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VOLUME 19, No. 17
THURSDAY DECEMBER 9,1993
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Communityv
Nurses'
anniversary. 3A
The Charlotte chapter of the Na
tional Black Nurses Association
took time recently to celebrate
nine years of advocacy.
Arts & ,
Entertainment
State of art. 1B
Charlotte
painter Tom
mie Robin
son, no
stranger to
exhibiting his
works, has a
new one at
Davidson Col
lege.
Lifestyles
Adults in
toyland. 7A
Yes, it's that time of the year
again: Christmas shopping for
children. But instead of rushing
off to get the latest fad toys,
there are some guidelines to
gifts that are bound to chal
lenge and entertain kids.
Sports
Prep Dream
Team. 8B
I993
POST
ilLL-SlR!
Mecklenburg's best football
players are recognized with the
third annual Post All-Stars.
Good isn't good
enough. 8B
UNC Charlotte
hasn't started a
basketball sea
son with a 5-0
record since
1988-89. Go
ing into Satur
day's game at
Davidson, the
49ers see
room for improvement.
INDEX
Opinion/Editorials 4A-5A
Lifestyles 7A
Around Charlotte 8A
Religion 9A
Church News 12A
Arts & Entertainment IB
What's Up 5B
Sports 7B
Classified 12B
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PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON
Tony Minter (30) gets a ride from his West Charlotte High School teammates after the Lions
beat cross-coimty rival South Mecklenburg 24-23 in the N.C. 4A football playoffs last week.
West Charlotte, which hasn’t lost in 14 outings this season plays Northern Durham Satur
day at noon in Chapel Hill for the state championship. Minter scored the winning points
on a 60-3rard pass and two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. See story on Page 7B.
Retirements and redistricting to
reshuffle the local political deck
By Winfred B. Cross
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Two retiring state legislators and a new mi
nority county commission district will
change some faces in Charlotte's African-
American political contingent next year.
N.C. Sen. Jim Fdchardson and N.C. Rep. Ho
ward Barnhill will not file for re-election in
January for their respective positions. Also,
Mecklenburg county voters approved a new
redlstrlctlng plan in November which essen
tially created another minority county com
mission district. Mecklenburg County Elec
tions Supervisor Bill Culp says that leaves
the political field "wide open.
"It's three more opportuni-
I ties for an additional minorl-
I ty to get involved at this
1 point," Culp said. "The signlf-
I icance in both cases however
j is the loss of their long terms,
especially In Richardson's
case. He was rated as being ef
fective and had worked hlm-
I self into a leadership posl-
I tlon. There's no question that
Charlotte will lose some of its
political clout in regards to Its
black representation.
"It's not something that can be put off, how-
Richardson
See THE SCRAMBLE On Page 2A
Buffalo Soldier recalls Army days
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALINA, Kan. - The big day
finally arrived for •William
Harrington, one of the few
surviving Buffalo Soldiers,
the Army's all-black, fron
tier-era cavalry.
Harrington, who turned 99
last month, was in Washing
ton Tuesday to help unveil a
postage stamp commemorat
ing the segregated regiments.
"I've been looking forward
to this day for a long time,"
said Harrington, of Sallna.
"It's something that's been
overlooked for the last 25
years."
Harrington participated in
the afternoon ceremony at
the U.S. Postal Museum in
Washington.
Six segregated regiments
for black enlisted men,
known as Buffalo Soldiers,
were organized by the Army
in 1866, including the 10th
Horse Cavalry stationed at
Fort Leavenworth In north
east Kansas.
Military historians believe
Plains Indians first applied
the name Buffalo Soldiers to
the regiments because of the
cavalrymen's hair.
A $500,000 Buffalo Soldier
monument was dedicated at
Fort Leavenworth in 1992,
and Harrington made several
cross-country trips raising
money on behalf of that pro
ject honoring black Ameri
cans.
'We've always been in the
comer of society," Harring
ton said. "But you can't bury
the truth."
While in Washington, Har
rington also will visit the
White House, where his photo
will be taken with President
Clinton.
"I pray for the president
twice a day," he said.
Bom in Atlanta in 1894,
Harrington's Army career be-
See BUFFALO On Page 2A
Logan still
seething after
DA*s decision
Police are cleared of wrongdoing in
the July death of Angelo Robinson
By Cassandra Wynn
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Outraged, but calm is how community leaders described the
mood in Concord following a decision by the Cabarrus County
District Attorney William Kenerly not to indict the officers
involved In the death of Angelo Robinson.
'The community is outraged. We don't feel like justice has
been served." said Zenobia Nelson, a member of the Logan
Community Concerned Citizens Association.
Last July, angry Logan residents rioted In the following the
death of Robinson, 24. He had been sprayed with pepper Mace
by police and died while in their custody.
Robinson was apprehended in the early in the morning July
11 at the Waffle House in Concord on Highway 29 North, and
after a verbal exchange, police began aggressively spraying
him.
Witnesses said after police started spraying Robinson, his
eyes swelled and he told them he couldn't breathe. Those who
loiew Robinson said that he suffered from asthma as a child.
The officers Involved in the incident have been put on desk
duty. A coroner's report released last summer said that Robin
son's death was precipitated by the pepper spray. At that time.
Concord police ceased using pepper spray.
'We're not at the point of rock throwing, but we're no long at
the point where we're going to stand for things to be swept un
der the rug," said A.J. Clark, president of the Logan Communi
ty Concerned Citizens Association.
The N.C. State Conference of the NAACP said it was disap
pointed in Kenerly's decision not to "have the facts of this case
See CONCORD On Page 2A
Hiaden VMley group
prepares for a very
special holiday meal
By Herbert L. White
THE CHARLOTTE POST
residents of Hall
On Dec. 16,
House up
town won't
have to
guess who's
coming to
dinner.
That's be
cause their
friends
from Hid
den Valley
will be there.
Hidden Valley Optimists
(HVO) plan to spread some
holiday cheer with their 10th
annual dinner at Hall House
for the elderly and disabled.
Era Coleman, the Optimists'
public relations director.
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|Charlotte's holiday spirit
said the feast should be big
ger than before.
"Last year, we had about 60
people," she said. "This year,
we've been told there'll be 92.
It has defi
nitely in
creased in
the number
of people."
"It is a tra
dition.
They've
worked with
us a long
time," said
Rosa Dargin, Hall House's
resident manager. "They
come in and eat with us, fel
lowship with us and share
with us."
In the past, HVO members
See HALL On Page 2A
PHOTO/CALVDt rEROUSON
Bettye Bames, Goldie Burwell and Rosa Daiglns (left to right)
prepare Hall House for the annual Christmas dinner Dec. 16.