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Maiveaux from papt A/ growing jobs that are low paying jobs." Malveaux says that by the year 2005, the position of cashier, which pays about $250 a week and is "70 percent female (mostly women of color), and janitor, which pays about $220 a week and disproportionately consists of women of color also, will have more openings than i any other positions with women of color continuing to fill the spots. "You fail to provide the training, making access to high er education more and more dif ficult for many. You mount a war on afTirmative action and literally decimate the number of students who are going to grad uate from professional schools and you say you want to talk about race," said Malveaux. "How can you tell me that affirmative action is looking for unqualified people, when indeed doors have been slamming and slamming since African people came," says Malveaux. "Affir mative action doesn't mean you're gonna try to find some 'homies in the hood' to do brain surgery ... affirmative action means you're opening doors and saying you're going to give peo ple an opportunity." Malveaux, who has written for a number of publications such at "Emerge" and "Essence," while being a regular contributor to "Ms." and "USA Today," is also the host and exec utive producer of "The Julianne Malveaux Show," a news and public affairs show based out of Washington D.C. "She's a dynamite African American woman," stated Dr. Frank Woods an African-Amer ican studies professor at UNCG. "She really speaks her mind and she has a lot to say." "(My student*) just got a view of somebody with a lot of knowledge and confidence," said Woods. Malveaux feels that discus sions on race are important. She commended President Bill Clin ton on his recent initiative to induce dialogue about racial issues, but she says that discus sions are not enough, especially if the right ideas aren't commu nicated. "We can always talk and if a J r ^ ,4 ? ? we talk too much, we defidc talk, reducing itself to empty cliches (like) 'I feel your pain. What we need to say instead is'] experience your inequality and want to work at removing it.' This is how we move to (raccj solutions," concluded Malveaux AlWLTC MDJLNNEIY WmjLl 1001 Sl Manhall Stmt - Sale 125 W-S. NC 336-721-0918 Hatasd hamom" Audrey X Easter-Own UaatOartaMdUhsJohMos-MgR Election from page At were on hand for the voting results at the Board of Elec tions in Greensboro happily said goodbye to America's favorite pastime. "I'm rejuvenated ... I feel good," said John Harris, who sported a vote "no" to taxes pin. "We have been mislead by : " the black movers and shakers," stated Harris. "I'm glad that blacks didn't listen to these so .' called leaders" "I think it would have ere ? ated a greater gap between the haves and have-nots," said the Rev. Nelson Johnson of Faith ? Community Church. It was reported last week by THE CHRONICLE that ; Guilford County Commissioner Melvin "Skip" Alston was one of three African-American commissioners who urged the board to endorse the baseball initiative, but on Tuesday night ; he sang a different tune. "(I was) cautiously opti mistic for baseball, but from a realistic standpoint, I thought it might come up short based on the fact that here in Guilford County we have a lot of strong Republicans that do scare tac tics based on the fact there is a tax," said Alston. "The people have spoken and we just won't have base ball," said a frustrated Steve Bowden in a telephone inter view. Bowden was one of three African Americans appointed to serve on the Triad Baseball Authority. "The people who oppose (baseball), oppose everything," stated Bowden. He says these naysayers are the ones who also vote negatively on other issues like education and schools, which would benefit Guilford County students. The problem of over crowded schools was a signifi cant concern for many African Americans in Guilford County. During informal exit polls on election day, that was a repeated reason for votes against the sta dium. "If our leaders aren't will ing to even give us a chance to vote on a school bond referen dum to get our kids out of trail ers, why in the world should I agree to spend tax dollars on a baseball stadium?" asked Carta Boykin. She voted "no," Black opposition to the baseball referendum was a dis appointment to those who worked hard at the grass roots level. Ricky Wilson was one who expressed that disappoint ment in a phone interview the morning following the election. "We tried. People in Win ston did everything they could to get support. But those people in Greensboro were against it from the beginning," said Wil son. "Their concern was every thing but baseball." Wilson added that it is the youth of the Triad who will feel the loss. "Reynolds is gone. Sara Lee is on the way out. We need something to replace them," she said. Taxpayers, however, decid ed Tuesday that professional baseball at their expense will not fill that void. In other election results: Ella Scarborough, the only African American running for a chance to be the Democrats' challenger to U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth, narrowly finished third behind D.G. Martin in Greensboro. John Edwards, who garnered over SO percent of the votes, ran away from the pack. Scarborough took in 7,250 votes; Martin received 7,902 and Edwards devoured 20,677. ' "I think it's pretty sad that African-American leadership did not get behind her," said Johnson. Scarborough could have definitely used some more sup port in the money department. It has been well documented that attorney Edwards' cam paign did not go lacking in this area and it may have served as the overwhelming factor in his easy win. But the loss didn't keep some African Americans from speaking up for the Charlotte, N.C. resident. M1 think they're making a mistake to not put her in (the democratic seat). She's a strong woman," stated Mary Tender. "I think she ran a good campaign," said Alston. "We really look forward to her doing something in the future." Incumbent Donnie Duno vant was the only other African American candidate running in the primaries in Guilford Coun ty. Dunovant was challenged by Penny Mack for the District one Board of Commissioners seat. This race went down to the wire with incumbent Dunovant leading most of the night, but Mack took a slight lead going into the home stretch with 4 precincts left to report. This was all incumbent Dunovant needed to beat Mack by the slim margin of l40 votes. The Board of Commis sioners seat in District 6 also was an intriguing area for African Americans Tuesday night at the old Courthouse. "I've taken an interest in the Thigpen-Woods race," stat ed Cheryl Wilson, the president of the Democratic Women of Guilford County. Jeff Thigpen and Joe Wood are both white candi dates, but Thigpen is well respected and embraced by the African-American community. "He's a person with a lot of integrity (and) he will make informed decisions," stated Johnson. He helped push and sup port the March to Raleigh to free Greensboro native Kwame ? Cannon, who is serving two life sentences for non-violent acts of burglary. Thigpen, who is a member of Johnson's congregation, also received the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award for his tireless work in the African American community while attending graduate school at the University of North Caroli na at Greensboro. Chancellor from page A1 him to private auto shows on state time. THE CHRONICLE made repeated efforts to reach Bell, but he was unavailable for comment and calls were not returned. i If the infractions are true, they would be direct violations of state policy. State employees, regardless of position, are not allowed to use equipment or employees on state time for per sonal matters. Bob Slade, spokesman for the /state auditor's office, said he ' could neither confirm or deny the allegations. "Every call into the state hot line is given an evaluation to find out if it has potential to be a case (of abuse)," Slade said. "Some times, we refer them to other ; agencies for an initial investiga tion and sometimes we hold onto it to find out if there are other instances. Sometimes we take it Tar enough to find out if some thing has actually occurred. But it is only after we find out enough that we can give it a case - file and then progress as far as addressing it until we can con firm it. "That's one reason we can't 'confirm or deny (allegations)," : Slade added. "We take the con : servative approach. The fact that l ? we are involved in a case some . times has a way of implying that ; ;there is a possible abuse." ? ? Last week, Schexnider reported to his administrative council that he was aware of the allegations. According to sources, Schexnider was "very upset" about the matter and pledged to rectify the situation as soon as possible. Schexnider has been embroiled in controversy throughout his tenure at WSSU. Students at WSSU voiced their displeasure with him when he arrived because he requested and purchased a $S6S,000.00 home in a neighborhood more than 10 miles away from the WSSU campus. He justified that action by pointing to the fact that it would cost more than $275,000 to renovate the previ ous chancellor's house on Banner Ave. to make it suitable for enter taining potential contributors to the university capital campaign. Last year, the student body protested outside the administra tion building because Schexnider refused to allow Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, who attended WSSU, to give the com mencement speech. That led to a bitter dialogue between Schexnider and the student body. This year, the students accused Schexnider of tampering with the student government elections. They contacted a local legislator and Dr. Molly Broad, president of the University of North Carolina system, because they said Schexnider didn't allow the Student Government Associ ation to conduct a democratic election. Sports fans of the university and alumni have expressed their dissatisfaction recently of the decision to fire Sam Hanger, the school's basketball coach. Hang er was told last month that his contract would not be renewed even though he had turned the Rams basketball program around in only three seasons as the head coach. Recently, the Winston-Salem State faculty issued a list of 33 issues for discussion regarding faculty treatment by Schexnider. Faculty members say Schexnider is running a closed administra tion at the school. They state: "Members of the WSSU faculty strongly believe that they are being delib erately excluded from the shared governance of the university. This is clearly evident in the per sistent omission of the faculty from important academic deci sions and other matters that impact on their teaching, schol arship, morale, academic free dom, future and well-being at the university. - The Chronicle's e-mail address ? * ? is: wschron@net unlimited.net \Mothers Day Specials ? A TOUCH OF HEAVEN J Full Service Barber & Beauty Salon I 02 Bask Mmnn fwutCMrr 1 I Relaxers $35.00 by appointment only ? TRY OUR COMBOS 1 SftMStyks J $75.00 ? Chooss omly 2 (1-4) * oUitioool cost Call on other special services ? 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