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* 1 e W/7JS1 Vol. No. Vlll No.43 U.S.P.S. No. 0< ^1 ^1 (iaP/^W IIL' :&J| Valerie Broadie: respons . Santanc o She's Taking ^ By Ruthell Howard Sta^Vriter Valerie Broadie came to the South because she had never been here before. "I wanted to see for myself what it is like," she said. Broadie said she noticed that there is a more relaxed atmosphere as compared to the pace in the North, " and "it's nice in a way not to have to move so fast. But it's misleading to think there isn't the same amount of pressure. It may not be as evident, but it is Black Homosexu ? ? By LaTanya A. Isley Staff Writer A few years ago, former Miss America Anita Bryant, waged a campaign against the homosexual population in America. Bryant said that as teachers homosexuals would provide negative role models for children. In Dade County, June 7, 1977, there was a 2 to 1 vote against an ordinance banning discrimination in employment based on an individual's sexual preference. The Sunday after the election, a Dade County campaign worker was stabbed. Two weeks after the election, in San Francisco, Robert Hillsborough, a homosexual, was stabbed 16 times by attackers ^ i^nromcie camera Perceptions Of ?By I.aTanya A. Islcy way^of life ? and an . . ,.j ; : Staff Writer . issue. Recently, the Homosexuality is a sub- Chronicle asked ject many people prefer Winston-Salem residents n At t A * * iiv/i ivy UI3VU33 vji in11ik meir views on nomosexabout. But, with the re- uality. cent upsurge of the gay Patrick Grimes: "I H?hK movpnrifntr? think it's morally wrong ? homosexuality has and socially unaccepbecome a more visible table from my standLosing Your Job: By Ruthell Howard ^ey were terminated. Staff Writer Little sees scores of job seekers daily at the Employment Security Commission People are fired from their and helps applicants deal jobs for various reasons, in- with, job termination, eluding new management or choice, change or adjustthe tight economy, says Pat ment. Little, employment coun- "Some people come in selor, but losing a job has who've been fired and are basically the same effect on still angry about it," Little people regardless of the cir- said, "and haven't dealt cumstances under which with it at all. Being ter, nt i_ ? M? _ MUCK IVlUSiC By Ruthell Howard Staff Writer Oscar "Daddy-Oh" Alexander, annduncer for radio station WAIR says black music has evolved as blacks have evolved: through suffering, endurance and through good times and bad. f, ton - Sale "Serving the Winston-Salem Community r ??? 57910 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. 6 . MhS^X .:' ^Bf \^T IwBr :ia^^l * : *,<&.. ^%: W : ||jp^ been able to do things in my life that my ancesU ibility to put back by being involved in United W 0 i First-Hand Loo still there. m I he cit^seconomicjdevelopment coordinator says The Newcomers she thinks there is a "lot of potential for blacks in Winston-Salem, but we have to be more practical and make our money talk for us a little more." mlity: The Burdei X * screaming "Faggot, faggot!" In 1975, the U.S. Supreme LourTupheld the right of a local school board to fire any teacher solely for being homosexual. "Being a black homosexual means not only being outcast by whites but by blacks as well," Some say that the homosexual population is the most discriminated against minority in the United States, which includes blacks, iews. hisoanies. oriental* anH other minorities who make up the American "melting pot." Homosexuality point." ? fulfillment from, they Mark Williams: "We're can enjoy it as much as all changing in this world they can." and if that's what they j0^n Ellis: "As long as want, that's them. I they don't bother me, I dop't think there's won't bother them, nothing wrong with it." what people do in their ?Tyrone Anthony: "1 private life is their preter women myself, it business. I believe In 'live that's what they get their See Page 3 : Getting Y oursel minated has been a blow to "Most people are trusting the ego and self-esteem and their job hunting to blind has made them feel bad. luck," Little said. "They They have to accept the feel the job is out there and situation, face up to it and they're going to find it build from that point on." According to Little, Ruby . Ellen Howell, our hypo- oUKVIV thetical job-seeker, made a big mistake in looking for a __________ job by randomly picking without any type of plann stores or businesses to apply ing." You must organize and then just going there. your job search, Little add: The Key To Per Alexander, after being in the music business for 25 years and having June 18 proclaimed "Oscar Alexander'Day," is in the highlight of his career. Sitting in his downtown office, in view at the community he loves, Alexander reflects on the evolution of black music. "Blues artists, like the B.B. Kings, the Muddy Waters, the Jimmy Reeves, \ # - / ' i ' * I m Chfi Since 1974" Thursday, June 17, 1982 | ^ / :: ? :.y\ i II - jiBP'BL,: P I |; Jill:Ix^El;l|,.^B&:. H . . .. i..y,:J'. : ^fe.' . ::v? V HKhhHBBB^?? ?rs died for me to he able to Hn I foot n ^ - -- ? ***" " Jvv> ay and Planned Parenthood" (photos by k At The South ~Broadie is responsibleTor^knowing what is^oing? on in the local economy, wno the peoplearewhain-?- fluence the economy and what they are doing ? for example, working with the Chamber of Commerce to make sure we and other people around are not doing the same things they are doing." Though Winston-Salem has some problems with structural unemployment, or unemployment that is prevalent among a certain group, Broadie said, the ?city will noL_h? hit iiy the kinds of "deep economic See Page 2 t Of Being A Mi A Dr. George Weinberg, a practicing psychologist ih Book," that the discrimination against homosexuals is due to "the misconception that heterosexuality is natural ?ami thai departure from nature." Weinberg contends that homosexuality is a part of nature and an animal instinct. "Homosexuality abounds in the animal kingdom, and there is nothing unnatural about it there or with humans," he says. Weinberg also says that the root of discrimination against homosexuals is "an illness, which we call homophobia." According to Weinberg, homophobia refers to "the 11 !;* ' *T *'" r-">*lt*1 Patrick Grimes Mark Williams f Together Afterr ed, and decide where you're you go to a bank and apply going. Then learn about the for a job as a teller, you company and the field and may not get a job because what kinds of jobs are the bank doesn't need a available, whether you are teller. But if you had taken ____________ the time to check in the banking industry, there are rAL Kit 4 'all kinds of jobs you could apply for," Little said. Lit^_,_,tie said few entry-level jobs looking for just any job or are available because there planning a career. ?- are many skilled people for For example, Little said, if employers to choose from manence Is Good and a lot of others in those days .had a Five-piece combo consisting of a guitar, bass, drum, piano and a horn," he says: "The difference between then and now," Alexander says, "is that the big record companies are taking over these particular type artists and have added (to^he band) other horns, synthesizers and even violins." 1 : * l_ 1 ^ -.1.1. ?? yqicle J . *25 cents 32 Pages This Week Pof UT/\r? jl anifliijtmi He'll Step Down, But Stay Active?? By Ruthell Howard Staff Writer Patrick Hairston, local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president, is stepping down, but not out. Hairston, who succeeded the Rev. J.T. McMillan at the helm in 1978, calls the position of NAACP president a 36-hour-a-day, thankless job that offers prestige, but few monetary^ewards. - ? < . . ^Ut-^hoin^prg&idgnr) rn<U you in gas and time, doing things for people," Hairston said, "and all these things are not (instances of discrimination). You do it because you feel for people." Hairston said he took the oath of office, not purely for pleasure or personal gains, and "I have no? had purely personal gains. 1 know about the sacrifices 1 have made and I feel good about them and about what I've done." "Civil rights fighters get burned^out real quick," he added, "because the people don't support them like thev ?should.? r ' ; ~ After being NAACP president for six years, Hairston ~ said he is disappointed with the people in Winston-Salem because they are not "catching on." 4'The NAACP depends on its membership for money," he said. 44If we had a $10-million budget it would not be as much as having 10,000 members. The average black person feels we are here by the grace of the community and we don't need any money." Hairston added the NAACP is one of the primary reasons for the gains blacks in America made duringThe See Page 2 orityTwice morbid and irrational fear of homosexuals, and the hatred of them," which he says originated from the teachings of relieion and the-serret tear in .ma?lu heterosexuals that they themselves are homosexual. According to Donna H. Burke, associate director of ^ _ Spectrum, a local center for psychological Services, approximately four percent of the male population is exclusively homosexual, while two percent of the female population accounts for the homosexual population. Burke says that most homosexuals to keep their homosexuality a secret or let only a few people know about it. 4'People are generally discreet about it (homosexuaSee Page 2 JaaBlr ^ Tyrone Anthony John Ellis Hip Pint S15n and even though an school or are recent employer may be willing to graduates and have no idea train someone for the job, of the job market. Little you have to be "realistic." also gives counseling to He is not going to train you people who have jobs and if there is someone else who need help adjusting to the is already prepared for the position, job, she said. Being with a job counselor As a counselor, Little has been beneficial to sometimes refers applicants Ruby. First, she learned to educational planning and about herself as a person works with young people and prospective employee. i. ^ - - - - wno nave dropped out of See Page 2 \ Raw Talent 1 AJexander says this has transformed what was "grassroots" music into music that is more defined and commercial. "It's what they call a crossover," he said. White artists, he says, are beginning to accept it, but instead of falling it rhythm and blues music, they call it beach music. "They are even Set Page 26 s> _ . *
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