Commissioner
Urges Self-Help
As Key to
Improving Public Housing
- Civil rights head
spoke at KPCH Anniversary
in Winston-Salem last week
By DAVID L DILLARD
Chronidt Suff Writer
A_new-trend4or improving the
condition of public- housing neigh
borhoods is to improve the condition
of its people, Civil Rights Commis
sioner Arthur A. Fletcher said.
Fletcher, who grew up in a pub
lic* housing community, said empha
sis should be put on developing self
pride in the residents and in turn
they will take care of their own
property.
-^hey have to improve them
selves if they want to see a better
environment," Fletcher said in an
interview. " I'm living proof."
Fletcher was in Winston-Salem
last week to address the first
anniversary of KPCH Inc., a group
_of residents from the four housing
communities who have incorporated
themselves Jo get maintenance con
tracts firom the Housing Authority of
Winston-Salem.
As a young man, Tletefier
couldn't choose where he wanted to
live. He said blacks were forced to
live in substandard housing.
"I had to live in the ghetto," he
recalled. "Either a housing project or
a run-down house that should have
been condemned ? and I had to pay
five times what it was worth."
Since the 1960s, civil rights leg
islation has paved the way for blacks
to live in better homes, but Fletcher
said racism and shame of using the
legislation is still a problem.
"We haven't used the legislation
in place, and with racism being the
mountain that it is... we have a long
way tojor^said,
Art Milligan, director of the
housing authority and who works
closely with the group, said KPCH
Inc. is a positive move, because the
residents are taking responsibility
for the neighborhoods while running
a small business at the same time.
"Anytime they (residents) get
involved with things that affect eco
nomic development in their neigh
borhood, it's positive," Milligan
Said. "Once those individuals
develop new skills, they will be able
Arthur Fletcher
to hire others from the neighbor
hood."
Fletcher has targeted all of the
more than 3,300 housing communi
ties in the country as places to set up
teaching programs that will help res
idents fully utilize their resources.
"There is nothing contaminated
about the land, nothing contami
nated about the buildings, and hope
fully nothing contaminated about
the people who live there," he said.
"When nobody shows them how to
use their skills and how to organize
them, they think nobody cares."
Fletcher said that in Omaha,
Neb., public-housing tenants pooled
their resources and formed a com
pany that makes windows for all
housing projects throughout the
nation.
Fletcher was equally impressed
with the residents of housing com
munities in Winston-Salem who
formed their own coalition.
"It is an early step toward
empowerment/ he said. "I hope it
spreads all over North Carolina."
Fletcher said those in govern
ment should be willing to offer
the best solution is for the business
community to fund programs the
residents deem necessary.
"They don't need somebody to
preach to them about what they
should do; they live it everyday/ he
said. "If R J. Reynolds and the banks
... really want to help and to keep
government out, they should hire
firms to come in at the(residents)
request to show them how to
improve their neighborhood."
Youth Shot to Death
After Dispute Over Gold Chain ^
killed. He hadn't even begun to live.
He's dead over a necklace."
Residents on Pendleton Drive
reported hearing about a half dozen
shots early Thursday morning.
Many said that they saw
Williamson's body after police
arrived at the apartment complex.
The path on which Williamson died
was been cordoned with yellow
tape. He became the city's 22nd
homicide victim this year, 14 of
'T heard about four shots," a
neighbor said. "I saw the body. It's a
crying shame; it doesn't make any
sense. They said he got killed over a
necklace."
Another resident said she saw
the suspect walk away after the
shooting. She said the man said
"come onH three times before firing
about five shots. She had often seen
Williamson on Pendleton Drive vis
iting Abrams who lives on the next
street.
"I saw Rainal back there dead,"
she said. "He would make you laugh
a lot I have been scared ever since
then."
A Family Grieves
The Williamsons are a close
family. Gwendolyn Williamson
lived with Rainal and his two
younger brothers at their home on
East Fifth Street. His older brother
Jeltress, 21, also lives in Winston
Salem. His grandparents live in an
apartment across tfie street.
As the grtef-stricken mother
I ^ I
Raiml WUUamson
was visibly pained Monday as she
remembered the youthful-faced son
she had lost, her 3-year-old son, Jer
riod, happily rode his bike along the
Black Lawmakers Wield Power
Oldham, who along with Kennedy
are the two African Americans from
Forsyth County. "We got a lot of
people to understand things that
were important to the black commu
nity," he said.
One issue was education. Old
ham supported Gov.
lion experimental day-care rffograms
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in each of the 12 districts and a pay
raise for teachers. Oldham also saw
his bill passed that gives teachers
and all state employees ability to
transfer unused annual leave to sick
days instead of losing them.
"They recognize the fact that
we have a block vote on a lot of
issues," Oldham said. "We get a
great deal of respect."
According to Ballance, black
lawmakers didn't always agree on
every issue, but the black caucus
allowed them to take a strong stance
,on those issues affecting blacks
'"including $16 million to the state's
black colleges and economic devel
opment
"We took a position on the (pro
posed $750 million) bond issue that
historically black colleges and uni
versifies must have additional fund
ing," Ballance said. "We also
believe that if black businesses were
given a fair shake, they could create
job opportunities in their own
areas."
Kennedy and Oldham spon
sored a bill to give the Winston
Salem Board of Aldermen subpoena
power for the Police Review Board
but it did not pass. Originally, the
bill would have given subpoena
power to the review board, but even
after amending the bill "Republican
Family Holds 39th Annual Reunion
The 39th Roseboro-Harris
White family reunion was held Aug.
The gala began at the home of
Eugene Roseboro in Tobaccoville
with a "womanless" fashion show.
Models were Eugene Roseboro, Ray
Robinson, Harold Roseboro, Grant
Vinson and Alton Gamble, who was
crowned "Miss Family Reunion."
He was presented a bouquet of
screws, nails, and a window scraper
and screwdriver. Nearly ISO guests
attended.
Family members traveled to
Myers Lake Campground in Davie
County on Saturday to swim, boat
and enjoy other outdoor activities.
More than 200 members and their
guests attended.
Clevell Roseboro Sr. was the
guest speaker when the family wor
shiped Sunday morning at Friend
ship Baptist Church.
The Sunday afternoon awards
dinner was held at Martin Luther
King Jr. Recreation Center. The
program was dedicated to 16-year
old Kejuan Vinson, who is a resi
dent at Horizon Center. Danita
Roseboro was mistress of cere
monies. Alice M. Roseboro gave the
welcome. Charlie delivered the
response. Samuel Roseboro led the
a scripture. Charlene Griffin and
Ashley Roseboro led a prayer.
James Griffin in gave words to the
next generation. Samuel Roseboro
gave inspirational words to the
youths. John Pr Roseboro gave
reflections of the past y?a r. The
Rev. Ardeal Roseboro led the
memorial service. Azalee Vinson
chairfed the awards and recognitions
committee. ? ,
The following family members
were recognized for academic
achievement: John P. Roseboro,
Bobbiette Gamble, Sendra Rose
boro, James E. Vinson, Terry
Ingram, Kevitt Roseboro, Ray
? feobinson, Tia Gamble, Benita
Parks, Danita Roseboro and the
Rev. Ardeal Roseboro.
Other awards were given to:
- Dock Roseboro, Orlander Roseboro,
Earl Roseboro, James Griffin Ii,
Daisy Warren, Gabriella Johnson,
Ruth Roseboro, Diane G. Roseboro,
Creola White and Ronnie G. White.
Tekeya Vinson received an
award for being the youngest mem
ber present Harold "John" Rose
boro received an award for the old- .
est member present. Alice M.
Roseboro and Viola P. Roseboro
received awards for being recent
retirees. James Griffin III received a
sports award. Ruth Roseboro
received a "Money Robe" from Earl
Roseboro's children.
Special recognition wu given
to each family by their children and
grandchildren. The fourth edition of
the family cookbook, edited by
Thailia Griffin, was distributed
along with other souvenirs and door
prizes.
Eugene and Archie Roseboro,
James Vinson Sr. and James Griffin
11 furnished homemade ice cream at
the home of Eugene Roseboro in
Tobaccoville.
Out-of-town guests included:
Harold and Mary Roseboro of
Langhorne, Pa.; Thailia and Brian
Griffin of Arlington, Va.; Anthony
Roseboro of Newark, N.J.; and
Clevell Roseboro of Clinton.
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sidewalk, oblivious jo the tragedy
that has shaken his family.
"I'm trying to hang on," she
said. "It's unbelievable. Now I know
how these mothers feel when they
lose a kid."
Rainal went to Independence
High School until he dropped out in
the tenth grade. He was nicknamed
"Ray Dog" by some of his friends.
He drew pictures in his spare time.
He had a girlfriend who is expecting
a child.
"I feel bad," said his 12-year
old brother Roberto, also known as
"Jarmar," before presenting an intri
cate diagram of a heart that his older
brother helped him make for his sci
ence project last year.
"We used to play basketball in
the backyard. He took me to my
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shot it down, Kennedy said
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football games," he said.
Annie Mae Lindsay, Rainal's
grandmother remembered seeing her
grandson sitting on his porch the day
of his death. That was the last time
she saw him alive.
"He was a good boy. He was
never sassy," she said, briefly sob
bing. "I don't feel right; he didn't
die right."
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