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Alderman Nelson Malloy speaks out against the death penalty. He is surrounded by members of the
Black Leadership Roundtable and the Winston-Salem Bar Association.
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?I-Zfhe Black Leadership Roundtable will have a
{niblic forum of its own the proposed school
bdnds. The city-county school system is in the
midst of holding a series of
meetings on the bonds in order
to get input from the public.
. The Roundtable meeting has a
similar purpose, officials say,
but the answers will also be
sought at the meeting from
school officials. Several system
officials are on the agenda for
the meeting.
"This is going to be an
Eversley important issue." said Flow
?X* Howie, the chair of the
SStindtable's education arm. "It is our job to
aware the people of what is coming forth."
Howie made the remarks during a Roundtable
education committee meeting Tuesday. Members
'of the group talk about issues concerning the
jjoiid and possible questions that may be posed to
sclfool officials.
Members seemed to be confident that the bond
issue has not resonated fully throw the communi
ty. especially the African American community.
The group is encouraging everyone to speak up
about an concerns and ask questions. Howie said
parents especially have a vested interest in the
issue.
"(Students) are relying on us," she said. "We
have to speak out for them."
Where to build new high schools has become a
major point of contention for school board mem
bers. If residents pass the referendum, some most
members of the board want new high schools ( at
$25 million each) built in largely white, suburban
areas. The board's two black members want a high
school in a largely African American section of
town. The black members want the inner-city
school to be a magnet school, pulling students
from all areas in the county.
Many blacks are weary about the bonds; they
fefl that the African American side of town will
be shorted if they vote yes. Other blacks don't
want another high school in the inner-city because
Carver High School, the one high school left in
the black community, is underpopulated com
pared to other high schools in the county.
"I personally feel that the African American
community will not have a unanimous opinion on
this issue." said the Rev. Carlton Eversley, head of
the NAACP Education Caucus.
Eversley said the caucus has yet to take a stand
on the bond, although member were scheduled to
discuss the situation Tuesday night.
Eversley said, personally speaking, he feels
that the African American community should
hold the bond referendum under a microscope to
insure that the community is not slighted. He
cited examples in the past in which he said the sys
tem has not been truthful with the community.
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Tick, Tock
Groups rally to
save local man
scheduled to die
tomorrow
BY CORTNEY L. HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Members of the Blaek Leader
ship Roundtable. the Winston
Salem Bar Association and com
munity members rallied in front of
the Forsyth County Hall of Justice
at noon Tuesday against the execu
tion of a Winston-Salem man,
Willie Ervin Fisher, and in support
of a moratorium against execu
tions in North Carolina. Friends
and family of Fisher were also pre
sent at the rally.
Fisher, 38, is scheduled to be
executed tomorrow at the Central
Prison in Raleigh. He was convict
ed of first-degree murder, burglary
and assault charges in the 1993
stabbing death of his girlfriend.
Todd Mclver, a member of the
bar association, commented on
the purpose of the rally and the
reasons for supporting a moratori
um on the death penalty. "We
wanted to have a visual that will be
in support of the legislation sup
porting a moratorium on the death
penalty. Because we feel that the
death penalty is implemented
more among blacks than whites, a
stop to the death penalty in North
Carolina should be established
until reviewed and made fair."
Moderating the rally was Nel
son Malloy, who is a member of
the Black Leadership Roundtable
and the Board of Aldermen of
Winston-Salem. He provided lead
ership for the passage of a resolu
tion by the Board of Aldermen in
: support of a moratorium on legal
executions. The board passed the
resolution on Nov. 6, 2000. "A 5-3
vote is what passed the moratori
um. Because the death penalty is
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racially biased towards blacks and
the poor, we feel that the death
penalty should be put to a stop for
further evaluation," Malloy said.
He said the death penalty is
racially biased because a dispro
portionate percentage of blacks
are executed, compared to whites,
Mclver agreed. He said that
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Todd Mclver heads the Winston-Salem Bar Association, a group for
local minority lawyers.
City leaders
serious about
recouping CIAA
BY SAM DAVIS
THE CHRONICLE
RALEIGH - While a lot of folks around the CiAA
think Raleigh and its 20,000 seat Entertainment and
Sports Arena have a lock on the CIAA Tournament
for now, a group of business people from Winston
Salem isn't giving up hope that it can lure the tourna
ment back to town when the current contract expires
after the 2002 tournament.
Bidding for the tournament for the years 2003-2005
will begin in the next couple of months and Winston
Salem believes it has a chance to impress the confer
ence's chancellors and presidents.
In lact, it believes it so strong
ly that a group of local business
people have formed a committee
to lobby the CIAA presidents
and chancellors for their votes
when it comes up in September.
That steering committee is
chaired by Don Angell. It put its
best face on last Saturday night
when it hosted a reception for the
CIAAs presidents and chancel- Martin
lors at the North Raleigh Hilton
following the CIAA Tournament's championship
game.
Dr. Harold Martin, chancellor of Winston-Salem
State, was with the contingent that visited each of the
presidents and chancellors in their luxury boxes on Fri
day and Saturday nights.
Martin said he believes his colleagues were
impressed with what Winston
salem nau to say.
"All of my discussions with
the board of directors (CIAA)
was positive," Martin said. "At
the function we told them we
wanted them to be objective and
I believe they will. We want to
submit a very competitive bid."
Leon Kerry. CIAA commis
sioner, said the powers that be in
the conference-will certainly look Kerry
at what Winston-Salem has to
offer. The tournament was held in Winston-Salem
from 1994-1999.
"We're going to start next month visiting the cities
that are interested in hosting the tournament." Kerry
said. "Then we'll go to the auditors in 30 days and pre
sent it at our board of directors meeting in Septem
ber."
Kerry said the tournament had a very successful
run in Winston-Salem but Raleigh had much to olfer.
In particular, the Entertainment and Sports Arena has
5,500 more seats than Lawrence Joel Coliseum does in
Winston-Salem. In addition, chancellors and presi
dents have the benefit of luxury sky boxes and suites at
the E&SA.
Yet, there are other factors to consider.
"What we look for when we go in is how can the
overall conference best benefit." Kerry said. "Going
into our next contract, we're looking for $3(X),000
$4(X),000 in scholarships for the schools, rooms from
the hotels for the schools and sponsorship of the con
ference and tournament.
"Sponsorships - that's the hardest thing and what
helps us most." Kerry added. "You can sell all the tick
ets but without the sponsors you really don't have any
thing. Our goal is to add four more sponsors at the mil
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Amateur rapper gets perfect score on state writing test
Photo by Kevin Walker
Angelo Pegeuese poses with awards he won for writing a perfect
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BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Angelo Pegeuese admits that
to many he may have looked out
of place last week as he accepted a
certificate at a School Board
meeting for scoring a perfect score
on the state's writing test, which
every seventh-grader is required
to take.
Many other students who hit
that mark on the test wore freshly
pressed slacks and dress shirts or
"Sunday" dresses as they accepted
their certificates. But Pegeuese
opted to wear baggy pants, a col
orful bomber-style jacket and a
sparkling diamond earring in one
of his lobes.
Donna Faith Pegeuese Selim.
Angelo's mother, had pleaded
with him to wear "something
nice" for the meeting. After all.
the meetings are broadcast live to
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Student winners at Petree Elementary School pose with their prizes.
Petree students get trip
into the world of Dr. Seuss
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE s
Students at Petree Elementary
had fun. Not a little fun, but a
ton. The kind of fun that enlight
ens minds. The kind of fun that's
hard to find.
Rhyme was a big theme at the
school last week as youngsters
celebrated the life and work of '
one of the original rappers Dr.
Seuss. The entire school popula
tion took part, reading books by
Dr. Seuss and other popular
authors, creating colorful art
work to coincide with famous Dr.
Seuss titles and even trying their
hands at rhythmic writing. Stu
dents with especially creative
writings and drawings received
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