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dream because 1 have eight. But this affair tonight gave d
me an opportunity to se^a lot of young men who were fc
my children when 1 was in Happy Hill Gardens ? and 1 F
am so proud of them." I
. In addition to Eaton, Gaines and Graves, other f
honorees included, among the Up and Coming S
Distinguished Citizens, author and poet Maya Angelou, F
attorney Billy D. Friende Jr., attorney Michael Grace and f
singer Curtis Hairston. (
' Receiving Distinguished Citizens awards were R.J. I
Heynotds Vice President Marshall Bass; contractor 5
George H. Black (deceased); Tiny Tots Kindergarten \
owner and operator Ernestine Cathcart; dairy products (
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photos, high-quality reproduction." s
In the "Use of Photographs" category, Judge Bill Rail c
of the Independent-Appeal in Selmer, Tenn., lauded the
Chronicle for its "great use of photographs. By far the \
best effort in the weekly group. James Parker has done I
an outstanding job with personality photos ? each photo i
throughout the paper tells the story of what that person is c
noted (for). Picture usage serves your readers well. Sports (
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black and white folk.
I just don't believe I was put on this earth just to sit (
. here and be a dummy, f have some knowledge and I feel a I
personal need to pass it on.
Chronicle: As manager of Skyline Village Apartments, {
what steps do you think the city needs to take to make '
more affordable, decent housing available?
Tatum: Low-income housing has gotten away from its
- purpose of dealing with fixed-income people. The
landlords just decided they couldn't make it. And if the government
cuts back on the Section 8 subsidized housing
program, black people will have no place to live. They
will have to pitch tents outdoors.
What the city needs to do is identify first of all where
they want to put housing and to identify if housing is a
priority among all other city functions. The city also
needs to work against slum landlords. There are plenty of
neighborhoods, in the black community where housing
could be placed, but the money for it has not been identified.
That's one of the reasons we fought so hard
against the bond referendum.
Chronicle: Was the lack of affordable housing the only
thing that prompted you to go against the bonds?
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irie to go against the bonds. The industrial park (to be".
Located near -Winston-Salem State University) and the
Construction at the Convention Center are the other|w<*;?
THe industrial park vvoulcT displace a numBer of
homeowners and the city has not indicated if the companies
there would do co-ops with Winston-Salem State
University students. /
As for the Convention Center, it would not employ,
after construction, any more Black top administrators
(than it does now). We would probably get more blacks
in custodial and non-skilled jobs, but that's not what our
black college students are going to school for. I could not
see pouring $15 million into a convention center at the expense
of the taxpayers just to make it competitive.
Chronicle: Despite the dislikes yon have for the $35
million bond package, its proponents say it was needed
for progress in Forsyth County. How can you make a
decision to be against progress?
Tatum: It wasn't difficult to do. First, I have compassion
for people and I felt that we, as black people, were
being stepped on. And I chose to speak out against what I
saw as wrong.
Some black people feel that, when we speak out, we
will lose a job. But when you can take a stand for what's
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young people that you can go out and take a stand. So
many times we talk but have very little action.
Chronicle: You are only 33. Why are people your aye
and younger getting so deeply involved in the political
and economic struggle?
Tatum: People are waking up and feeling what they
haven't in the past. People are more educated. The
NAACP and the Roundtable have set a precedent in the
community, in that we have shown that we are not a
group trying to be militant or radical.... But we want our
people respected for their intelligence. The young people
fighting for the struggle now are not about being leaders.
I don't profess to be a leader. I profess to be an advisor.
Chronicle: What impact does a group like the Roundtable
have on the black community?
Tatum: The Roundtable and the NAACP are two
viable groups. We present the facts to people and get
them involved in the reality of thought. In the future, we
will be pulling together and banding to form other coalitions.
Chronicle: You have said that there is a more educated
voter in the black community. What signals is he or she
sending to the white power structure?
Tatum: We are telling the white community to quit go
ing to black so-called leaders and using them to pass
along inaccurate information and saying that we can be
bought off like guinea pigs. We are people who arc not
afraid and will challenge you. We will stand up against
what we feel is not right. We don't want later answers or
promises; we want the answers now.
Chronicle; Whai does the future hold for Bi/l Tat u in?
Tatum: I would like to run for office - either state
House, county commissioner or school board (Taturn
later said he would run for school board).
As for community activism, I'll be getting into the
Black Leadership Roundtable and holding forums for
political candidates. We are presently attending forums,
but we need to have those people in the black community
and put them on the spot. As it is now, some (elected officials)
haven't done anything. They haven't been back to
the black community since they were elected and, as a
result, we need to bring those people back home.
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tz ens' named
listributor James Ford; contractor James Grace; \
businessman Buster Green; local NAACP President I
Jatrick Hairston; former commissioner of the state f
Department of Corrections Hampton Haith; former head
ootball coach at Livingstone College and North Forsyth t
ienior High School Baxter Holman (deceased); Black 1
>olitical Awareness League Chairman Naomi Jones; t
ormer teacher and volunteer tutor Cupid Kellum; i
Chronicle Publisher Ernest Pitt; Winston-Salem Slate z
Jniversity Director of Student Activities Dr. Manderline
Jcales; Lincoln Grill owner Helen Thompson; former 1
VSSU player and coach Cleo "Tiny" Wallace <
deceased); Community Shoe Shop owner Waller <
weekly in state agaii
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hots are also well used. Parker's pictures in sports are c
juite outstanding." - s
Parker won the second-place award in the sports <
)hotography category for his picture, "Learning to t
~ose," which depicted an adult consoling a youngster
tfter a youth football loss. Wrote Judge Bailey Leopard
>f the Williamson Leader \n Franklin, Tenn.: "This is an -'
rxcellent shot made by a photographer who knows there
ire picture possibilities afteethe finaL whistle has 1
)lown."
Chronicle Publisher Ernest H. Pitt said that winning
he "General Excellence" award twice makes him
rspecially proud.
"Winning it the second time just solidifies that we are 1
)n the right track. Our reporting is good, our layout is
^ood, what we are doing is right," Pitt said.
"I'm extremely flattered about the awards," Pitt add- t
?d. "They represent all 1 have been working for for the
ast 10 years. Wejmade a commitment to quality and ex- <
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Vashington; Experiment in Self-Reliance Inc. Executive
director Louise^Witsonv ami County Commissioner
vlazie Woodruff.
"The certificates of appreciation that are being given
o you can in no way pay for the pleasures you have
wrought to other lives," said Rip Wilkins, chairman of
he Gents' board of directors. "It is just a way of our sayng
that you are toved and appreciated for stopping by
ind touching our lives."
Each of the honoress received an engraved plaque, and
bouquets of flowers were presented, to the fiiistress of
;eremonies, Mutter Evans, owner and general manager
3f radio station WAAA-AM, and Francis Wright, who
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:ellence when we started this paper. Even though we
tarted as a tabloid and made errors and people laughed
tt us, the commitment was there. These awards mean
hat to some extent we have reached those goals.'*
Because of the paper's statewide recognition, Pitt said,
idvertising sales should increase. "It says to advertisers,
Corporate America, that we are a quality newspaper and
hat we serve our community well,_*^he said. '
Noted Chronicle Executive Editor Allen H. Johnson:
"We are very pleased and we think it is a testimony to
how hard our staff works and that we are committed to
doing the best job we possibly can."
Still, Johnson said, there is always room for improvement.
"We don't measure ourselves simply against the
iwards," he said. "We know there are other areas where
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kicked off the evening with "Lift Every Voice and Sing,"
the black- n&jonat anthem. '
Since the Gents' inception two years ago, the organiza'
lion has donated $1200 to the Sickle Cell Clinic at North
Carolina Baptist Hospital, presented flowers to elderly
residents of Crystal Towers, planned and executed Kids'
Day 1983, which attracted more than 1,000 children, and
collected and distributed food to needy families during
Thanksgiving.
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brotherhood, achieve self-improvement and provide ser
vices to the community."
we need to improve. I'm excited about what I think we
cail do in the future."
Said Parker, the paper's only full-time staffphotographer,
concerning his award: "I am thankful that
. God allowed me to make a contribution here and 1 think
it's a testimony to our entire staff, especially our
reporters. A lot of times they give me the best photo
ideafr.''
Said Johnson concerning Parker: "I am especially happy
for James Parker because he is our only photographer
and has to shoot everything under the sun. For him to
handle that volume and turn in such high-quality results
says a lot about him. In fact, that's the philosophy of our
whole staff.... Everybody played a role in getting these
awards." &
The Chronicle is tne first and only black weekly to win
awards in the contest.
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