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'r+ r, >< j tf .4 75 CENTS RECYCLE TODAY INSIDE 28 PAGES THIS WEEK I? NAACP Gala Eva Clayton speaks to a crowd at the NAACP Freedom Fund Gala. PAGE A3 That's Entertainment Aaron Neville's second solo album, The Grand Tour, Is a musical biography. PAGE BS THURSDAY, APRIL & 1993 .1 Winston-Salem Chronicle 'Power concedes nothing without a struggle." ? Frederick Douglass VOL. XIX, No. 34 School of the Arts Rejects Farrakhan Violinist Louis Farrakhan A Black classical concert barred from campus By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Managing Editor The N.C. School of the Arts refused to allow a conglom erate of black classical musicians to perform on the campus last Saturday because Nation of Islam leader Louis Far rakhan had been invited as a guest performer. Instead, the event was held at Reynolds Auditorium. i where Farrakhan rendered a stunning violin performance ofv Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Nancy Dawson Sauser, NCSA's director of public information, said it was a joint decision among university officials not to allow Far rakhan to perform on the campus. "I don't think we could ignore Farrakhan s political views." she said. "It was because of his political views." Farrakhan has been accused of being anti-Semitic and has openly embraced Libyan leader Moammar Ghadafi. Dawson-Sauser said a number of organizations ? including representatives from the Winston-Salem Sym phony. the Arts Council, Leadership Winston-Salem, the Winston-Salem Foundation and the Delta Fine Arts Center ? initially had come together to discuss making the initial concept a reality. "When people found out that he was coming, people dropped out," she said. All except the Delta Fine Arts Center and the Winst'on-Salem Foundation. "We perceived it as a good opportunity to be involved with a first-class project," said Jackie Black, program coordi nator of the Fine Arts Center. "All the musicians were out standing musical talents." Henry M. Carter Jr., executive director of the Winston Salem Foundation, said his group agreed to grant $1,000 to the event. Annette Sippio, executive director of Leadership Winston-Salem, said her organization was never involved. "I was involved because of my interests in the arts and the expertise I could offer," she said. "But I was not repre senting Leadership Winston-Salem. We would not back out of an event because it was controversial." David Hudson, president of the Arts Council, said he participated in initial discussions, but backed out when he realized the endeavor would be too time-consuming; Peter Please see page A13 N*a*t*i*o?n*a*l NEWS ?CHAm*IUZ, Maya Angeloti encc different cultures on at this institution of li|n she toW*** who heard her speak of North Carolina at courage, you cMUiot cottwstent Angclou, who delivered the inati dent Clinton's inauguration in WHERE TO FIND IT j Business B7 I Classifieds B12 Community News A3 Editorials A 10 Entertainment B8 Obiti' aries -Bll j Religion B9 ( Sports B1 Tbjs Wkek In Black Htsrour On April 28, 1967, the World Boxing Association and NY State Kthletic Commission stripped Muhammad Ali of his heavyweight itle because he refused to serve in the US. armed forces. Police : Janitor's Neck Slashed; No Arrests Made By RICHARD L WILLIAMS Chronicle Managing Editor Winston-Salem police investigators are still looking for suspects in the grue some slaying of a middle-school custodian discovered last week with his throat severely slashed. Ulysses Alonzo Morrison, 57, of 2315 Manchester Ave., was foundilying fully clothed in a pool of b|ood in the living room of a friend's house a few blocks from his home. j Morrison was fourtd on April 13, at 2814 Manchester Ave., in the home of Melvin Williams who was away for the weekend on National Guard duty. "Part of his neck was cut with a very sharp instrument, causing him to bleed to death," said Dr. Donald Jason, a forensic pathologist at Baptist Hospital. "It was across the whole front of the neck. It was n't very deep, but it was deep enough." Morrison had worked for about nine years at Hanes-Lowrance Middle School as a custodian. Police Capt. Linda G. Petree said six detectives are working on the case trying to find the killer. ''We've canvassed the neighborhood, which means going door to door talking to neighbors to find out whether anyone saw anything or heard anything," she said. Petree said countless interviews have been conducted with friends, associates and relatives. "We're interviewing people who know him or might have known him," she said. "It's like putting a puzzle together. You might have one piece and by itself that one little piece may not mean much, but when Hunting for a Killer(s) Ulysses A. Morrison with his mother , Clara , during Christmas 1991 you start putting it together, the puzzle found is a single-story, wood structure and could come together." is one of the few houses situated at the foot Petree j?aid it would be counter-pro- of Manchester Avenue just before it dead ductive to reveal to the media details of the ends. Petree would not say whether the investigation. house had been broken into. Nor would "We don't reveal details of our investi- she confirm that two television sets were Both victims were custodians at Hanes?Lowrance Middle School gation when a murder investigation is still under way," Petree said. "We don't want everybody to know what evidence we have. It makes the investigation tougher." The dwelling where Morrison was stolen from the residence. "We have not established a motive and we don't speculate on motives," she said. "We don't rule out anything. We look Please see page A13 Mom Says Son Tossed From Bridge By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Managing Editor A year after her son's death, the mother of a man Winston-Snlem police say fell from the Liberty Street bridge remains convinced that her son was killed. The investigation into the death of 42 -year-old James Edwards was clo&ed after a medical examiner ruled it accidental shortly after his April 25, 1992, death. But that hasn't*satis fied mem bers of Edward s' family, who remain con vinced that foul play was involved. "I don't believe he jumped off the bridge and or fell off the bridge," Edwards' mother. Jan nie Bell Edwards, said. "I still feel mystery thing that never been solved the way I wanted it to. 1 still feel he was murdered. I really do." She said her son was on his way to his apartment on Ivy Avenue when he died. She said she had heard rumors that he had been beaten up and thrown off the bridge. "I heard a lot of rumors, but I couldn't go to the police with Please see page A13 James Edwards After Some Bickering, Review Board Approved A Activist group says it will keep watch By MARK R. MOSS Chronicle Sttff Writer Following a passionate speech and a close vote, the Winston-Salem Board of Alderman Monday night approved the mayor's list of nominees for the Citizens Police Review Board. The 5-3 vote came after Alderman Larry Womble, of the Southeast ward, introduced a motion to replace Mayor Martha S. Wood's nominees with a list that the Citizens United for Justice, an ' activist group, had compiled. That motion failed 3-5, with Aldermen Nelson J. Malloy Jr. and Vivian Burke voting with Womble. "I have selected people based on the content of their character," Wood said after the list had passed. "We're disappointed in a way," the Rev. John Mendez. a CUJ leader, later said. "But we want it to work. CUJ will be watching." The three aldermen who voted for the alternate list also voted against Wood's nominees. Those aldermen who favored the mayor's nominees were: Lynne Harpe. of the Southwest ward, Virginia Newell, of the East ward. Robert S. Northington Jr., of the 'West ward. Nancy T. Pleasants, of the North west ward and J. Hugh Wright, of the South ward. Newell, was the first to offer her comments when Wood's nominees came up for a vote. She was initially "teed off." she said, when she saw the mayor's list. Consider ing the number of black males who have been incarcerated, she thought the board should be composed of seven blacks and four whites. But after talking with the mayor at length, and after being told that the num ber of African-American applicants was less than the number of whites who had applied, she decided to support the mayor. "There is no precedence as to who will serve well," she said. "She told me." said Newell, "that perhaps you should have encouraged more people (blacks) to be on the board." The "onus is on her," and "had she not voted, there wouldn't be a board" at all. The mayor wouldn't "shoot herself in the foot." Newell said. CUJ was one of the community groups who led the lobbying for the establishment of the police review board - a point Womble made during his exhortation when he said that former alderman Larry Little had tried to pro pose such a board when he serv ed from 1977-85. "It was the citizens who brought this (the need for a review board) to my attention," Womble said. "This is not the mayor's committee," he said. And it's an "abrogation of responsibility" to say that it is, he said. This is not a "political thing" but the "right thing to do," Womble added. He chastised members of the board Please see page A13 TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 919-722-8624
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