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-Salem Chronicle
THURSDAY, FEB
(iW^RY 17, 1
994
rower concedes nothing without a struggle." ? Frederick Douglass
Tonya ffolman holds daughter , Johnae
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Family Mourns Boy's Death
B> MARK R MOSS
Chrtmu Ic Stat t nter
It there v. as anger at those considered
|responsible tor Christopher Holman-'s
death, it was tempo^jifl^overwhelrned "by
grief Sundas afternoon as the 7-year-old
was eulogized at services attended by a
stand ing-roonvpjnly crowd of family and
friends in th^ Gilmore's Funeral Home
chapel.
The passion of pain was reserved for
the memory of the first gjader who was
killed Feb. 9 after he got off a school bus
anck crossed Cleveland Avenue. The cries
ue^for the youngster whose life was cut
shorrAo early by an accident some say
could have been prevented.
He said he wanted to be a rapper... .
Christopher s mother. Tonya Renee Hoi-,
man. said after the funeral. "He sajd he
wanted to make some money for me."
' Carroll Burgess. Christopher's father,,
said that when he last saw his son over the
weekend, the last thing his.son said to him
was. " I love you. Daddy.' "
It could have been prevented,"
Burgess sard about the accident.
Tonya Holman described Christopher,
the oldest of her three children, as being
"intelligent' and "lovable."
Both Burgess and Holman expressed
outrage at those responsible for their son's
death. Holman said that she didn't know "if
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?r
Chris Holman
HAWS Patrol Unit Provides Safety, Assistance
? After community ?
safety program
began last March,
residents say
z they feel safer ?
H> DAVID L. DILf ARD
Chmnu lc Slat f Writer
Harrison Davis grew tip in Happy
Hill Gardens.
He- understands the stress and some-^
times deplorable conditions that people
tn public housing live under, but he also
~ knows the\ produced some of the best
people in the city.
"I remember how it once was."
Davis said. "(Public housing-) were some
of the besi communities in our city and
had some of the best people living there."
Davis, a former senior officer with
the Winston-Salem Police Department,
teamed up with Thaddeous Cook, an ex
police sergeant, last year to work with
the community ^safety unit formed by the .
Housing Authority of Winston-Salem.
Davis said he joined the community
safetx unit because of his strong desire
? to get (public housing* back the way it
should be."
Sue Wahid, administrative assistant
to the program, said the five-member
team provides security, tire safety, coun
seling and access to community-service ^
agencies for "the residents of public hous
ing as well as some high-rise apartments
for the elderly.
"At first people were afraid to come
out irt night." she said. After a while ?
some were feeling better and the children
are playing more. There is good feeling
of hope no*?
The program started last March w ith
onT\ Di^is and 'Cook. Since then, the
Yx^He Johnson (center} talks with safety-control officers (I to r) Vince Cloud , Thaddeous Cook , Sue Wahid , Harrison Davis.
housing authority has added Berick
Green who assist in patrolling the areas,
and Vince Cloud, a former fire captain.
to instruct resident on fire safety and
' Shirlex Young, a resident of Pied
mont Park; said that since the commu
nity - sa fety frograro ^rt-ed she has
noticed less crime in the area.
"At one time there was shooting
every night, she^aid. People would
drive crazy and pull their guns out and
*TTT5T'"5tTCVCFrin the air. If^UnBeTIev e abl e
>ometimes."
Young said that n*w the kids are not
as vtolent ax ibey once were because the
community-safety unit patrols the area
frequently. > '
Cook said their law-enforcement
background helps them identify prob
lems before a serious matter erupts.
"We are into the prevenfive mode
see HAWS A3
City Gets in
Shape for the
?-C. IAAToumey
A Week-long event is -
expected to attract 20,000
and net city $8 million
By M AKK R. MOSS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Every year for the last 10 years,.?d ,/ind Miriam
McCarter Have closed their business, packed their bags
and headed for wherever the week-long Central Inter
collegiate Athletic Association Tournament was being
held.
This year, they're keeping their business-open and
staying home. i
We're goyuyeJa&iiere and think positively," said
Miriam McCarter, who wtth husband Ed co-owns Spe
cial Occasions, an African-American book and gift
shop on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
?Thinking positive seems to be in the atr_as_ Win- ?
ston-Salem prepares itself for the approximately
20.000 people wjio will descend on the city when the
CI A A Tournament comes to town next week.
The community has responded beautifully to this
gargantuan task to host this thing," said Mayor Martha
S. Wood, one of those credited with helping lure the
tournament from Richmond, Va.. to Winston-Salem.
"WeTe'certainly ready, she added, and we need
all the citizens t9 roll out the welcome.''
The promi.^ of raising over S200.000 in scholar
ship money for ClAA member schools helped lure the
tournament to Winston-Salem.
CarmTTeRoddy.a city employee whoh asbeen
working with the Cham***'- nf C nmmcrrp, rniH thpt fhf
promised funds have been raised from about 50 area
businesses. A check will be awarded to the CIAA
sometime during the tournament. The 14 CIAA
schools will divide the $224,000, she said. The busi
nesses who contributed will be disclosed sometime
see CITY A4 ? ~
Black Russian to Speak About Race,
Family
Heritage at WFU
Bv DAVID L/frlLLARD
Chronn /? Sfatt Wriior
lelena Khanga said she didnt feel like aminoritv
in Russia, although the country has ver\ few blacks. But
she still had the desire to know more about her tamilv
tree.
Khanga. a black woman bom and raised in Russia,
came to the United States tour vear^ ago to trace her
family roots.
She w ill recall her family search in a lecture at
Wake Forest Universit} on Sundav. Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. in
the Benson University Center.
"I wondered if 1 was a black who happened to be
bom in Russia, or a Russian who happened to be black.
Khanca said b\ phone this week* from her New York
home. Russians are very sentimental and they love to
talk about their relatives. So I really wanted to know
about m> relatives."
Khanga said there are yerv few, bkf ks in Russia,
but that it sv*sn't hard to nin' ilnn'T
f
Ismail i
focus on skin color^
"The number (of blacks') is ^^mall nobody keeps
track.' she said. "We're not a minority in Russia because
you're looked at by nationality not by the color of your
skin."
As a result of her research. Khanga penned the
book Soul to Soul: The Story of a Black Russian
American FamiK 1865-,1992." Khanga. a journalist ifi
Russia and the United States, traces her American roots
to a former slave and a Polish immigrant. Her mother's
parents moved from the United States to the Soviet
Union in 193 1 .
Last November her family reunion was held in
Chicago where more than 100 relatives ? black and
white ? attended the gala affair that ted photographs
featured in Ebon\ magazine.
Khanga-said that when she visits Wake Forest this
Sunda\. she plans to discuss a wide variety of topics
ranging from her book and racial tolerance to life in
Russia.
Ernest Wade, direc
tor of the school's
minorit\ affairs division,
said Khanga was cho
sen because of the
unique experiences she
has ro share.
"We all have our
ideas of where black
people are from.' Wade
said. "Nov. the students
can see a black person
who greu up in the
Soviet Union and the
impact it has had on her.
profit from that.
Khanga has worked tor the Moscow Sews and the
Christian Science Monitor and occasionalh contributes
articles to ISA Today. She is currently lecturing and
speaking across the world and negotiating a movie
Yelena Khanga
I think the students can real 1\
based on the book.
The lecture is free to the public. For more informa
tion. contact the WFU's Office of Minority Affairs at
759-5864.
WHERE TO FIND IT
Bi sinkss B9
C'l.ASSIFIFDS *. B12
Community Nfws A4
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Entf.rtainmfnt B8
Ohiti arifs BIO
Rfi k;k)n B 1 1
SPORTS B1
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