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IM. C. PATERNALISTIC? v.? . . . ^.v-L-r i2f*v*V. ?? * * ' ? - ' ' J ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY APPLICATION MISSES MARK ; Opinion 27101 RAY AGNEW DAY NFL STAR CONTINUES TO GIVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY ? Community .>?? > f Winston-Salem Cb The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1994 i\? h ; n) ? M * ? * *v1 " JI w 1 ' .? hH Nl I IK .K ' Lia \ i i'ii A r U\r-*.*> *V? n Power concedes nothing w ithout a struggle Frederick / )o ng lass Three Blacks Killed in Three Weeks in City Winston-Salem s death foil climbs to 20,' 17 of the killings have claimed the lives of African- Americans By RICHARD L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Executive Editor i Winston-Salem's death toll continues to rise as three. African Americans have been shot to death over the past three weeks and a total of six young, black _ males are in the county lockup on murder charges. Bill Tatum, president of the local branch o/ the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is concerned that the African-American leaders are not doing all they can to reach out to local youths. T v "I look at the fact that we haven't given these young men a direction on which way to go as far as job oppor tunity, family structure and other essentials that they can look forward to bettering their lives, "Tatum said. The real problem is we the leaders and organizations ... are -going to have to take hold of the community and ask the brothers and sisters to lay down their guns and to be serious about ridding the community of the drugs that create the violence. "The real thing is that these brothers are crying out for help and we're not saying anything but stop the vio lence with no real cure the illness," he added. Tatum also blames mainstream media and rap music for exploiting children with the glorification of violence. \ ?' * Winston-Salem's latest homicide on Monday of Darvez Lemonte Hall, 29, of 465 Bacon St., brings to 17 the number of African Americans killed this year. | Although no charges have been filed, police believe that Hall was shot by German Allison. 66. of 2425 N. Cherry St., following an argument. Lt. Deneille Johnson of the Winston-Salem Police Depart ment said no charges have yet been filed because Alli son, who was also shot during the argument, is under sedation at Baptist Hospital and has not been inter viewed by police^ ? ? : ? "I think Mr. Hall had been visiting some people there," she said. "We don't know what caused the argu see THREES BLACKS page 3 i ? ' *"r Young , Gifted & mack ? Young artist joins Piedmont Craftsmen By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Start Writer only African American out of 17 new inductees into the organization. Out of more than 350 members, only about 5 percent are AfricanAmerican, said Kelly Persons, PCI's director ofl)evelopment and Education. _ "It's a relatively small__ number, unfortunately," she said. "We are working to try and find artists to apply. And until we get more people of color involved, we just have to get out there and search for new members." PCI is a prestigious organization of craft artists that provides a forum for the wide appreciation of fine tra ditional and contemporary art. Based in Winston- - Salem, the regional organi zation represents craft artists residing in the 12 southeast -ern states and the District of Columbia. Benefits of membership include gallery and shop discounts, newsletter sub scription, Personalized Shopping Service, invi tations to all exhibitions and events and tickets to the members-only Preview Night, which launches the annual Piedmont Crafts Fair. Some of the new members' work is on dis play at PCI's gallery and shop located on ? ? r -?*? Reynolda Road until June 26. Becoming a member of the organization is a very selective process. Artists attempting to become members must survive two rounds of a Christina James said that being accepted into Piedmont Craftsmen Inc. is one of the goals she set for herself as an artist. "It's like one of the things I always expected of myself," she said. "When 1 got to a certain point in my career I would be doing certain things. This was a goal and I achieved it." jury of peers who decide what artists" become members. y "It's very difficult to get into the pro gram," Persons said. "Most people don't get in on their first time. Christina was lucky. She got in on her first try and we are glad to have her." see YOUNG page J Christina James , who was recently admitted to Piedmont Craftsmen Inc., spends most of her time working in her studio in her home town of Columbia , S.C. School Officials Refuse to Say if Blacks Applied For Super's Post By DAVID L. DILLARD Chronicle Siaff Writer The city/county school board is i wtek from choosing a new super- - intendent, but doesn't know how many, if any. minorities applied for the job ? and apparently doesn't ? Of the 39 applicants who applied for the job. six semifinalists were chosen last week, none of whom are African American. School Board Chairman Grace Efird said all of the board members reviewed the applications, but didn't^, ask the race of any of them. "We did not ask for race or sex on the application." she said. "We wanted to be unbiased." Douglas Punger. the school system's attorney, said board mem bers wanted to be nondiscrimina tory, so they opted not to know the applicant's race. "In the school board's desife to be nondiscriminatory in the process, ?they wanted to find someone for the position without regard to a person's race or sex," Punger said. "1 don't think it would be fair to ask a per son that on the application."' Punger said the semifinalists were chosen by reviewing their applications and via telephone inter views. He interviewed some and concluded that the number of African-American applicants was scarce. "It's not a good measuring rod to form suspicions (about a person'^ race) one way or another based on telephone conversations," he said. "1 did talk to some and the majority of the 39 applicants didn't sound like African Americans." Geneva Brown, one of two African- American school-board members and who serves on the selection committee, could not be reached for comment. Bill Tatum, president of the TocaT National Association forlhe Advancement of Colored People, said the board didn't have to require race or sex, but should have that information at the ready. "It would be a shame if wc had a school board that couldn't give the number African? Americans ? - applying for the job," Tatum said. "I would think it's something shady . . . like (implying) we don't want African Americans to be inter viewed. I wouldn't put a lot of faith in that kind of school board in terms of working with the African-Ameri can community." The superintendent's position became vacant after Larry Coble resigned in February to take a posi olina at Greensboro. The school system has approxi mately 3S.000 students, of which about 38 percent is minority. Punger said the makeup of students should have no effect on hiring. "It's unfair to use a student ratio," he said. "It's not appropriate for employment to go by a percent age based on student population." The school board is scheduled to select .finalists on Monday. After a week of interviews and public forums, the board is poised to select a new superintendent on June 17. Business 19 Classifieds...1 26 Community News... 4 Opinion 10 Entertainment 20 Obituaries 25 Religion ....21 Sports 15 This Week In Black History June 10, 1940 Death of Marcus Garrey (52), London, Entfand. $3M Grant Application Receives Negative Review A Readers say proposal misses mark , will get turned down in Washington By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer A $3 million federal-grant appli cation to designate Forsyth County as an enterprise community will not get serious consideration in Washington, a local panel of grant readers said this week. The reason the readers gave was that the application implied ? rather than stating directly ? several fac tors, including that Winston-Salem has a serious racial problem, that Winston-Salem is one of the nation's most segregated cities, that the city ranks 30th in crime in the nation and too lengthy. "We need to learn that the good stuff doesn't always get the bucks, " said the Rev. Stephen Fails, one of the readers. "This thing has to be air tight," said former city alderwoman Virginia Newell, another reader. "I want it to be funded and I think it will if we tell the truth. Stop softening it up and glossing it over. "If this came to my office it would go in file 13, which is the waste basket," she said. The East Winston Community Development Corporation sponsored the meeting to receive input on the application from the African- Ameri can community. Several people were asked by the CDC to read the rough draft of the application an<^ present their critiques at the meeting, which was Tuesday night at Mt. Zion Bap tist Church. "Our board did not tell us we needed to be involved," said James Grace, executive director of the CDC. "We felt strongly about this, and we think it is our role to do it." The application is for a S3 mil lion federal grant to help alleviate poverty in a 15-mile square-foot area _____ see GRANT page 3 James Grace TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 91 0-722-8624
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