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IT 1 BrazUe to advise Martin ATLANTA (AP) - Donna Brazile, a well-known Democratic pundit who led A1 Gore's White House bid, is com : r\ i; ? Brazil t mg iu vjcuigia iu ucip j mi iviojiiii. Brazile will be advising Martin's runoff campaign against Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Brazile said in an e-mail to Democrats that she "cleared her calen dar" after learning Martin had forced a runoff with Chambliss. Brazile has some experience with runoffs. She helped Sen. Mary Landrieu win a 2002 runoff in her native Louisiana. Brazile is perhaps best known for her political pundit duties on CNN. She was A1 Gore's campaign manager in his unsuccessful presiden tial race against George W. Bush, becoming the first African American to lead a major presidential campaign. The runoff election will be early next month. UNCF, magazine partner NEW YORK - American Legacy Magazine, the premier source for African-American history and culture, has announced that its Spring 2009 issue will feature a special advertising section highlighting UNCF - the United Negro College Fund - the nation's largest and most effective minori ty education organization. This special section will highlight UNCF, which will celebrate its o65th anniversary in 2009. and a portion of the advertising proceeds from the section will benefit the 60,000 students who attend UNCF's 39 member private his torically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and receive UNCF scholar ships. "With college funding cuts a loom ing threat during this economic crisis, c our HBCUs are bracing for the worst. However, this is a creative wav for our Reynolds existing and potential advertisers to support higher education," says Rodney J. Reynolds, founder and publisher of American Legacy Magazine. UNCF provides operating funds for its member colleges, making it possible for these small institutions to offer their stu dents 21st century academic programs while keeping their tuitions far below the average of other private colleges. American Legacy Magazine is distributed nationwide to more than two million readers through black churches, educa tional and cultural institutions. Celebrating its 14th year, American Legacy Magazine is available on newsstands and through paid subscriptions; American Legacy is a joint venture between RJR Communications Inc. and Forbes Inc. Protesters rally at courthouse PARIS, Texas (AP) - Protesters galvanized by a dragging death that stirred memories of the notorious James Byrd case rallied twice outside an East Texas courthouse Monday to speak out against a justice system they consider racist. About 60 people, led by a contingent from the New Black Panther Party and the Nation of Islam, met at the Lamar County Courthouse to bring attention to the death of Brandon McClelland. Later in the day, the groups returned with about 200 protesters. Afterward, dozens of people chanting "No jus tice, no peace" marched to a nearby church for a meeting. Authorities have said two suspects, both of them white, pur posely ran over and killed McClelland, a black man, following an argument on the way home from a late-night beer run in September. McClelland's body was dragged about 70 feet beneath a pickup truck and dismembered by the trauma near Paris, a city about 95 miles northeast of Dallas with a history of tense relationships between blacks and whites. The death came 10 years after Byrd was killed in Jasper, another East Texas town. Byrd was chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged for three miles. Authorities have disputed that racism was the motivation for McClelland's death, citing the victim's decade-long friend ship with the two suspects. They also point out that McClelland was run over and not chained to the back of a truck, as Byrd was. Vick wants to retiirn to NFL (St. Louis Amer^an/NNPA/AP) - It appears that Former NFL star Michael Vick has no doubts that he will return to the field upon his release fV6m prison. His bankruptcy attorneys have laid out a plan to pay creditors based in part on his antic Viek ipated earnings as a player. "The Debtor has every reason to believe that upon his release, he will be reinstated into the NFL. resume his career and be able to earn a substantial living," Vick's attorneys wrote in a dis closure statement filed before a hearing last Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Norfolk. The former Atlanta Falcons star is serving a 23-month sentence in a feder al penitentiary for bankrolling a dog fighting ring in rural Virginia and is scheduled to be released on July 20. A Vick attorney said a committee representing all his debtors has proposed a plan to pay off his debt. A judge sched uled a hearing for mid-December on the appointment of a trustee, which Vick's attorneys oppose. Vick still faces two state felony counts - dogfighting and animal cruelty. They carry maximum prison terms of 10 years, but under a plea deal, Vick would serve a suspended sentence and a year of probation. He is scheduled to appear in Surry County Circuit Court on Nov. 25. 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. N.C. 27101. Periodicals postage |>aid at Winston-Salem, N.C. Annual subscription price O POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636 Black hands built White House BY BONNIE V. WINSTON RICHMOND FREE PRESS (NNPA) - When the new First Family takes up residence in the White House in January, Barack and Michelle Obama and their daughters will be liv ing in a historic mansion that was built in large measure with slave labor. From the early 1790s when the cornerstone of the White House was laid, to the man sion's rebuilding in 1815 after a ruinous fire, the talent and labor of African American slaves went into creating what is still considered today as America's finest 18th-century stone building. According to the White House Historical Association, commissioners charged by Congress to build the White House and the newly created District of Columbia under the direction of the president hoped to import workers from Europe. But the recruitment efforts were dismal, according to the association, and they turned to slaves to provide the bulk of the labor. Free African-Americans and immi grant Scots also participated in the con struction. Skilled slaves - from quarry men to carpenters and brick makers to sawyers - turned raw materials into the lumber, stone, brick and nails that ulti mately became the home at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Slaves quarried and cut the rough stone from the govern ment's quarry at Aquia, in Northern See White House on A6 Bond will not seek NAACP re-election SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE After 10 years of volun teer service as the NAACP National Board Chairman Julian Bond, 68, announced he would not seek reelection when his term ends in February 2009. "This is the time for renewal." he said. "We have dynamic new leadership. The country has a new President in Barack Obama; the organization has a new CEO in Benjamin Jealous, and we'll soon have a new Chairman of the NAACP Board. The NAACP and the country are in good hands-" In a letter to Board mem bers, Bond wrote that he would not run for reelection as Chairman of the National Board; however, he will remain on the Board. He also intends to run for reelection to the Board when his three-year term ends. "It has always been my plan to serve until the Centennial which will be underway in February when my term ends," said Bond. "I'm not resigning, I'm just not running for reelection," he added. NAACP Board members and officers are volunteers in elected positions. The Chairmanship is a one-year term and Board members serve a three-year term. For Bond, this decision was part of a life change. "Being Chairman has been a wonderful honor however, it has been more time demand ing than anything I've ever done. I'm ready to let a new generation of leaders lead," he said. "We appreciate Chairman Bond's commit ment and look forward to his continued active involve ment on the Board," said Benjamin Todd Jealous. Bond was elected as the chairman of the Board of NAACP in 1998. In 2002, Have a Story Idea? Let us Know news? wschroniclerom Jealous Bond = was awarded the National Freedom Award, a prestigious award whose recipients in past years include Jackie Robinson, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Rosa Parks. The holder of 25 hon orary degrees, Bond is a Distinguished Professor at American University in Washington, DC, and a pro fessor in history at the University of Virginia. Bond j ? _ ? .. . : ? ? *'. . c We do checkihf) with opfiohS - ? ' ' .. ? ?? "... A Whether you're looking for free checking or a premium banking package, First Citizens will help you find the checking account o that's right for you. By opening an account, you get free access to our personal online services and bill pay as well as a no-monthly-fee Visa* Check Card. Plus, many of our checking accounts offer extra features like overdraft protection and unlimited check writing. Ready to explore your options? 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