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• .Varsity cheerleader
Young Rachel Granger Is
Ready To Face Life’s GhaBenges
By Teresa Simmons
Psst Managing Editor
The world is full of people who are
afraid perhaps of life or circum
stance* they may have to face on
this earth. There is one solution, our
beauty, Rachel Granger, feels that
can resolve such turmoil.
That is “receiving Christ into their
lives. I wish everyone could do
that.” Ms. Granger, a rising senior
at West Charlotte Senior High
School, is not one to say “I can’t’
when it comes to life’s challenges.
"I never say I can’t because I can
do all things through Christ who
strengthens me. This is my philo
sophy of life and it comes from
PhiUiplans.”
Ms. Granger is a member of
Victory Christian Center where Re
verends Robyn and Marla Gool
pastor. In church she is involved in
Sunday School, the Wednesday night
teaching service and Gfrl’s Aglow
In school she Is a Varsity Cheer
leader. The squad is presently in
rigorous practice for an upcoming
cheerleader competition. She is also
a member of the Ambassador. Club
at West Charlotte This Girls’Club
helps the community by going out to
nursing homes and children’s homes
for Visits and aiding also with
materialistic items.
Bis. Granger enjoys swimming,
cheerleading and spending time
wjttOod^hehas^wlWtaj^
chosen Oral Roberts University to
■ttend upon graduation from high
“My family and I visited the
university and I enjoyed the at
mosphere there. We stayed in the
dorms and everyone was so bright
nampfN*
I man or the hour is (he
whoee wtte (old him to
There seemed to be love every
where. We could tell that it was a
Christian school with a Christian
atmosphere. There were beautiful
sites and beautiful people."
, While attending Oral Roberts Uni
versity Ms. Granger plans to major
in Computer Science. Even in this
profession she feels that her service
to God will not lapse.
Her life seems to have been
blessed in a special way. She has
received awards in swimming, be
came Little Miss AKA in 1973 and
this summer participated in the
Project Excel program at John
son C. Smith University for stu
dents with GPA’s above a "B”
average.
She has been influenced mostly be
her parents, John and Valeria
Granger. She also has a sister, 10
See RACHEL On Page 5A
SCLC Convention Here To
Attract Nationwide Attention
<■£ By Karen Parker
. ^ Post Staff Writer
Conventions may take place in
Charlotte everyday, but none have
drawn the thousands of people na
tionwide that are expected to gather
for the 27th annual national con
vention of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference <SCLC).
National president of SCLC, Rev.
Joseph Lowry and Rev. Albert Love
also of the national office have been
working with local SCLC members
for months to pull together a four
day conference bearing the theme
“Turning To Each Other To Turn
The Nation To Jobs, Peace and
Freedom.”
Dr. Lowery pointed out in an
earlier planning session, Charlotte is
ideal for the SCLC national con
vention. He stated, "This year is a
critical year in politics and North
Carolina is one of the key states
being watched nationwide.”
According to several SCLC mem
bers, the campaigns between Sen
Jesse Helms and Gov Jim Hunt are
stirring some political souls. “A
great number of people who will
attend this rally are the black people
in North and South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Georgia and
other Southern states who dislike
Reaganomics,” assured Carrie
Graves, a member of SCLC and
SCLC Women.
Also the director of the Equal
Rights Council, Graves added all
the people who attend the confe
rence will come seeking answers to
the problems in their communities,
regardless of where they live.
Another reason Charlotte is a good
choice for the convention, according
to Dr. Love, is because of the
tremendous amount of people who
came here to share their testi
monials on health care during a
national inquiry conducted by SCLC
earlier this year.
Though Charlotte was one of 11
cities where the inquiries were held,
Dr Love noted some of the most
critical cases were heard by people
who travelled to Charlotte Rev
Love stated that’s an indication of
how some people are being nega
tively affected by cuts in social
programs.
Listed below is a schedule of
events for the convention, August
Local ministers, who comprise the SfcLC National
Convention Planning Committee, met at a planning
session and breakfast fast Saturday at Mayfield
Memorial Baptist Church. Present to formulate plans
,r ,he^u8Ms‘ 15-18 convention were, front row, left to
right: Reverends B. M. Hamright. William Lee. A G
Coley. James E. Palmer. H. S. Diggs. Robert -Bob"'
if Grim '.Owens. Preston Pendergrass.
A L Jtowiw i tOW- Mt to ri*ht Reverends
c;ank 5pm Jame‘ L*W,S- »W«te M.
Max we/7 T f r L*“k’ W " Caldwell, T. E
l ende I 'f '/l1 , ' Herman Thomas. Leroy
Henderson C. E. Dewberry. L. J. Wallace, and Albert
E. Love. (Photo By Peeler’s Portrait Studio)
10-10.
AUGUST 15
10 a.m. - Press Conference
Noon - Board-Staff Luncheon and
Registration
2 p.m. - Board Meeting
6 p.m. - President’s Reception,
hosted by Dr. Lowery
8 p m - Concert-Culture Night -
Local Entertainment
AUGUST 16
9 a.m. - Registration
10 a.m. • Devotions
10:20 a.m. - Call To Order 27th
Annual Convention
11:30 a.m. - Presidential Address
12:15 p.m. - Lunch
2 p m. - Workshop focusing on voter
registration and the impact of the
1984 election. A seminar on world
peace will also be held
o p.m. - Dinner
6:30 p.m. - Oratorical Contest with
high school students across the
country participating The contest
is sponsored by SCLC Women
8 p.m - Mass Meeting
AUGUST 17
7:30 a m. - Solidarity breakfast
with representatives from civil
rights organizations and labor
unions.
9:30 a m. - Devotions-Election
Committee Reports
10 a m - Congressional Hearing on
Assault on Affirmative Action.
Discussion will also be held on
racist violence concentrating on
such groups as the Ku Klux Klan
Noon - Crisis in Health Care
Hearing Reports & Findings
12:30 p m. - Luncheon sponsored by
SCLC Women. The guest speaker
will be Dr. Ruth Love, general
superintendent of Chicago Public
Schools. Dr. Love has received
national attention recently in her
effort to regain her position since
her contract wasn't renewed
However, the theme for the lun
cheon is “Black Family " Evelyn
Lowery is the convener for
SCLC Women.
3 30 p.m - Youth Rally Mode
rators from the various colleges
will discuss employment, the
Here Saturday Night
farewell Dinner” To Honor Julius Chambers
By Audrey C. Lodato
Post Staff Writer
Nationally known and respected
civil rights attorney Julius L.
Chambers will be honored at a
farewell dinner sponsored by the
Charlotte Chapter of the North
Carolina Association of Black
Lawyers and the North Carolina
Defense and educational
Fund. The ‘‘Tribute to
Excellence” for Chambers will take
place at 6 p.m. Saturday, August 11,
at the Adams Mark Hotel, 555 South
McDowell Street.
Chambers is leaving Charlotte to
become the Executive Director of
the NAACP Legal Defense Fund,
headquartered in New York.
Acceptance of that position brings
the prominent attorney full circle;
he had served as the LDF's first
legal Intern in 1MS44, working
principally with civil rights cases
A native of Mt. Gilead, NC,
Chambers has practiced law in
Charlotte since 1M4. He is presently
senior partner of the law firm
Chambers, Ferguson, Watt, Wallas, .
Adkins and Fuller, P A. Chambers is
also lecturer at the University of
Pennsylvania and at Columbia
Law School, and has given seminars
at several leading law schools,
indudlm Harvard. Yale, Pennsyl
vania. and Virginia.
The scholarly Chambers was the
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Julios L. Chambers
. .Nationally known attorney
recipient of several distinguished
scholarships aad fellowships and
holds degrees in history and law
from North Carolina College (now
North Carolina Central University),
the University of Michigan, the
University of North Carolina School
of Law, and Columbia University
School of I,aw. He has received
numerous honors and awards
throughout his legal career
Saturday night's farewell event
will be presided over by Sarah
Stevenson and attorney James E
Ferguson
Following an invocation by Rev
J.H. Thomas and dinner, a program
—tribute—w+H—be piesented
Representing Governor Hunt and
the State of North Carolina will be
Ben Ruffin, Special Assistant for
Minority Affairs. Mayor Harvey
Gantt will present a tribute from
local government The clergy will be
represented by Dr Clifford Jones,
pastor of Friendship Baptist Church
Dr. Kenneth H. Chambers, Charlotte
physician and brother of Mr
Chambers will speak for the
Chambers family.
Representing the legal profession
will be the Honorable James B
McMillan and attorneys Irvin
Joynes and Jonathan Wallas The
educational community will have
Dr. Leroy Walker, Chancellor of NC
Central University. R.T. Hoffman.
Elizabeth Randolph, and Rosella
Caldwell giving tribute to the dis
tinguished guest of honor
Zoel Hargrave will represent the
community in honoring Mr.
Chambers. Fraternal and social
organisations will be represented by
See FAREWELL DINNER Page SA
sub-minimum wage Dili, voter
registration, college survival and
more
7 p m. - Banquet
AUGUST IK
10:.'10 a m. - Solidarity March will
lake place from Marshall Park
to Revolution Park A rally will
follow at the statue of Dr
Martin Luther King Jr
Convention headquarters for the
SCLC Convention is the uptown
Radisson Plaza The mass meeting
August 16 will be held in the United
House of Prayer For All People on
Beatties Ford Rd
A few of the special guests and
speakers include chairman of the
National Hispanic Leadership Con
ference, Tony Bonilla and SCLC
board member and social activist
Dick Gregory Both are expected to
appear at the mass meeting
William Bywater, president of the
Electronic Technical Salaried Ma
chine Workers Union, and Bill Lucy,
president of the Coalition of Black
Trade Unionists, will be guest speak
ers at the solidarity breakfast
U S Civil Rights Commissioner.
Mary Berry, will conduct a hearing
on the assault on affirmative action
She will discuss the impact of the
recent U.S Supreme Court ruling
seniority verses affirmative action
Other invited guests include
Mayor Harvey Gantt. Walter Mon
dale. Rev Jesse Jackson, Congress
man Walter Fauntroy, Coretta Scott
King, Benjamin Hooks, Mayor
Mftfionfteeey Ir.hn Ma.
yor Andrew Young, and many
others
Graves stressed an urgent need of
youth participation throughout the
convention She noted several young
entertainers will appear at the so
lidarity march. "One of the enter
tainers is a really big name and we
have to keep that a surprise until the
last moment," Graves commented
To demonstrate unity, all youth
are asked to wear purple for the
solidarity march.
Most events are free A $45 fee will
cover registration, ($5) and the
Friday labor breakfast, ($5) Wo
men's luncheon ($10), unity ban
quet ($25).
For more information, telephone
in Charlotte 704-335-0981; in Atlanta
(national headquarters) 404-552
1420 Tickets for any of the events
may be purchased at the Equal
Rights Council on Wert Blvd,
Wastover Shopping Center