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haws open house 10TH STREET APARTMEm’S COMPLETED Inside YELLOW JACKETS ROLL CARVER BOYS VARSITY SLUGS TRINITY IN 3-A PLAY Sports Winston-Salem T* The Choice for African-American News and L THURSDAY, APRIL 13,1995 Mt 'a Struggle." — Frederick Douglass VOL. XXI, N anks’ Release jbt For F riday pudge bans him from court Nation of Islam Rally Draws 100 A Rev. Chavis lends support Attorney Phillip S. Banks, Ill given in to pressure, holding fast to his the beliefs and keeping the wishes of his Wake County Safety Center for not submitting to a random audit to be con- SVinston-Salem attorney Phillip S. "I will sit here as long as they want ducted by the North Carolina State Bar. ERONICA CLEMONS ,|W>.Staff Writer By VERONICA CLEMONS Chronicle Staff Writer Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, is scheduled for Oct. 16. The rally held at the Anderson Cen- b, III will finish his 30-day con- me to sit here, he said in an earlier L’ of court sentence in Wake interview. Ity on Saturday without having Banks was sentenced to 30 days in ? see BANK Spage 8 More than 100 people attended a ter by the Nation of Islam Student Asso- rally Tuesday night to support and regis- ciation (NOIS A) at Winston-Salem ter to participate in the Nation of Islam's Million Man March on Washington. ggg NATION page 8 The March, called for by Nation Of Youth Join Drug-Free Campaign By jERONICA CLEMONS cle Staff Writer bout 40 youth hurried to join the lev, Seth Lartey at the front of his church iuijday afternoon to be the first to pledge hatithey are free in the national campaign )f Statement, Inc. .Jlartey, president and founder of the MWization and pastor of Goler Memor- al^ME Zion Church, launched a cam- jaign to recognize youth and others who ■emain free from drugs, violence, guns md jail, f'l on youth who make good grades and stay out of trouble. The I'm Free logo, designed by Timo thy Porter, is a simple graphic of hands that represent a strong sense of unity see YOUTH page 8 We've got people who are not caught jp in those things and nothing is ever said about them," he said. "Too often all of our focu.s is on the negatives of our communi ties father than on the positives." Larety said Statement, Inc. is a unique program because its efforts focus Rev. Seth O. Lartey, pastor of Goler Memorial AME Zion Church is the presi dent and founder of Statement, Inc. (above) The "I'm Free" logo designates that youth participants are free from drugs, violence, guns and jail, (center) Youth join Lartey at the front of the church to pledge they are free, (below) NAACP To Honor Hauser at Banquet Dr. Charlie B. Hauser will be honored at the 1995 "Freedom Fund" Gala Ban quet as the recipient of the Charles A. McClean/ Sara Lee Corporate Award. The event is sponsord the Winston-Salem Branch NAACP. It will be held Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. in the M.C. Benton Convention Center. by Hauser Jones The $30 ticket price includes a year membership to the NAACP. A former professor at Win ston-Salem State University, Hauser is a WSSU alumnus and holds a M.S. and Ed.D. degree from the University of Pennsyl vania. Hauser served in the U.S. Army during World War II and earned five battle stars in the European Theater of Operations and a Good Conduct Medal. He see NAACP page 8 N.C. Black Caucus Supports Smart Start RALEIGH - Smart Start might need a jump-start if it’s going to reach more children across the state. On Wednesday, it got one as the Legislative Black Caucus endorsed expansion of the early childhood development program championed by Gov. Jim Hunt. The Caucus voted two weeks ago to support the program. “Smart Start is an invest ment that’s already paying off and that will pay higher divi dends in the future,’’ said Rep. Howard Hunter, Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus. “We’re already seeing results of what happens when our state fails to invest in its children. We can’t build prisons fast enough to house the increasing number of prisons. With Smart Start we can start reducing those kinds of sta tistics and increasing the num bers of successful children and see N.C. page 14 Carver Students Honor Slain Officer Steve Amos While celebrating the anniver sary of Prom Promise, students at Carver High School also paid tribute to local law enforcement, with spe cial recognition for slain officer Steven Amos, II. Amos was the son of Carver's Prom Promise coordinator Ginger Amos, who said her son favored working DUI related incidents. "Steven enjoyed working DUI hotspots," she said "It was often the topic of talk at the dinner table." The celebration focused on the success Carver has with Prom Promise. Prom Promise is a program where students sign a contract promising not to use alcohol or drugs on prom night. "Prom night should be one of the most fun and exciting night in a stu dent's life," Amos said. Through its CADDY organiza tion and events it has sponsored. Carver has always been ranked high in the state and region in its Prom Promise Commitment. There has been no incidents involving drugs and alcohol at see CARVER page 8 Police Chief George Sweat accepts plaque in honor of Steve Amos from Steve Hill and Amos’s mother Ginger Amos. • FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8624 •
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