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4.^ caro^a R"?^ir ubratV "SSrfvjns ton-Salt o - ,- L^__ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28,1995 Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903-1995 vol. xxii, no. 19 Bank to Open in East Winston A New banks mean more competition for African-American consumers By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer NationsBank will soon join three other companies for the African Amer ican banking dollar in East Winston. The NationsBank branch will open on Feb. 12 on Fifth Street across from the old Winston Mutual Building, three days after NationsBank closes its downtown facility (on third Liberty Street). "Our customers want automatic teller machines (ATMs) and drive through windows," said Garland Fra zier, NationsBank's West Triad con sumer region executive. "They are looking for convenience." NationsBank is coming to a neigh borhood that features branches of Mechanics and Farmers Bank, Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, and a BB&T mortgage office. "I just hope it (NationsBank) will help some people who have aspirations of owning a home and starting a business, " said Ruther see BANK page 10 Standing in a circle and wearing African costumes, Kwanzaa celebration on Tuesday at the Winston-Salem attended the event that highlighted the African custom > these participants performed in the Urban League. More than 200 people of Umoja (unity). Garland Frazier, NationsBank's West Triad consumer region executive, and Car ole C. Long, a vice president, stand in front of the NationsBank brant It under construction on Fifth Street. The bank will open Feb. 12, 1996. '? -'V African American Holiday Begins By MAURICE CROCKER Chronicle Staff Writer While the majority of residents in the Triad are recovering from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, some people are just starting to celebrate. A number of African Americans tin the Triad are celebrating the African holiday known as Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black Studies at San Diego State University. Karenga started the holiday to heighten and inform African Ameri cans of African history and customs. Kwanzaa, means "Fresh Fruits" or "Fruits of the Harvest" in the East African language of Kiswahili. During the Kwanzaa season, African Americans invite family and friends into their homes to share food and exchange gifts. The sharing of food and exchange see AFRICAN page 10 Tatum Dismisses Forums to Address Military Racism By JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff Writer The president of the Winston-Salem branch of the NAACP dismissed the state organization's community forums this week after three white soldiers were charged in the shooting death of a black Fayetteyille couple. "I don't think the forums will do a lot of good/* said William H. Tatum, a retired staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves.4 'The forums will not address the policies of the military and civilian leaders." Kelly M. Alexander Jr., the president of the N.C. NAACP, has appointed a special task force to conduct the forums to gauge the racial climate and to iden tify white supremacist activities in and around military bases in North Carolina. "I can't see the military changing the attitudes of people who can't deal with see TATUM page 15 Lois Turner, Cleopatra Solomon, and Millard Tanner related the principles of Kwanzaa to the audience. State Legislator, Governor's Aide Join Kmart Protest By JOHN HINTON Chroiiirlf Senior Staff Writer State Rep. Alma S. Adams. D-Greensboro, and Carolyn Coleman, an aide of Gov. Jim Hunt, D-N.C., face trespassing charges for their participation in a recent demonstration at a Kmart store. Adams and Cole man said they performed an act of civil disobedience. "I don't agree with what's going on at the distribution center, and I was expressing my opinion, " Adams said. "I felt that it was the right thing to do." _ _ r Adams and Coleman were among 11 protestors arrested by Greensboro police during a pro-labor demonstration at Kmart on Wendover Avenue and Interstate 40 East. Workers at the distribution center say they are paid less than their counterparts across the country. Coleman said that she partici pated in the protest to support her pastor who also joined the demonstration. "At the time. I was not planning to be arrested,'' Cole man said. "I decided to remain with the pastors when they were asked to leave." , The protest was witnessed by picketers, four dozen city police offices and scores of Christmas shoppers. Several ministers of the Pulpit Forum were arrested with Adams and Coleman on trespassing charges. Kmart district manager Rick Pittsonberger told The Associated Press that the union and members of the Pulpit Forum are increasing protests because of a movement within the Kmart distribution center to Alma S. Adams Carolyn Q. Cole man abolish the union. Kmart officials also have said that the workers at the dis tribution center ma\ believe there's a pay. discrepanc> because the center is newer and the workers haven't climbed the pay scale as have those at other centers Adams said thai she met with the workers several months ago to listen to their complaints. "I believe their injustices see STATE page 10 This Week in BLack History January 31, 1865 Congress passed the Thirteenth Amendment which, on ratification, abolished slavery in America] The vote in the House was 121 to 24. County Fulfills Dying Mother's Wish Finds Family to Adopt Kids B> JOHN HINTON Chronicle Senior Staff W ritor The Forsyth County Department of Social Services expects to select a fam ily to adopt three children whose mother is dying of AIDS, by the end of January. "We are looking very strong at three families to adopt the children," said Connie D. Mosley. a county social worker. "We have stopped the search." The department began searching for a family to care for the children after Hospice of Winston-Salem referred an East Winston woman to the agency. The department received several telephone calls from interested families after an article appeared in the Chroni cle on Dec. 14 detailing the the fami ly's plight "We want to thank the people in the community for their support." Mosel> said. "The mother did get a microwav e oven, and other people donated gilts see COUNTY page 10 SPfCIAI KWANZAA INSERT INSIDE
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