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More To Be Done State House candidate Annie Brown Kennedy, who placed second in the Democratic primary, says she is pleased with the strong showing of black candidates on June 29. Still, she cautions, the proof of the pudding will be Nov. 2's general election. ? Front Page. BWii\stc VOL. VIII NO. 47 U S P S. No. 067910 Michaux On The Issues Success: 'Vis long as you make a good ? run...as long as you don't lose the tenor of your convictions ; win^Jose or draw, I think you've maSe~sdfne^rogress." The Economy: "Certainly, our inflation rate has been lowered. It's lower than it's been in a long time. But, my God, look at the people who are unemployed. " Blacks And Politics: *.. " We (blacks) need political power more^ desperately thanrany group in American society." ' 1?~ ?VMichaux: Right By Ruthell Howard j about. Staff Writer Michau , cle at his ( DURHAM - If H.1 M. "Mickey" Michaux, is also an uemocratic candidate tor a congressional seat in the 2nd the basis District, survives a run-off later this month and wins "You c again in November, he'll be this stated first black con- tin Luthei gressman in 80 years. judged or "I feel good about it," Michaux says of winning 44 color of t percent of the vote in the June 29 primary. "They' "We're not overconfident about it, but the mere fact Still, IV that 47.000 people would cast their votes for me in a black ma primary indicates that the issued we have been talking there,"he about are the same issues people Jhave some concern Michaux Bagnal Questions ?Blacks' Support ^ Of Democrats at By Ruthell Howard Staff Writer Anne Bagnal, Republican candidate for Congress in I the Fifth District and an avid supporter of President Reagan's economic programs, says she feels blacks are "blindly faithful to the Democratic Party." "I wouldn't tell blacks where to put their support," she says, "but I wish they would look at a candidate and nr*t inct ?t-J-L. ' ^ MM every election shows they do. I don't know why and I See Page 5 Ann Jfl li ' WE&''- . x?i v EflBfc A f v yl ; MY ^^kv, 'y :%?y"^BI ^Mffc^. '&;. v H^:v.:.; v < >. ' %. Members of the Black Leadership Roundtable discuss straf Guthrie). | 1 : _: ! The First In 80 Years This state's First black congressman in 80 years is what Durham's H.M. "Mickey" Michaux wants to become in November. But conservative Republican and Democratic elements aren't so enthusiastic. An exclusive Chronicle interview examines these and other aspects of Michaux dnd his campaign. Front Page. iri- NiJ /ptr Serving the Winston-Salem Community Since 197 WINSTON-SALEM. N.C. IM|M ,T J H M^li*i->ir^8i^fc J?^BijrSl! AH WV . ^j } W pPMpg . v f ts That Youl stance on t x adds, during a conversation with the Chroni- Michaux :ampaign headquarters, that his strong showing ferent polil indicator that a candidate can be accepted on to the stat< of being "qualified, competent and capable." third race, an't help but think back to something Dr. Mar- "It's a q r King said a long time ago about people being he says. "1 i the content of their character rather than the any type o heir skin," he says. - ... '' _ ... nil . T , . r"?." re looking at me as a candidate.0 . American lichaux notes, it's a biological fact that he is a Michau? n and his opponents are white."I mean, ilis didate4?I\ ~ says. 4 * It's glaring? ' But the main issue, the vote. 1 stressesJ is the quality of the candidate and his who insists ?* flftl ^ ^9 I I For Annie Br / H state Hous H ^9B' 1 Democratic ? m campaignin W B||1F fl voter educa W 9F I citizens the vote an< W V H vote in grej W a "From m; X&tl fl standing at photos by Alan Guthrie different th she says. 1 Bagnal AnnlC Brown Kennedy Kennedy, 8 ' |j iul' H, Jr W// S& ^Necessf H another ct tions. A grou they cons organized riedly foi researehec a slate of to the lett Alderm Round fab Durnell, \ called fo roundtabl strategies speech at egles for registering voters (photo by Alan (although discussed -y. - ? - ?* . r" ' " ' ' " " ' ~ ntfai * iMi^^fUMKLLBiJiLA^a^??, i Ow V Thursday, July 15, 1982 :>*: VxJRS^B %$'y* iM Don't Use he issues. notes that he and his opponents have d: ical philosophies and that he has been elect i House three times, leading the ticket in t! [uestion of the quality of the representation , think that means a whole lot. You don't lc ?f identity or anything like that. It's just lY Americans. We're all entitled to the sai dreams." c led the primary over white Democratic cf -liXirnl Valentine, who received 33 percent -fe faces a July 27 run-off against Valentir his political philosophy is more representati nnedv Won't >rking Hard 1 By LaTanya A. Isley Staff Writer Brown Kennedy, a second-place finish in tl e of Representatives race in the June ^ primary indicated that there's considerab g yet to be done. work has to be done, especially in terms < tion, to prepare for November," she says. 44 nehow understand the relationship betwee i government and politics, more tnennl#^ w _ , ?i r*w' "< iter numbers." / experiences, when people get an unde >out matters, the response is usually quit an that when they lack an understanding, a practicing attorncy Tor 28 years," stresse zessity's Chili randtable Plans To By LaTanya A. Isley Staff Writer '.y, the mother of invention, gave birth to hid weeks before the June 29 primary elecp of Winston-Salem blacks who saw what idered a pressing need for informed and black participation in those elections, hurmed the Black Leadership Roundtable, i the candidates and the issues and released endorsements that were supported almost er by, the majority of the black electorate, an Larry Little says the idea to form the le was inspired when the Rev. Warner )astor of Dcilabrook Presbyterian Church, r the formation of a "black leadership e much like King Arthur's" to discuss and battle "social systematic evils" in his May's NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Durnell maintains that the idea had beenlong hefore the speech). ? A Job For Janet Qooke? Should former Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke be rehired by another newspaper after admitting that she fabricated portions of a Pulitzer Prizewinning story? Passersby and black journalists respond in this week's Chronicle Camera. Second Front. oijicle ; ' ; , j *25 cents 26 Pages This Week 8 ppPj^j photos by Alan Guthrie You'll Lose of the!*majority" in the district. if- "Well, I guess the only way 1 could respond to that," ed Michaux says, "is I got the majority vote and maybe he we're not reading the same figures." He reaches for a copy of Valentine's statement, reads ," over it, and reiterates, "I got 44 percent of the votes. He >se got 33 percent. 1 don't see that majority he's talking lat about." me Michaux says he expects "another hard fight" \eading up to the run-off and that it will be "costly and a little bit in- tougher than the primaries because you have to maintain ofL a level of voter interest and try to dissuade voter apathy." le, Michaux says his wide range of support comes from ve See Page 2 Rest on Laurels, toward November 9 the importance of voting, saying it determines who COVerns the rniintrv nn ctatp or?a nitirtnni 0 - - ? .. j wti ^vwtv unu uaiiuuai ltvi.13. "Citizens define who controls various agencies and the kinds of services you have," she says. "I can't I emphasize too strongly that the vote is the most potent weapon that poor people and minorities have to secure the rights as well as the benefits to which we are entitled." >n The four black candidates who were in the primary all Uj received places on the general election ballot, which Kennedy considers to be an indication that the , community looks at people in terms of their ability te instead of placing so much emphasis on race. "More and more people are being viewed as individuals rather than by race," she says. "I felt good about it (the rs See Page 2 ~ 1 ~ ~ Remain Active Alderman Larry Little, chairman of the Roundtable, says the group is the result of a lack of black leadership in the community during the primary. "Groups who are active politically, such as the Baptist Ministers Conference (and Associates) declined to make endorsements, leaving blacks leaderless in this campaign," he says. "We decided to come up to address the election because no black leadership was being given to the black community." Little describes the members of the coalition as a "group of young progressives" who are leaders in their respective fields. Members of the group cover a variety of professions in the community and include the Rev. J. Ray Butler, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church; Clifton Graves, affirmative action officer at Winston-Salem State University; the Rev. Howard Wiley, assistant pastor of Galilee Baptist Church; NAACP President - Patrick Hairston; Alderman Larry Womble, and Victor Johnson, assistant principal of North Forsyth ""Senior High School. See Page 5 * * t*& ( - N --- . .. ... ? ? -
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