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By Donna Oldham
Staff Writer
More than 200,000 black
people proclaimed their
own holiday and celebrated
it in Washington last Thursday
for the whole world to
see. _____
Led by singer Stevie
Wonder, - and politicians,
movie stars and dignitaries,
people from all. over the
world converged on the na
lion's capital to lend their
support in making Dr. Martin
Luther King's birthday a
national holiday.
Bundled for cold and
snow, the crowd, who all
forsook their jobs and
school to take part in the
rally heard the keynote address
by King's son, Martin
III, who gave stirring and
spirited rendition of his
father's speech "How
Long?"
"My father had a speech
that he loved which asked
"How Long, Lord?" And
the answer would be 'Not
Long."
Now I'm asking," said
the young King, "How long
will it be Lord before we
can have a national holiday?
Not long. No lie, no
matter how strong, or how
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By Mari Wooden
Staff Writer
Braving the 40 degree
temperature, a cro$d of approximately
200 persons
gathered at the NCNB plaza
at noon last Thursday to
commemorate the 52nd birthday
of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
The program was hastily
organized by concerned
citizens with hopes that the
.. local event would coincide
held in Washington, D.C.
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While King spoke people
in the audience whispered
and nodded their approval.
"Lord, that child sounds
just like his daddy don't
he," an elderly woman
said.
Earlier Thursday mortis
- ing, approximately 5,000
people had braved the cold
weather and beginnings of a
two inch snow fall to participate
in a march down
Martin Luther King Avenue
in Anacostia's third annual
Martin Luther King day
parade.
Although Wonder led the
march in the beginning,
curious observers and
overzealous fans made his
completion of the walk impossible.
A police cruiser
was summoned and
Wonder was driven away.
Although the crowd at
both the march and the rally
came mainly to see and
hear Wonder, D.C.
delegate Walter Fauntroy,
newly elected chairman of
the Congressional Black
Caucus and a colleague of
King's served as master of
ceremonies at the
Washington Monument rally.
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King ;
Alderman Virginia
Newell began the program
by welcoming citizens 10 the
ceremony, honoring M&rfin
Luther King as "a man of
God,.a Nobel Peace Prize
winner, a man who exposed
the racism, discrimination
and injustice imposed on
black Americans by
America."
"I was saddened today
when I went by my
daughter's school over in
Ardfnore and saw no pictures
or anything honoring
the birthday of Dr. King. I
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1 warn you to go ^nd
find your congressman and
tell him to demand that he
or she vote to make Martin
Luther King's birthday a
national holiday," Fauntroy
urged the crowd.
Activist/comedian Dick
Gregory reminded the
crowd that the last time
Congress had voted on the
subject of King's birthday,
the bill was defeated by five
votes. "This year if they
don't pass it, we'll make
them sorry. If they don't
vote the right way, then
when it. comes re-election
time, we as citizens will vote
the right way," said
Gregory, continuing, "If
Martin's birthday isn't
( made a holiday this time,
next year we'll bring two
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Special To Th
Although our society has
toward the discussion of sex
Winston-Salem last week wh
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do know, however, that in
30 days there will be posters
and pictures to honor
George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln. And in
September the same things
will be done to honor
Christopher Columbus...",
said Rev. Warner Durnell,
pastor of Dellabrook v
Presbyterian Church.
Rev". Durnell in an emotion
filled speech
highlighted King's life. He
said that "King was a compelling
spokesman, the
bridge from black to white
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America." He further
described King as a warrior
for justice, a fighter for
freedom and a soldier in the
battle for justice. He urged
the crowd to remember
King's "I have a dream..."
speech given at the
Washington Monument
and that the dream would
not be fulfilled as long as
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Saturday, January 24, 1981
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By Mari Wooden ?
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, Donna Oldham
Staff Writers
Representatives of various neighborhood groups in the
ity are divided over the question of whether to relocate
r revitalize areas of East Winston.
While some feel that relocation in existing housing is
he key, regardless of where it is, another group felt it
lore important to take federal community development
unds and refurbish already existing neighborhoods. A
hird group felt it was more important to take the
levelopment funds and build new housing before tearing
lown the old.
"It is obvious to anyone who has any intelligence, that
he houses in East Winston need to be demolished and
eople relocated," said Alderman Virginia Newell,
ollowing Monday night's board of aldermen meeting.
Mrs. Newell's comments came in light df heated
liscussions between the aldermen and members of the
leighborhood groups about the city's proposed applicaion
for over $2 million in federal community developnent
money for fiscal 1982, which begins June 30.
"I am trying to get decent homes for people all over the
ity. That's what the East Winston Restoration Associa;_u
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iuii cm aouui, incwcii saiu, continuing, " i ne people
vho live in these homes have begged for me to do
omething."
Roy O. Miller, chairman of the East Winston Restoraion
Association, asked the board and Mayor Wayne A.
Corpening to take a foot tour from East 11th Street and
Cleveland Avenue to continue to Cameron and Gray
Avenue to "see the homes that aren't fit to live in."
"Some of the houses can't keep heat and pipes freeze.
Kids can't go to school because there's no water or heat
for them to ger ready ffir-Ghildren of froth sexes often
sleep in the same beds 'cause it's the only way they can
keep warm," Miller said.
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thers asking for less sex education instruction in our
ublic schools. ' i
On Tuesday night a larger group attended a Mental i
lealth Association sponsored seminar aimed at develop- i
ig a better understanding of the problems presented by i
omosexuality - sexual preference for persons of the
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Benjamin Erlitz, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society
of Northwest N.C., challenged the idea of relocation
calling it "a meat-ax approach we can't afford."
"It's a mistake to spend over $2 million to destroy
homes. It's a bad investment to end up with empty
space," Erlitz said, continuing, "The city will have a high
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Staff Writer center jn East Winston are
untrue. . i
The city's economic Valerie Btoadie told the
development coordinator 'hronicle Monday, that
says that insinuations by a itatements by JoTtii Dunlocal
black group that the can, a member of the East
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National Black
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By C.B. Hauser
Special To The Chronicle
"Blacks in other countries and third world peoples
everywhere know of our leadership and who we are.
Everyone knows who we are but us."
These words were spoken last Saturday by Zoharah
Simmons, National Coordinator of the National Black
Independent Political Party (NBIPP).
The National Black Independent Political Party of
North Carolina held its statewide organization meeting
Saturday at the Patterson Avenue YMCA.
According to Barbara Arnwine, a Raleigh lawyer and
state party coordinator. North Carolina has been divided
into eight organizational districts with three in the eastern,
part of the state where most of the black population is
:oncentrated. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County is located
n region III.
The NBIPP was formed last August during a meeting
n Philadelphia, Pa., which was attended by approxmately
1500 people from 27 states. North Ward Aldernan
Larry D. Little was a delegate to the convention and
>vas one of the organizers of Saturday's meeting.
Ms. Simmons was keynote speaker for the group which
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