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Michael Jordan lawsuit claims $5 million extortion attempt by a former lover CHICAGO - Michael Jordan filed a lawsuit recently, claim ing a woman was trying to extort $5 million from him to keep quiet about a relationship they had more than 10 years ago. The basketball star acknowledged in the lawsuit that he had had a relationship with the woman and paid her $250,000 "under threat of publicly exposing that relation ship." But Jordan, who plays for the Washing ton Wizards but spent most of his career with the Chicago Bulls, said he never agreed to pay any more than that. Jordan's attorney, Frederick Sperling, refused to say whether the athlete took the allegations to the police. He also refused to answer any questions about the nature of the relationship. "The complaint says everything Michael has to say," Sperling said. Jordan and his wife, Juanita, have been married more than 12 years. She filed for divorce last January. But the Jordans withdrew the divorce case one month later and said they were attempting a reconciliation. Law school suspends Pulitzer Prize winning author of acclaimed MLK book ATLANTA - An Emory University professor who won the Pulitzer Prize for a book on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been suspended following his arrest last month on a simple battery charge. Law school professor David Garrow was charged with simple battery after an alleged Sept. 19 altercation with Gloria Mann, the law school's director of opera tions. According to Mann's complaint. GatTow "went into an uncontrollable rage," verbally abused her and, when she tried to walk away, "grabbed (her) by her wrists and pusnea ner oacKwaras. rrow It is unknown if Garrow. 49, will be paid during his suspension. Ganow won the 1987 Pulitzer for his biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. titled "Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference." His lawyer, Keegan Federal, told The Atlanta Journal-Consti tution that Ganow will appeal the suspension and might sue the university. "We're considering all of our options, and we certainly are including that as a possibility." the newspaper reported in recent editions. This is the second time Garrow has been accused of verbal abuse. In March 2000, a secretary complained about his "loud" hallway reprimand. Ganow agreed to apologize in writing. Courthouse to be named for C.B. King ALBANY, Ga. - A U.S. courthouse in Albany, Ga., will be named after civil rights attorney C.B. King, marking the first time a federal courthouse has been named for an African-American in the former "Jim Crow" South. "It's fitting that C.B. King becomes the second Black civil rights lawyer and fourth African-American in this country's histo ry to have a U.S. courthouse named in his honor," Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) told reporters. A two-day celebration will honor King beginning Nov. 8 beginning with a commemorative march through Albany to retrace the steps of civil rights demonstrators who were jailed and repre sented by him in 1961. A diligent activist. King is credited with eliminating the all white jury system in Georgia. He has mentored activists such as Angela Davis and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holt/man (D-N.Y.), who sat on the Watergate committee. King died of cancer in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Carol R. King, and five children. Belafonte stands by Powell remarks Harry Belafonte has refused to back down from his recent comments that described Secretary of State Colin Powell as a "house slave." 'To some people, my words may have seemed extreme," Bela fonte told reporters. He added that his comment demonstrates the country's great unmet need for healthy debate on issues of "histo ry, race ana economic oppression. During an interview with a San Diego radio station. Belafonte said, "There's an old saying, in the days of slavery, there were those slaves who lived on the planta tion and there were those slaves that lived in the house.. ..Colin Powell's committed to come into the house of the master." Belafonte, an outspoken activist, has been ridiculed by civil rights leaders because of his remarks. HHHI In a letter he received from Abraham Belafonte Foxman. director of the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish rights organization. Belafonte was asked to "refrain from references to slavery," no matter how he feels about positions promoted by Powell. Belafonte stands by his position. "Why are references to slavery demeaning?" Belafonte told reporters. "Slavery is an important part of this nation's history - an absolutely critical part of any analysis that is done in defining black Americans. Not only the oppression and degradation of it. but our character, our courage, our spirit, our language, our songs and our culture are all born in that environment." - Compiled from staff and wire reports ????_????????????-?????? The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Peri odicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual sub scription price is $30.72. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636 - INDEX OPINION. A6 SPORTS. 87 RELIGION. B6 CLASSIFIEDS. BIO HEALTH. C3 ENTERTAINMENT. C7 CALENDAR. C9 'Soul Food' star speaks at NCSA BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Irma P. Hall never went to act ing school or even took a work shop. The actress, whose face in probably more recognizable than her name, said that when she needs to delve into a character she relies on the active imagination she began d&reloping as a child when she pretended that her mud pies smelted as good as the real thing and her stick pony could gallop like the wind. "i can still do that," Hall said, referring to playing pretend. Hall is in the area for Greens b o r o ' s Triad Stage's produc tion of "A Lesson Before Dying." She came Dortch C, IU yvm ston-Salem Monday to talk to a crowd of more than 200 students at N.C. School of the Arts. The 67-year-old actress has appeared in numerous television shows, movies and stage productions over the last 30 years, including the films "Beloved," "Patch Adams," "Nothing to Lose" and "A Family Thing." She is per haps best known for her role as Mother Joe in the film and televi sion series "Soul Food." Hall stumbled into acting in the early 1970s when she met a director who told her that she had star potential. An English teacher at the time. Hall balanced teach ing students and after-school act ing gigs for more than 15 years. "1 learned by acting," Hall said. "Everything 1 learned, I learned on camera and on stage. 1 still want to know what they teach at acting schools." The Triad Stage production is based on Ernest Gaines' best-sell ing book. The book is being read throughout Greensboro as part of a communitywide reading proj ect. Hall plays Emma Glenn, a role she also took on in the award winning HBO film based on the book. Hall is being joined on the stage by Ron Dortch, a NCSA alumnus and Goldsboro native. Dortch returned to his alma mater to join Hall for the free-flowing discussion, which was moderated by Gerald Freedman, dean of the School of Drama. Since becom ing one of the first graduates of NCSA in 1971. Dortch has worked steadily in front of the camera and on stage. Dortch, who plays Rev. Moses Ambrose in the Triad Stage play, recently appeared in the film "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" and on stage in August Wilson's "Jitney." Dortch told the students that the acting profession should not be taken lightly. He shared horror stories about having to learn new pages of script 10 minutes before showtime. To drive home how much devotion the craft takes, Dortch told the students that he shaved his hair for "A Lesson Before Dying" because in the book his character is described as balding. See NCSA on AIO ? Photo hy Kevin talker Irma P. Hall chats with director Michele Shay after a discussion at NCSA. Businesses raise millions for school technology BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE More than 2,000 computers will be distributed to 67 area pub lic schools this year due to the Touched by Technology cam paign spearheaded by the Win ston-Salem Chamber of Com merce. Local businesses, founda tions and community leaders together contributed $8 million to the campaign, which will enable Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) to infuse tech nology into its schools and bring them to the national forefront of technolo gy access arid usage. The Touched by Tech n o I o g y initiative, launched in 2001, is the result ?H ? HI of a col Martin laboration between the chamber and WS/FCS to implement the "Blueprint' for Technology" strategic plan to allow the school system to become a world-class district in incorporating technology in the classroom. A Victory Luncheon was held Tuesday at the Piedmont Club to celebrate the fund-raising goal, which was met thanks to the gen erosity of local donations. Donny Lambeth. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education chair, Murray Greason, Winston-Salem Chamber board chair; and Schools Superintendent Donald L. Martin were on hand to honor all of the donors who made the campaign a success. Lambeth mentioned that a grant given by IBM to the project was one of only two given by IBM in the world, the other grant going to a Florida school district, for technological advancement of schools. "There are a lot of issues in some schools with not having the funding they need, and so this helps start (all the schools) on an even playing field, and they have the right equipment and the right training, and we think it's going to make a big difference," said Amy Egleston. senior vice president of community relations for the Win ston-Salem Chamber. She said that schools are already able to access the funds to begin purchas ing the necessary technological tools. According to Egleston, the Winston-Salem Chamber con ducted a study in 1997 to identify what the needs were in the com munity and determined that tech nological education was critical. Despite the budg etary cri sis, foun dations and busi n e s s e s were will ing to contribute the money needed to put local classrooms up and running on the information highway. "We were just absolutely blown away with the support we got (from local donors), and even though we really started the cam paign during a tight time as far as money (with) the economic slow down. we were afraid that would impact and it did throw us. It took us a little bit longer than we thought, but we found that people were very receptive. They under stood the need, the importance of See Technology on A9 Lambeth **Over the years, we've refinanced our homes and purchased a second home out of state. & We've used Allegacy V every time because they ?t fit made it so easy and [ convenient. Other financial -*A w I rBrenda 4. Irwin Hodge fl&llegffi Homes 1 year and older need to be checked for termites "A flea circus is a good act but it takes termites to bring a home down." Call Triad Pest Control 1535 S. 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