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NEWS
.ATLANTA. GA ? Coretta Scott King, 4eft, widow of slain civil ,
rights leader Re\. Martin Luther King. Jr.. and the Rev. Jesse Jackson,
center, clasp hands as the Res Bernice Albertme King. King's daughter,
look* on during closing ceremonies of the 25th Annual Ecumenical Ser
vice to. honor Dr. King in Atlanta on Monday. Jackson is wearing the
ML.1\. Jr Peace Prize he received at the service.
Job Discrimination Claims
H ASH I\GTO\ DC? The Equal Opportunity Commission
?^reported last week that job discrimination complaints reached their sec
ond highest lex el in hi.\tor> during 1992. Records of such complaints
have been kept since 1964. According to the EEOC, there were 70,339
complaints filed ? just 410 short of the 1988 record. The most com
mon !> tiled complaint was discrimination based on race, which
accounted lor nearly 41 percent of all complaints.
No Charges Against Rodney King
LOS -WGELES ? Prosecutors in Los Angeles have decided against,
-?-fi Urn* --charge** a^tnnst Maek: motonst Rodney King over the inci<fent that
led to his brutal videotaped beating by four white police officers. King
could have been charged with drunk -driving and evading arrest but the
prosecutors issued a statement saying they decided not to "in the interest
of justice." It was the virtual exoneration of thefour officers who beat
King that prompted last spring's Los Angeles riots. King is still negotiat
ing a financial settlement with the city.
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Charges Brought Against Officers
LOS ASGELES. CA ? Only 230 prospective jurors out of a pool of
nearl) 4.500 said they would be willing to be sequestered for at least two
months m the upcoming federal tnal of the four white police officers
accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King. The
tria] is scheduled to begin on February 2. The difficulty insetting a jury
adds to the controversy surrounding the case. Already, it has been learned
that a secret cops of the government's cas^against the four white officers
was leaked to the attorney for one of t^ie officers. The federal government
has brought cnil right charges againstxthe officers.
Black Tourist In Critical Condition
TAMPA. FL ? The black New York tourist who was robbed and set
afire b> three w hite men near Tampa. Florida remained in serious condi
tion last week with first and second degree burns over 40 percent of his
bod\ . The three Khues have been charged with robbery and attempted
murder. One of the men w as de&ed bond. The burning of 3 1 -year-old
Christopher Wilson of Brooklyn. N.Y. appears to have been racially
motivated.
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Jackson Takes Basketball Owners To Task
PALLAS. TX ? Prompted by racist remarks from Cincinnati Reds
owner Marge Schc)tt. national black political leader Jesse Jackson last
week called upon the owners of major league baseball to adopt "affirma
tive action programs to develop minorities for power positions" in the
front offices of the sport. Jackson met with the owners and in effect,
warned them that he wajygiKablishing a national commission to monitor
minority issues in both professional and college sports. The group Jack
son. recently formed is called the -Rainbow Commission on Faimess in
Athletics. He also threatened to organize boycotts of those teams which
did not advance minorities as team lawyers, accountants and managers.
As for colleges. Jackson said the Rainbow Commission would rate them
according to graduation rates and minority hiring.
Fraud Charges In Kenya
SAIROBI . KESYA ? The east African' nation of Kenya has held its
first multi-party democratic elections in 26 years. But opposition groups
are accusing the ruling party of President Daniel Arap Moi of Fraud. Moi
won the presidential race even though the opposition groups gathered
more than 60 percent of the total vote. Kenya has long been one of
Africa's most stable and properous countries, but it has never been a
democratic country. Observers fear the opposition to Moi could lead to
violence. Moi has been president since he succeeded Jomo Kenyatta in
WH, Despite his vie ton,', several of his top political associates lost their
races.
Blacks Urged To Form Wealth Clubs
\\'ASHI\'GTO\'.D.C. ? "Every problem facing black America, from
family deterioration to poor health, could be eliminated or significantly
reduced if there were more financial security and wealth in our communis
ties. "Those are the words of James W. Nathan, founder of a new black
self-help organization. The group ? Wealth Clubs of America is a non
profit organization which details how small groups of blacks can form
wealth-building clubs and produce large sums of mone>yshould write:
B.L.C, P.O. Box 28422. Washington, D.C. The material is free, but
include S 1 .00 to cover postage.
Savimbi's Headquarters Captured
UNITA ? Rebel leader Jonas
v i mfrt-Hr^se e n in this 1989 file
photo during a visit he made to
Washington, D.C Government troops
captured ^avimbi's headquarters Sat
urday after defeating rebel forces in a
street-by-street battle. ^
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They Game To Hopor King
from page A 1
Among those who proffered
their thoughts on what would have
becti the civil rights leader's 64th
birtpday were a student, a judge and
a preacher.
\ "There's a major disease out
there." said Kendrick Sexton, a stu
denKijt Hast Forsyth High School.
- It's a disease that kills peopl*\Jt's a
disease created by ywTKmd... iWf
- diseascTsTTTTTt'll racism . "
The cure, he told the attentive
gathering, is love.
"There's no question we live
better than our parents," said
Loretta Biggs. a' Forsyth County
district court judge. "There's no
~ f*vwt>* 4s ^t an-aU time high. There's
no question that in the field of
entertainment we reign supreme."
Hut. she said, we' have to ask
ourselves \sho is filling the jails and
prisons of our country. "Why are
60 percent of all black babies born
to single mothers? Why do we con
tinue to abuse and misuse our tal
ent?
"Have we picked up the
baton.'" she asked the audience.
"Our forefathers built bridges with'"
no tools. Now we have the tools."
^ And the people applauded.
"It's time to stop the killing
with guns or drugs or]ust plain old
indifference."
And the people applauded.
"You don't have to reject King
to embrace Malcolm."
And the people applauded and
jgave her a stand ing^byation when
she finished her ^stirring speech ,
Ed Christman. the chaplain at
Wake Forest University, told the
audience that King s "strength came
not from himself but from God."
Ginny Britt. executive director
of the Crisis Control N^inistry. said
that every chair in the waiting room
at the ministry is full. Thirty years
later, after the March on Washing
ton, poverty still exists, she said.
She told the audience that
Polly, who comes to the ministry to
get help for her prescriptions,
dreams /hat one day she will have
healthJnsurance. Larry, another
ministry client who has been laid
off, said his dream is to be able to
pay his mortgage. Ruth's dream is
to get off welfare.
"My dream is that all their
dreams are realized," Britt said.
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Q; P.
Goodwin, pastor emeritus of Mount
Zion Baptist Church and 1+jc ?
keynote speaker, offered a pastiche
of thoughts, most of which focused
on developing the mind.
"If you don't develop your
fnind, you will be a slave," he said.
He stressed the importance of culti
vating the mind, and said it is "the
one thing nobody can take away
from you."
He told the audience that
v\merica is the greatest "experiment
on whether people can live
together," but you have to learn to
understand yourself. "Until you
understand yourself, you're a dan
gerous person. Nobody knows what
he's going to do, or to whom he's
going to do it to."
"We don't want to be white, we
want to be what we is," he said,
evoking laughter.
"I call upon you to make Win
^storr- Salem the best place in ttnr
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Before the crowd dispersed, its
members joined hands and sang the
civil rights anthem, "We Shall
Overcome."
Bethania Landowner
from page A1
problems with the deed. He specu- believe that .William owned that
lates friat Byers' father was "swin- land," Dawson said. " From what !
died by his brother Isaac in the heard, they were not on good
transfer of land 83 years ago/* terms." Tan is performing his ser
Isaac may have led William to vices for free through an agreement
with Legal Aid Society of North
Carolina. So far, he and his staff
have spent over 5X1. billable hours
researching Byers' chain of title.
"I know what's in the register
of deeds," he said. "I'm going
beyond that, to the artifacts and peo
ple who live out there. I'm trying to
gather all the information possible
so we can get to the bottom of this."
All-America Bid Includes CIAA As Key Project
By SHERIDAN HILL
Chronicle Assistant Editor
For the first time since 1964,
Winston-Salem is applying for the
All-America City rank ? and the
city's bid for the Central Intercolle
giate Athletic Association tourna
ment is a key part of that attempt. A
kick-off luncheon was held Friday at
the Lawrence Joel Veteran's Memor
ial Coliseum to genjjjate support and
enthusiasm for the project.
Three citizen-driven projects
were chosen to satisfy the application
requirements for All-America City:
the Winston-Salem Forsyth County
Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Prob
lems; the CIAA tournament; and
Common Vision, the areaVlonjkterm
strategic plan for progrisliv/ and
fair-minded developmentrflte CIAA
is the oldest black basketball confer
ence in the nation, composed of 14
historically black colleges including
Winston-Salem State University.
After a two-year community-wide
effort. Winston-Salem won the bid to
host the CIA A tournament in 1994,
1995. and 1996. The All-America
Committee, headed by Mayor
Martha $. Wood, agreed that the
Winston-Salem won the bid because
of the high degree of cooperation
between the white and black commu
nity.
John Davis III and Geneva B.
Brown co-chair the committee,
which has selected 50 individuals to
help apply for the status of All
America City. Over 100 N.C cities
apply each year. Should the city be
chosen as one of 30 finalists, it will
be required to make a formal presen
tation in Tampa, Fla. May. 2,0-22.
From 30 finalists, only ten communi
ties will win the title of All-America
City^.
Rev. John Shields and Dorothy Graham-Wheeler are part of the group of
50 that is working for the A lb America City status , ^ _
Chronicle Award Nominees
The Winston-Salem Chronicle invites you to help in the selection
of this year s recipients for our Man and Woman of tha Yaar and for
our Community Service Award.
Recipients wHI be chosen by the Chronicle staff and advisory
board. Judging will be based as follows: The Man and Woman of the
Year will be persons who have demonstrated an outstanding character
trait, who serve as a model for others. This could- be the fact that they
have triumphed over some personal tragedy, or helped an individual (or
group of people) overcome some obstacle in order to obtain a better
standard of living. The incident or incidents for which the Man and
Woman of the Yaar are being nominated must have occurred during
the year of 1992.
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The recipient of the Community Service Awerd will be judged based
on his or her contribution to the African -American community. The indi
vidual must have demonstrated a commitment to serving tne African
American community through his or her affiliation with community ser
vice agencies, community-oriented projects or community institutions,
i.e., schools, churches, etc.
Your nominees (one for Man of the Year and one for Woman of tho
Year, the other for Community Service Award) should be Winston
Salem residents and will be recognized in the Jan. 28, 1993, special
edition of the Chronicle as well as receive commemorative .plaques.
Please print legibly and be as specific as possible in describing your
nominees' accomplishments. Nominations must be received by the
Chronicle no later than 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 22, 1993.
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Nominee's Address
MAN QF THE YEAR
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
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