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VoL 18, No. 8 October 8-October 14,1992 THE AWARD-WINNING VOICE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
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Farrakhan
i And Notes From Charlotte
And The Rest Of The World.
Saviour's Day
In Georgia
The Na
tion of Is
lam Is
spending Its
big day In
the state of
the relig
ion's found
er.
The Na
tion found
ed by Elijah
Muhammad
will cele
brate Saviour's Day Oct. 18
at the Georgia Dome In At
lanta. Minister Louis Far
rakhan Is scheduled to ad
dress an expected crowd of
70,000 people at the annual
event.
This year's Saviour's Day
will observe the 95th birth
day of Nation of Islam
founder Elijah Muham
mad.
Franchising
Seminar
Minorities who want to
own franchises can get a
few pointers next weekend.
The Minority Business
Development Agency will
sponsor a franchise orien
tation seminar Oct. 17 from
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the
Adam's Mark Hotel at 555
S. McDowell St. The Char
lotte seminar Is one of 12 to
be held across the U.S. to
educate minorities on how
to obtain franchises.
The seminar Is free. For
more Information, call 1-
800-222-4943.
NCCU Alumni
To Meet
The Charlotte Chapter of
the N.C. Central Alumni
Association will meet at
7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the
Kappa House at 5409 Beat-
ties Ford Rd.
All alumni are Invited to
attend. For more Informa
tion, call Sylvia Casey at
549-1531 after 6 p.m.
ECHO For
Storm Relief
A Charlotte group is rais
ing money to help relieve
the suffering brought on by
Hurricane Andrew.
The Excelsior Club Hu
manity Organization
(ECHO) contributed $642
through the United Way for
victims of the storai, which
devastated Florida and
Louisiana.
Contributions are still be
ing accepted by ECHO mem
bers. For more Informa
tion, call the Excelsior Club
at 334-5709.
Candidates'
Forum
The Charlotte Women's
Political Caucus, the Na
tional Organization of
Women and the Charlotte
Business and Professional
Women's Club will sponsor
a candidates' forum Oct. 14
at St. Mark's Lutheran
Church at the comer of
1001 Queens Road and
Moorehead Street.
Format for the event Is an
Informal question and an
swer session. The forum is
free. For more Informa
tion. call 542-9873.
Spike Lee's Visit Sets
Davidson College Abuzz
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
AME Zion Church Wraps Up
Charlotte Conference Today
Lee
Motion picture director-activist Spike Lee
has created a sttr In Mecklenburg County.
Lee. whose "Malcolm X" will open nation
wide on Nov. 20, will be at Davidson College's
Love Auditorium Oct. 21 for "A Rap Session
with Spike Lee." Tickets, at $8, will be on sale
to the pubhc through Oct. 16. They can be pur
chased from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at the
Davidson box office In the college union or by
calling 892-2135.
See SPIKE On Page 3A
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
About 1,000 members of the
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church are closing out
a week of discussions on the
denomination's future.
Delegates from around the
world were In Charlotte for
worship and fellowship at
Little Rock AME Zion
Church and the Adam's
Mark Hotel. North Carolina
Is home to one of the largest
concentrations of AME Zion
members, which numbers
about 1.5 million in the U.S.
An estimated 50,000 live in
the Charlotte area.
The strength of those num
bers is reflected In the local
leadership, starting with the
Rev. Jeunes Samuel of host
Little Rock. Senior Bishop
Ruben Speaks of Salisbury
heads the denomination's
Board of Bishops and newly-
elected Bishop George Battle
of Charlotte Is one of six new
members on the 12-member
board.
While members debated Is
sues ranging from pensions
for retired ministers to the
merits of U.S. presidential
candidates, there's an eye on
the future. The church will
celebrate its 200th anniver
sary In 1996.
SAGA OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY
'Roots' Author's Estate Sold
Away As Family Tries To
Settle Debts
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Alex Haley's Tennesse &nn home waa part of the author’s estate auctioned last week.
By Vanessa Greene
POST CORRESPONDENT
As Alex Haley's only son.
Bill Haley always figured he
would inherit his father's
estate.
He was wrong.
Last week, all of Alex Hal
ey's possessions. Including
his farm, his 1975 Pulitzer
Prize, even his eyeglasses,
were sold at auction.
Having neither the legal
authority to stop the sale
nor the money to bid. Bill
Haley watched helplessly as
his father's belongings were
auctioned to the highest bid
ders during a three-day peri
od.
"My father was an artist.
See HALEY On Page 2A
I
Biographer
Defends Haley's
Works, Life
By Vanessa Greene
POST CORRESPONDENT
The "Roots” manuscript was
also auctioned o£L
Alex Haley was a compli
cated man whose personal
life and literary career were
mired In controversy.
Public revelation of his fi
nancial shortcomings, three
marriages, his strained rela
tionship with his children,
and an admission to plaga-
ilzng several major passages
In "Roots" will provide fod
der for the late author's crit
ics.
See BIOGRAPHY On Page 2A
Former Atlanta
Mayor To Speak On
Global Economy
Andrew Young Will Be At
UNC Charlotte Wednesday
POST NEWS SERVICES
Andrew Young, former U.S.
ambassador to the United
Nations and former mayor
of Atlanta, will be the fea
tured speaker at a conference
on "The Charlotte Region
and the Global Economy"
scheduled for 8:30 a,m, to 4
p.m., Oct. 14. at UNC Char
lotte's Cone Center.
Young will deliver an ad
dress on 'The Imperatives of
Globalization; Lessons for
Leadership" at 9 a.m. Other
presentations scheduled
throughout the day Include
"How Global Is the CharlOtte
Region?" !'An International
Perspective on the Charlotte
Region. Flve-Mlnute’ Vi
sions: The Charlotte Region
In 2002," and "Creating an
Agenda for Action."
Young
In addltfqn
to Young,
presenters
will Include
a number of
area media
and business
executives,
elected offi
cials and fa
culty mem
bers from
area colleges
and universities.
Some spaces at the confer
ence are still available for
the general public. Cost is
$40. which Includes a lunch
presentation. Registrations
will be accepted through Oct.
9.
For more Information, call
Amy Driscoll of UNC Char
lotte's Urban Institute at
547-2307 between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. weekdays.
Bahamian Leader Seeks
Improved Government
By Larry Still
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
Hubert H. Ingraham, the newly-elected prime minister of
the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Islands, seeks to set an
example of improved government for the citizens of his coun
try and all the Caribbean Islands, he told reporters In Wash
ington.
^ter meeting with leaders of the G-24 smaller nations at
tending the recent World Economic Congress and Interna
tional Monetary Fund, (IMF) sessions with top G-7 govern
ments, Ingraham emphasized that he was not asking for
handouts from the IMF or World Bank, but only seeking
See CARIBBEAN On Page 6A
THE 1992 ELECTIONS: N.C. Senate District 33
Jim Richardson Runs
To 'Save' District
By Winfred B. Cross
THE CHARLOTTE POST
This was supposed to be the
year N.C. Sen. Jim Rlchard-
soii'hangs up his political as
pirations and returns to pri
vate life.
But It's not. Richardson is
running for a fourth term In
the senate and his reason is
simple - people know him.
Richardson changed his
mind because redlstrlctlng
changed the racial makeup
of Senate District 33. It's still
mostly black, but not by
much.
"I klnda talked myself Into
running again because I have
some name recognition. I
have some visablllty that a
new person won't have so I'm
going to run to save the dis
trict," Richardson said. "It's
been a minority district and
Its getting closer to not being
one. 1 think it's Important
because there will be Issues
that will not be brought up by
a white senator, not that he
Richardson
would be ra
cist, it just I
wouldn’t be |
brought up.
"It's the
same argu
ment I had
In the Gener
al Assembly
about the]
12th dis
trict," he
said. "Mel
(Watt) will address some is
sues that would not be ad
dressed by a congressman in
the 9th district. And I feel the
same way about house or
senate districts that are mi
nority districts."
"Richardson served one
term In the state house and
Is finishing his third term In
See INCUMBENT On Page 3A
Robert Pittenger
Presses For Change
By Madelyn L. Hooker
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Pittenger
Republican candidate for N.C. Senate Dis
trict 33 Robert Pittenger has never run for
public office before.
But he does have a plan.
Pittenger, originally from Texas, has been
In real estate acquisitions for 20 years.
So what encouraged this businessman to
make the career change?
"What really encouraged me to run was the
excitement about a district that embraced the
whole community. I want to bring to the table
business expertise that could help address the
See PITTENGER On Page 2A
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