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The Great Food Flip Flop Flap: Part II A Guilford College gives Marriott taste of Shaw Foods' Menu By WILLIAM H Tl'RNKR. Ph I) Spe cial lothc ( hti'iiit If Last week, in an exclusive feature run in every black newspaper in the state, the Winston Salem Chronicle reported on an imbroglio centered around how two historically black colleges ? North Carolina A&T State University and North Carolina Central University ? broke contracts for campus food service with black-owned Shaw Food Services of Fayetteville, N.C. That race and racism were undertows in the main current of the affair, now in court, is a given. This week, the Chronicle has learned that a similar situation is taking off at Guilford College, an old, ele gant and eminent Quaker college in Greensboro. Dr. Donald W. McNemar has sent a long and passionate letter to the Guilford College community, addressing the college's official reactions to the decision by its food service vendor ? mega-size Marriott Corpora tion ? to put on probation a longtime black emplovee of the College, Douglass Gilmer. On Sept. 19, Guilford College, in reaction to what students call "Marriott messing with Mr. Gilmer." whom McNemar describes in his letter as "a long-time and very respected member of the college commu nity," withdrew its food service contract vsith Marriott. Please see page 5 Donald W. Xtc.Sernar, president of Guilford College Winston-Salem Chronicle N C ROOM r . 660SwT"?nIt #Uq LIB Chmce for African-American News and Information , WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101-2755 THURSDAY, September 26.1996 " ~~ ents Dedicated to the Memory of Clarence E. Nottingham: 1903-1995 vol. xxiii. No 4 By WttUAM H. TURNER, Ph.D J$pccial 10 tfao Chronicle - > V ? When the news that Felecia Piggott-McMilian had been selected as the Southeast Regional winner of the 1996 Excellence in ! Teaching Award reached her stu dents and colleagues at Mount Tabor High School in Winston y^Salem, they were, according to principal Martha Land, '^extremely " proud and pleased, but not at all surprised" McMillanBas spent all of her 12 years in the WS/FCS sys tem at Mount Tabor, and fter imprint there runs deep; she was selected its teacher of the year two years ago. Last week, the impact of McMillan's central mission ? education ? was broadened by the National Council of Negro Women at its 10th annual awards dinner at j the Eugene Marcus Martin Audito rium in Atlanta. Said Dorothy I, ry Height, council president and CEO, 4 We believe that by honoring teachers, we bring attention to the efforts being made every day in our school systems to help train and develop African-American youth to be tomorrow's overcome ers, achievers, and.leaders. We are honored to present the Southeast Regional Excellence in Teaching Award to Ms. Piggott-McMilian of Winston-Salem, NC " The national title went to Linda Alston of Denver, Colo. The Award ? a foot-tall abstract Tiffany crystal sculpture on a black onyx base, along with a large marble and bronze inscribed plaque on cherry wood, and the $1,000 monetary award, is spon sored by Shell Oil Company. Vivian L. Turner of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company recommended McMillan for the award. The collaboration between ? .' ' \ v ? ^ I*- *' h'T *'? 4&& -*S-- "t*Cr. tti i #3Bf' ? w? ?M jM?;. ?3 Shell b#if around Shell's commitment to ?^working with educators and com munity people to enstire that stu HI s stay in school, becoming productive members of our nation's work force" said Paula Satzan, Shell's program manager, who assisted in the award presenta tion to McMillan. "Ms. McMillan is clearly a truly dedicated and exemplary educator," said Satzan at the ceremoiq|^ > , ^ McMillan is one of Winston's most active and visible educators. She graduated from East Forsyth High School. A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill graduate, she has a master's degree in Bnglish and African-American studies from North Carolina A&T State University and is currently a doctoral student ? on education leave from her teaching duties at Mt. Tabor ? at UNC-CH. At , ? ? ?? ?? ? . Please see page 6 Black lawmakers promised probe of CIA drug link WASHINGTON (AP) ? CIA Director John Deutch is promising an independent probe of whether his agency used drug money in the 1980s to aid anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua. Deutch said Thursday the CIA inspector general, who is independent from agency control, will examine allega tions made by, the San Jose (Calif.) Mer cury News that the agency funneled prof its from a crack cocaine ring to the Contras fighting to overthrow the Sandin ista government in Managua. Black lawmakers say they've been deluged with calls from constituents angry over the newspaper series that detailed the spread of crack cocaine through Amer ica's inner cities, allegedly with the know ledge of the CIA. "There is a tremendous amount of .distrust," said Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J.,. the caucus chairman. But Deutch, he said. "seems to have the'spirit that I've never seen before in a CIA director. He seems to want to see us get to the bottom of this. He says he was teaching school when this Justice to investigate CIA drug connection SAN JOSE. California (AP) ? U.S. Justice Department will h an independent investigation allegations the CIA funncled from a crack cocaine ring to anti-communist rebels in Please see page 5 ? ? v ^' 32 Please see page5 Tailgate Party: Bighouse's Next Frontier Bv WILLIAM H. TURNER. Ph D Special to the Chronicle "Bighouse" personifies the Ashante proverb "A log may forever lie in water, but it will never become a crocodile." Clarence E. Gaines, at the behest of new WSSU Chancellor Alvin Schexnider. is at it again. The 73-year-old emeritus profes sor, honorary doctoral recipient, and free lance public relations gem of the Ranis, may be retired, but he will never tire of working for his beloved WSSU. The Oct. 4 weekend ? WSSU's Founder's Day and Homecoming ? will mark what the former coach and athletic director at State calls "a new tradition 1 want to start, to get those who love the college to do. in support of our programs. I know my friends and former players will be there." Tailgate parties are well-entrenched WB 5^ 1 1 Clarence "Highouse" dairies traditions in many American colleges and universities. Localh. Wake Forest t'niver Pleasc see page 5 mmmmm CLASSIFIEDS C-5 OPINION A-8 ENTERTAINMENT..B-7 OBITUARIES B-11 SPORTS B-1 This Week in Black History SEPTEMBER 27, 1950 F.zrtiriJ Charles defeated Joe Louis in heavyweight < hampionship fiqht in New York ( it\ Winston-Salem C hronicle E-Mail Address is VVSC RON @ AOL.COM Concert to prevent drug use A Middle School takes the offensive B\ MAI RICH CROCKER Community News Reporter The walls at Northwest Middle School were shaking Tuesday morn ing as students and faculty attended a rap concert that promoted drug prevention. - More than 1,000 students waved their hands in the air, bobbed their heads, and did all the latest dances, during the two-hour concert. The crowd was entertained by the AGAPE Performers, a rap group consisting of local teens and \ouths who try to send a positive message to other youths. "Our group's motto is. it you don't start drugs, you won't have to stop." said "Kid" the group's lead rapper. Please see page 6 < ' ~ % ' ~ " kWM V V ' x \> \T s, *- , * u ,\ Students from \orthwest Middle School attend o drug prevention concert held at the \chitol Tuesday morning. ? FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (910) 722-8624 ? MASTERCARD, VISA OR AMERICAN EXPRESS
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