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_Voiume 6. No. 46
NAACP To
Focus On
Dual Society
The Dual Society under
the constraints of the
Keagan Administration
will lx* on the minds of
thousands of delegates at
tending the NAACP 72nd
Annual Convention at the
Denver Convention Com
plex next week. This year's
convention, which formally
opens June 28. will be one
"f the largest black con
ventions. NAACP Execu
tive Director Benjamin L.
«. Hooks announced today
The week-long conven
tion. whose theme is "A
Dual Society is an Unequal
Society." is expected to
draw some 4.000 delegates
representing the rank and
file membership from 1.800
branches and 525 youth and
college units across the
country. Special guests,
dignitaries, workshop par
ticipants. NAACP staff and
observers will probably
raise that figure to well
over 10.000 in total attend
ance*
More importantly, the
convention will bring to
gether the major civil
Highly hMilrri of mir time
Vernon Jordan. President
of the National Urban
League. Coretta Scott
King. President of the
Martin Luther King Jr.
Center for Social Change,
the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
President of Operation
PUSH. Inc . the Rev Dr E. ~
Joseph Lowery. President
-uLjhe S*Kithern Christian
Leadership CoITfereneer
Hand the Rev. Leon Sulli
van. 'Chairman .of Oppor
tunity Industrialization
Centers of America <OIC>
along with top NAACP
leadership will deliver
speeches throughout the
weak probing a wide range
of <£rious issues confront
ing black America today
When the President of
the NAACP. Dr W Mon
tague Cobb convenes the
open« session on Mon
day. similar proceedings
will be conducted by the
NAACP Youth Division. At
least seven members of the
NAACP’s younger constitu
ency now serve on the
National Board of Direc
tors. One of the major
highlights in the youth pro
gram. the ACT-SO compe
tition i Afro-Academic Cul
tural Technological Scien
tific Olympicsi. will in
clude some 300 bright and
cxl remely talented contest -
ants this year The com
petition. now in its fourth
year, honors academic and
cultural achievement
among black youth.
Another Black
School Being
Demolished
A mass gathering will be
held Saturday, June 27, at
11 a.m. to say goodbye to J.
H. Gunn Elementary
School (formerly Clear
creek and J. H. Gunn High
School).
The previously all-black
school is being torn down.
Sponsored by the class of
1957, the gathering is to
-reminisce about the
School's history, and bid it
a final farewell, at its
Harrisburg Road location.
For more information, con
tact Lena Pickens at 536
7009.
WliMMK
1 /The moat important per
s h to be honest with is
RITA EDWARDS
...Intellectual type
Rita Edwards Is
JBeauty Of Week
By Teresa Burns
"Vost Staff W riter
Rita Edwards is the in
tellectual type who enjoys
meeting 3 variety of peo
ple. Her goal in. life is to
become a newscaster and
travel from city to city
reporting on-the-screen
occurrences.
“I would liketo be able to
~Tfavef-the- world Through
my job and learn at the
same time " she stated.
A 1980 graduate of South
Mecklenburg High School.
Ms Edwards plans to
attend Johnson C. Smith in
the fall. Her major?...Com
munications. naturally.
l ne communications
field is so broad. There are
so many fields I can go
into, radio, drama, etc ."
Ms. Edwards continued.
The youngest child of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence
Edwards, our beauty has
four sisters and two bro
thers.
She has no favorite per
son. To put it bluntly. Ms.
Edwards simply loves
everyone. “I like treating
everyone the same." she
confessed
-She does have a favorite
entertainer, however, and
she is Dionne Warwick, one
of the classiest singers in
the business. "I enjoy the
way she expresses and em
phasizes her words,” Ms
Edwards injected.
imH^r <>»> v*--rpir
sign, our beauty erijoVS
swimming, track, basket-'
ball, tennis and watching
the informative “Sixty
Minutes" program. To Ms
Kdwards this program ex
hibits excellent investiga
tive reporting.
Receiving trophies in
track and two pageants
hasn't made our beauty
~coneeUed Instead she is
striving to betteF~HefseH“—
She attends Temple Chapel
Baptist Church where she
has sung on the Young
Adult Choir and served as
secretary of the Pastor’s
Aid Club
Ms. Edwards has a
strong positive philosophy
"I believe that if no one
believes in you. you have to
continue to believe in your
self.'' are the sentiments of
our beauty.
Ms. Edwards is concern
ed about the high cost of
living, especially about gas
prices. "Gas is so high
many people are forced to
ride the bus. As a result car
prices are rising. I recently
read that by 1990 an aver
age priced car will cost
$25,000.''
Concerned, intelligent,
and blessed with a flare of
self confidence. Ms Ed
wards possesses the ingre
dients to fulfill a success
ful newscasters mold and
more
j£ Chavis Urges Parents
-o
To Develop Children
Boys Town
Auction
Kicks Off
The Kickoff of the ele
venth annual Boys Town
Auction was held at the
Charlottetown Mall Audi
torium.
—Over 200_volunteers re
ceived campaign materials—
and instructions from
Chairman Willie Stratford
and Vice-Chairhian Bar
bara Simpson.
Arnold Calmer will serve
as Honorary Chairman
The volunteers, will Ik*
soliciting merchandise
I rum merchants to be sold
at the WBTV auction
August 15-lti at the Civic
Center Auction Head
South Blvd
Additional volunteers for
the Auction are needed and
may call 332-G187.
Boys Town of North
Carolina is located in Cine
ville, and serves 30 boys
An In-Town campus was
opened in 1'ftOand present
ly serves 5 additional boys
o\er Hi years of age
^ized Yn 'uMiH by'' a <JedT
cated group of business
men. ministers, profession
al people, and others who
eared about the problems
of youth Under the lead
ership of the late Fred
Kennedy, a juvenile court
counselor who was keenly
aware and sensitive of the
need for a place for ne
glected. underprivileged
hoys who did not belong in
training school but whose
home and-or family situa
tion was intolerable. Boys
Town was designed to pro
vide residential care in a
home like atmosphere with
all boys attending Char
lolte-Mecklenburg public
schools or one of that sys
tem's specialized or alter
native school programs
Boys as young as eight
could Iw accepted, and they
could stay until they
reached the age of ih or
graduated from high
school
\&T('ll WCKI.I.OH WKI.COMKI)
Dr Edward B Fort, newly elected
< hancellor at A&T State University, and
his wile. Leslie ilefti, are greeted by
well-wishers shortly atier Fort was
sworn in Iasi Friday .-Photo bv Moore
Photo >
Or. Edwards B. Fort Named
Chancellor Of A&T State -
Special To The Post
GHKKNSKOKO Dr
Kdward B Fort, a 49 year
'll! Detroit native, has been
elected the seventh chan
cellor .of North Carolina
-A&X Stale University
Kurt, currently chaTtrpfr
lor of 14 two-year colleges
in Wisconsin, will assume
his position at A&T on Sep
tember 1 >
He will succeed Dr
Lewis C. Dowdy, who
retired as A&T chancellor
last October Serving as
interim chancellor has
been Dr Cleon F Thomp
son Jr
In recommending Fort to
the Board of Governors for
the A&T chancellorship,
last Friday. Dr William
Friday, president of the
University of North Caro
lina. said that "Fort has a
reputation as an exceeding
ly effective administrator
His enthisiam and strength
will enhance A&T " Fort
received unanimous sup
port Irom the board
"I accept this chance of a
lifetime because it is pre
cisely that - a singularly
unique opportunity to make
a difference in the lives of
the students who come to
this historic campus to pre
pare for careers." said
Fort, shortly after his se
lection "I accept this
chance t<> pursue the build
ing of a viable team of
—affomusixad or - who a re
committed to the thesis of
quality for A&T "
Fori added that he will
seek program growth in
A&T's programs in indus
trial technology, business
administration, computer
science and veterinary ani
mal science, as well as in
the critical areas of coun
seling education and the
teaching of reading
"My wife and I plan to
serve this university
community as a team, and
with our two teenagers,
bring to the chancellor s
residence a sense of open
ness and receptivity to new
deas and new thrusts de
signed to promote mission
accommodation for this hi
storic institution." added
Fort
In addition to his career
in higher education. Fort
formerly served as super
intendent of schools in Sa
cramento, California and
Hazeline Sorter Moves Up
Anna Hood Widens Lead In Post’s
“Churchwoman
Of Year” Campaign
By l.oretta Manngo
Post Staff Writer
As a result of an extra
ordinary amount of hard
word and effort. Mrs. Anna
Hood of Memorial United
Presbyterian Church has
managed to maintain the
lead in the churchwoman
campaign for the second
consecutive week
She leads the campaign
with an impressive 1.030
points. Gaining on Mrs.
Hood is Mrs Hazeline
Sarter of University Park
Baptist Church Mrs
Sarter has been steadily
rising in the past few weeks
ascending from as far back
as fourth place to her pre
sent second place status.
With 625 points. Mrs.
Sarter plans to give her
contenders a stiff race
Having been replaced by
Mrs. Sarter in the second
place position. Mrs. Rena
Blake (East Stonewall)
dropped to third place this
week She currently has 560
points. This drop in position
will undoubtedly boost
Mrs Blake and her com
mittee members to devise
new strategies that will
i
Mrs. Gladys Massey
Mayfield Memorial
insure her of her top
position in the upcoming
crucial weeks Still main
taining fourth place for the
second ween is Mrs Occie
David of St. Luke Baptist
Church With these four
ladies as top contenders,
first place is no sure bet for
anv one contestant Not
only are these ladies press
ing hard for first place in
the vigorous campaign but
Mrs Helen Singleton of
Antioch. Mrs Regina Gill
of Grier Heights and Miss
Sandra Anderson of Green
Oaks are still good compe
tition in the race They
have 190. 110, and I6S
I 1
Miss Theodora Tolbert
Pleasant Hill contestant
points, respectively Other
points are as follows: Mrs.
Josephine Morris -Walls
Memorial 60 points; Mrs
Kitty Cauthen Ben Salem •
fit) points; Mrs Meloney
Ashemore-Little Rock - 40
points, Mrs. Gladys Mass
ey--MayfiekJ Memorial - 30
points; Mrs Oneda I^ewis
Metropolitan - 20 points. All
other churchs have earned
no tallied points
To this date three prizes
have been awarded to the
contestants with the high
est number of points For
the first week Mrs Rena
Blake received a hair-do
and facial, courtesy of Hair
Original and Ms Ahderson
was the recipient of Udy
Love Cosmetics and Health
Care Products, also cour
tesy of Hair Original As
the second week’s leading
contestants Mrs Anna
Hood was given cosmetics,
courtesy of The House of
Charles
Two contestants are
being highlighted this
week They are Mrs
Gladys Massey and Miss
Theodora Tolbert
Mrs. Gladys Massey
When a u> for help is
made. Mrs Massey is pro
bably the one who hears
and answers the call It
comes to no surprise that
she enjoys working with
and helping people It is
reflected through her com
munity. church and her
work
A member of Mayfield
Memorial Baptist Church,
where Rev H S. Diggs is
pastor. Mrs Massey's love
of helping shines through
the active role she plays at
church She is director of
the Sunday School Depart
ment. the church's clerk
and vice president of the
Progressive Club Because
of her devotion to the
church it is easily under
stood why she was voted
Mayfield's "Woman of the
Year." 1981-82.
In the community. Mrs
Massey is a member of the
Ep.Aitfm Theta Women's
( lub. IEPES and a mem
ber ol the State's Em
ployees' Association
Presently employed with
the Employment Security
Commission. Mrs. Massey
is Project Director for the
Youth Work Experience
Program From her job she
was honored with an award
ol merit
A mother of four. Mrs
Massey is married to Mr
John T Massey Their
children are: Sharon Bow
man. Darryl Cassell.
Michael Cassell and Steven
Cassell.
Miss Theodora Tolbert
Sometimes a young age
is a false indicator of the
maturity and growth found
in a person, especially
when it refers to Miss
See Churrhwoman, Page 11
Inkster. Michigan
He has taught at the Uni
versity of Michigan and
Michigan State University,
and he served as a school
administrator m Detroit.
Michigan and Berkeley
and Palo Alto. California '
Tiirt-troWs a bachelor's
degree in history from
Wayne State University,
the master's degree in edu
cational administration
from Wayne State and the
doctorate in educational
administration from the
l Diversity of California at
Berkeley
The new A&T chancellor
has gamed a national repu
tat ion as an educational
consultant, having partici
paled in the President's
National Conference on
Education ol the Disadvan
taged. the National Teach
er Corps, the Urban Coali
tion in Washington. DC.,
and the Center for Urban
(education in New York
City
For has published more
than a dozen articles in
professional and scholarly
journals
Fort is married to Ms
l/cslie Fort, who holds a
master's degree in psycho
logy from the University of
California at Berkeley
They have a son. Clarke.
17. who will enter Yale
University in the fall and a
daughter. Uczlie. is. who
will enroll m .1 (ireensfxiro
high school
IJfcivLs Will M(;
Chunchwoman
Banquet
ll\ Susan Kllsworth
Post Staff Writer
Bob Davis w ill be master
of ceremonies at a banquet
honoring the "Church
woman of the Year" and
marking the seventh anni
versary of the Charlotte'
Post newspaper under the
direction of publisher Bill
Johnson
Tony Brown, star of
"Tony Brown's Journal."
will be the guest speaker at
the Saturday. July 18. ban
quet to be held at the
Charlotte Civic Center
Plaza hosted by the Post
Acting as a master of
ceremonies is not new to
Davis He had plenty of
experience servin(j-«i4his
position at a personality^
roast for the Minority Busi
ness league, a Community
relations banquet, church
and caucus functions and
the Simpson-Gillespie
See Davis on Page 11
( lutr is So vs
Blacks Must
Stop Killing
Each Other
Special To The Post
Addressing a program
dedicated to political pn
soners. Re\ Ben Chav is
said blacks must build an
educational asteni "with
emphasis oir building cpnd
molding our ehildren to
lead '
Hex Chavis. in Philadcl
phi a to keynote an address
at the program sponsored
by the National Committee
lor Pan-African Demo
cracy and.Properity at the
AKPnM Learning Center
is a national director the
committee
•in.1981. the call lor the
development ol our youth
must he made clearly and
loudly." Kev Chavis said
to.an audience ol close to
our young people sell do
termination Any people
who cannot protect their
oxxn children cannot sur
x ive," he added
( navis, formerly one of
the Wilmington to. joined
Imari Aubabakari titia
dele, president of the pro
vi.snmal government ol the
Republic Til NT'u Afrik.i
KNA'; and Kalael (.'iing-gl
Miranda, a I’uerto Riean
Ireedoin fighter All were
declared politic.)! prisoners
by Amnesty International
All Indieve they spent time
incarcerated for their tie
liels Queen Mother Moore.
!U. who has a long history
iti the struggle tor I dark
riTieruTion dntrng bock to.
the Garvey movement, was
also present .Jeanette
Kington, a MOVE support- -
or. also addressed the
program
Ohadele reminded the
audience that the program
was dedicated to those
members ol the Black Li
heralion Army <BLA> who
"took up arms in th strug
gle lor black liberation."
and are now incarcerated
Obadele recounted how
the KNA was raided by
police and other law on
forcemeat officials in Miss
issippi. and his subsequent
five-year jail term He
pointed out that during that
time, the KNA had to carry
weapons for self-defense
"I*et me say right here
lhat I am in favor of
self-defense.' said Rev
< 'hav is. "< ipprossed .people
cannot expect the oppress
or to protect them that is
why the situation in Atlanta
continues
Kev. Chavis .-aid that the
struggle lor freedom is not
part-time involvement,
" It's an ultimate priority, a
lifetime commitment
Speaking of the various
stages, of fascism. Kev.
( havis said '‘Genocide is
slowly being committed on
us tie pointed to black
on-black crime. “We. must
stop killing each other; we
are being brought up to do
it." he urged
Kev Chavis cited suicide
as the highest .eau.se of
dealh of young black men
between the ages of 14-19.
because of “pressure." He
said the struggle is "to live
through the revolution sui
-cide is not the way out."
Queen Mother Moore ex
plained how she saved se
veral black men from
being executed in Louisi
ana. during the 40s She
said black men were being
executed at a rate of two
per week, many on false
charges of rape.