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Students and faculty couldn't be prouder. ^ "It's welcoming. Everybody is excited to see us back ...We're just trying to play catch-up." said Krys tle Myers, president of the Gamma Phi chapter of Delta Sigma Theta at WSSU. Myers, a junior major ing in political science, was one of 64 female students initiated into the chapter of Delta Sigma Theta earlier in the spring. Members of the sorority spent time last week handing out bottles of water to students and their fam ilies as they moved into Atkins See Delta en A10 KRT Photo Erskine Bowles Bowles lobbies for black votes BY T.KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE ? Erskine Bowles must have taken good notes on his former boss. Bill Clinton. Last Thursday night, Bowles took a page from the Clinton book of charm. v winning over a mostly African-American audience by vowing to, among other things, make his staff reflect the racial diversity of the I state if he is elected to replace Jesse Helms in the U.S. Senate. Helms I will retire after this term. Bowles spoke to a packed house (about 60 Brown people) at the regular monthly meeting of the Black Leadership Round table. Roundtable Convener Larry Womble said Bowles personally made a request to speak at the Roundtable meeting. Although the Roundtable is nonpartisan and does not endorse candidates, Bowles is the latest of a slew of county and statewide candidates who have laid out their agendas for the Roundtable. which has become a pulpit for addressing local African American issues and con cerns. Bowles, a former chief of staff in the Clinton White House, spent time shaking hands and chitchatting with Roundtable members and other guests before his 15 minute speech. "My heart is absolutely in this (race)," said Bowles, a Democrat. Bowles had barely greeted the crowd before he laid into Elizabeth Dole, the frontninner on the Republican side. Dole has been roundly criticized for moving back to North Carolina last year to qual ify for the Senate race. Dole, a Salisbury native, had lived outside of the state for more than three decades. It does make a differ ence where you have lived," Bowles said. He went on to tell the audience that Dole is out of touch with everyday North Carolinians. To drive home his point, he said Dole opposed a family medical leave bill that Bowles says he helped push through Congress during his days in Blue me wnue Mouse. "She was (not) only against it; she bragged about it," he said. A Dole spokesperson said she could not imag ine that Dole Apposed the leave law. The spokesper son was reveiwing Dole's position on that issue Sec Bowles on A5 \ Photo by Courtney Gaillard Members of the newly revived Delta Sigma Theta chapter at WSSU use their hands to form the sorority's triangular symbol. Black tribute needs money BY T KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Although there is a street named for him. and the site of his old brickyard, off Dellabrook Road, has been named a historic landmark. , , Photos by Bruce Chapman The Mount Olive Baptist Church choir performs for the Boston Roundup crowd. Reunion goes on, despite rain BY FELEC1A P. MCMILLAN. PH.D. COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT The names of their streets were writ ten on the backs of their royal blue and white T-shirts for 2002. They included names such as Amhurst, Bacon, Burton Street. Cannon Street. Collins. Garfield. Gillette Street. Glenn Avenue, Pittsburg Lincoln, Underwood. Rundell, Taft, K Court, 10th Street. 11 th Street, 12th Street. 13th Street. 14th Street. 15th Street, 20th Street. 24 1/2 Street. 25th Street and Swanson Court. Thunder and lightning could not keep these neigh bors and friends apart on Saturday. Despite the storm, they gathered at Drayton Park to enjoy food, fun and fel lowship as they have for the past nine years. This year they held their Boston Roundup worship service at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where Rev. Dr. Vernon Crump is the new pastor. "This is the first time in nine years that it has rained on us. The rain and gusty winds did not deter us. but w hen the lightning came, many of the people went for their cars," said President Sharon Wright. "The rain did not stop our program." Guests came from places such as Philadelphia: Califor nia: Washington. D.C.: New Jersey: New York; and many from the local area. According to Wright, the reunion has endured because of the fellowship. See Roundup on All Children find shelter from the rain in this inflatable fun house. It was one of many attrac tions at the annual event for young and old peo ple. George B lack's name is still not famil-iar to every one in these parts. The latest tribute to Black Plyler could change all of that. "While there have been many honors, I suppose this is the most powerful," Evelyn Terry, one of Black's grand daughters. said of the statue of Black that is slated to grace the front entrance of the county's new $12 million government building. Black made a name for himself as a brickmaker begin ning in the 1890s. After learn ing how to make bricks at the Hedgecock Brickyard, Black opened his own brickyard in the 1920s. His bricks were used to build the city's downtown Sit Black un AS An Open Book Popular author to help kick off city reading initiative CHERIS HODGES FOR THE CHRONICLE Best-selling author Tina MeElroy Ansa has always had a fondness for books and stories. Whether she was sitting at the end of the bar in her father's juke joint in Macon. Ga., or reading books from the segre gated library, she was always ready to hear a good tale. , See Ansa on A4 Photo courtesy of Ttna McElroy Ansa Tina McElroy Ansa Photo by Kevin Walker Clockwise from left, Simona Allen, Dianne Caesar, Elise Blackman and Sherlane Hill pose in front of a piece by Leo Rucker at the Delta Fine Arts Center on Third Street. Delta Arts is in the middle of a capital campaign aimed at relocating the center: See A10 for the full story. | The Choice for African-American News and Injorittalidit yv ^ Marshall
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