce....Vote for change
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Mother and daughter graduating
at PSU commencement
by Gone Warren
A 45-year-old mother and her
26-year-old daughter will graduate
together at Pembroke State Univer
sity' a May 5 commencement, which
begins at 2 p.m. in PSLTi 1,700-seat
Performing Arts Center.
They are Barbara Brayboy- Loek
lear and her daughter, Millicent
Loddear, both of Lumberton.
Both will receive B.A. degrees in
Communicative Arts. Barbara has a
journalism contracted major under
that program, while Millicent's
emphasis was in public relations.
Both have sparkling personalities
which should be tremendous assets
in their professions.
The youthful-looking Barbara, who
is married to Horace Loddear, is not
only the mother of Millicent and two
other children?23-year-old Bryan
and 20-year-old Edwin--she has four
grandchildren.
Millicent is the mother of a
two-year-old son. Franklin Tecum
seh.
Barbara resides at Route 4,
Lumberton, while Millicent's
address is 312 Walter Circle in
Lumberton.
Barbara graduated from Pembroke
High School in '63, and Millicent
graduated from Flora Macdonald
Academy in '82.
Both have been Dean'a list
students, and in their interview they
readily admitted they did compete
for good grades. "We had three
classes together, and it came out a
draw between us," said Barbara.
Those classes were: (1) News
Writing and Reporting; Editing and
Typography; and (8) Photography for
Public Relations.
Asked bow it eras to go to college
with her mother, Millieent smiled,
"it fr*s a situation where your best
friend in college happened to be your
mother," site replied.
Barbara first started to college in
'76, going three semesters before
taking what she described as an
11-year "sabbatical" to rear her
family. From 1973-79, her husband
was a state legislator for three two
year terms, "choosing not to seek
re-election thereafter," she said.
"I decided to go back to college in
the fall of '87 for personal fulfill
ment." said Barbara. "The experi
ence has been wonderful. The most
lasting impression is my acceptance
by the students. I never felt
uncomfortable. And I never had a
professor 1 didn't hke."
Going to college and continuing
her responsibilities as a mother and
grandmother have kept Barbara
extremely busy. In addition to that.
she worked three days a week as
coordinator and curator at the Indian
Education Resource Center and
wrote feature articles as part of her
contracted journalism major for the
Carolina Indian Voice of Pembroke.
"I arranged to take my classes on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, and it all
worked out very well," said Barbara.
MQlkent was a charter member
and president of the P8U Public
Relatione Student Society of America
organised laat year. She waa also
chosen PSIT s Outstanding Public
Relations Student in *80. Aa a high
school student, her journalistic tal
ents warn demonstrated when she
was editor of the yearbook, won the
engiish award, and eras a member of
the Beta Club. She was also Junior
Class president in high school.
When Barbara, the daughter af
Eva Harris Biayboy and the late
Teeumseh Brayboy, Jr., marches
down he aiale May S to receive her ,
degree, she will join her four
brothers as PSU graduates. They are
Bobby Brayboy, Class of '60; Tim
and Teeumseh Biayboy, Class of '64;
and Ray Brayboy, Class of '66. Her
husband, Horace, also graduated
hem PSU in '64.
For both Barbara Brayboy-Lock
lear and Millieent Loddear and their
families, it should be a proud day
indeed as mother and daughter
graduate together.
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Miss Lumbee Pageant to
offer $2,000 Scholarship
The Lumbee Regional Development Association's
Board of Directors voted Monday night to increase the
Miss Lumbee Scholarship Pageant Winner Award from
$1,000 to $2,000, effective this year.
This is done to put more emphasis on the educational
purpose of the pageant which seeks to foster and promote
pageant contestants interested in pursuing their
educational goals, beyond high school.
The pageant scholarship has been at $1,000 for many
years, and now wfll be equal to the amount received by
the winner of the Miss North Carolina Pageant LRDA
pulled out of the Miss N.C. Pageant in 1989. due to the
increasing seat and the general feeling that a racially
labeled contestant stood a poor change of getting fair
ratings.
The new Miss Lumbee Scholarship will hopefully
generate expanded interest in the Pageant and encourage
Lumbee girls to start planning in their high school years
to be in the pageant and to develop their talent and overall
preparation.
The $2,000 acholarship will be awarded upon proof of
enrollment hi a college or technical school by the wfaaer.
The winner will repreeent the tribe in a aeries of events
across the state such as parades, ribbon cuttir^s. cultural
festivals, etc. LKDA pays for all expenses of travel, food,
end lodging for Miss Lumbee during her reign
representing the tribe at these various events.
LUMBEE HOMECOMING AWARDS
BANQUET TO BE HELD DURING
INDIAN HERITAGE WEEK
The LRDA Board of Director* voted recently to move its
Annual Lumbee Homecoming Awards Banquet to Indian
Heritage Weak, during September, instead of during
Lumbee Homecoming.
Congressman Charlie Rose confirmed, recently, that
his schedule will permit him to be in attendance, at the
event, which will be held September 21st A site for the
event will be announced later.
The Awards Banquet Committee of LRDA recommend
ed the action to the LRDABoard for the event to be moved
up this year only, and planned for its regular time during
Homecoming the following year.
The Committee fait this would give the event its own
premier billing and it will Bt in nicely with Congressman
Rose's commitment to come to speak to the attendants on
Federal Acknowledgement
Congressman Rose committed to come to speak
to help raise hinds for the tribe's Federal Recognition
efforts in 1991. Any proceeds from ttw tvwt will go to
holp with the tribe's lobbying cost
The Awards Committso sad Fhdaral Recognition
Committee at the tribe wfll plan the joint event.
Awards for the Henry Dairy Lowaty Award, Indina
Bus in seem sr of the Year. Outstanding Educator Award,
and the Distinguished Service Award wfll ba given as fc
the pest. The LRDA Board baa also voted to eHeod tha
deadUnas for aondaatioaa until July 90th for those
awards.
The Board and CommltSaa may consider adding In the
awards this year a Youth and Elder of the Yaar categories
aa weO. Thio wfll ba taeiawad by tha Awards Ooutetettaa.
If yoo would Hha to nominate someone for ttm Awards
yoo may contact your LRDA Board member hi yaw,
district far mote information, or call B1-4MM far
nomination forma sad critaria.
Tha now deadline Jor nominations ia July EMh.