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Angela Payne WoriT^
Hard To Reach That Star
Sixteen-year-old Angela Payne is
looking forward to a little excitement
towards the end of simmer. On
August 23 and 24, she will be a
contestant in the 1987 Miss Teen USA
Pageant to be held in Greensboro,
n.c. *,
Once there, Angela will participate
in a swimsuit contest and be further
Judged on personality and poise. To
say the least, she's very enthu
siastic.
Angela found out about the contest
through an ad in a newspaper. After
sending in an application, she was
informed she qualified for the com
petition. This is her first expert
ence with beauty contests.
Learning is a treasure for
eternity.. f ■
not outrageous.” She adds to her
self-description that she is "short.”
Standing 4’ll,,t the petite beauty
says she doesn’t mind her diminu
tive stature. "I came by it naturally.
Both my mom and dad are short.”
Asked to name the person she
most admires, Angela picks actress
Kim Fields. "She seems to be like
me,” Angela explains. “Just an
ordinary person though she acts
very well. I wanted to be an actress
at one time,” she reveals.
Angela nas subsequently changed
her mind about an acting career,
preferring now to be an entertainer
and singer. She’s already testing the
waters in that direction. She and
four girlfriends, Vanessa Bynum,
This Weekend
NCBLC’s 10th Anniversary
Conference Convenes Here
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
“Economic and Political Self
Help,” is the theme and will be the
focus of the 10th Anniversary Con
ference of the North Carolina Black
Leadership Caucus (NCBLC) to be
held in Charlotte Friday, July 18,
through Sunday, July 20, with pro
grams at University Park Baptist
Church and Johnson C. Smith
University.
Explicating the many components
of this theme will be a host of
national personalities, such as:
Congressman Walter Fauntroy,
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr. Joseph
Lowery, Tony Brown, Arthur Teel
Jr., 'Congressman Cardiss
Collins and others. Each of these
highly-respected individuals will
speak at the conference on subjects
£or example, In keeping w th th<
theme, at the Opening Session or
Friday; July 18, 6:30 p.m., at Uni
versity Park Baptist Church,
Congressman .Walter Fauntroy,
president of the National Black
Leadership Roundtable, will
address economic development
issues and Rev Jesse Jackson,
president of the National Rainbow
Coalition, Inc., will address political
empowerment issues The public is
welcome to attend this event at nc
charge.
According to Robert “Bob” Davis,
Western vice president of the
NCBLC, this conference should be
‘‘a very exciting time for the
people of Charlotte to see national
black leaders, to hear and interact
with them.”
Davis, who has been affiliated
with the Caucus for seven years,
says local groups lobbied for this
10th anniversary conference to be
• held in Charlotte. Campaigners
involved in bringing the conference
to this city include the Charlotte
Mecklenburg Black Political
Caucus, the Black Elected Officials
the Tuesday Morning Breakfast
Club, Mayor Harvey Gantt, and
County Commissioner Robert
“Bob” Walton.
Congressman Charles Hangel
Joshua I. Smith
Dr. Benjamin Chavis
^Dirvetor :of RacM Jnstfa* ,
Congresswoman Cardiss Collins
.Subcommittee chairwoman
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Tony Brown
.Buy Freedom Campaign founder
Congressman Parren Mitchell
.Black Caucus Braintrust, chrm.
“We felt the 10th anniversary is a
milestone and should be celebrated
in the largest Caucus unit in the
state," Davis elaborates. As West
ern vice president, Davis is vice
chair of the districts eight and nine
of the NCBLC which encompass
the area stretching from Asheville,
N.C., to Charlotte. Dr. E. Lavonia
Allison, of Durham, N.C., is presi
dent of the organization. She has
stated, “The 10th anniversary cele
bration is expected to be the largest
ever. Many outstanding national
leaders are coming as special guests
to share ideas, issues, and strategies
for economic emancipation ana
political empowerment of black
people.’’
Following is a synopsis of what
will take place during the second
and third days of the Conference
Keynoting a Prayer Breakfast, 8
am., on Saturday, July 19, at
University Memorial Union. JCSU.
will be Rev Dr Joseph Lowery,
president of the Southern Leader
ship Conference Also scheduled for
the breakfast are Congressman
Walter Fauntroy, chairman of the
Congressional Black Caucus Brain
tnist on Voter Participation and
See NBCI.C On Page 5A
M_Jer To Speak At Post’s “CWOY” Banquet
BjjuynenvonK
Post Staff Writer
Author of the weekly column
“Miller Says,” Sherman Miller of
Wilmington, Delaware, will be the
keynote speaker for the sixth
annual Charlotte Post "Church
worker of the Year” Banquet to be
held Saturday. July », at the
Adam’s Marie Hotel.
A part-time columnist. Miller is
employed as a marketing special
ist with the Dupont Corporation in
Delaware He has, however, been
writing for the Charlotte Poet for
approximately is months and his
weekly commentaries and specials
have also been published In several
newspapers across the country..
/\sa lecturer, miner rws appeared
on his community's cable television
station as a weekly opinion com
mentator and haa been guest
speaker at church assemblies In his
area. For the "Churchworker of the
Year" contest, he win speak op the
importance of Motherhood. Miller
newspape^ bust
W, ■' ‘ . 8h«*man N. Miller \ \Tv * r •• '
Featur'd'ptakor .
Atlanta Dally World, and the Tri
State Defender, among others
Hia magazine articles have i
appeared in The foedonsrt TtepdWi
J
Miller, have been published in The
Philadelphia Bulletin. Black En
terprise Magazine, Business Week
and The Washington Report
One article was read into the
United States Congressional >
Record. His works have been
acknowledged by the NAACP Na
tional leadership and the White
House has requested his presence
for briefing on the South African
Crisis.
The reason he writes, explains
Miller, "is because, secretly, it gives
me a chance to do some preaching."
He claims there are "hidden biblical
messages’’ in most articles;
share studies in the Bible which ,
guide my life," he reveals
He also states that he writes to
bring about understanding
Miller s weekly column appearing
in the Poet tends to have a con
servative tone However, he says, “I
consider myself moderate ” A pro
duct of a housing project. Miller
recalls seeing his parents struggle to
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