J Thursday, October 14,1993 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page3A Black Expo USA Pit For A Queen Continued From Page lA series, which will really blow your v^entors really, blind. I was flabbergasted When I saw all the things I didn't know about that black inventors invented. In addition, Porter said there will be "A health series where testing will be done as well as referrals for whatev er the problem, a children's area, a family show and en tertainment. We will have singers such as Glen Jones. There will be fashion shows by the exhibitors. There will be some nice entertainment." In addition, speakers rang ing from newspaper and tele vision Journalist Tony Brown to Akbar Muham mad, international spokes man for the Nation of Is lam's Minister Louis Farrakhan, will be here. Brown will be on the main stage at 5 p.m. Sunday. For information on Muham mad's appearance call the Clean N Fresh Power House at 377-6937. According to Jerry Roe buck, chairman of the Black Expo, African Americans are recognizing the expo as a culturally necessary, eco nomically and conceptually powerful event. PHOTWCALVIN FERGUSON Katina R. Burris, Miss Johnson C. Smith University, waves to the crowd as she gets a royal ride during the an nual homecoming parade uptown. In addition to the pa rade, there were parties, step shows and a football game, which Smith won 20-7 over Kentucky State University. Earn Some Ebdra Credit Class may be over for most adults, but a Charlotte televi sion station is looking for people eager for extra credit. WTVI (channel 42) is spon soring "Extra Credit '93," a community-based volunteer effort to help students in se- Tected Charlotte- Mecklenburg schools. The volunteer-a-thon will be held Oct. 21 from 8-10 p.m. at the station. For more Information, call 371-8787. FRED WARREN REALTY NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY! - NEW, EXISTING, HUD/V/y HOMES LOW INTEREST RATES!!! -, ^ 617 North Summit Ave. • Charlotte, NC 28216 |-|-^ Office: (704)333-7977 • Home (704)358-0189 iMLg Digital Pager: (704)558-3808 • Fax (704)347-3414 maltoh Correction In the Oct. 30 Business- Monthly, ownership of Hoyles Restaurant was In correctly reported. The re staurant, located on LaSalle Street, is owned by Five Brothers Inc. It is managed by Troy Pinkney. ^ CJassic Designs by Zella 220 Tuckaseegee Rd. (Off W. Trade - Near The Old Garr Auditorium) "ZELLA" designs for all Occasions: Fresh Flowers • Balloons • Funeral Designs • Weddings • Fruit Baskets • Stuffed Animals • Gifts niiankjy'ou, ZeCtaTatton (704)343-0480 Kelvin Knows Pain! "Been in a Wreck?" "Call my Chiropractor." r Cherry Community Pulls Together For Its Own Neighborhood Watch SPECIAL TO THE POST Approximately 60 resi dents of the Cherry Commu nity attended a Neighbor hood Watch program information session at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Oct. 4. Charlotte Police Captain Maurice Keith and Officer Nick PellicOne of the Char- lotte-Mecklenburg Police De partment provided informa tion to residents about the guidelines for Implementing the program. Residents were told about the importance of deterring crime by utilizing techniques such as engrav ing valuable items within their homes and placing Neighborhood Watch signs at various entry points throughout the community. Cherry is one of the oldest African American commu nities in Charlotte. Al though it is somewhat more diverse now, residents, both old and young, black and white, committed them selves to doing all that needs to be done to preserve the In tegrity of the more than 100 year old community. Residents asked Pellicone about possible solutions to problems such as slow re sponse time from law en forcement officers, and dis patcher Insensitivity towards a person who Is re porting a crime in progress. They also discussed the op tions of having a communi ty-based police unit esta blished in Cherry, as well as holding absentee landlords accountable for the activities which take place on their property. In addition, resi dents want strict enforce ment of a curfew for the pub lic park located in the community. The next meeting will be held on Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Myers Tabernacle AME Zion Church. Anyone interested in the program can call Tor rence Powell, chairman of the Cherry Neighborhood Watch, at 334-1764 for more information. The Charlotte Post ISSN 9655-00 Published Weekly At 1531 Camden Road Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Phone (704) 376-0496 Second class postage paid at Charlotte, N.C. 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