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Blacks Should Dismiss Party Labels, Grear Says
Continued From Page lA
Yet both support the idea of
blacks utilizing ticket-splitting
--- the process of a voter who's
registered with one party voting
for one or more of the candi
dates of the opposing party —
for a purpose. Says Hughes, 'To
vote for a candidate based on
that candidate's party affilia
tion is not necessarily in our
best Interest.
"My overrid
ing Interest in
politics is to
improve lives
in the black
community.
Being a Demo
crat, is not my
main objec
tive in life,"
she adds.
Case in
point, both Gamer
Grear and Hughes have pledged
their support to Ekiward Gamer
Jr., a black Republican nmnlng
for the office of State Auditor.
"We characterize this as the
most controversial race," says
Grear, who claims, "a lot of
mainline black Democrats plan
to support Gamer.
"A lot of people do not support
this bi-partisan Initiative," says
Grear. "But the fact is, many
black Democratic leaders are
abandoning the best interest of
black people for the best Interest
of the Democratic Party.
"I thinks that's sad. I think we
should have black candidates in
both parties and all elections.
"My objection is we are voting
for people who have no commit
ment to our survival and
growth.
"Part of the reason we want
Gamer showcased at the rally is
so he can be judged on what he
stands for — not on party cre
dentials."
Through the hoped-for elec
tion of Garner, Grear and
Hughes see the opportunity of
integrating the N.C. State Coun
cil for the first time,"which has
been exclusively an all-white,
male group," says Hughes.
Neverthelss, it remains that
ticket-splitting is untried terri
tory among black voters and the
black electorate's strong alle
giance to the Democratic Party
will be a hcud nut to crack.
Grear maintains that alle
giance, nonetheless, is based on
a lie. "A lot of Democratic, black
and white, candidates have ex
pressed to the black community
that we are not capable of split
ting the ticket. They say it's too
complicated. That's a lie and it
is insulting and humiliating.
"Twenty-five years after the Vot
ing Rights Act and they are still
saying to blacks that we are too
dumb to split-tickets.
'Yet, blacks have been in
volved in ticket-splitting for.
years. Single-shot voting is a
form of ticket-splitting. You
hear no protest from black Dem
ocrats about that, because it is
self-serving.
"At the rally we must dispel the
notion that blacks can't split the
ticket. As a result of the debate
generated by the whole scenario,
black people will be better off,"
says Grear.
Even though Grear, Hughes
and the NCBLC, plan to intro
duce the use of the controversial
practice of ticket splitting to
N.C.'s black electorate at the ral
lies, they maintain that their
purpose remains to unify the
black vote. "We're trying to avoid
conflicts within the black com
munity in regard to the activi
ties we'll be Involved in up until
November," says Grear.
"After November, regardless of
the outcome, we want to still be
united as the black community."
The NCBLC was organized in
1976 as a statewide organization
which would consolidate the
civil rights gains of the past into
a new and different thmst for
black political influence.
Justice System Failed Ex-Doctor: Brother
Continued From Page lA
hampering the release of court
transcripts. Wayne Mallory feels
those records hold the key to a
new trial.
"The way I've heard it, it may be
three weeks or three months"
before the transcripts are re
leased. 'We feel there are enough
inconsistencies (for a new trial
to be ordered)."
Organizations like the Mini
sterial Alliance in Fort Valley
and the Philadelphia Christian
Alliance, based in the Mallory
family's hometown, have raised
money to help with legal fees,
which are expected to top
$100,000. Blacl^ have also tak
en to the streets, protesting the
outcome of the triad and the long
wait for an appeal.
The strain of the ordeal has
been most difficult for the fami
ly, especladly Vincent's parents,
Vincent G. and Mamie.
"it's taken a heavy toll on the
family," Wayne Mallory said. "It's
been hard on everyone. It's been
a mental and financial strain
from the beginning."
Wayne Mallory said Vincent
has held up well and is visited
frequently by relatives who
come in from Philadelphia.
Wayne visits at least twice a
month, with the most recent last
week.
Vincent was "in pretty good
spirits," Wayne said. 'We talked
about general stuff, how the
family's going, how the job's go
ing and just a little bit about the
In the end, people from Fort
Valley to Philadelphia have ral
lied to aid Vincent Mallory be-
Blacks Scarce On Congressional Staffs
Continued From Page lA
Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., has
none on his 38-person staff.
With Sen. Terry Sanford, D-
N.C., blacks hold eight of 36
jobs.
Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C.,
has three blacks on a staff of 50.
Sen. Ernest Holllngs, D-S.C.,
also has three on a staff of 31.
Holllngs, chairman of the Sen
ate Commerce Committee, also
has a committee staff of 51
members that Includes 15
blacks. Among them: Staff Di
rector Ralph Everett, the high
est-ranking black in the Senate.
While blacks head the staffs of
two of the Carollnas' 21 law
makers — Rose and Rep. Robin
Tallon, D-S.C. — other top-level
positions are rare.
For example. Rep. Alex McMil
lan R-N.C., has a staff of 14 that
Includes two blacks. Both work
in the 9th District, where one is
an office manager and the other
handles constituent services.
To some extent, the number of
black staffers reflects demo
graphics.
In the sprawling 5th District of
north-central South Carolina,
blacks make up 29 percent of the
population. They also make up
almost a third of the staff of Rep.
John Spratt, D-S.C.
In North Carolina's western
Piedmont, blacks make up less
than 10 percent of the 10th Dis
trict's population. None serve on
the st^ of Rep. Cass Ballenger,
R-N.C.
Ballenger's top aide. Max Veale,
says it's because none have ap
plied. "It's not because we dis
criminate." Veale said. "I'd be
tickled to death if we had a
black."
Renee Carter. Tallon's press
secretary and one of seven
blacks on a staff of 15, said the
Carollnas "don't fare unfavora
bly when you consider the rest of
the country. Their hiring
records are probably compara
ble to hiring records all across
the country."
Critics Uke Amelia Parker, ex
ecutive director of the Congres
sional Black Caucus, call it "an
institutional problem." She
argues that staffs should reflect
their member's constituency.
"Just as the electorate repre
sents the diversity of our com
munity, so should the staff,"
said Ms. Parker, a Charlotte na-
Evans Kick-Off
Rally, Sept. 8
Yvonne Mims Evans, candi
date for District Court Judge,
will hold a rally to kick-off her
fall campaign on September 8.
5:30 p.m., at the Afro-American
Cultural Center, 401 N. Myers
St.
This is also a volunteer re
cruitment meeting. Everyone is
invited to attend.
tlve and graduate of Johnson C.
Smith University.
"Clearly it is an Important... to
have advocacy within an office
.... It's Important that there are
people there who represent the
Sf)ectrum of issues and perspec
tive of those whom you serve,"
Ms. Parker said.
Marva Smalls, Tallon's ad
ministrative assistant, or staff
director, says it's been hard for
blacks to get a foot in the door.
"It's a Catch-22, with the Capi
tol Hill experience line that we
all have to use," she says. "But to
get Hill experience, you've got to
work there."
Second Congressional
Black Caucus Meets
Special To The Post
By Frazier Blackwell
The 2nd Congressional Dis
trict Black Caucus convened
Saturday, August 22, in Oxford ,
NC. President Frazier Blackwell
presided.
The honora
ble Mickey Mi-
chaux Jr. chal
lenged the
group to keep
Dr. King's
dreams alive.
He compared
the black vote
to the sling
shot that the
Biblical David
used to slay
Goliath. He Mlchaux
urged black voters to use the bal
lot to slay the monster of racism
which is currently holding back
the fulfillment of the dream.
Michaux Informed the group
that Governor Jim Martin and
the Republicans are filing suits
in court to deprive ten blacks of
opportunities to be elected to
judgeships. He also pointed out
that Qov. Martin and the Repub
licans are claiming to be reach
ing out to black voters while
they are refusing to release $2
million appropriated by the
short session of the N.C. Legisla
ture to stimulate the black econ
omy.
Senators Frank Ballance and
Ralph Hunt spoke about the po
litical gains and the many black
elected officials in North Caroli
na. They also emphasized the
need to use the newly gained po
litical power to bring about eco
nomic growth and a better way
of life for the black citizens in
North Carolina.
Mr. Willie Lovett, chairman of
Black Affairs in Durham, NC,
was adamant about the fact that
some Democratic Party offi
cials are taking the black voters
for granted. A special committee
was appointed to take the con
cerns of the Black Caucus direct
ly to the Democratic leadership.
Caucus co-chairman Bruce
Lightner, and Central Regional
coordinator Charles Dunston
explained the programs for get
ting more black registered to
vote.
The district Caucus will hold
its next meeting October 8, at the
Central Children's Home in Ox
ford, NC, at 10 a.m.
Leaders from other black dis
tricts around the state will be in
vited to attend this meeting.
Black Firefighter Wins Bias Suit
Against Waynesville Department
WAYNESinLLE, N.C. (AP) —
Town officials disagree with a
federal ruling that Waynesville
discriminated against a black
firefighter fired last year, but
say the town will negotiate a
settlement to prevent further le
gal action.
The U.S. Equal Emplo3fment
Opportunity Commission agreed
last week with Carl Bryant's
claim that he was dismissed
from the fire department be
cause of his race. The EEOC is
seeking Bryant's reinstatement
and more than $7,000 in back
pay.
Town officials say Bryant, a
firefighter since 1984, was fired
in January 1987 because of un
justified absences. His dismissal
followed a 10-day suspension
for absenteeism that Bryant did
not appeal.
"Mr. Bryant was repeatedly
talked to by the town manager
for his failure to come in on
time and stay on the job," town
attorney Frank Queen said Wed
nesday. 'The fellow just didn't
come to work."
Bryant says he presented doc
tors' excuses to account for his
absences, something white em
ployees often failed to do.
The EEOC agreed, saying in an
Aug. 18 letter that Waynesville
"discriminated against the
charging party by harassing
him and discharging him be
cause of his race in violation of
Title VII of the CivU Rights Act
of 1964."
Queen acknowledged that the
town's seven other firefighters
sometimes failed to account for
their absences, but said Bryant
was absent much more "with
fewer good excuses."
Representatives of the EEOC
from Charlotte will meet with
Queen in the next month in
search of a solution agreeable to
both parties. Queen said.
cause they feel that he had no
motive to kill Fields.
"A person like him wouldn't
have a reason for killing some
one," Wayne Mallory said. "He
was a successful black in the
area. It wasn't like it was for
money or an)4hlng like that."
Contributions to Vincent Mal
lory's appeal effort can be
mailed to the Philadelphia
Christian Alliance of Third
Christian Church Defense Fund,
6639 Wayne Ave. Philadelphia,
PA 19119.
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