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Jackson To
Speak At
Carolina
CHAPEL HILL - The
Rev. Jesse Jackson will
deliver the fourth annual
Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Lecture at the
University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill on Tues
day, April 14.
Jackson, King’s protege
during the" civil rights
movement of the 1960s, will
speak at 8 p.m. in Memo
rial Hall. The lecture is
free and open to the public.
A Baptist minister and
civic leader. Jackson was
co-founder and director of
Operation Breadbasket, an
organization of black busi
nessmen and clergy in Chi
cago founded to promote
black employment at busi
nesses operating in black
communities. The ideas
was successful and spread
to other American cities.
Jackson was national
director from 1967-71.
- In December 1971 he
founded Operation PUSH
(People United To Save
Humanity). Since then he
has devoted his time to its
development, locusing on
-improving the. quality of
the life of underprivileged
and minority groups. He
also worked to develop the
PUSH For Excellence in
Education (PUSH
EXCELi program.
In 1979, Jackson toured
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon
and Egypt as an independ
ent ambassador. He met
with Palestine Liberation
Organization leader *as
ser Arafat and Egypt’s
Pi^ient Anwar Sadat to
work for a cease-fire be
[ween Palestin and Egypt:—
Jackson has. called for
United States and Israeli
acceptance of the“PLO.
Born in Greenville, S.C.,
Jackson lives in Chicago,
111., where he is associate
minister of the Fellowship
Baptist Church. He has
written several children’s
books and a biography of
singer Mahalia Jackson.
Beachwood Acres
Ls Industrious
(immunity
Residents of Beachwood
Acres community have
cleaned up...their neigh
borhood that is. Two Sani
tation Department trucks
picked up the undesirables
from curbside recently.
But there is more to the
Beachwood Acres Com
munity Association. The
group meets each Wednes
day at 7 p.m. According to
member Cora Hubbard,
this is an ambitious and
industrious community or
ganization Their main in
terest lies in the better
ment of their neighborhood
and their goals include
raising money to build
their community.
For those who live in the
Beachwood neighborhood
and want to get involved in
organization concerned
ffbout Beachwood Acres'
well being, contact Mau
rice Hubbard, chairman of
the Beachwood Community
Association at his home,
392-4232.
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J^OVELY MILDRED EVANS
...An attractive singer
dreci Evans Is
Beauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Staff Writer
Mildred Evans is an at
tractive singer on her way
to stardom. We say she’s on
her way because her atti
tude is so positive.
“You have to go after
what you want - Don't let
anything 6tand in your
way. If there is something
you want, go out and get it.
Things just don't happen -
you have to make them
happen,” Ms. Evans pro
claimed.
Without a moment’s hesi
tation she’ll explain that
her love is music. And as
an alto her main categories
are rhythm and blues. “But
1 sine a little of everything
to try and please.”
That little of everything
includes country and west
ern, soul, rock and roll and
even imitations of Diana
Ross, Tina Turner and Rod
Stewart, both in costume
and characteristics.
Our Pisces beauty, a na
tive of Bennetsville, S.C.*,
also writes the lyrics to
various types of songs. "I
write Gospel, love songs,
sad songs - anything I feel
in my life or feel that others
Feel in their lives,” Ms.
Evans explained.
“I express myself
through writing and sing
ing,” she continued. "And I
lave to feel what I write.”
A few of the songs she has
penned include “Let's Be
Lovers," and “We've Got
A Good Thing uoing.
In addition to singing on
the church choir occasion
ally, Ms. Evans has per
formed with several bands,
in clubs and restaurants
such as the Bradin' Iron
and the Cabaret Restau
rant in Hickory In the im
mediate future her plans
are to seek local fame, but
she is looking forward to
traveling.
Her career interests
stem toward recording and
building her future in the
entertainment arena. She
has attended Lincoln Busi
ness College studying busi
ness keypunch, but “sing
ing is really what 1 want to
do,” she confessed.
She has been singing
since high school and has
over the years picked up
tips from her favorites:
Aretha Franklin, Millie
Jackson, Diana Ross,
Gladys Knight, Cher and
Teddy Pendergrass.
In her spare time, when
she is not practicing to
perfect her God-given ta
lent, Ms Evans enjoys ten
nis and bicycle riding
The path awaiting Ms
Evans is a crowded one
Many aspire to become
stars but with her de
termination, talent and
personality, her endeavors
will not be fruitless.
Sickle Cell Disease
Fund Raising Luanched
Sickle Cell Disease af
ects one out of every six
lundred blacks. No cure
exists.
Mayor Eddie Knox of
Charlotte has proclaimed
Sunday, April 5, as Sickle
Cell Disease Fundraising
and Education Awareness
Day and black ministers
wilt lead the drive.
Coordinated by Rev.
James Barnett, the fund
raiser will commence Sun
day at 3 p.m. with a kick
off ceremony at Gethse
mane Baptist Church, 2670
Carver Road.
Rev. Paul Drummond,
pastor of St. Paul Baptist
Church, will serve as the
guest speaker.
Participants will include
Rev. James Palmer, Rev.
George Battle, Rev. A. B.
Sutton, Peggy Beckwith
and Rev. C. E. Dewberry
Choirs from Gethsemane
Baptist and St. Paul will
perform musical selec
lions
Some churches will pre
sent donations or pledges
during the program; others
will hold collections
throughout April, Rev.
Barnett said. *
letters were sent to 95
local churches requesting
their support in the drive,
he added.
The largest pledge re
ceived thus far is $100.
from alumni of Good Sa
marian Nursing School,
noted Peggv Beckwith.
April 28 Referendum
$53.9 Million Bond
Will Have 9 Questions
March To
Focus On
Violence
Special To The Post
“We Won’t Go Back!"
will be the theme of a
march and rally on Satur
day, April 4, in memory of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The march will focus on
support for District Repre
sentation and the Voter
Rights' Act, and protest
anti-black violence in At
lanta and nationwide.
Marchers will assemble
at 10:30a.m. at the Federal
Courthouse-Main Post
Office < 423 West Trade ST.)
and will proceed by foot
and car caravan to Mar
shall Park where they will
participate in the unveiling
ceremonies of the donor's
plaque on the statue of Dr.
King, sponsored by the
King Memorial Commis
sion
A rally will follow, fea
turing Harvey Gantt and
Sam Smith, co-chairmen of
the Committee to Keep Dis
trict Representation
Darryl Mitchell of the
Southern Regional Office of
the Equal Rights Congress
will speak about the attack
on the 1965 Voter Rights
Act, crucial legislation to
"empower pour people and
minorities.
Michael Kemp, past pre
sident of the Black Student
Union at UNCC will speak
about the anti-black vio
lence which has taken the
lives of 22 black children in
Atlanta, a black man re
cently lynched in Mobile.
Ala., and attacks on blacks
by racist groups
The march and rally are
sponsored by the Charlotte
Equal Rights Council, the
Client Council of the South
ern Piedmont, and the N.C.
Project of the Southern
Organizing Committee.
“We are marching to
keep the dream of King
alive," said Carrie Graves,
one of the march organ
izers “April 4 is the an
niversary of King's assas
sination He gave his whole
life for blacks to have
political representation
Now we are seeing the
things he fought for being
turned back. We are
marching to say to Char
lotte and the country, ‘We
See March on Page 7
Members of the Atlanta Children Aware
ness Committee are from left to right:
Charlv Miller. Patty McGowan. Jean
Kee, Laverne Ellerbee, Audrey Conley,
Scottie McNair and Kathy Gary. Photo
by Jim Black Photographers!
rashion Show And Dance
To Aid Atlanta Children
The Atlanta Children
—Awareness Committee ;s.
sponsoring a fashion show
and dance on Saturday,
rtpm <», ai me rvauonai
Guard Armory, from 7:30
p.m. to 1 a.m. Brown bag
ging will be allowed. Tick
ets will cost $6 apiece, and
are available from Terra's
Beauty Salon, Taylor’s
Barber Shop, Soul Shack,
Style Setter and the Mini
Pantry.
Proceeds will be sent to
the special investigative
fund in Atlanta Mechanics
and Farmers Bank on
Beatties Ford Koad pre
sently holds funds already"
donated by churches and
private citizens
The ACAC> is a local
interdenominational group
dedicated to raising com
munity awareness of the
murder of black youths in
Atlanta
Local supporters of the
cause include Carlton Cun
ningham, Damon Whith
ers. Dale Huntley, Ronald
Davis. Michael Thompson,
Chris Ross and Odell Wood
ard, models, Jim Black of
YYG1V, Jim McKee of the
Excelsior Club, McCar
rolTs Catering Service and
WPEG Radio.
To reserve a table for the
evening, contact Linda
Bratton, program coordin
ator. after 5 p in. at 525
1997 or Jim Black at WGIV.
The Atlanta Children
Awareness Committee
holds prayers on the
Square weekdays at 12:15
p.m.
In Atlanta Go.
Lindsay, Nash Join To
Comfort Black Mothers
I.OS ANGELES - Coun
cilman Gilbert William
Lindsay and international
recording star Johnny
Nash announced last week
that disc jockeys through
out America will be pre
sented with free copies of
Nash's "Song for Atlanta
Mothers'" and that the
masteh tape will be given to
the organization in Atlanta
handling the affairs of the
survivors of the tragic
child murders in that city.
Negotiations to release
the master tape will be
handled by staff members
in the Councilman’s office
The project, started in
Nash's hometown of Hou
ston some weeks ago and
was the result of conversa
tions between Nash and his
business associates in Cali
fornia.
According to represent
atives lor Arnas Corp
Nash's music production
company, "Song for Atlan
ta Mothers" will be ready
for distribution by the se
cond week in April, and all
rights to the single record
ing will be released to
Councilman Lindsay for
transfer to the organization
in Atlanta
State-tride rung Raising Project
NAACP Legal Defense To Sponsor
/
Educational Fund Dinner April 11
Special To The Post
Attorney Elaine Jones of
the LDF Washington Office
will be the guest speaker at
the Twelfth Annual NAACP
Legal Defense and Educa
tional Fund Dinner on April
II at the Holiday Inn North,
3*15 North Tryon Street
The dinner will begin at 7
p.m.
Attorney Jones will
speak on the subject 'What
LDF Is Doing for Black
Americans and Other
Minorities."
The dinner is a statewide
fundraising project de
signed to increase the
funds used in defense of
blacks and othe minorities
who suffer injustice be
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Attorney Elaine Jones
...Guest speaker
Cause of their race or color
and cannot afford to em
ploy legal assistance; and,
also, to seek and promote
educational opportunities
denied to blacks and minor
' ities because of race or
color.
- --y
JuHu^Sambers
...National president
Local civil rughts lawyer
Julius Chambers is presi
dent of the national fund
and Zoel and Esther Har
grave chair the fund rais
ing committee Zoel is a
retired postal employee
and Esther, a retired
teacher Both are active in
civic and social organiz
ations and look upon the
dinner as one of their pri
mary projects
In addition to the address
by Attorney Jones. Zoel
and Esther said five well
known members of the
community will be hon
ored. They will be cited tor
unselfish service to the
community through unifi
cation efforts, teaching of
youth and inspiring black
survival locally.
Attorney Jones, a dyna
mic young lady with con
siderable experience in the
civil rights area, has liti
gation responsibility in em
ployment discrimination
and criminal cases and
directs the LDF's legisla
tive program She has pre
viously served a special
assistant to the secretary,
U S. Department of Trans
portation; as staff and
'managing attorney with
LDF, New York office and
as instructor at the Uni
versity of Virginia She
also completed a two-year
stint in the Peace Corps
and worked on the Civil
Rights Research Council
For ticket reservations
for the dinner, write or call
Zoel S Hargrave II. 2801
Remington St., telephone
399-8897 Tickets are $30.00
each 1
$14 Million
For Street
burovement
Charlotte voters will de
cide it they want the $.">:?»
million in general ohliga
tion bonds for muni< ipal
projects at the April 2f>
referendum Nine ballot
questions include improve
ments for transit, streets,
sidewalks, school zones
and museum facilities
Funds are also designated
for sewer and water im
provements. an uptown
parking garage, and pur
chasing land for a Pei
forming Arts Center and a
new coliseum.
me larges# .uuu_iuu.ii
chunk. $14.2 million, is al
located lor Street Improve
men! Bonds Envision a
new transit mall, on Try on
St. from Stonewall lo Kight
St. and on Trade St. nea»
the Square Sidewalks wdg,
lie widened, 'bus transfer
points relocated and more
shelters with landscaping
and benches to make the
areas more *coinlortahli
and attractive tor bus pa
trims wiil become part ol
the uptown seer.
College aen Chun li S.
connectors will he »
structed to divert auto 'rat
fie in the uptow n area anil .1
Trade St Boulevard w ill im
built, complete with a
‘ planted median.
How about 25 nuire miles
of new sidewalks through
out the city? All Charlotte
school /ones will have
signs. Hashing lights and
other safety features
A $10 4 million Museum
Bond will enable the Mint
Museum to construct hft.oon
square feet ol exhibit gal
lories, education adminis
Irative and parking areas
To combat ihe problem
ol uptown parking. $H mil
lion is proposed to pur
chase land in the 2nn block
of N Try on St, and fund
construction ol a 1.200’
spac e parking garage
The $7 5 million for water
bond would include 1111
provementsto the local uti
lily department, and a 12
million gallon storage tank
at the Hoskins Mater
Treatment Plant along
with 15.5 miles of n*-w
water mains Bonds will
also finance an engineering
study of the water distri
bution system to determine
future improvements
Transit Facilities Bonds
amounting to $4 million will
help purchase 50 new buses
and provide the city
share of funding tor a new
Transit Garage and Ope
rations Center
l.and Acquisition Bonds
of 14 million will purchase
land and complete the plan
ning for a Coliseum in the
central" business district
Sewer bonds totalling $3
I million will be earmarked
for five miles of new sewer
mains, a new pump station
to serve the southwestern
part of the county and
funds to design an addition
to the McAipine Creek
Treatment Plant are in
cluded in this bond pro
posal.
A Performing Arts Cen
ter will be constructed in
the 200 block of N. Tryon St
if *1.5 million for I^ind
Acquisition Bonds is ap
proved
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