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Volume 19, No. 7
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30,1993
50 Cents
News And Notes Prom Charlotte
And The Rest Of The World.
Barber-Scotia
Alumni Meet
The Barber-Scotia College
Charlotte Alumni Chapter
invites graduates to the or
ganization's Oct. 14 meeting.
The event will be held at 7
p.m. at Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church at 3001
Beatties Ford Road.
Uptown
Optimists
The Uptown Optimist Club
of Charlotte will have its an
nual installation banquet
Oct. 1 at Renaissance Place
at 7 p.m.
New officers will be in
stalled by Herman Hart, past
president of the Hidden Val
ley Club and Lieutenant
Gov.-elect for the N.C. Cen
tral District.
The new officers and board
of directors will be Roman
Davis (president): Vann
Branch and Chris Ogunrlnde
(vice presidents): Catherine
Andre (secretaiy/treasurer).
Board of directors members
are Bruce James, Darrell
Perry, Bill Carter, Bill Da
vis, Ellison Laney, Darrel
Williams and Glen Frix.
For membership informa
tion, call Darrel Williams at
334-6436 or Roman Davis at
375-9111.
Orr Takes
Command
The Charlotte Military En
trance Processing Station is
getting a new commander.
Air Force MaJ. Duane B.
Orr will take command of
the MEPS in a cermony Oct.
6 at Founders Hall uptown.
Orr succeeds Air Force MaJ.
Charles Ayers, who moves
on to become Director of Op
erations for the Extension
Course Network at Maxwell
Air Force Base in Alabama.
The U.S. has 68 processing
stations, which prepares in
dividuals for Induction to
the military based on De
fense Dept, requirements.
NAUB Fall
Board Meeting
The National Association
of Urban Bankers will host
its fall board meeting
through Sunday in Char
lotte.
NAUB, made up minority
bankers, is comprised of 40
chapters throughout the U.S.
Two of the country's largest
banks. First Union and Na
tionsBank, will host events.
First Union will sponsor a
corporate luncheon Friday
and NationsBank will host a
reception that evening.
For more information, call
Greg Pickett at 331-6356.
Gattisons Open
New Restatirant
Charlotte Hornets player
Kenny Gattlson and his wife
Wanda are cooking up a new
business.
The grand opening of Gattl-
son's Restaurant at 4106
Carmel Rd. will be held Sun
day from 5 p.m.-untU. After
the ribbon-cutting, a private
party to benefit Nevlns Way
Group Homes, will be held.
Admission is $25 for the
party.
[Washington Helps U.S. To Victory
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MallVal Wasliington returns a shot during
the Davis Cup zone competition between the
United States and the Bahamas at Olde
Providence Racquet Club. Washington, the
No. 29 player in the world, helped the
mmofiimvmmsaimmfim
^Americans win 5-0 to advance to the world
competition next year. After the match,
Washington spoke to local Junior players
about the spot and life in general. More
photos on Page SB and 9B.
Different Religions, One Goal: Dialogue
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Christians, Jews and Mus
lims will get together in
Charlotte this weekend to
talk about America's eco
nomic, social and moral
challenges.
And It's about time, says a
Muslim spokesman.
Abdul Malik, special as
sistant to Muslim American
Spokesman Warith Deen
Mohammed, said recent
world events are the start of
dialogue between different
groups of people that cross
ethnic and religious lines.
"The world is quite an in
teresting place," he said.
"People who havenT,,.§at Ifi-
gether with each other4n our
lifetime are sitting together.
It's as good a time as any."
Mohammed, son of the late
Nation of Islam leader Eli
jah Muhammed, will be
among the featured speakers.
Mohammed will speak dur
ing the "Facing America's
Moral Challenges Summit
Weekend" Sunday at 4 p.m. at
Ovens Auditorium. The pub
lic address is free.
Television talk show host
and newspaper columnist
Tony Brown will speak Sat
urday at the Adam's Mark
See DIALOGUE On Page 2A
Barber-Scotia
President May
Respond Soon
'Iron-Fisted' Style Draws Attention
From Presbyterian Church-USA
By John Minter
POST CORRESPONDENT
CONCORD — Barber-Scotia
College President Joel Nwag-
baraocha may file formal
answers next week to three
lawsuits filed against him by
former employees, including
his executive assistant and
director of academic affairs.
An answer to the lawsuits
may shed light on what has
become a rumor mill of In
nuendo and suspicion sur
rounding Nwagbaraocha's
administration of the 500-
student Presbyterian-
supported college.
Presbyterian Church-USA
officials were expected on the
campus today and the law
suits and other concerns will
be among topics discussed
with Nwagbaraocha and oth
er campus officials, accord
ing to sources.
Nwagbaraocha (pro
nounced Wo-ba-wo-sha)
came to Barber-Scotia in
1990 from Voorhees College
and since has dismissed as
many as two dozen employ
ees, according to former em-
Nwagbaraocha
ployees. They allege the pres
ident’s "Iron-flsted" rule has
disrupted the
campus and
hurt morale
among facul
ty, staff and
students at
the school.
In their
lawsuits,
three fired
employees -
Betty Boat-
right, Mari
an Yvonne
Hodges and Leroy Staggers -
allege improper behavior by
Nwagbaraocha, induing ha
rassment and slander.
Boatright and Staggers,
who followed Nwagbaraocha
from Voorhees to Barber-
Scotia allege that Nwagba
raocha libeled and slandered
them In comments about
their job performance. They
are also alleging breach of
contract and are seeking
damages in excess of
$100,000.
Pam Hunter, the Charlotte
attorney represer:* the
See PRESIDENT On Page 2A
Victory Christian
Center Is Among
McDonald's Suitors
By Cassandra Wynn
THE CHARLOTTE POST
What has become a Char
lotte fixture and symbol of
successful black entrepren
eurship may change hands
soon.
John McDonald will not
comment about the groups or
persons who have ap
proached him about selling
McDonald's Cafeteria,
McDonald's Inn and Fun
City at Beatties Ford Road
and 1-85.
Sources close to the situa
tion confirm the suitors in
clude Victory Christian Cen
ter and the House of Prayer
as well as groups of investors
including some Aslan busi
nessmen. Of the groups con
tending for ownership of the
facility, VCC is said to have
the best chance for purchase.
But Robyn Cool, VCC pastor,
refuses comment.
The 72-year-old McDonald
"is at a point where he Is con
sidering what is Important
for the establishment and
the African American com
munity. He has not rendered
a decision," said John Jen
nings, McDonald’s CEO and a
VCC mem
ber. "My
membership
has nothing
to do with
his willing
ness to sell
at all."
McDonald
and his wife
are Catholic.
Sources
also say that
reluctant to
Gool
McDonald is
leave the establishment alto
gether. Right now, he is at his
restaurant on a daily basis.
If the property changes
hands, McDonald and his
name would likely remain.
"The organization is a very
Important facility to the city
of Charlotte. People come
from all over to eat the food."
Jennings said.
See MCDONALD'S On 2A
Somalis More Resentful Of America’s Military Role
By Williams Reed
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
As troops from around the
world continue to pursue the
elusive clan general Mo
hammed Farrah Aideed, an
Increasing number of Soma
li people have become angry
and resentful of the Western-
dominated peacekeepers in
that country.
Many blacks around the
world are now also voicing
concerns that racism may be
motivating many of the sol
diers from the U.S. and
members of other forces rep
resenting the United Nations
there. In early September
over 100 local women and
children were killed by UN
forces and angry Somali
youth now regularly hurl
stones and grenades at the
peacekeepers, and even older
civilian citizens in the
southern part of Mogadishu
have started to throw up
burning st.’jt t ’rrlcades
and publicly r onstrate
against the con...-,jed pres
ence of UN soldiers.
Despite a $25,C..O bounty
on his head, Aideed contin
ues to elude UN capture and
See SOMALIS On Page 3A
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