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9B REGIONAL/rhe Charlotte Post Thursday, March 28,1996 Kmart workers launch U.S. boycott Continued From 8B Holt, who said, "We're living from paycheck to paycheck" but “we'll fight with Kmart imtil our demands are met for higher wages.” UNITE, which urged shop pers to boycott Kmart, claims that the mostly minority work force at the Greensboro facihty is paid substantially less than workers at other K Mart dis tribution centers. The union says that other K Marts that are mostly white are paid up to $4 more. Kmart lawyers, who videotaped the rally, said union demands were unrea sonable and released a state ment saying the protest was about wages and Kmart had nothing to hide regarding employment. Union leaders led rallies in Memphis, Houstonm Chicago, Cleveland, Greensboro, and Norfolk. Thompson takes lessons beyond classes Continued From 8B class and the reaction she gets from her students is some times surprising. "It's a weird experience because some black students felt uncomfortable using the book with white students in the class," Thompson said, "because sometimes the white students don't fully under stand some of the black dialect." Thompson says she started using the book called "Revelations, an Anthology of Expository Essays by and About Blacks," about a year ago. The book is used at other colleges, such as Howard University. "There is tension in my class es sometimes between white and black students," she said. "I've foimd that most white students are uncomfortable with the subject of racism." By the end of the semester, Thompson say she' feels like she's gotten through to some students about the issue of racism. Along with her book promo tion, Thompson has been researching and recently pub lished a paper on AAican American students and euro centric elements in the class room. According to Thompson, the textbooks used in composition classrooms are so Eurocentric that some black students can not comprehend because it doesn't relate to their culture. "A lot of black students write to the dominate culture," Thompson said. "We learn to assimilate and that become problematic for those students who cannot translate." Her research will be pub lished as a collection of chap ters on academic argument in Cultural Prospective by Hampton Press. Putime plans for Thompson include taking a leave in the fall to work on a second book of poems. Her immediate plans however included taking school work home to make in time for the TV game show Jeopardy! Jordan tries to maintain a private life Continued From 7B have to make the adjustment to." Her husband of 36 years was murdered on his way back to his Charlotte home after attending a friend's funeral near Wilmington. His red, $40,000 Lexus was found stripped and abandoned near Fayetteville. His murder attracted national attention, and more than 500 people gathered for his funeral. Jordan said she did not read news reports about Green's arrest and trial. She did not return calls from reporters. She admits she tries to stay busy and focused not to let “the negative get in the way." She also tries to keep a low profile. “I think the whole family tries to be private as much as we can because we find so many people who want to know you just to say I know you and not on a friendly basis," Jordan said. “So I try just to find a couple true friends." Jordan plans to settle in Charlotte, where she's a mem ber of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. When she's not attending board meetings, she spends time with her five children and 10 grandchildren. Son Larry, who owns a real estate business, lives in Charlotte with his wife and two yormg children. Another son, James Ronald, who's made a career of the Army, lives in Fayetteville. Daughter Roslyn lives in Chicago; Delois, the oldest daughter, lives in Philadelphia. “In September we were all together in Chicago," Deloris Jordan said. “We went up to Michael's and had a cookout. All my 10 grandchildren were together. It was a special moment for us." BIG UBAGXm SPORXS ARE HERE WHICH WILL COME FIRST? SUPERBOWL? N.B^ CHAMPIONSHIP? CHARLOTTE HASN’T HAD EITHER ONE BUT A WORLD CHAMPION BOXER, KELVIN SEABROOKS, and HIS CHIROPRACTOR DR. WATTS KELVIN SEABROOKS COMMUNnV REIAnONS DIRECTOR OF A & W CLINIC, HELPS KEEP KELVIN’S BACK IN SHAPE IF YOUR BACK OR NBCK IS INOURFD DR. DENNIS WATTS, D.C. WtTH 3 OFFICES ON: BEATTIES FORD, WILKINSON & THE PLAZA OUR STAFF WILL TREAT YOU LIKE A WORLD CHAMPION Schools looking for black teachers, administrators Continued From 8B employee - may make some trips with him. The school system still looks to its o'wn ranks to promote from within. Each year Thomas sends out letter of invitation to each school to recruit and cultivate those inside the school system thus asking for certified teachers, assistant principals and coim- selors who are interested in being promoted. The system also runs ads in newspapers, including The Charlotte Post and other African American newspapers. The district is now turning to two new avenues for recruits. Troops to Teachers is a federal attempt to place newly-retired military personnel in public schools. Another program Thomas is using is the N.C. Principals' Fellowship Program, which provides each student one year of classes in school administration and a one-year internship for inter ested teachers and coimselors. Upon its completion, students receive a master's degree. "We need more minority administration candidates,” Thomas said. “I'm reaching out to all.” Dinner benefits Metrolina AIDS Project’s intiaiative DREAMS FOR SALE. /f you’ve always had the dream of owning your own home, your dream may have just come true. For as little as you’re paying in monthly rent and a modest down payment, you could buy a HUD Home. That’s right. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development THE DREAM OF OWNING YOUR OWN HOME CAN COME TRUE FOR ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE PAYING IN RENT. Continued From 8B that went to MAP. The money was used to provide counsel ing, case management, advo cacy and education programs for people in the Charlotte region affected by HIV or AIDS. April 1 is the kickoff date. To pick up a party kit, '/isit the MAP office at 227 East Blvd. between 5:30-7:30 p.m. A Smile. A Handshake. No Vacancy. iDISCBilllliNATION: Don1 be footed by frterxJly landtords or rental agents Housing discriminatkn isn't always obvious. Krxjwyour rights. If you suspect unfair housing |>ractices. contact HUD or your hxal Fair Housing Center. Ev«ryone deserves a fair chance 1^ (HUD] has programs that make owning a home easier than you think. Programs that will even help you cover most if not ail of your closing costs. If you’d I'ke more information about the home you’ve always dreamed of, contact your real estate agent. Or. for a free brochure on how to buy a HUD home, call 'l-SOO-7G'7-‘4HUD. TTiere's never been a better time to follow your dream, because now you can afford it. WE’LL HELP You OWN A PIECE OF AMERICA To qualifted buysrs, only on homes with FHA-insured financing Closing cots and lass additional.
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