WBU5 LI3RARY BF • OCT 11981 • . tc- -vc ‘2%% CHARLOTTE P( >ST is__________J * ae voice (Jf The Black Community -—cam _ —1- __ _ mmm Volume 7, Number 8 ' -—------.———_ - --THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday. October 1. 1981 Price 30 Ce TERESSA COLEMAN ...Born entertainer Lovely Teressa Coleman Is “Beauty Of The Week” By Teresa Burns Post Staff Writer Teressa Coleman is a bom entertainer and her veins are filled with the desire to become a star. Presently the vocalist for the band Future Shock, Ms. Coleman is receiving am ple experience to achieve her goal. It’s easier these days for *u person with multi-talents to be recognized. Ms. Coleman has this aspect under control, for she also knows how to act. -—At Central Piedmont during the 1979-80 school year she starred as Do rothy in the college’s pro duction of “The Wiz.” Composing songs, both words and lyrics, are also a feature Ms. Coleman exerts magnificently. And while she sung lead vocals with the band “Merchan dise City” they cut a 45 - “Love Is Our Destiny” and “Gonna Funk You Up," on the flip side. Ms. Coleman is now at tending Central Piedmont Community, College in ad dition to her singing career engagements. She is studying in the Health Records curriculum and will take piano lessons and work with the drama de partment as well. Singing on the Young Adult Choir at Ebenezet Baptist Church will soon be an activity added to Ms. Coleman's singing experi ences. "I enjoy all types of music exceot rock.” Ms. Coleman injected. "The band that I sing with, Fu ture Shock, however, plays mostly disco and jazz.” Influential performers in Ms. Coleman's life have been Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick. Both in spire her to put everything into her gift of singing. "BjMpr Hruie place 1 hopa^reach one day," she emphasized. They have shown Ms. Coleman that success for a black artist can be accomplished lUKAMttA * Whatever it is that keeps people from getting rich... most of us have it. A striking Cancer, Ms. Coleman is determined, outgoing and reaching for a certain goal in life - cha racteristics some only hope for. But there is another side to the determined Ms. Coleman, the loving and caring side. “I like to be nice to people and to show them that someone cares. I also like to inspire as many young people as I can to believe in God.” Her favorite person is her daughter, Patanzi. “I love her. She’s my reason for living. She makes me feel better when I feel bad." If our beauty could make a positive change in the world ahe announced, "I would make a better place for poor people to live and try to make everyone see how important it is to love one another.” The daughter of Mary Lee Coleman and Orange Coleman, Ms. Coleman has two sisters and four brothers. Congress Changes Law Goverakig AFDC Program Special To The Post . RALEIGH - The N.C. De partment of Human Re sources has submitted a proposal to the U.S. De partment of Health and Human Service for a six county Community Work Experience (Workfare) de monstration project. This will require welfare recipients under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program to work in schools and other governmental or pri vate non-profit agencies to work off their welfare pay ments if the proposal is approved. Governor James B. Hunt Jr. has written a letter to Richard S. Schweiker, se cretary of Health and Hu man Services, endorsing the "Workfare” demon stration proposal request ing that it be approved. “Our program objectives involve demonstrating the usefulness of combining the challenge offered by the Community Work Ex perience Program’s work requirement with appropri ate supportive services and the cooperation of public and private sector em ployers to reduce the size of the AFDC caseload. Our research objectives focus on documenting the results of this approach,” Hunt said in his letter. The governor also indi cated in his letter that it seemed to him that the long-term employment prospects of Aid To Fami lies with Dependent Child ren recipients depend on very close coordination be tween AFDC program po licies, the policies of perti nent supportive services programs, and the labor market activities of private employers “Yet we do not have very much experi ence with the kind of close relationship that is possible ,4 under the new Community Work Experience Pro gram,” he said. There are 45 counties ir the state who are already participating in the federal Work Incentive (WIN) pn> gram designed to find em ployment for AFDC reci pients. This is a joint ven ture by the Employment Security Commission and county social services de partments. All AFDC reci pients who are not exempt ed are required to register for the WIN program in these counties _ _ m -—-- *»• hiv. imuui . Reflections Waiter James White Is “Something Special!” — By Loretta Manago Post Staff Writer If you've ever dined at the Reflections*Restau rant, undoubtedly you've encountered a smiling gen tleman who answers to the name of James Robert White. If you’ve had the double pleasure of having him wait upon you, then certainly you know tne rea son why White has, upon numerous occasions, re ceived the title, "Boat Waiter of Them All.” ‘T've always felt that you should let your job repre sent you and I've done that,” replied White. It is this attitude that has made him the recipient of being called the "best.” In 1977 White was chosen “The Best Waiter in Char lotte” by the WSOC News Radio Restaurant Review. He was "Employee of the Month” at the Radisson Plaza Hotel during Sep tember of 1978 and a final ist for “Employee of the Year” during 1978. Last year in the CHARLOTTE OBSERVERS "Perfect Waiter-Waitress Contest What White and his team provide for his customers Chisholm Tells Black Caucus To “Get Active” Reagan To Help Black Colleges? President Ronald Rea gan last week signed a new Executive Order to help strengthen black colleges. ' The signing took place at a White House luncheon for black college supporters. The new Executive Or der, established to improve and protect black colleges, increases black participa tion in federally sponsored programs; mandates go vernment-wide coordina tion to ensure full oppor tunities for black college participation in federally sponsored programs; and calls on the Secretary of Education to encourage private sector initiatives in , assisting historically black , institutions. I Under the order, Presi dent Reagan has directed Secretary of Education T. H. Bell to submit an An nual Performance Report on Executive Agency Ac tions to ensure black col lege participation in federally sponsored pro grams. This “report card” will be reviewed by the Cabinet Council on Human Resources, the Vice Presi dent and the President. The President has asked Vice President Bush to work with the heads of federal agencies in con ducting a special policy review to serve as a basis for all future planning for these educational institu tions. “We are gathered today because all of us want to nourish and protect an American institution that has served this nation well ...the traditional black col leges and universities,” the President said. “Hundreds of thousands of young Ame ricans received training at these schools over the past 100 years, expanding their opportunities as indivi duals and laying the found ation for social progress. It should never be forgotten See Reagan on Page 16 Across the South people are marching to defend the Voting Rights Act. Above, some 5,000 marchers recently in Mont gomery, Alabama. (Photo by Eileen llansen) Mayor Carthan To Lead ’ Freedom Walk Here Saturday By Eileen Hanson Special To The Host Can a black elected of ficial get justice in the courts of Mississippi? Eddie James Carthan. former mayor of Tchula, Miss., will be iiT Charlotte Saturday, October 3, to lead the Freedom Walk for the Voting Eights Act to raise support for the Tchu la 7 case. The Tchula 7 are a group of black officials from the heart of the Mississippi Black Belt wto were re cently convictecl' Yrnecrand ' sentenced for exercising their authority as political officials. The Freedom Walk in support of the Voting Rights Act and black poli tical representation, begins Saturday morning at 7:30 a m. at West Charlotte High School parking lot. Mayor Carthan will join Charlotte's Black Council men Ron Leeper and Charlie Dannelly in kicking off the walk, which is de dicated to the late Fred Alexander, Charlotte’s first Black councilman and State Senator since Recon struction. All Black elected officials have Keen intriloH to join in me f reedom Walk, sponsored by the Charlotte Equal Rights Council. “The Tchula 7 case is a living example of why we need the Voting Rights Act to assure that Blacks have political representation in the South," said Ted Quant, southern regional organiz er for the Equal Rights Congress. The Tchula 7 case began in April, 1980, when the local police chief resigned and Carthan, as mayor, appointed a temporary^; lice chief, who was Black. Unhappy with Carthan’s decision, a white Alderman decided he would take the law into his own hands and illegally appointed a white police chief. A confrontation errupted when Mayor Carthan at tempted to persuade the illegally appointed police chief to go home. The man. Jim Andrews, pulled a gun on Carthan Carthan, assisted by six auxiliary police officers, managed to subdue An drews. Both Andrews and Carthan swore out war rants on each other. The Justice of the Peace, who is also Andrews' sister-in law, followed up on An drews' charges, but had Carthan's thrown out. On April 21, 1981, Car than and six co-defendants were convicted on charges of simple assault on a law enforcement officer ‘ Car than was given three years in prison for a crime that usually carries a penalty of a small fine. The six co defendants were given sus pended sentences of three years and fines of $500 to $l,ooo each. ~~Acair4i0g to Carthan. "Our conviction is a cTea?~ attempt to intimidate and harass the Black commun ity, and to enforce a cen tury of unwritten laws that a Black man can't buck the white power structure and get away with it.” The sentences are on appeal. Recently the FBI brought two new charges against Mayor Carthan "This is another case of political assassination," according to Quant who is active in forming the Tchula 7 Defense Commit tee. "It is not an isolated incident, but part of a right wing move to disfranchise Ploplrc in lltn James Robert White ...City's "Best Waiter" is prime service. "My team and I offer our customers a real unique experience in dining that they just don't get any where else, explained White, "When people leave, they leave happy because of my team and myself," and according to White that is the ultimate pleasure in his work. The service White per sonally delivers goes be yond taking an order and delivering food. "I'm al ways myself,” remarked White. "And I always try to anticipate the customer’s m needs and what mood he’s in," added White. "Once I know these things I take the mood from there and adapt the service to fit it,” continued White. For one who is so per ceptive to his customers' needs it is not difficult to understand why White re ceives so much pleasure from his work. “I am able to show love and apprecia tion in an environment ~where It tg acceptable: in return 1 get stroked,1 com mented White. But these strokes aren't the only thing White gets back; the people also come back "People do return,” spoke White. One couple who celebrated their 53rd anniversary dining at Re flections were so im pressed with White, they made special plans to cele brate their 54th annivers ary at Reflections and made certain that White would be their waiter. White started his work in the restaurant business pri marily to earn extra in come for his family Be ginning as a dishwasher, within a year White had excelled to the position of waiter at the Epicurean Restaurant. He left there and went to the Reflections Restaurant where he is presently employed. Although at night, White functions as a waiter, during the day he is em ployed by the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Sys tem as an elementary guid ance counselor. In addition to these two demanding positions, White is em ployed part-tuna by „ihe -Carolina i railways Uuseo. as a driver. Where does one find time and the stamina to be a father, husband and hold three jobs and do them all well? White says the *n*wer U “mind over body '* "Mentally, I have developed a management system. I set goals and try to reach them because I firmly believe God helps those who help them selves," stated White. A 1971 graduate of Livingstone College, White holds a B A Degree in Hi story. In 1973 White earned his M.A. degree in Guid ance and Counseling from UNC-Charlotte White also holds a North Carolina Principal's Certificate Above all his achievements White is especially proud of a dental and nutritional program he developed so parents could teach their children proper health habits He is married to the former Gloria Mile, an elementary school teacher They are the parents of two sons. James Robert White II, age 10 and William Rodney White, age 8 The son of Rev and Mrs —HeirfKogg White Sr , White is a native of scheneflfllly, ■ New York He has four brothers-Rev William White, pastor of Little Rock AME Zion Church, Rev. Reid White Jr , Rev Ed ward White, John Henry White, a famous photogra pher for the CHICAGO SUN TIMES (newspaper), and one sister, Ada Mae White Taylor, a high school curriculum coordinator and Black History instruc tor in Brockport. N Y. CamivalH Set The Charlotte Parlts and Recreation Department will sponsor Halloween Carnivals at all recreation center locations from 3-S p m on October 31. School Children’s Fate At Stake Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm <D-.\ Y.) Mon day chaired a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Brain trust on Education. As part of a day-long schedule of workshops con ducted on the first day of this year's Congressional Black Caucus Dinner Weekend, the Education Braintrust meeting wrought together over 350 alack educators, commun ity activists and elected afficials from across the nation for a . discussion of aducation issues important to black Americans. In a statement to the Braintrust, Representative Chisholm called on the par ticipants to get educated, get organized and get ac tive on these issues. No thing less than the fate of today’s and tomorrow's school children is at stake " The three-hour session featured presentations by two panels of experts The first, composed of Ms. Alice Baum - Executive Director of the National Advisory Council on Edu cation of Disadvantaged Children, and Mr. William A. Blakey - Director ot the House Subcommittee on Post-Secondary Education, *was cBHCBI'lUJU With drasthr cuts in federal education programs. Details were provided on reductions in government programs aimed at disadvantaged and handicapped public school students, as well as on the hardship black col leges and college students will suffer because of Pre sident Reagan's economic plan The second panel dealt with government support for private schools Panel ists included Dr James Comer - Director of the Yale Child Study Center, Ms. Laura .Murphy - Le gislative Representative for the American Civil Liberties Union, and Dr. Willie Kimmons Wayne Community College in Detroit. Dr. Comer, author of the book "School Power,” ar gued that tuition tax cre dits or vouchers would create a "two-tier school system that would institu tionalize hopelessness.” He suggested that we not write off public schools, and he said that "Rather than make an untested ap proach into national policy, we should fully exploit our knowledge about schools that are serving children well, and apply it to all schools ' Tnint inducing the stioinl panel, Representative Chisholm was also critical of the tax credit proposal "A tuition tax credit sut* sidy for private schools would create a massive dollar drain from govern ment income. I believe it is incongruous to propose a loss of $4 billion in federal revenue at a time w hen the Administration is faced with fulfilling its campaign promises to cut federal pro grams, increase defense spending, and balance the budget - all to be ac complished during a period of high interest rates, mas sive unemployment and hard economic times ”

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