Charlotte Hosts 45th Annual Session N.C. Period Of "Black For Black's Sake" Foreseen By Duke Prof. Says Negroes Main Need is Self-Discovery A visiting assistant profes sor at Duke Divinity School says America may have to go through a period of "black for black's sake" before it can achieve real cultural integra tion. Dr. Charles Lynvel Rice, act ing director of student life and visiting assistant professor of American Christianity at the Duke University Divinity School, reflects on recent trends in black-white relation ships on Duke's campus in an article recently published in "Christian Century." The black man's immediate need is for self-discovery, Rice believes. Hils may mean being able to say "black is beautiful" and mean it. In learning who he is, the black man will take pride in bis history and so come to his cultural heritage. Dr .Rice points oat that self- Identification may make some cultural integration possible. This coald bring about harmo nization of two cultures rather than the destruction of one way of life by another. The black is discovering the improtance of community it self, Rice believes. Cut off from the white community he has been forced back to his own people for support. Recently he has become conscious of his own history and the value of his sense of community which gives meaning to the term "Soul Brother." Rice says the black student may be demanding separate dormitories and tailored study programs because be sees some thing in his own community which should be valued and preserved. This turning back to Ms own culture may eventually lead Mm to give bade to Ameri ca something we all need, a sense of community, Rice con tinues. Dr. Rice ,a native of Chand ler, Okla., received the B.A. degree from Baylor University In 1959. He later earned the B.D. degree at Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and the master of sacred theology degree at Union Theological School in New York. In f967 he earned his Ph.D. degree in religion at Duke. After spending a year at Sa lem College in Winston-Salem, where he became associated (See PROF page 2A) & BONNETTE Carolina Times Business Mgr. On Leave Clarence Bonnette, business manager of The Carolina Times, has been given a leave of ab sence to return to his native Orangeburg, S. C. and enter Benedict College at Columbia this fall, where he will pursue a degree in accounting. A graduate of Orangeburg High School, Bonnette later at tended Durham Business Col lege of which he is a recent graduate. Bonnette will return periodi cally to his post to assist where needed. When asked about his future plans, Bonnette stated that upon completion of work at Benedict, he would return to his position with The Times. Bonnette is the son of Rev. and Mrs. H. 0. Harvey of Orangeburg. Citf Catwla Clwe& VOLUME 48 No. 34 89th Annua] Session National Baptist In K.C. Sept. 19-24 BEGINS TRANSITION Shaw Shaw University's new Presi dent, Dr. King V. Cheek, Jr., begins transition in earnest with the first meeting with four of his top administrative staff members. From left: Attorney Romallus O. Murphy, Special IDF Hits Hew York City Bank System Behalf Black Wm. W. McGee Named Asst. Director of Winston-Salem UL Samuel D. Harvey, Executive Director, Winston-Salem Urban League announced that William W. McGee has been employed as Assistant Director of the League. McGee's appointment was confirmed at the Board of Directors meeting August 15. McGee is a life long resident of Winston-Salem and is a grad uate of A&T State University with a major in Sociology and has done graduate work at A. and T. State University. He is a former teacher in the Forsyth County School System and has also taught jt Charlotte. He is a member of Saints Home Methodist Church and is Secretary of the N. C. Economic Development Corporation, YM CA and a District Committee Member of Boy Scouts, Old Hickory Council. Married to former Delores Bullock. They jJk I Rk jfli S Hfe, JgM "'' ' j^i I B. l'. ». I Vnjnll^H * /ft Vl j® N r TALENT HUNT STAFF—Mem bers of the staff of Saint Au gustine's College who will di rect the Talent Hunt Program DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1969 Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs and Director of Federal Relations; Dr. Joseph Battle, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Re search; Dr. Cheek; Thomas E. Kee, Vice President for Stu dent Affairs; and J. V. Parham, ■' 'Mk. McGEE have three children and re side at 2132 Gerald Street. Mc- Gee is 30 years old. from their Rocky Mount office, left to right; are Lattle Baker, Jr., director; Tommy Foust, of Vice President-Treasurer. Dr. Cheek assumed his new duties on July 1, 1969 replacing his brother, Dr. James Cheek. Dr. King Cheek was previous ly Vice-President for Academic Affairs. NEW YORK—New York at torneys, backed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), are awaiting ruling on their challenge of this city's bail system in behalf of 14 Black Panther Party mem bers. The LDF filed a "friend of the court" brief arguing that New York State Officials "have employed the bail determina tion as a means to detain, to punish and to prejudice the fairness of trial." U. S. District Court Judge Edmund L. Palmieri allowed the LDF to argue its amicus brief wMch asked that the Pan thers be released if New York State "does not reset bail to amounts which are within peti tioners' means" to pay. The LDF, represented by As sistant-Counsel Elizabeth Du- Bois, challenged New York City's operation of the bail system on the following grounds: The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution embodies a right to pre-trial (See SYSTEM page 2A) Rocky Mount, area coordinator; ; Mrs. Millie Dunn Veasey, fin ancial information and college PRICE: 20 Cents Membership Represented by 6.3 Million KANSAS CITY, Mo. Th e 89th National Baptist Conven tion U.S.A., Inc. will be held here September 9 through 14 at the Municipal Auditorium, it was announced this week by Dr. Joseph H. Jackson, Chicago, president of the group. The Convention, which an nually draws 15 to 20 thous and delegates from throughout the United States, is a strong sounding board for the nation's largest organized body of American Negroes. Dr. Jackson said the event would make major contributions to under standing the totality of black community as well as the white community. (See BAPTIST page 2A) Former HHS Grad Passes N. C. State Dental Board FAYETTEVTLLE Dr. Leor Fowler, a native of Fayetteville has received his degree of den tistry at Howard University. Washington, D. C. A 1961 graduate of Hillside High School, Fowler attended Hampton Institute, Hampton, Hampton, Va. and received the B.S. degree in chemistry there DR. FOWLER in 1965. Dr. Fowler recently passed the N. C. Board of Dentistry and will do practice in Wins ton-Salem. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon J. Fowler of Fayetteville, and is married to the former Miss Kay Scott of Philadelphia, Pa. They have one son, Rode ric Lloyd Fowler and present ly live in Washington, D. C. placement coordinator; and Mrs. Bernice E. Riley, of Rocky Mount, secretary. • •* fl jHj H PERFORMING IN ITAL Y Giorgio Ciompi, Artistic Direc tor of "School of the Arts Sum mer Session in Siena," is shown welcoming Mr. and Mrs. Wil son Moorman as they arrive to take part in the performances Railroad's Policy Blacks as Porters longed WASHINGTON —The rail roads' historic policy of hiring only blacks as train porters and whites as brakemen, even though they perform virtually the same function, can be chal lenged under the federal un lawful discriminatory employ ment practices law, a federal court has held. Judge Gibson, speaking for the United States Court of Ap peals for the Bth Circuit In Norman v. Missouri Pacific Railroad, 60 LC 9282 (C. A. 8, 1069), said a group of black train porters could sue a rail road under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act despite previous court decisions giving jurisdiction over craft classifi cation suits to the National Mediation Board, which was set up under the Railway Labor Act. A United States District Court had earlier barred the suit, saying that only the Board had jurisdiction over the mat ter. The plaintiffs in the suit charge that the railroad has violated Title VH by classify ing them as train porters on the basis of their race. They allege that because of such classification they are denied equal employment opportuni ties, compensation, and ad (See PORTERS page 2A) University Park To Be Site Of IUA Convocation CHARLOTTE—The forty-fifth annual session of the Interde nominational Ushers Associa tion of North Carolina opens here Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, at Univer sity Park Baptist Church, Rev. T. A. Watkins, pastor. Friday morning and after noon sessions, presided over by Clifton Stone, President and J. T. O'Neal, Vice president, re spectively, includes a business session, first-aid class, discus sions of programs expansion, and arts and crafts for the Jun ior Department. The evening program of official welcoming activities, features remarks by John M. Belks, Mayor, city of Charlotte, Rev. Watkins. host nastor, and Mrs. Sallie White, host ushers union. Kelly Alexander, state presi dent of NAACP, will discuss the North Carolina conferences of the organization. Remarks concerning city government will be the topic of City Coun cilman, F. D. Alexander. Meetings on Saturday morn ing are devoted to arts and crafts, work the Junior De partment, an etiquette insti tute, and an usher's institute. The afternoon business session will feature reports of all com mittees and also the election of officers. L. E. Austin. Presi dent Emeritus of the Associa tion will give remarks. The annual oratorial contest whose topic is "The Negro's Future," will be held on Satur day evening and will present the finalists and the awarding of prizes. Following adjourn ment, a social hour will be held. The Orange and Durham Dis (See USHERS page 2A) by the North Carolina youthful artists on tour in Italy. Moor man is a percussionist and his wife is a singing student from Julliard School of Music in New York. This is the third year Elder Robt. Jones to be Installed At St. Luke Church Sunday Installation services for Elder Robert 1.. Jones as the new pas tor of the St. Luke Apostle Church of God, 914 South St., will be held Sunday, August 24, at 3:30 p.m. The principal speaker for the occasion will be Bishop Jerome Browne, pastor of Emanuel Tabernacle Church. Before coming to St. Luke, Elder Jones served as assistant pastor of the Church of God in Christ, pastor of Little Oak Church, Robblns. He *1 so served as assistant pastor of the Church of God in Christ under the late Bishop Faison. He was a long time employee of The Carolina Times. Jones is a native of Durham and has been in the ministry for 15 yearS, being ordained in 1959. He is a graduate of Hill side High School and attended North Carolina Central Univer sity. The reputation of Jones has been Mghly rated among the friends of Durham and throughout North Carolina. He is married to the former Miss m PRIDE OF ALABAMA Miss Audrey Ford, Talladega Col lege coed and native of Macon, Georgia, represents Alabama in the National Beauty and Tal ent contest of the Elks in that tl ie orchestra from th* North Carolina School of the Arts at Winston-Salem has p«r formed in Italy supported tn part, bjr the Italian Govern ment. mU ELDER JONES Mae Brooks of Tlfton, Get >rgU. The service will also include recitations, solos and rem arks by Elder John Russell, 1 lev. Reuben Parker and others. The program is under the direction of D eae on Willie G. Allen. The pu'olic is invited t * attend. Washington, E>. C., Aujiust M. Miss Ford won tlx» Alabama contest and rtspreaen ts the Col lege City Lodge N« J. 11T1 at Elks (IBPOE), which la l&ata* at Talladega, Alaban «.

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