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?? ? ^ 5 Young Fathers i'U-*1 . ' ** article on teen pregnancies, a fathers, who in many ignorance, a lack a/ "* their own chau. ^ */*<><, *L ,;'ies of fatherhoou Front Page. - ^ ) ^ ? Win si ^ -?--?? VOL. IX NO. 21 U S P S. No. 067 i i Say Black Editors In Poll Economics,. The Key Issi By RUTHELL HOWARD unemployment, Staff Writer ecutive editor 01 Unemploymei Black newspaper ediiors surveyed in a to other probtei Chronicle telephone poll last week ty, such as fingered economic issues, including "generally keep unemployment and the inability of Black ing" and the hi America (o spend and manage its dollars John W. Terii more wisely, as the most pressing pro- manager of blems facing the black community today. American and I black people i themselves. "I really believe that if we don't "The big is? make some significant moves in begin setting u economic development by the end t that Wl11 put of this year we're going to be so incredibly behind that we won't be black economic ^ able to catch up," * blctns, ranging and a good gr; said, "we woul From Illinois to Virginia to New racism, becaus< Orleans to the District of Columbia to ing money. It ( North Carolina, most editors questioned other things * feel the overriding concern in the black issues. We nee community is the lack of economic clout munity more e gained through jobs and wise spending. In New Or '*1 think without a doubt, it's wimmx* ^ssatth^k;. ' -':fjj^^r B - jm : Maya Angelou Clifton Graves Mediation Board By RUTHELL HOWARD Staff Writer The Neighborhood Justice Center's executive committee is lookinc for a director. The center's Board of Directors met last Wednesday in City Hall and decided to accept resumes and to recruit volunteer mediators for the center, said Norma Smith, ?Black Teen Fa t Although the stigma of teen-age pregnancies is a burden largely borne by the young mother, there is another half to this disturbing phenomenon among Forsyth County's youth: the young father. More often than not, the teen-age mothers take the blame for their predicament while the fathers go virtually blameless. "Nobody puts enough responsibility on the males," charges Dr. Jonathan Weston, a local obstetrician/gynecologist. "It's a bigger factor than ^ we are willing to admit." Reginald Briton says that, from his point of view, the experience of becoming a father at an early age r 'W Si - j^^ 'i ! wL' . ^s.jww* Socoad Front. '? V ; *" - > * " * ' on-Sale ' ? ' r .?V "Serving the Winston-Salem Community Si 910 WINSTON-SALEM. N.fc. ,.v . . i Jobs m " said Lee Black well, ex f The Chicago Defender. I nt, Black well says, leads ns iir the black communi- I housing, heating costs, ing up the standard of livgh crime rate. pleton, editor and general I the Richmond Afroplanet, agreed, noting that leed to create jobs ue is for black people to p the kinds of businesses our people to work," so sees the lack of a strong I base as fueling other profrom the lack of political I asp on the economy," he Idn't have to worry about I j white folk are aboMt makthe economy) overrides all I e could possibly raise as I d to make the black com conomically viable. leans, Louisiana Weekly See Page HHHIHIHHHHH Louise Wilson Larry Womble Accepting Resum ? chairperson of the board as well as head of the East Winston Crime Task Force, the center's sponsor. The center, patterned after a similar project in Atlanta that resolves community disputes out of court, recently received a $10,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, $35,000 short of its original request. But Smith said the organization has.enough money to fund a six-month director's position, and is soliciting $20,000 thprxT (Nn. This C can be particularly disturbing. "When 1 first found out, I was very depressed,'' Children Having Children By Edward Hill Jr. Part IV recalls Briton, 18. 4<I said to myself, 'No, this can't be happening to me; I'm too careful to let this happen. Here I am 18 and going to have a child. I'm still a child myself.' / . : . ' -i' ' ) 1 A . - 4 4y > *- ' ade Of Service You'i Broil item's Sister Clara Muhammad Black c< ebates its. 10th anniversary this somethi Columnist Clifton Graves and Staff professl d Hill examine the school'^ the play and its continuing success against ni. ? . ; < '^c ' ' ' .. ' ' ' > '- - - ' Black Coll ' ' %'^i '* * tn KjijiO Wk 7 < ^ ' Thursday, January 20, 1983 - * * C , ./ \ *r-~": ?-r ' K* >?3H jr:-. v. J&gn| Bv. -'; I ?^afiW : : :fl fcv^c>s A K . - They Keep His D* By RUTHELL HOWARD i Staff Writer mun* Kppn tho KirthHav r?f fhp lafp Dr f I lot nv/uiu IIHTV l/vvaa va?% v?> ?? ^ --.w ? - Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15 brought renewed dedication in Winston-Salem to black economic, social i and political progress in America. While certain state and local government officials were lobbying to make King's birthday a statewide holiday -Winston-Salem's Mayor Wayne A. Corpening proclaimed Jan. 15 a day of remembrance and the state Senate and House passed a bill to make Jan. 15 a state holiday ? * local black leaders celebrated the day with vows to make King's dream of equality for all races in America a reality. At a pep rally/memorial ceremony last Saturday at es For Director A] from the Winston-Salem Foundation in addition to requesting money from other funding agencies. ^"Srica nrnnrom ic ftillu ActaKlicVl(>H mnnpv tn mn. v/nvw iiiv pi v/51 OAii ia 1 un j vjiauiuuvw) mvuv; iv? vv/n tinue financing the director's position will be secured, Smith said. Smith said a director applicant shovel be 4'a person with administrative experience and somebody who really wants to see this program successful. He has to be com an't Be Happening "What do I know about being a father? My father wasn't around with us, so I have no example to follow as a father. I don't think we're as inconsiderate as people think." Briton adds that he is not surprised by the high incidence of pregnancy among black teen-agers in the county. "It's like an epidemic," he says. "Every time you turn around. vou*re hearing about someone getting pregnant. They're getting younger and younger all < the time. If you're out there doing something and not protecting yourself, it's bound to happen." For most teen-agers, the lack of adequate sex ^ ~ *-* -* * * " """" *v bf . ** re A Good Man, Charlie m . . >|legc athletic programs must be doing ng right. Look at the rosters of most onal football teams, especially those in offs, and you'll see black college alumIcgc Sports Review. ?? ?? , I ..... ' : \ <tiicle |' ' 25 cents 54 Pages This Week . , u H H - A H K*' eain Alive.,. _ xi^UowiAc A ?->/"t Wifmorc Ran if narkino Int. snon i 1UUI I III rtllM A HI llivitf vwacr* "---Q 1 ?J sored by radio station WAAA and the local NAACP, the intent was to commemorate King's birthday, but the message was a clear and concise one to the black community: keep King's dream alive through political activism. "What are you going to do in 1983?" Experiment in Self-Reliance Executive Director Louise Wilson challenged a predominantly black audience of approximately 300. "We've got to get smart in 1983 and get ready for 1984," Mrs. Wilson said. Mrs. Wilson continued: "Malcolm X asked us what will we have, the ballot or the bullet, and I'm here to tell you that if we don't go to the ballots, we'll have the bullet. And we won't be shooting them because we don't See Page 3 Dplicants \L.~ ( The written job description calls for a four-year degree in sociology or a related area, at least three years of work experience in the social services field and preferably a year's training in law. Initially, the director will establish relationships with the city's district attorney, Donald K. Tisdale, and with See Page 3 j To Me' education is a heavy contributor to this everincreasing problem. ./ "Many young guys feel that it's the girl's responsibilty to take the pill or some other birth control device," says Wayne Ray, an 18-year-old father-toi? ttu;un< ?/\? r? roolittt ic that fhpv share in UC. " lldl llicy ?C gl'l iu ivaiav to %IIW> --the act also. They have to make sure they use some kind*of protection if they aren't ready to shoulder the responsibility of being a father. It's not as easy as they might think." Leslie Burgess, father of a seven-year-old daughter, feels that the absence of a prominent See Page 3
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