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] Failing the AIDS has been described as * .? , another plaque and as the most serious public health disaster of the country. , . The experts closest to the situation and most knowledgable about the disease call for massive national programs to educate people to modify behavior patterns shown to be associated with AIDS. They also support more extensive research into testing for the disease and for a cure. Ail of this costs money, lots of it And the logical source of dollars and leadership against so serious a public health problem is the federal government. . But instead of providing the resources and the leadership, the Administration has resorted to waffling. It wants to test immigrants and federal prisoners for the disease. And it is even talking about Winston-Salt An independent, local NEWSROOM: Robin Barksdale Mardell Griffin, Cheryl Williams SPORTS: Randy Pettitt, sports e PHOTOGRAPHY: James Parke Cunningham, Joe Daniels. ADVERTISING: Julie Perry, adv< Wette James, Juanita Thorrtps< OFFICE STAFF: Brenda Nesbitt, , trailer. PRODUCTION: Vinson Dewberi Johnson, Brenda Thomas, Yvc CIRCULATION: Victor Davidson Jessup, Blandelia McMoore, Ai CHRONICLE ADVISORY BOAR Hev. Kelly O P. Goodwin, Jamei Johnson, Victor Johnson Jr., La Norma T. Smith and Patricia W) Clifton G> lb The Editor: I was quite taken with your article on Clifton Graves in your July 16,1987 edition. He seems to^haye great qualities that are badly needed to help channel the African-American people's abilities once he is in position to do so. I hope this turns out to be the "special purpose" he is searching for. So many are still climbing up the rough side of the mountain, where no one ever thought they were worth . much or giving them a chance and seem like they were fortunate enough to go on to a higher education would show them the way out of the endless circle of poverty. We are singing the song "We -Shall Overcome^pd ^ve should, even if the light flickers, we should nfever let it go out We have a lot of people that are being overcome by circumstances beyond their control. No control is the point; yet, AfricanAmerican people have all the ingredi~ ems ancl the ability to put together an economic pie of their own where they CHRONICLE CAME Is the crirr By ESTHER WOODS Chronicle Intern Is the Criminal Justice System more lenient towards whites than to African-Americans in the city? Maybe and maybe not A Winston-Salem man recently ==. Mim r^Hbtcaus? Ij |llfi|KlKS iVlU *?i^MI *?H? ' ... ? ' . *1 v i v M Forum AIDS cha TO BE EQUAL By JOHN E. JACOB violating Tonsiliulibnal rights by refusing to release federal prisoners who test positive for the AIDS virus. It's hard to see how such measures will help stem the AIDS epidemic. In fact, implementing polices that create the illusion of doing something about the disease just waste resources and could make things a lot harder in the long run. The reluctance to commit the necessary resources to mass education is probably based on the high costs of such campaigns. But the cost of an escalating AIDS epidemic could be shattering, not just to the budget but to the total economy. The numbers are frightening. Currently, some 1.5 million tm Chronicle _ ly owned newspaper I?" '\.h v , community news editor; ; Esther Woods, intern, ditor. r, photo editor; Michael ertising manager; Wenna yrt ? Verisia West; David Hill, con y, proaucuon manager; taitn . in he H. Bichsel Truhon. i, Veronica Guions, Tony igela Ross. ID: Carole Jordan-Bryson, the _ 5 Green, Latanja Kim irry D. Little, Howard L. Shaw, /nn. a ves see CHRONICLE MAILBAC Our Readers Speak Out "have the say over the who, whcr what, why and when that is mir boggling. They could generate i economy and hire people from tl public sector that would help life tl general economy of this nation. Not until we drop the old ph losophy of "every man for himsc and God for us all" can we put th together. If we recapture the fellov ship our ancestors taught us, alor with our abilities we could do woi ders in a short time. ?-?Time is of the esscpceiiiiJlii modern push button world time ha put a gun to our head, wanting t know are we going to be a people c not If we give it the wrong answei it will poll the trigger and may Go have mercy on us all. It is time fc us to make a prison break out of th endless circle of poverty and take ERA linal justic declared to the Chronicle that h< was not satisfied with the distic attorney's office's handling of i recent case, where an assistant dis trict attorney accepted a reducec plea for the defendant A victim of robbery, he said * fait 1 "N< hit I 'Mx >rt?on m Aim H , bffl to ? i llenge Americans are said to be infected by the virus that causes AIDS, and up to half of them may develop AIDS or"Hre" earlier-stage^ARC (AIDS-i related complex) within half-adozen years. Federal scientists estimate that by 1991 we could be looking at a total of over 200,000 deaths from AIDS and a total case load of over 300,000 AIDS victims. Health care costs AIDS come to over $1 billion today. By 1991 they're expected to be as high as $16.5 billion. The potential cost to the economy in health care, research, screening, education and lost wages from disability and death is estimated at over $66 billion. Because of different transmission patters and poor economic conditions, minorities are at greater risk. d..,. Myths and * As of today, the only weapon wc have to fight the deadly disease AIDS is information. When we repeat myths about AIDS, we blunt this weapon. Here ar some of the common myths many of us are hearing about AIDS, and the correct information we should be icpeating? to others. Myth No.l: AIDS is a disease that afflicts gay white men. Fact: AIDS cases have appeared among African-Americans and whites, homosexuals and heterosexuals, and men, women, children and newborn infants. Mvth Nf) 9* Ymi ran ratrh ? J - - - - ' -w . ? . VU VMM VUiVII I AIDS through casual contact with someone who had the disease, just | the way you catch chicken pox or_ ms to hav< j lot of people with us. I am from ihe rough side, my friends and I broke out of the cotton fields of Virginia a e>. long time ago. We found like a tur1(] tie that is hatched out of one shell to find he is encased in another, it was ie not enough. Most of them are ie deceased now, many fell along the wayside. I intend to get a book published that deals with all this. I want j. to make their mark on the scroll of If time, just to let someone know they is have been here and gone, vig There is a masses work force v out there that no one have tapped into, just waiting for someone to show them what to do. Men and women like Clifton Graves are is needed to help point the way; kind is of like head and body being joined 0 together to make a whole; then let's >r see what happcns.l wish him luck. r, d >r e Adolpbus Lee Brown a Mocksville, N.C. ;e system f , "The DA was supposed to be repret scnting us. But it seemed as though j they were representing the crimi. ~nal." 1 According to the management division of the Winston-Salem Police Department, in 1986, 14 111 I Americans ? e, period. If a El A ? Men0"***6' * As a result, African-Americans and Hispanics arc disproportionately found among the victims of AIDS. and the federal estimates of the future course of the disease suggest that some 67,000 AfricanAmericans will have contracted AIDS by 1991. It may be too late to cut that number by very much at this point, facts assoc CHILDWATCH By MARIAN W. EDELMAN a cold. Fact: There are two main ways you can catch AIDS. The first is homosexual or heterosexual intercourse with an infected partner,? especially without the protection of a condom. The second is by sharing needles during the use of intravenous drugs. Used needles for any purpose should be avoided. There are other, more rare ways that the disease has been transmitted: for example, through the blood supply, i- - inougn sicps arc now being laken to correct this situation. Casual social contact such as shaking hands, hugging, or sneezing ? the greal Johnson Remembered (What follows is an open letter written to Allen Johnson, former executive editor of the Chronicle. He is now a features editor with the Greensboro News and Record) This is the letter I owe you, Allen . Serveral months ago, you approached me with a request to periodically write the Chronicle about whatever I thought was, important that was going on. Well, many significant things have happened and mpst of it has been reported on and commented upon by persons far more qualified A- -1- - - # ~ ' ' iu uo so man 1. t vernon Robinson's contributions, lorex ample. have been for the most part, extraordinary). "Mr. Ed's" philosophy sums up mine "who says nothing unless he has something to say. ft What 1 have to say now is that you made a great contribution to Winston-Salem in general and its air to Afric African-American men , one African-American female, and three white men were arrested in the city for murder. 36 African-American men and 14 white men were arrested for rape. This system, "^gJSSLi ike any other '?! system, was tot designed to ?e fair to minorities. The w i % J lystem was lesigned to JEL^ ~M jater to people who have "^gp^jjjH fH i-mBm because so many future AIDS victims already have been exposed to the disease and carry the virus. But it is not too late for the African-American community to implement education and support programs that inform people about AIDS, help them to avoid the behavior that can lead to contracting the disease, and overcome the stigma associated with it siated with j will not transmit the AIDS virus, i You cannot gel AIDS from toilets, I doorknobs, or telephones. Nor has s AIDS been contracted from swim- i ming in pools or eating in restau- ] rants. i Myth No.3: You can get AIDS < by donating blood < Fact: this is absolutely false, but groundless fears have stopped < many Americans from giving blood. Needles arc discarded alter one use, I leaving no chance of passing AIDS < from donor to donor. - i Myth No.4: People with AIDS? c get sick immediately and die. I Fact: some people who have I been infected with the AIDS virus have no obvious symptoms. I However, these infected individuals [qualities African-American community in particular and you shall be sorely missed, both professionally and personally. The Chronicle is The Best weekly newspaper in North Carolina and one of the best AfricanAmerican papers in the country due largely to your efforts. You would be the first person to point out the team effort of any worthy enterprise, in your case, including reporters, advertising sales persons, office staff, production people, circulation strategists and the Chronicle AHvicnrv RnarH v ivA/l J V/UI Vl( You are only one third, for instance, of that talented triumvefSKT H Chapel Hill connection, along with 1 publisher Ernie Pitt and photogra- : pher James "JP" Parker. But everyone brings their own special gifts to bear and your include a deep desire for journalistic ana editorial excellence, a keen? an-Americ 109 African-American men, < seven African-American females, 18 white males and two white females were arrested in the city for i robbery. The numbers conclude that more African-Americans are arrestK was found Hgfl ^ guilty. I took a m I M pistol and hit a f ML sheriff across dathe head who * Wad::;ttt;artaat ll i ? me while not In V_?I I ThomMOrak* ' JM s noto, mother. id always ripes gun wmen we're f5?* we freeway -6 .>? > Traditional attitudes regarding homosexuality and drug abuse need to be modifiedin the face of a killer disease that leaves so much suffering in its wake. Disapproval of conduel associated with contracting AIDS shouldn't allow callousness toward its victims. John E. Jacob is president of the National Urban League. \\ PS :an spread the virus on to others. On the other hand, the presence of symptoms that sometimes are warning signals of the disease (such as a persistent cough) do no necessarily ncan the presence of AIDS. Only a qualified health professional can liagnose AIDS. ^ Myth No.5: Thesis nothing we :an do to fight thisyoise^se. Fact: AIDS isi spreathprimnarily >y certain high-risk behaviors lescribcd above. Each of us can nake an individual choice not to engage?in - these behaviors. Marian Wright Edelman is a National Newspaper Publishers ^sociation columnist who is president ot the Children's Detense Fund. we need? an acerbic wit and a positive patron for Winston-Salem in general and its African-American community in particular. Your successor, Dennis Schatzman, has his own urtfque talents to share and he has the samebenefit you had of a fine reporting staff. A recent Chronicle article on Clifton Graves reminded me how rare it is to hear African-American men particularly, openly, unabashedly and unashamedly express personal and profesional affection and admiration for one another without jealousy, ego, or guilt. Craig Marberry's Essence Column a few months ago addressed ttnsrhrmy swn small way,-here-and nowrcon sider this done. ' K % The Rev. Carlton A.G. Eversley Winston-Salem ans? cd than whites for similar crimes. The Chronicle recently asked local African-Americans, "Is the criminal justice system fair to African-Americans in WinstonColfmr V/VMVIII "No? It's notiteP ^ Itgoeswylllll Itoty. wmitss ora still looMriqiitii feaimf m man according hlasldiiililg J^|||rryO,W,r j
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