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^ PAGEA5 Winston-Salem Chronicle MAPCH 3. 19fiA 1 f Forum ^Letters show support for Jackson I "df; V The Editor: gaiti I'm a white North Carolina voter, j and I will be voting for Jesse Jackson lericf , ; on Super Tuesday. I've struggled with kk . whether he can be elected, and if not, enst am I wasting my vote. I've decided righi; ' that is not the issue. He is the only leriij 'Candidate who has dared to speak dots squarely to the issues of our time, ire tf , Thai's imponant to me. surv( I've heard so many people say- onij ',ing, "I like what he is saying, bui..." Aiifi .foils have shown that voters from e rj(5 [.states that have already cast votes said need! A^^^^^son spoke to their concerns yet appr ended up voting for another candi- nti-^date. One has to ask what has hap- pened to the issues. le ft '* ^5 Can Jackson win? I'm not going to itioj: .-‘I consider that questioa I want the issues I peof .^care about to get strong rqjresentaiion at Mlici 'j» the Democratic Convention and get put inclj ^-^before the nation. I have decided that i Ai^ .-.3 the best way to achieve that goal is to jcaiii' ^give the Jesse Jackson candidacy my I vole. Can the power of my vote have on t(| .. any greater influence if 1 vote for anoth- gMij .; er candidate because of some vague, rs a' .«]t; undetermined electabUity? 59 ii| Alone in the voting booth, each tbnj - of us will have one chance, with our ; pi; pinner voice, to speak, ig ft Ken Franklin )inif, M. Raleigh CHRONICLE MAILBAG nJackson for president The Editor: ipi prerequisite of a presi- foi! ^ent and good government in a repub- Jic is that the age of the person must ice: Jackson is past 35. He must . j*i ^ave proven to be absolutely true to his , f Jountry. Jackson has proven to be u-ue. ‘"■j It does not state that he must be white or >lack. Jackson is a citizen and could be iroven to carry both white and black ilood. It has previously been said that fackson was not reared by both mother father. If his father was not white flood somewhere down the line, that 3 Tl "yould justify his thinking and being the imk that he is: unbiased, tivitii-'^ Laws should be enacted for all peo- ‘^ple and not for families, friends, races or jsections of the country, rich or pooi^ there- ■fore, peofde should think twice of the best man and his absolute concern. Slavery, which lasted 250 years, is past and since that time, 169 years have elapsed. Is his blood not clean enough levcn for some in his own race, or is there [jealousy in the tone, when 1 hear the jwords "I'm afraid he's not ready." What does he have to prove? If you want a white man, then vote for the white in him. If you want a black V^man, then vote for the black in him. Jack- .‘.^son is known as the "New Negro." He Boves his country and has proven this. He is a law-abiding gendeman; too thrifty to be a beggar and too busy acknowledging .the benefits of an education, working and ' educating his family and taking pride in . helping the less fortunate; providing his ‘home with ail the comforts and luxuries that he can afford, He has not only the ^ ^’Ability to shout well, pray well and testify ’ ®' ',well, but to also preach and to live a 'Dristian life. He is a bom leader, with capabili- ^ ties and effectiveness in speech-making s® ttft '^hich can open the eyes of all nations Our Readers Speak Out that American needs to lead the world. Jackson has proven to have love for justice and honor for lawfulness. He will listen and work for justice. If you have made up your mind, disregard this; if not, try Jesse Jackson as president. Thelma E. Small Winston-Salem Justice tor Versell Fuller lb The Editor: On Dec. 2,1987, Versell Fuller, a 32-year-old black domestic worker, was arrested on alleged larceny and forgery charges. These charges were brought against her by her former employer, Leigh Rose, for whom Mrs. Fuller worked for about a year and a half. Mrs. Fuller was accused of stealing more than $100,000 (the amount keeps increasing) worth of personal property of her employer over a period of months. Because of the circumstances surrounding Mrs. Fuller's arrest and ueatment of her by officers of the Winston-Salem Police Department (see the Jan. 28, 1988, issue of the Winston-Salem Chronicle), and the serious implications of her alleged crime, a group of concerned, primari ly black citizens have come together to assist in her cause. This group, called Black Women for Justice, com posed of community activists, educa tors, businesspersons and ministers, supports Mrs. Fuller for several rea sons. First of all, she is an uneducat ed, widowed domestic worker who has been taken advantage of because of her educational and class status: she is a women; she is black. In the majority of our black fam ilies are mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, sisters and aunts who have been domestic workers in white families' homes, often under paid, overworked and patronized. Some domestics work for the same white family for years, raising their employer's children while neglecting their own, and getting quite attached to their "good," "liberal'' employers in the process. Because of the loyally some blacks develop toward their white employers, they automatically believe the white person is always right and the black person is wrong. Despite those in the community who doubt Mrs. Fuller’s innocence, especially because of Mrs. Rose's influ ence and wealth, Black Women for Jus tice fully supports her. They believe that she is an honest, hard-working, truthful woman who has been unjustly treated and accused, and is now being harassed and intimidated. As black peo ple, let us not be so quick to judge one of our own without knowing all of the facts. Mrs. Fuller needs legal counsel, financial support, and most of all, our prayers. Black Women for Justice is asking all concerned citizens who are willing to take a stand for righteousness and justice to join them in their efforts on behalf of Mrs. Fuller. Those who want to get involved should contact either Dr. Dolly McPherson at 722- 6621 or Mrs. Minnie Ervin at 722- 0562. Elwanda Ingram, Public Relations Black Women for Justice Misplaced sympathy Tb The Editor: First of all, let me welcome you to Winston-Salem. I trust that you will have a long and pleasant experi ence in the Twin City. In reading your editorial in the Feb. 18 edition of ±e Chronicle, applauding Alderman Martha Wood’s vicious attack on our very fine city manager. Bill Stuart, I became very upset at the position you took supporting Martha Wood. Why did you lake up for this women? Martha Wood is forever "acting out" in front of the public and alienating city staff. Martha Wood has a very bad attitude. She and some of the other aldermen vote on budget items in retrospect, then when cost overruns occur, they blame everyone but themselves. Surely Mrs. Wood is not raising all this hell just so she can run for mayor against Virginia Newell in 1989? In closing, we should take a step forward and vote 'em all out except Larry Wwnble. He has a face like a box of candy and he is just as sweet Seriously, many more of us should attend aldermanic meetings. There is a surprise awaiting you, as you would see how they vote against the people. Look at how they voted against manufactured housing, stating that they would only become slums in a few years. You could put people in the White House, and if they didn’t keep the place clean, it too would become slummy. Let’s not jump on Martha Wood's bandwagon, but let's get busy lifting up fallen humanity. Well- meaning people have a noble mission. Let us not sympathize with evildoers. Mary Sloan Jones Winston-Salem On apartheid Tb The Editor: The apartheid system is a crime against humanity. We have the power to "switch on" Congress to impose comprehen sive mandatory sanctions against South Africa! Please write President Reagan, your senators and your representa tives today, to also demand an end to the United States funding and support of UNITA “ stop the tortures and deaths of our brothers and sisters in Southern Africa! Mr. and Mrs. Kwame Gardner San Francisco, Calif. Thank you lb The Editor: Thanks for the coverage that ±e Winston-Salem Chronicle provided in the groundbreaking and dedication cer emonies of the Carl H. Russell Reae- ation Center and the Helen Nichols Park was held on Sunday, Feb. 21. The Winston-Salem Chronicle is to be commended for a job well done. Vivian H. Burke Alderman, Northeast Ward Chavis From Page A4 this precious right. And if we don’t use it, we'll surely lose it." Albert Tumea', still a tireless civil rights worker in Perry County, Ala., echoes these words in an inspiring tele vision documentary produced by WNYC-TV in New York City. Titled 'Somebody Marched for Me," the film is about the continuing voting rights struggles in the Alabama Black Belt Turner is shown pointing at the bullet-riddled gravestone of Jimmie Lee Jackson. He says, "White racists still shoot at Jimmie Lee's grave. They keep trying to kill what he stood for, but it won't die. And every lime we vote, he lives again through us.” With the presidential primaries and elections imminent upon us, we would all do well to remember his words, and to remember, too, the blood which was shed throughout the years for the right to vote. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. is executive director of the Commission for Racial Justice of the United Church of Christ. Brown From Page A4 behind them. Afro-Americans who suc- '' ceed professionally and economically are praised for leaving less fortunate . Afro-Americans behind. They only . mingle with other Afro-Americans at MLK celebrations approved by whites. Busing Afro-American chiidren to white schools failed either to edu cate them or make them acceptable to whites, but we insist on more busing. ' Maybe that's why 70 percent of Afro- ' American children prefer a while doll " over an Afro-AmCTican doll. Black colleges that succeed in educating seven out of 10 Afro- Americans who attend (while white colleges graduate three out of 10 Afro-Americans) are called failures and examples of segregation. Some Afro-American women want blue eyes and wear store-bought ones as a badge of honor. Afro-Americans have carried out the most successful boycott ever conducted against Afro-Americans in business.'We spend 95 percent of our $230 billion with non-Afro-American businesses. About 150 Afro-American orga nizations spend $3 billion for annual conventions at white hotels, dis cussing white racism and Afro-Amer ican poverty. To wash our hands clean, we blame white people and Ronald Reagan for the broken Afro-American family, high unemployment, illiteracy, drug abuse, poor weather, bad breath.... ■feny Brown is a syndicated colum nist and television host, whose pro gram, "Tony Brown's Journal," appears at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, on channels 4 and 26. Buctets ATLANTA $158 MONTREAL $208 BALTIMORE $168 NASHVILLE $148 VEI4NR VOE2NR BIRMINGHAM $158 NEW ORLEANS $188 VOE2NR VOE2NR BOSTON $17050 NEWARK $138 VOE2NR VE07NR CHARLESTON, SC , . . $88 NEW YORK (EGA).... $138 KRCARTLJ VE07NR CHICAGO $213 NORFOLK $118 VOEZNR ^eJNJ CINCINNATI $146 ORLANDO ,$190 VOE2NR ' 'VLE2NR CLEVELAND $158 OTTAWA $208 VOE2NR KLE30 COLUMBIA $88 PHILADELPHIA $158 KRCARTL3 VOE2NR DALLAS/FT. WORTH $208 PHOENIX $248 VOE2NR kOE2NR DAYTONA BEACH , . $154 PITTSBURGH $138 VLE’^d VOE2NR DENVER $238 PROVIDENCE $168 VXE2NR V'OE2NR $138 RICHMOND $118 VOE2NR VOE2NR ST. LOUIS $188 DETROIT FT. 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Fares are subject to change or expire without notice. Seats are limited. Travel to all cities must begin on or before May 20,1988. If you seem to be suffering from an aching budget these days, Piedmont Airlines has just the remedy you need for instant relief. Pick up the telephone now, and you can get low Piedmont airfares. Just call your travel agent or Piedmont at 1'800'251'5720 right away. Because you’ll be awfully sore if you miss these fares. Call Now For Piedmonts Low Fares* City Ticket Offices heated at Holiday Inn-Four Seasons, 3121 High Point Road in Greensboro; Radisson Hotel, 135 S. Main Street in High Point; or Hyatt Hotel, 300 W. Fifth Street in Winston-Sal^n.
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