***** Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point v?i. xxv No. 3 The Chronicle (2)52??" . - s PERl?^c^TY PUB i"kB 77?? Choice for African American News and Information e-moil address: wschronOnetunlimited.Mt *?*SlVsTrtST ? 2 ~ m/mmm 660 - 27 '* ^???? Tourney bid gets royal send-off the rifht to piay boat to the CIAA lnhmitl the hud* of city oflkab ? btmJK Tuesday afteraoon ? a cheerful, upbeat chambersof da OAA Stcrriag Com The itccnaf committee asked far S13MW0 from aty and county government The group ako asked for an additional f75j000 from the Trawl and Viwtori Association. haw (he most experience at hosting (the tournament), we have mote botch than ewer and we pat together a great bid/JMayu* else; WhatTbMnhMaedTn^t the C1AA is not only a gnat bathrthal tour nament (or African Americans but lor families too, and now it's hn mint pop?hi among other races m the aty." The C1AA tournament is the fined most profitable college bailrrltiall tourney in the nation, only the ACC and Kg East tourna ments generate mom dollars. Ower the yean, the tournament has pumped at least S6 million ? year Mo the local economy. Winston-Salem baa succcWuUy woo (he right to boat the tournament for the but free yean ? and wiB host the tourney for the fast time under the old contract in February 1999 ? but now the dty faces ita strongest compe titioa yet. Offiaak a? Raleigh haw been hard at work preparing a bid of their own. And if published reports are correct, Raleigh's city and county aomumanta are pledging half a million dot fan annually toward the 2000-2002 touroa StrCMAtwAll Ll * Officer ? ivows to fight ? Vunn's fate to be decided in Winston-Salem By DAMON RORD iHEOlOWKXE ? * Former High Point police detective Michael Dunn is contin uing to fight for reinstatement. Dunn, the only .African Amen C can detectiye " on the force at I the time of his I dismissal, was I fired in April I 1997 for I allegedly forg- I ing his wife's I name on a I check. In May, I he filed a dis crimination lawsuit against the city of High Point alleging the city wrongfully dismissed him for racial and religious reasons. Dunn is an ordained minister and associate pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church in High Point. Though the case was filed in Guilford County, it will be heard in Winston-Salem, says Dunn's attorney Amiel Rossabi. "We filed it in state court," Rossabi said. "The defendents removed it and had it moved to federal court." Rossabi said the change in I ? venues will not have any effect on the team's strategy, i , "The facts are the facts and the f t law is the law," he said. "We stand by everything we said in the com plaint." Fred Bagget, district attorney for the city of High Point, would only say that case the had been moved to Winston-Salem and that he is unsure why. Dunn, who still resides in High Point, says he has fond memories , of the police department, j I "I miss the fellows up there," he Set DMhn on A10 Bonn , I L ..r-? ^4, . m m II nUu|bl IjlMI '1 In black and white ? . :t ? * - Photo by Damon F?il ttginm. Hughoy, thm only wMto mmnibmr oHhm UNCO chapter, taye mem vme not a factor in hit dmeUan to Ab&?9 hm fdkf with folow Qnvp nwmbw D&ntJt SWvwmoh. ? 0 / " Race report reveals divide By KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Among the brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity at UNC Greensboro, 22-year-old Matt Hughey sticks out like a sore thumb. In a Greek organization whose mem bership is predominantly African Ameri can, Hughey's a minority. He's white. "There are white Sigmas at other schools, but I'm the only one in (the Rho Beta) chapter," he said. "At first there was some wariness; they were unsure of my motivation!" But over the last three years, Hughey has proven himself to the chapter's eight other member* - so much so that he's been elected president of UNC-G's National Pan-Hellenic Council, the umbrella group for all African American Greek organizations. In a nation where tales of racial intol erance and discord continue to be played out in newspaper headlines and television soundbites, Hughey's story raises more than eyebrows. "I always hear comments...mostly from white students that don't under stand why I'm in this organization," Hughey said. "I joined (Phi Beta Sigma) because (its) community service aspect seems to be greater than that of histori cally white fraternities, and also the brotherhood is so strong." The gulfs between white and black have never seemed as pronounced as they are now, a fact that led President Bill Clinton to appoint a group of Americans to investigate the issue of race nearly a year ago. The group's investigation culminated two weeks ago with the release of a lengthy report detailing the prevalence of "white privilege" in America. "It is, we believe, essential to recall the facts of racial domination...We as a nation need to understand that whites tend to benefit, either unknowingly or consciously, from this country's history of white privilege," the report states. See Roc* on A11 ? Preserving black l> heritage Expanded East Winston library offers new resources By JEW YOUNG THE CHUONICLE . For two months, the staff at the ok) East Winston Branch Library have been ' working behind closed doors. They culled the library's reference materials, tore up ok) carpeting and replaced dog-eared books. ^ ??*-*> And when the library reopens to the public Oct. 5, their hard work will have paid big dividends, they hope. The library will have a new name, new books and a new mission. I "This library will be different in that wc are going to offer some unique services" said Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, Deputy Library Director. "We closed the library these past two months to give it a brand new look." And library officials hope the newly remodeled building, located in the heart of East Winston, will become a focal point of community activities. Library officials spent months gather ing information from numerous libraries across the country that served similar communities. They also analyzed patron records to determine what services would best serve area residents. The result is the East Winston heritage Library, in addition to the more than 23,000 volumes that will eventually grace its shelves, will offer a host of community services and programs that emphasize African American culture and history. The East Winston branch will house a mini business center that will provide a host of resources for. local businesses, and the library will be a repository for numer ous pieces of Winston-Salem's African American history. When the library opens, it will house "The Atkins Collection," an exhibit of photographs and memorabilia from Atkins High School. "This is not something we just, though of," Sprinkle-Hamlin said. "We have been looking at the services East Winston was providing and what people actually used the branch for. They used it for a lot of community meeting. We realized this Set Ufaiwy ? ?M IuIMI in hmmi4< ? ? ?a ? ? ?*Ww Mmcori nrTHincona or* mwmwy m pwvnjr a fWW Cutm wrwy wwahd PHHLJ * 'Off SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (BBS) 722-9624 ? MASTERCARD, VISA AND AMERICAN EXPRESS ACCEPTED ? A T ?