NevSkat
Prince denies assault accusation
MINNEAPOLIS (API - Prince is denying allegations lhat he
instructed his bodyguard to assault a college student who took the
musician's photo at Minneapolis-St. Paul
Prince
International Airport.
Prince filed a counterclaim last week in
Hennepin County District Court, alleging
the student invaded his privacy and violat
ed trademark and copyright law.
Anthony Fitzgerald of Edina sued
Prince and his bodyguard in April for dam
ages of at least $50,000. Fitzgerald claims
he was assaulted at the airport Dec. 29 and
that his new digital camera was confiscated
when he took a photo of Prince as the rock
star was getting off a plane.
Prince's countersuit also seeks at least
$5(),(XK) in damages.
"His (Fitzgerald's) claim has no legal basis and we will he
fighting this in court." Prince's lawyer, Kristen Naros, told the
Star-Tribune.
Fitzgerajd's attorney, Kari Berman, also called Prince's coun
terclaim baseless.
"He is a public figure walking through a public airport. There's
no expectation of privacy, and he knows it," Berman said.
Church apologizes for turning away
African-American Christians in 1964
ST. AUGUSTINE, Ha. (AP) - A church thai shunned black
Christians and civil rights activists in 1 964 recently apologized for the
racist acts.
First United Methodist Church also honored two women. Audrey
Willis and Janice Boles, who were turned away from the St. Augus
tine church as children.
"We regret our actions," said Pastor Pat Turner-Sharpton. "We
regret the hurt we caused you. We ask your forgiveness."
An elderly white woman had walked Boles and her sister, both
child activists, to the church, which was surrounded by reporters. A
church leader told the woman the girls were not welcome. Boles said.
"The deacon said. You can come in. but the little monkeys have
to stay outside.'" Boles said. "I would like to say to all of you that I
forgive you because I am a Christian."
Willis described being arrested when she tried to enter the church.
"If I had it to do over again, 1 would," she said.
First United Methodist Church voted to accept all worshippers
shortly after the girls' arrests, but the memory of that incident has
resurfaced yearly, Tumer-Sharpton said.
"If we could, we'd go back and undo it." he said.
Local filmmakers Jeremy Dean and Tyler Fuller, whose work has
included documenting the civil rights straggles in St. Augustine, pro
posed the event, Tumer-Sharpton said. ?
N J. grants boxing license to Mike Tyson
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Hours after Mike Tyson
was granted a boxing license in New Jersey, Gov. James E.
McGreevey said he wouldn't allow the former heavyweight
Champion to fight at any state-owned or operated facility.
The governor also said he would ask the state's Athletic
Control Board to review the decision made Monday by its com
missioner.
"The governor doesn't think Mr. Tyson
has the temperament to engage in good
sportsmanship," McGreevey spokesman
Micah Rasmussen said.
The governor's decision limits the
venues available to Tyson by rendering
off-limits the Meadowlands, Atlantic
City's Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic
City Convention Center. Rasmussen said.
Tyson was granted the New Jersey
license Monday, nearly six years after he
swore at regulators during a licensing
hearing.
"He's been behaving himself for quite
Tyson
some time," Athletic Commissioner Larry Hazzard said.
The 38-year-old former heavyweight champion, who has
fought only three times in the last four years, was granted a
license by Hazzard on behalf of the state Athletic Control
Board.
The board has been in talks with Tyson's camp for six
months and Tyson filed the application last week. Hazzard said.
The boxer hopes to fight former European champion Danny
Williams on July 30 in Louisville. Ky.. but the date isn't official
yet.
The fight would be Tyson's first since Feb; 22, 2003, when
he knocked out Clifford Etienne in 49 seconds in Memphis.
Tenn. Tyson has fought only three times since 2001 .
Pioneering African-American
surgeon Dr. Dorothy Brown dies
NASHVILLE. Tenn. (AP) - Dorothy Brown, a pioneer
ing black female surgeon and legislator, died June 13 of con
gestive heart failure. She was believed to be 90.
? According the National Library of Medicine, Brown was
the first black female to become a surgeon in the South, a
Tennessee legislator and a single adoptive parent in the state.
Born in Philadelphia.- Brown was reared by orphanages
and foster fqigilies. The exact year of her birth is unknown,
but she eventually liseid her recollections and census records
to conclude she was born lan. 7. 1914
A 1948 graduate of Meharry Medical College, she held the
position of chief of surgery at Riverside Hospital for 25 years
in Nashville and received numerous awards and accolades for
her work in medicine.
In 1966. she served a term in the state House of Repre
sentatives and co-sponsored the legislation that created
"Negro History Week." which grew to become Black History
Month. She also introduced a 1967 bill to legalize abortion in
cases of rape or incest.
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
Docs explore why weight gain
is more dangerous for whites
BY DANIEL Q. HANEY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
While much research suggests even a little extra
weight can be had for people's health, the hazard is
much less clear for black people than for whites.
Several studies show little or no association
between rising weight and the risk of death for U.S.
blacks, especially women. In fact, being overweight
but not obese could even be a benefit rather than a
hazard.
The question is why. Are blacks truly less sus
ceptible than whites to the ill effects of fat? Or are
the studies somehow so flawed that they fail to
measure this effect?
"People don't know what to make of it," said
Dr. Steven Heymsfield of Columbia University.
"Blacks still have a lot of strokes and heart attacks,
but maybe it's for reasons other than BMI."
Also unclear is whether the same is true for peo
ple of African descent in other parts of the world,
experts said, since large studies like those in the
United States have not been done.
One of the largest reports to look at this, an
analysis of American Cancer Society data on more
than I million U.S. adults, found strong ties
between weight and longevity for whites but much
less solid evidence for blacks.
For instance, the study .found only about a 20
percent increased risk of death among overweight
black women, and even then only when their body
mass index exceeded 35, which is well into the
obese range. The risk for black men began to rise
when they reached the overweight category, but the
increase was small.
The rising risk was not considered statistically
meaningful for either men or women, but that might
have been because only about 12,600 study partici
pants were black, too few to show a clear trend.
S? Weight on ^9
Weight on wh/fe people is more hazardous to their health.
Jackson State announcer killed by father
IHI IACKSON ADVOCATE
JACKSON, MISS.
(NNPA) - The contributions
of the late Edgar Maurice
"Bob" Carpenter, general
manager of Southern Urban
Network, far exceed his rela
tionship with Jackson State
University as its longtime
radio sports announcer.
Although his efforts led
JSU to become recognized as
a vital component to any radio
station's sports programming.
Carpenter served the larger
African-American community
as u seasoned journalist at
WOAD.
Carpenter died recently in
Greenwood at the hands of his
father, 73-year-old Walter
Canpenter. who was apparent
ly unable to control his anger.
The deadly assault from a sin
gle bullet wound to the chest
stemmed from the younger
Carpenter shielding his moth
er. Jewell Carpenter, 69, from
a physical confrontation with
his incensed father.
"Bob" was able to do news
and sports at the same time. I
remember when I was teach
ing journalism at Tougaloo
College, he was assistant news
director at Mississippi Net
work," recalled Lynnette
Johnson Williams, now direc
tor of media relations for the
Global Health Council in
Washington, D.C.
"I met Bob the night we
were both covering the guber
natorial election of Bill
Allain. That was November
1983. I was so impressed that
a black man was assistant
news director in our state at
that time. He was very profes
sional and had this great
voice. He helped me to learn
how to cover news," said
Attention Homeowners
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. Martin I.uther King Drive
Winston-Salem, NC
788-3020
I N D EX
OPINION. A4
SPORTS. B 1
RELIGION. BS
CLASSIFIEDS. B9
HEALTH. C3
ENTERTAINMENT.. ..C7
CALENDAR. C9
i
Williams, a former UPI
reporter.
Carpenter covered several
major campaigns during his
broadcast career. Among those
he interviewed were U.S: Sen.
Thad Cochran, former U.S.
Sen. Carol Moseley Braun,
former Surgeon General Dr.
David Thatcher, and Secretary
of Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala, and every
Mississippi governor.
He provided news cover
age of Spike Lee during his
release of "Four Little Girls,
the film about the vicious
murders of four black girls, in
Edgar Maurice
"Bob" Carpenter
the 1963 Birmingham, Ala.,
church bombing.
Williams said she and Car
penter had mutual respect for
each other. "I was in awe of
him, and he admired me for
my accomplishments. It's
funny now, but I remember
when I was working in Wash
ington for Thad Cochran, Bob
taught me how to unplug the
phone line and connect a
recorder to it so I could feed
audio of the senator back to
Mississippi. Sen. Cochran
thought I was so efficient,"
Stv Carpenter on A6
The CHRONICLE would like to cordia Uy
invito th e community to Join us in
ctMnting oar 30 ywrs of community
strvic*. Com* our ?nd enjo y the fun in
the sun with us. It will be a day filled
with entertainment food, children's
activities games and much more.
also welcome faimOias to have Iheir
reunions with us on that day. Register your
family now and The Chronicle will treat
them to a barbecue in Vie park.
REGISTRATION FORM
A A WftfAlAAAMt M.1^1 ? M |k, . a ^ I. .inn in) na 1 h. -? T ? ,
? a oaruecu* wiro ?? tnt tnmmmgs ? tonrr*?nx)r?*Mf i sfmrts
v ??<**??,* trwsubaTpnoreio The CHRCKkXE* Goody Bags
" > Driww*) Enfcws-Meal tickets (25)
Family Name
Family Contact Phone
Add re$?
City State Zip
Total Attending (up to 25) Mulls Children (under 12)
Ptaast mal or bnng yOtf ragtaakon tgnn None your SSO 00 rtgoraxm lo
THE CHRONICLE
*!7N UM? Start - WkMoivSHm KC
For Information, call (336) 722~8624