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73 cwitf Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point vol. xxiv no. 39 Tuc PuDn\TTn in 052099 car-rt-sort* *c012 t i i w i i ^^1 i m periodicals 1 1 ? ^ i ^11 x. * v i ^ i J forsyth cnty pub lib ?1 n ? 660 w 5th st $2 winston salem nc 27101-2755 The Choice for African American News and Information ??moil oddross: wschronOnotvfelimit*d.n?t " '' . . ^ ' ffMP tffttffl Jackson and son find common ground in politics ?y jon jem TWWMI?nmiWMT ATHENS, Ohio - Jesse L. Jack son came hen to the foothills of Appalachia to do hit thing, testifying and bearing witness in plain view of * the television cameras. Weighing a third presidential campaign, the vet eran crvil rights activist has zeroed in on class conflict in America, and he brought his vision of a new poor peo ple's campaign to this haidscrabMe town just in time for the 2000 elec tions. "We can build a coalition of con science," he says to a group of jobless men and women, all white. "The stock das* and the sweat dan Too many people live in notation. We don't talk to one another but the problem* arc the same The people of Appalachia don't have good drinking water; just like the people in Ford Height* There was something telling in Jackson's repeated rhetorical bows toward Ford Height*, a poor Chicago suburb where the drinking water is a peculiar shade of orange, a hue not found in nature. Ford Heights lies in the congressional district represented by Jackson's oldest son. Rep Jesse L. Jackson Jr. - and the Illinois Democ rat, doggedly working Washington's bureaucracy, last year delivered $5.8 million in federal aid that will bring fresh drinking water to the suburb beginning neat year. Physically, Jackson Jr. is a smaller version of his athletically built father, confident and witty. And as orators, father and son share the same cadences, the same Baptist min ister's flourishes and gestures, the same ability to connect with all ages and races. But the story of Ford Hcrtits and its water problems - the stun of a stem winder for Jackson Sr. and of delivering the goods for Jack son Jr. - goes a long way to show what a difference a generation has made in the Jackson family and, more broadly, in the struggle for equality among black and white Americana The younger Jackson discovered the Ford Heights problem shortly after he was elected to office in 1995. He immediately began pressing his colleagues on Capitol Hill for money to fix the water system, even inviting some Republican lawmakers on a tour of Ford Heights. His staff poked around for grants, sizing up virtually ? , every federal agency until finally stumbling onto a program offered by the Agriculture Department to pro vide clean drinking water to rural communities ? See Jockson im A3 .? hfUmton appraierf o new map for rfie Ah Can ??hnwDttto The prepeM* fa now before a none/of ! )u4>*? who nhrf He ?W cfcnfcl wimmlMbiii/i New 12th may present 'challenge' for blacks By JEW YOUNG AND DAMON FORD nycH*?cu The revised 12th Congressional District still has two steps to go through before it's ratified, but already people are debat ing it. The ribbon-like 12th, which snaked along 1-85 from Meck teqburg County north to Durham County, was ruled uncon stitutional by a panel of federal judges in early April. Since then its fate - and the fate of the African Americans who live jn it - has been up in the air. * Last week, after almost three months of wrangling, the North Carolina General Assembly agreed on a new 12th Dis trict, that remains solidly Democrat but not solidly African American. The plan was sent to the panel of judges Friday. If ihgy accept it, the proposal will face a review by the U.S. Jus jibe Department. The plan must be ratified by early September jo-ensure primaries are held before the November election. , ?tThe proposed 12th is radically different from the old one Guilford County has been lopped off and part of Forsyth County has moved to the 5th Congressional District. While it ? y x X See 12th District on A2 ? ^ - /? /? - " 11 " ; 1 " 1 ?. 1 ' ' 1 ! "" " 1,1 Library not closing ??????? ' I . IIHWIHIIIPlini III ill By FELBOA MCMILLAN rm-u^i r?w?finml?? When Sabrina Hunter, an teacher at Mount Zion Preschool, came to the round table meeting last fhursdav. she came armed with a two-.page petition signed, sealed and ready to deliver to save the East Winston libratJP But she didn't need it. "I was definitely misinformed," she said. Like Hunter, many of the East Winston resi dents who came to the meeting had heard the ? library was closing. "The idea to close the library i? a He," said William Bill" Roberts, executive director of Forsyth County Libraries. "It did not come from me or my staff." N.C Rep. Larry Womble invited Roberts to address the libraiy issue at the Black Lead ership Round table Steering Committee meet ing on May 21 at the Winston Mutual Building. "As long as I am director, this library will Set Ubrary on A3 Memo angers black leaders i By JEW YOUNG THE CHRONICLE Black business and civil rights leaders arc outraged over an internal document from a company that warned advertisers not to use stations with predominantly black and Hispanic listeners. In the document circulated internally by AmCast, a . division of Katz Radio Group, sales representatives were instructed to warn corporate customers about pur chasing advertising time on stations with a majority of black and Hispanic listeners because "...advertisers should want prospects, not suspects." AmCast se > advertising to mainstream radio. No corporations were specifically mentioned in the memo, The incident, which wds first chronicled in the New," . ? 'Ybtk Daily News earlier Vhis month, gained national attention when radio commentator, Tavis Smiley, dis cussed it recently on the syndicated "Tom Joyner Morn ing Show." Smiley encouraged listeners to write, call or e-mail Kntz's home office to register their displeasure with what he called a "racist memo." Listeners around the Triad did just that. "I was just upset about the whole thing," said JoAnn Bush of Winston-Salem. "I think I was more upset they put it in black and white...But you know I'm kind of glad they did. You can't erase what is put in print." Bush says she first heard about the memo during Smi ley's commentary on the show, which is broadcast local ly by WQMG radio (97.1 FM). She called the station "to see if his comments could be played over and over during the day." "I was just upset by the whole thing," she said. "It just doesn't make sense. I wanted other people to hear it. It was just wrong." Radio stations geared toward black and Hispanic lis teners have long complained that they are not getting the advertising dollars attracted by mainstream stations because of a perception that th?r listeners are not good consumers. The memo was the hottest topic of conversation Sat urday, the opening day of the conference of the Nation al Association of Black Owned Broadcasters. The parent company of Katz Media group also owns radio stations, so the memo amounts to competitors using a subsidiary to steer advertisers away from minor ity-owned stations, said James L. Winston, executive director of the broadcasters organization. "We have one of our chief competitors using ostensi Srt Mock Radio on A3 pate City names liew police chief n:: ? BypAMONTORD faflWOMCLE ? ? jVThere's a new police chief in Qnensboro. t I -IAnd he's ready to get things rdBing. -Robert C. White was named t Chief of the City of Greensboro v Polk* Department on May 7. |. "I look forward to building on ?tyw many successes of the Depart pient and to working with men and women who have contributed to those successes," White said. "Together, we will provide the well deserved services our community Aspects and is entitled to" I ? White, an African American, will begin work in Greensboro on June I. He replaces Sylvester Daughtry, also an African American, who served as chief for 11 yearn * "I don't believe people expected another African American to "be selected as police chief, including nfyself," Daughtry said. "1 think it's good that regardless of race, a per son can be objectively selected as police chief." White, a twenty-year law enforce ment veteran, was the Assistant Chief of Police for Patrol Operations for the 2,600-ofFicer Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Depart ment, the primary law enforcement agency for the nation's capital. "I believe Robert White will do an outstanding job leading the Greensboro Police Department in the coming years," said Ed Kitchen, Greensboro City Manager. "His leadership traits are what caused him to rise to the top in our selection process." He began his career in law enforcement in 1972 as a patrol offi cer in Washington D.C. and worked his way through the ranks, serving in numerous command positions. He has also served two and a half years as Director of Public Safety for the District of Columbia Housing Authority, where he is credited with establishing an independent police department. Aftmr heading Washington, D.C.t patrol oporationt, Hobort C. Whit* will tako tho holm of tho Oroontboro Polito Dopartmont Juno IS. "He's coming from an organiza tion that has a wonderful reputa tion," said Daughtry. "Everyone we talk to about Robert commented on his innovative approach to police work, his high energy levels, his emphasis on crime prevention and community policing and a style that kept him in close contact with officers and with com munity groups," Kitchen said. Jackson officab ask paUf||jp^ to solve newspaper fireboflMH By JAY HUGHES iff'fflffifcrMn JACUiCMMi* - One day after llllflMjlfrrt rials of ^^n||pibestk>tion , into the destruction of a Wack jaSys flESfljEShrfp'in "I can't stress enough how important it is for ritisens to help be Johnson said investigators need tips from anyone who knows anytllhg afcent&c fire. He said rewards totalling $25,000 have been posted for information leading to arrests and convic tions. The Advocate was gutted when two Molotov ^ogfeMfe were thrown through glass window Jan. 26. No artesu nave been made and no suspects *figt J <oplc He s i ild "Sfwrtil III ^Hr IJ |:' : jfl ., ? - : ,
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