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For Reference Not to be taken from this library The Choice for African-American News and Information THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1095 North Carolina Forsyth County Public Library 660 West Fifth Street Winston Salem, N. G. 27101 rower i (fii Ciles nothing w ithout </ sn u / rede rick Douglass VOL. XXII, No. 4 By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer Nearly 200 people - mainly African American men - marched from WinstQn?Safem State University to the Winston Mutual Building on East Fifth Street to demonstrate their support for the upcoming Million Man March in Washington, D.C. on October 16. The Ararchers, which included : dozens of women from WSSU, shouted t slogans such as "Fired Up: Can't Take - it Anymore" and carried signs as they ; walked north alqng Martin Luther King J ; ... v.* - - Drive. Several participants had signs say ing "Out with Drugs, In With Power," "Black Man March & Show Your Love for Your Woman/' "Stand Up for the Black Family Man October 16," "No Justice, No Peace;" and "Sisters for the Million Man March." Others carried posters advertising the Million Man March in Washington. "If you are a black man in Amer ica, you need to support the rally," Larry Leon Hamlin, a local organizer, said as the march began at WSSU. "We want everyone to know that they will see a new black man." The demonstrators left the WSSU campus and moved up Martin Luther King Drive, with a police escort Under a warm September sun, they walked in the northbound lanes about a mile to the Winston Mutual Building. As they marched, a member of the Local Organizing Committee shouted: "Black men, you know what they say about us. They say that we will never be anything. They say that we will not see LOCAL RALLY page 14 wonipii Wiuf title of Mia ? Black North CarolfeitiL V Mercedes Miller, 23. of WinstonrS*lem crowned Miss Black North Carolina on September 16, at the Harrison Auditorium on the Campus of N.C. Agri cultural and Itechnfcal Uni t/ varsity ? ' v ' "J wasn't extremely ner vou*, because I knew I had prepared a great deal for the competition," Miller said. Sh6 was one of 12 contes tants in the pagent 2 According to Miller ; when she prepares for a competition it is basically 'i the only thing on her mind. I 1 constantly think about what I'm going to say and what I'm going to do, even when Fm driving my car or curling my hair," she said. Miller said she feels her stronger parts of competl ~?n was the Interview ses-* sionr, and the talent compe tition. Mercedes MUler, Miss Black NC. will compete for Mis, Black * ^ - 2f WW** ' & ^ During the talent com petition, Miller read a monologue she wrote enti tled "Endangered Spe-cies", which focused on fee African American females support 6t t?? AfHeM American "I feel it is very mM1 ' ? fx*'" ?v ^ A /.? xr+jk 7 . * I tant for the African Ameri can nmaHr to support the African American male because wMiUi male, our race effort exist," | Miller said. 'j ' *'-? < ' 1 'i ?S. \"T> ; . , 1 1 This group of black men participated in last week's march and rally to mobilize for the Mil lion Man March in Washington, D.C. on October 16. Many carried signs and yelled slogans. t c . ; ? . <ii* Subcontractor Calls For * Investigation of Contract A Says his firm not paid since May ; By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners have approved $106,000 a* the final payment Jg Lyon Construction Co. for completing wcjrtt oh fte sheriff's department building despite the objections of a sub contractor who claims that the company had failed to pay him since May. The commissioners recently voted 4-2 authorizing County Manager Graham Pervier to pay Lyon Construction $106,268.19 for the work on sheriffs' depart ment administration building at 120 Third Street. The board also extended the contract for Lyon and prime con tractors due to changes in work orders. "1 urge you not to allocate these funds until some kind of investigation is done, " said James H. Moore Jr., owner of Metropolitan Drywall & Ceiling Systems. "My company has not been paid over the last three months. We work a project, and we have not received progressive payments, he said/* Moore filed a lien last week against Forsyth County and Lyon Construction for the $28,500 for see MOORE page 14 James H. Moore Jr., owner of Metropolitan DrywaB & Ceiling Powell Likely Candidate for '96 Presidential Race By DENNIS SCHATZMAN Special to the NNPA A News Analysis WASHINGTON, D.C - Burrell Haselrig, Jr., chairman of the Exploratory Draft Colin Powell for President Committee, confesses he has never met the nation's former Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. Yet, he is convinced that General Powell is run ning for the Republican nomination for President. "But he just can't say it," Haselrig explained to this reporter in an exclusive interview. "And, we can't ever meet until he officially decides (to Tun)." This, of course, could be more sooner than later. Powell has begun a 22-city tour to promote his forthcoming autobiography, My American Journey and to gage the pulse of the nation on such topics as affirmative action, the deficit, inner city violence/ the war in Bosnia ? and presumably his chances of obtaining the presidency of the United States. P<$Well is shaking up the political establishment by just being there. Two reasons seem to give a Powell presidential run a following, even though his political aspirations are heretofore unofficial. One reason is that loyalty to the two-party sys tem is waning and, according to a U.S. News and World Report, because of that dilemma, "Powell's stature is rising like a balloon riding the hot air over Washington." The second is because the nation jsL the article continued, "starving for leadership and Powell oozes with leadership qualities." In the words of see POWELL page 2 This Week in Black History Sq*mber21,1872 Join Henry Coayers of South Piwnlimn Lann m n tL uromt none tnc e ? li^.l - i - nrH DUCK vuOrm K AmipoHs Chambers: Keep Affirmative Action ? NCCU Chancellor recalls America's racist past By MAURICE CROCKER Chrtmicie Sttff Writer Former Civil Rights attorney Julius Chambers enlightened students and fac ulty members at Wake Forest University on the need for affirmative- action in America. spoke at Wake Forest's annual opening day convocation. The ceremony marked the triad university's 161st convocation. Chambers addressed the future of race relations, but also reflected on the struggles and progress made from past relations. . : ? There is always something encour aging about visiting Wake Forest Uni versity/' Chambers said. "May be it is hmrfMmf r>f th? tn^i ^ ^wrihy played to help improve race relations in North Carolina." Chambers commended the univer sity for taking a giant step and becom ing the first segregated university in North Carolina to admit a black student In 1962, Ed Reynolds became the first Mick to attend a predominately white university when he enrolled at ?t CHAMBERS pt^tU FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 722-8694 ? SCCV CkmaMmr Jmll m CkmmHn i ptmkTmt Wmkt Fornt't Him Cmvocmhtn.
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