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LOTTE PI ST The Black Community” HE LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET CALL :i76-04*M> Tlil£ CHARLOTTE POST -Thursday, January 8. 1987 " n * - . Wm>y '. 4-—--------1------Price: 50 Cents __ w— -:——-— UNCC’s Milling Shows Bfrl Crowder Stands Ouu In Basketball See Story Page 2B CROWDER I — Look For The MARTIN LUTHER TABLOID SPECIAL IN NEXT WEEK'S POST Cynthia Moore "•***?*«!* Dean's list student Moore’s Background ‘ • i v • r - ‘ • * Propels Her To Success By RusteH Clark Poat Staff Writer "l my purpoee In Ufa la to fra . ° tha beat at whatever I aat out to do." aaya Cynthia Levon Moore, a isnior communication, major at UNCOreanaboro. "IlUte dealing with people and I would tike as gat a Job at a person nel director at a major corporation whan 1 graduate," projected thla btiuty. The 21-year-old Arise la a 1983 graduate of Nardktg High School where tha flexed hat Uadorahlp abil ities and walked away with numar oui eeoomplshmenta. Her aanlor yaar, aha was president Of (ha Mac ula council, Mtaa Harding, Second Runner-Up In tha Carousal Pagent. Head Vanity Cheerleader, member of tha lolenoe olub, Spanish dub, debate team, Keylltes and a Delta Sigma Thau Debutante. A common tense peraon, Cyn thia'* background has propelled bar to (ucoaaal In college. As a fresh man in 1913, aha waa tha flm black to be downed Mtaa UNC-O, and aha waa alio MU* Neo-Blaek Soeiety. She (a alao a talented aa maa. In my Junior yarn » played Ruth In Raisin In The Sun which waa put on by a theatd data at UNC-O. I really enjoyed tha pan because Ruby Dee played In An original vankm and aha U my pan taga and ana of my aorora,* cnligh unad Cynthia, a alatar of Dalta Sig ma Thau and a Paan'i Uat atudant maintaining a 3.6 grada point avar> aga. Tha daughur of Woodrow and Barbara Moora of ChartotU, aha waa raarad by har loving grwvdpar anu, Paaoal and Ua Paa Moon of tha Todd Park Community. "My grandmother haa baan a Mg Mrntra tlon 10 ma and ! admira har vary/ much far giving ma aopport fat all of my andaavon," aha pointed out " I am vary oloaa to my family and Uwy hava baan a Mg tafluanoa in my Ufa," rtlaaad Moora who haa at oldar brothar Reginald, and a young, ell Ur, Nikki. A member of New Zion Baptiat Churoh. avarythlng U going wall far ilia waaka baauty, but than haa boan »tumbling block in har path. prejudice and 1 hava teemed to fight my battlae with prayer," lay* tha aataniva baauty who want* to ho a poaltiva role modal far tha young, generation.”! drink I would Ilka to gatjmolvod fa the Big Slat. Little 3?iSS,SiE . I i i rinqlfy Laid Bare Racism Takes New Form Their faces were contorted with rage, their bodiei wracked with hate. As we marched in protest, over 2,000 strong, through the streets of predominantly white Ho ward Beach in Queens, New York, we saw racism in its newest form. No longer hidden behincTthe fluffy lace curtains and neat row houses, the obscene racism that had driven Michael Griffith to his death on a Queens highway had finally been laid bare. Now, all major charges against the young men who killed Michael Griffith have been dropped. One of them admitted beating Griffith-even stating during the attack, "Let’s go back and kill him." Yet they are now all free, reminders of the ra cism which pervades not only a community, but the criminal justice system s well. Let us remember the circumstances of the Griffith death which the court so conveniently dismissed. Michael Griffith and two companions were chased by a mob of approximately 12 whites as the three left a pizza parlor in Howard Beach. The mob then repeatedly beat the three black * highway where he was struck by a > car and killed. The car-was driven by a man whom one of the victims identified as a member of the mob. » These are the facts of the case, but they do not tell the whole story. ■■ " ■ i... in r mi -ror the whole story can only be seen on the faces of those who live in Howard Beach. We saw those fac es as we marched: the families sit ting on stoops. For in this commu nity hate is passed on from genera tion to generation, from the adults to the young people who screamed. Go back home, niggers, you don't belong here!" If Howard Beach tells us anything it tells us this: in New York City, the nations so-called melting pot, racism is a way of life. A black man who works in the Howard Beach area told a reporter he always wears his uniform home as identification because if he didn't he would be at tacked. White security guards rou tinely patrol the area to ensure that blacks, as one guard noted, "get through properly." However, it would be a mistake to see Howard Beach as an exception in New York City. Back in 1982, three black Transit employees were brutally beaten in Brooklyn by a mob of whites as they left a dough nut shop. One of them, Willie Turks, was beaten to death and left to die on a sewer grate. In 1983 •wnploye^s si -»■ V Administration hospital were at tacked by white youths hurling bricks and bottles as they left work. That same year young Michael Ste wart was beaten to death in a sub way station by 11 white Transit po licemen. Then, in 1984 white mem bers of a SWAT team shot to death » 66-year-old black grandmother during an eviction in the Bronx. These arc just a few of the racially motivated incidents which have plagued the whole city of New York in recent year. The tolerance of the black community has been pushed far beyond any rational limit. If we are to deal with this anger construc tively we must begin to build strong local, grass-roots organiza tions, city-wide, to keep the pres sure on. Local organizations are needed which can confront racism proactively, rather than scrambling to react to each incident after it oc curs. The series of mass meetings being planned by and for the black youth of New York City is a good start. The first such meeting will be held in a black church and this is as it should be. For the black churches, particularly, must assume a more active role in this struggle. As always there are those who will now try to minimize the horror of the Howard Beach murder by de faming the character of the victims, or by ferreting out the so-called "good people" of Howard Beach. An4 as he has always done, Mayor Koch continues to portray these in cidents as isolated incidents and not symptomatic of the deep-seated ra cism of the entire city. These tricks will not stop us from remembering what caused this horror, for the Big Apple has been shown to be racist to the core. The Aaeodatlon far liable Call Dlaaaaa for Charlotte-Metrolloa, lae. deceived a contrl butlon of 11,090 from tha Charlotte Local •900 of tho lataraatloaal Aeeoclatlon or Plra Plghura. The donation waa preaented by Marvin Wllaoa, prceldeot of tha Char lotte Plra PI|htora Aaaoatatlon, and Robert Raynolde, of tho Board of Troalaae of tha loaal troop. Tho Charlotte Plra Plghtera Aeaoelatlon la o brotherhood of loaal flra flthtare whleh haa aa ooa of Ita major goal* tha gaaaratloa of fundi through tha promotion of apodal avente/actlvltlta re flactlng tha afforta of local mambarahlp. Booh poor tha group promotai and apoaaor* two major avaata to aupport bona flda local charHIaa. Funda for tha INI contribution* ware darlvad from a baakotball gam* be tween tha Waahtngton Redikina and tha Mi ami Dolphlaa, alao a abow featuring Reach M u a I c from tha f 0 a. Teen Pregnan cy Statistics Are Alarming Statiitioi on tm boring but 3BT lUtUtloi on loon prognanoy an ilarmlng. This yaar mora than 15,000 girl* In North Carolina ba> waan tha agio of It and 19 wW >aooma pragnank Iowan am of 10 >ragnant toanagara will not goo a lac tor or go la a otiiilo daring tha hot thraa month* of prognanoy. In 'act, owar 1,000 of tha infanta bom n North CaaoUna in 1913 warn mm to woman who nawar raw a too tor during thair prognanoy. Tha •forth Carolina Modiaal Sooioty la MRiod about than. * Bat Idas tha tramondoua amotlonal , . I •trwn of parenthood, 9m infant may not roeeive proper medical atten tion. In 1979 adolescent mothers gavs birth to 16,723 babies. Over ‘2,000 of these babies never saw their first birthday. Proper medical ears daring and after the pregnancy may have saved some of these be VU.* «« j, DM9 • There are over 430 obstetricians in North Carolina, oaring for preg nant woman, following the program of a pregnancy, advising their pe dants about diet, exercise and the danger* of smoking, drinking and other drags. They also monitor the i „_’t l ' . -mm. . baby'* growth, watching oloaaly for ilgna of troublo or dlotresa. Trouble oeoun moat often In teen pregnan cy. The adage, "An ounce of preven tion la worth a pound of euro," oer lairily applies to taenaga pregnan cy Tha North Ctoollna Medical Socie ty wama teenagers to make rsspon tibla decisions about tax and png nancy. and to know all tha faota in volved to having a healthy baby. If you have a question about pregnan cy. contact the North Carolina Mod teal Society, or bettor yet, ask a doctor. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Martin Lt King Observances Set The Charlotte Community Rela tions* Committal--in eoiuiutiwn1 with the Charlotte Area Clerg sociatior. and the Christian sters Fellowship Association wifl sponsoring a brief memorial vice for the late civil rights lea Dr. Martin L. King Jr on Thurs<L_ January 15 at noon. The progrnn will take place at Marshall Park in front of the King statue. Rev. Ar- | thur Kartheuer, assistant pastor at St. Martin's Episcopal Church will lead the call to worship. Rev. Har old S. Diggs, Rev. Martha Jane Rae dclls and Rev J.T. White will par ticipate in the program In addition to the call to worship, prayers of unity, peace and brotlierhood will be offered. Statements by other groups will be made. Also on January 15, the Minority Programs Coordination Committee will be sponsoring a candlelight march in memory of the late Dr. Martin L. King Jr., begin ning at 12:30 p.m. in McKnight Lobby of the Cone University Cen lor-UNCC. Dr. OrcRg Davis, David Frye and Phyllis Covington will provide bnef remarks tt the march. i NAACP To Meet The regular monthly meeting of the South Iredell branch of the NAACP will be hold at th* Raid Me morial Ptaahyterian Church USA Sunday, January I), 3 p.m. All member* and Interented per aona are welcome to attend. ln«ial latlon of the newly elected officer* \ will be held at thli lima. Funeral Director* Th* W**t*m District Funeral Di rector* of F.D. 4 M A of North Carolina win b* aponaorlng a funeral *wvice continuing education court* on Tuesday, January 13 beginning at a a m Registration begins one-half hour aarUar. Th* court* which will take place at McDonald1* Cafeteria will feature gueet «pecker Leonard Neater, who Is th* chief of the mortuary servtoa division. A native of Virginia, Neater la a graduate of th* ClndanaU Collage of Embalming and la a licenced am balmar ana funeral dlrector in the state of Virginia H* also holds i Nabanal Funeral Service llcaneo. , Subjects that will be covarad In I one-day course will Include " 4 Recovery of Rama Ins", nations Facilities 4 E< "Scientific Identification malna," "Documenting flcatlona", "Freparatl 4 Facility,1 Coat of th* Information at 9M-1111. 1