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Carver downs North hea^th^at gathering Thf CHRONI I -JL JA. JL- -Jl. ^ -A o Lgp 7, i n s! o \ - S \ i . (? k i i \ s b <> k o ? Hit. II Po.N. *o.n this library ,o| XX|X No> , Ifcfcfc. B^?HMaBv4AMaaMMHaV^ ^Tributes for 9-11 jplentiful fftOM STAFF REPORTS "The Triad, like much of the nation, was too stunned to jjo much of anything on Sept. II. 2001. It was on that day. of course, that terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth plane, believed to have |? 1 been headed for a tar get in the heart of Washington, DC,, crashed into a barren field in Pennsylvania, supposedly after pas sengers tried to over take the hijackers. ' But this Sept. 11 will be filled with trib utes. memorials and other events aimed at rejoicing in the Ameri Burke can spirit and remembering about 3,000 peo ple who died as a result of the attacks. Here are just a few of the events planned for Wednesday: ? Community for Peace will hold a can dlelight vigil and a peace walk beginning at 7 p.m. The walk will start in front of the Feder al Courthouse on Main Street and end at Grace Court Park, which is at Fourth and Glade streets. Community for Peace was formed more than a month ago to advocate for peace instead of war in the Middle East. The public is being asked to take part in the march. ? Muslims. Jews. Protestants and Catholics w ill take part in an interracial, inter faith community wide Sept. 11 commemora S, 9/11 on AS Photo h> Kevin Walker Effley Howe// stands in front of the many Jet magazines that he has collected over the years. The magazines are among the many items he displays in his traveling black history museum. Kace and the race Parmon says that an African-American should represent 72nd House District BY T KEVIN WALKER rm i hronk 11 From ifio day she filed to run for the 72nd District state House seat being vacated by N.C. Rep. Pete Oldham. County Commis sioner Earline Parmon has said her experience sets her apart from the pack in a primary contest that pits her against three Democrats who have never held elected office. Parmon. who has spent 12 years on the Board of County Commissioners, also believes she has many other characteristics that make her tailor-made to represent the district. One of th?m is her skin color. "The thought of (Forsyth County) having just one black leg islator representing us in Raleigh really played heavily in my deci sion to run,'' said Parmon, who in Photo by Kevin Walker The city has been splattered with yard signs for the four Democrats runnina for See Primary on A9 a shot to face Vernon Robinson for the 72nd House District seat. Photos by Bruce Chapman Vernon Robinson, from left, and Tuskegee airmen Leonard Hunter, Wilson Eagelson, Cleo Mason and Mason's wife, Joyce, pose in front of a Red Tail" Mustang P-51C, aircraft made famous by the airmen. Below, Hunter tears up during a speech at North Forsyth High School. Legendary airmen soar into the city BY COl'RTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE "The Tuskegee Experiment was supposed to fail." said Leonard "Hawk" Hunter. Hunter was referring to the Obstacles overcome by the all African-American military squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Hunter, a member of the famous squadron, spoke to a crowd of students at North Forsyth High School Tuesday to sepa rate history from Hollywood. A few years ago HBO made the film "The Tuskegee Airmen." based on the group of black World War II pilots. ST. Airmen .'//All HIStory Man takes history on a journey BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE In high school. Eflley Howell Sr. made A's in his tory with little effort. It was as if he had a photograph of a vast timeline in his head, an image he could conjure up whenever he needed to reel oft names, dates, places and events. But the history lessons he was taught in school were far from comprehen sive. While there was much about George Washington. George Washington Carv er's jiame barely came up. not even during Negro His tory Week. "When I was growing up, we did not have Black History Month." Howell said. "One thing that was always missing in history was the black people. Out side of saying that they were slaves, there was nothing." As a result of Howell's search to leant more about black history and his desire to help today 's generation of schoolchildren leant things that he never was taught. Howell takes history wher Sir Howell on A9 M WHITE ONLY 1 m 1 ^"colored"? WAITING ROOM [WE SERVE COLORED CARRY OUT ONLY Photo b\ Courtney Gaillard U.S. Rep Mel Watt talks to students last week at Winston-Salem State University. Watt talks about hot topics with students 12th District representative: Iraq should not he invaded; Mugabe being misrepresented BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Congressman Mel Watt of the 12th District talked financial aid and foreign policy among other things with a roomful of students at Win ston-Salem State University last week. Watt was invited by the university to participate in a roundtable discussion in which the agenda was left entirely to the students to dictate. Watt, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. becoming one of only two black members elected to Congress from North Carolina, opened the forum by encourag ing students to partake in a discussion with him about financial aid and scholarship programs in order to get a perspective from a member of Congress. "Money is important, and it is the federal government and the Congress of the United States that makes these decisions." said Watt, who serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee. A number of students raised questions and concerns about the availability of federal funds for education. They also questioned whether or not foreign students are receiving financial aid to study at American universities and if that limit ed American students' access to financial aid from the government. A female student from Zimbabwe quickly put her peers' worries to rest by informing them y that she was not receiving funds over her Amer ican counterparts in order to attend WSSU. That student then went on to inform Watt about U.S. sanctions being imposed on her homeland. Chuckles filled the room once Watt reas sured the student that she need not brief him on Si, Watt ,m A10 | The Only Choice for African-American and Community News
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