"'The Voice Of The Black (xmmi unity "
Volume 10, Number 5 THE CHARLOTTE POST, Thursday. July 12. 1984 --
, ------ Price: 40 Cents
L New Phenomena In
i World ef Childbirth
! Story On Page 2A
j Cedric Jones Has
! Intimate Familiarity
j with the Kitchen
•__ Story On Page 4A
unica granger
Plans to become dentist
10-Year-Old
Unica Granger Realizes That
CMLSipccrcTcaec—-7
Unica Granger will be 10 years old
next week, July 19. But already she
realicea that love is the essence of
sincere peace, the unfolding of eter
nal life and the beginning and end of
any truth.
The daughter of John and Valerie
Granger, Unica has been raised with
in a special light of knowledge about
■ God’s kingdom and grace. Unica
has learned a great deal about the
Bible and being young in years is no
indication of how mature she is
spiritually.
“Jesus is the person I most
admire,” Miss Granger stated. “He
loves me and He is Lord of my life.”
She memorized a beautiful poem
about becoming a new creature in
Christ. More important, however, is
the fact that she understands what
she is saying.
“If I could change something in
this world,” Misa Granger began, "I
would allow people to love one
another.”
A member of Victory Christian
Center where Rev. Robyn and Marla
Gool pastor, little . Miss Granger
attends Sunday School, Junior
Church and the Wednesday evening
prayer meetings.
She will be a fifth grade student at
Newell Elementary School and will
play the violin in the orchestra.
“My hobbies include playing. I
like to ride my bike, play games and
play with my baby (tolls."
One day Miss Granger plans to
study and become a dentist. She is
also interested in mathematics,
however, stating that “I have fun
working the math.” Her favorite
teacher is Ms. Reid. “She has taught
me a lot,” Miss Granger added.
Presently Miss Granger is also
taking gymnastics lessons at Clem
mers Gymnastic School and re
cently received a certificate for her
piano recital. She has also received
the “Perfect Attendance Award” at
school. “This summer I also plan to
take swimming lessons and join the
swimming team at the McCrorey
Branch YMCA,” she continued.
Miss Granger enjoys gospel music
and feels that one of the most
inspiring singers is Leon Patillo.
The Bible states that if we raise
our children the way of the Word
they will not go astray. In Miss
Granger’s life she has been blessed
to be exposed to many of the Bible’s
truths at an early age Her growth as
a Christian has already started and
in the sight of God she is a beau
tiful bud about to flower
CPCC Opens Literacy Center
' The success that has brought
Central Piedmont Community
College’s ABLE Center national
attention is now prompting CPCC to
expand the program.
CPCC’s Adult Basic Literacy
Education (ABLE) project for
teaching reading and math to adults
is moving into two new neighbor
hoods this month to make the free
program easier for students to use.
On July 1«, CPCC will open a new
center at the Double Oaks
Community Service Center off
Statesville Avenue. Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church on The Plaza will
house another ABLE Center,
beginning July 10.
The expansion of the program
comes just one year after the first
ABLE Center opened at Freedom
Mall
“We’re expanding in order to
bring help closer to the people who
need it,*’ said Cindy WUson, director
of the ABLE project “We’ve found
that many of the people who come to
the ABLE Center don’t have
transportation. Regular attendance
is a problem for them.
"We’ve studied carefully and have
found there is a great need for adult
reading help in these two
■yT wnMW
Let today embrace the past
with remembrance and the
fiittrl 1H1 ■llwf—llna
neighborhoods."
Ms. Wilson said she hopes to
recruit both students and volunteer
tutors from the neighborhoods, to
make the ABLE Center a real
community project.
Improving an adult’s reading by
one grade level requires about 150
hours using traditional classroom
instruction.
Sorority’s High Priority Is Recruitment
And Retention Of Black Student Nurses
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Sunday, July 15, will mark the last
day of the 39th Annual Boule of Chi
Eta Phi Sorority, an international
nursing sorority dedicated to servic
es for humanity.
Hosted by the Charlotte local
chapter, Iota Chapter, the boule will
include professional workshops for
sorority members and community
nurses. The boule is being held in the
Racflsson Plaza, Two NCNB Plaza of
the dty.
According to Essie Bowser, Na
tional Supreme Basileus, evalua
tions of programs within the pest
year and plans for the future will
also be made.
“Our high priority issues include
the recruitment and retention of
black students in nursing schools
and addressing and educating many
about cancer,” Ms. Bowser con
tinued.
Iliere are many myths concerning
cancer that the sorority members
are trying to destroy. The cancer
mortality rate among blacks con
tinue# to increase. Reports reveal,
for Instance, that from 1960-1966
there waa a 90 percent increase in
cancer mortality rate - from 1«7 to
177 par 1,060,” Ms Bowser contln
** r - 4 -- . ~ I :.
Essie Rewser
.....Supreme BbsIIfim
ued. During this time the mor
tality rate was stationary among
whites.
The sorority leaders are working
closely with local chapters of the
Cancer Society and also setting up
local tutorial programs to aid black
nursing students.
“A lot or blacks are lost in the
shuffle within white schools,’' Wilma
Lauray, Southeast Regional Direc
Blacks Urged To
Contribute To
AACCR Project
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
July 24 will wrap up the official
fundraising campaign for the Afro
American Cultural Center It has
been underway since May 1.
The effort to raise $800,000 for
outside restoration of the old Little
Rock AME Zion Church, where the
Afro-American Cultural Center will
relocate, was initially scheduled to
end June 30. According to Deedee
Murphy, campaign coordinator,
“the campaign was so forceful we
couldn't bring it to an abrupt stop.”
She explained the contributions
were coming in well; therefore, the
deadline was extended slightly more
than three weeks.
The extension of the campaign has
meant thousands of more dollars for
the Afro-American Cultural Center.
-ioBtweek about <900,000 had bmun
pledged. “That's 88 percent of the
total,” Murphy stated proudly. She
added, “that's what the power of
positive thinking can do.” The
coordinator revealed at the onset of
the campaign some people thought
the goal couldn't be met.
“We’ve worked as hard as we
know how. That’s how we got where
we are,” Murphy continued. She and
the fundraising staff will continue to
campaign for pledges until the last
report date.
Businesses and organizations
have contributed generously toward
the campaign, as well as
individuals. “It was mutually
Dr. Herman Thomas
.Board co-chairman
^^gTeet} upon by the Center’s
committee. that the black
community should invest a
minimum of $200,000 toward the
campaign,’’ Murphy pointed out.
She said approximately $160,000 of
the goal has been met. “With the
little time remaining we need an
all-out effort to reach the final
figure.”
Dr. Herman Thomas, the
co-chairman of the board of
directors, expressed he is looking
forward to July 24 also It’s what he
referred to as the victory
celebration. “I hope everyone will
do all they can to help reach the
goal," Thomas stated. "As a
cultural entity, I don’t think there’s
a similar group around Charlotte
with the kind of programming that
the Afro-American Cultural Center
provides. Once we re in a larger
facility, the programming will
increase even more," Thomas
assured He noted the Center,
presently located in Spirit Square, is
626 square feet. However, when the
Center is moved to First Ward, it
will be 11,000 suare feet. "That extra
space can make a lot of difference,”
Thomas maintained.
The Afro-American Cultural
Center promotes black culture
throughout the community through
art exhibitions, dance, drama,
music performances, children’s
programs, festivals and more.
Thomas explained, because of
—insufficient snarp nf th»
programs were held in schools,
other areas of Spirit Square or in the
downtown YWCA.
Nearly 27 churches have pledged
contributions to the Afro-American
Cultural Center through the Super
Sunday campaign. At least 49
businesses, 29 organizations and 300
individuals also have made pledges
Murphy and Thomas assured
there are many people in the
community who should be able to
make pledges toward a new facility
If you would like to make a pledge
telephone the Afro-American
Cultural Center before July 24 at
374-1565
Agent Recruiting For “Job Ready” Activities
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
If you are a high school dropout or
GED-high school completion student
between the ages of 16-21, a resident
of Mecklenburg County and a highly
motivated individual, the Education
For Employment-Limited Work Ex
perience Program is designed for
you.
One hundred persons who meet
the above criteria are being re
cruited for this program organized
by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth
Council, Inc and the City of Char
lotte's JTPA i Job Training Part
nership Act i office. The program is
structured to afford participants the
opportunity to complete high school,
obtain part-time employment, pre
employment counseling and job
assistance.
Once in the program, participants
will be expected to complete GED
Valerie Granger. RN. Ed D.
. ....Beale speaker
tor of the sorority. pointed out. “Our
tutorial programs help them to deal
with their problems based upon our
backgrounds.”
Another one of Ms. Lguray’s goals
as Southeast Regional Director is to
“...form a mare cohesive group
within the Southeast’s 17 chapters,
located in six states (including
North Carolina).’* Each local chap
ter alao provides specific programs
Wilma l^aaray
.8. R. Director
for health screening, consumer
health education and is concerned
with the well being of senior ci
tizens
Many local health professionals
and experts in related fields were
involved in conducting the boule's
concurrent workshops Attorney Pa
tricia Solberg spoke on "Legal As
pects Of Nursing"; Jo Ann Frank
high school completion require
ments in six months. During this
time they will be employed with a
non-profit organization working ap
proximately 20 hours per week
According to Curtis Harty, Com
munity Development Project Co
ordinator with the Charlotte Meck
lenburg Youth Council, job readi
ness activities will be incorporated
into the program to prepare par
ticipants to enter the job market
"Seminars, workshops and assess
ment tests will be used," Harty
projects "Through the use of the
assessment tests we will be able to
detect the motivational and skill
level of the participants."
Video tapes and role playing will
also be employed to assist and teach
the youth about employment Atti
tude modification will be addressed
and the relationship between em
ployer and employee will be ex
plorer) in the program
"Emphasis is placed on how to
get and keep a job," Harty points
out "We are involved to the ex
tent of following up after the par
ticipant is employed We will in
tervene to head off problems if they
arise between the employer and
employee We aim to ameliorate any
situation that would be a threat to
the person’s employment.”
Stressing that the participants
need to be highly motivated, Harty
emphasized, "We are looking for
performance Someone who is going
to buckle down and successfully
finish the program and develop
employment in the private sector,"
Those interested in the Educa
tion For Employment-Limited Work
Experience Program will also have
to meet certain income require
ments.
If you qualify and would like to be
considered for enrollment, contact;
The City of Charlotte's JTPA
Office, 401 E. 2nd Street, 2nd Floor,
Charlotte, N C. 28202, 374-3101; or
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth
Council, 901 E. Morahead Street,
Charlotte, N.C 28302, 334-3038.