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The Voice of the Black Community
Also serving Cabarrus, Chester, Mecklenbui
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-2t, 2005
and York counties
Farrakhan: Black
success is up to self
By David D. Dawson
THE CHARLOITE POST
Nation of Islam leader Minister
Louis Farrakhan’s message was
clear when he visited Charlotte to
promote the Millions More
Movement march on Oct. 15.
African-Americans must take
responsibility for their empower
ment.
In a pamphlet called the
‘TDeclaration for a Covenant with
GJod, Leadership and our People,”
Farrakhan states the issues of the
MoUions More Movement is unity,
spiritual values, education, economic
devdopment, political power, repa
rations, prison industrial complex,
health, artistic/cultural development
and peace.
Farrakhan, who attended
Winston-Salem Tfeachers College
(now Winston-Salem State
University) in the mid-1950s, has
met with political and spiritual lead
ers throu^out the country to ensure
that everyone is on one accord.
“I have talked with the
Congressional Black Caucus and
Please see FARRAKHAN/6A
Nation of Islam
leader Minister
Louis
Farrakhan
urged African
Americans to
take responsi
bility for their
own empower
ment Tuesday
in Charlotte.
PHOTO/CURTIS WILSON
Putting down roots
PHOTO/WADE NASH
Hurricane Katrina survivors looked for employment Tuesday at a job fair at the Charlotte Colisuem. Some former Gulf Coast residents
are finding work and enrolling in schools in Charlotte.
Gulf Coast transplants looking to make Charlotte new home
By Cheris F. Hodges
cheris Jiodges^ thecharlottepostjcom
While some Gulf Coast sur
vivors of Hurricane Katrina are
homesick, Larry Hart Hkes his
new surroundings in Charlotte.
Now if he can find Ms. Ri^t.
Hart, an electrician whose
New Orieans home was washed
away, said, “If I meet a good
woman, I mi^t stay here.”
Hart has been in Charlotte for
about a week and is tiying to
get to know the city He said he
wants to be able to make his
way around without depending
on others, because he knows
the welcome mat will be rolling
up soon
“I mean, (New Orleans evac
uees) aren’t used to people
telling them what to do. Many
of us were self-sufficient. This is
New Orleans, baby We do what
we want to do,”
And what Hart plans to do is
get a job in Charlotte, save
enough money to buy a car and
insurance then head back to the
Bayou, if for nothing else than
to see what he has left.
Lyle Barthelemy, 17, who
lived in St. Benard Parish, La.,
said Charlotte is going to be his
new home. He’s enrolled at
See KATRINA/3A
With Delai firing, there’s no Jaye in WBAV’s day
Jaye Delal.
who was
hired by
WBAV-FM to
battle the
nationally-
syndicated
“Tom Joyner
Morning
Show,” was
fired
week.
last
AM. host trailed
syndicated Joyner
By Cheris F. Hodges
cheris bodges® thecharlottepost £om
PHOTOADALVIN FERGUSON
If you’ie looking to put a Httle Jaye in
your day he won’t be on W^AV-FM.
Morning host Jaye *Delai, who was
hired last year to compete with the
nationally-syndicated “Tbm Joyner
Morning Show” on WQNC was fired
Aug. 29.
WBAV Operations Manager Tbrri
Avery said the station will make
a(^\astments with its on-air personnel.
“We have Gene Kni^t, who has been
in the market for over 25 years and
Bea Thompson,” she said
Avery wouldn’t say why Delai and
the statioh split, but it may have some-
Primary
lessoit
Compete
ter seats
From City Council to
school board, races
attract deeper fields
By Herbert L. White
herb.white®thecfiarlotteposi£Oin
Call it the political maturation of black
Charlotte.
The Sept. 27 primary will give voters a wide
selection of candidates in district
races where challengers are tak
ing on incumbents, or in the case
of City Council District 4, there’s
a battle royale for a soon-to-be
open seat.
“It’s a maturity of the black com
munity and maybe its a feeUng
that other people are ambitious
for those positions,” said Tfed
Arrington PhD, chairman of UNC
Turner
Charlaotte’s political science department. “Its a
lot of competition. There’s more than there used
to be. There’s more (political) interest in the
black community' There are people who not
only feel they’re qualified, they are qualified.”
While black incumbents have historically had
a hammerlock on job security, this year’s pri
mary has possibilities. The District 3 council
race, which has been highly competitive in
recent years, pits first-term Democratic incum
bent Warren Tbmer against Joel Ford, an
Please see PRIMARY/2A
Education leader
keynotes Post
Best Awards
Advocate of urban
school districts
By Herbert L. White
herb.white®thecharlotteposl£om
thing to do with the dismal showing
WBAV had in the spring Arbitron
rankings.
Since 2004, WBAV has been trying to
keep WQNC finm dominating the
urban adult contemporary market.
Joyner’s defection from WBAV
sparked a switch in listemer loyalties.
WBAVs ratings have declined each
quarter, dropping fiom a 3.6 market
share in summer 2004 to 3.2 percent of
the market this spring.
WQNC’s market share has also
dropped but Joyner’s ratings keeps the
station sli^tly ahead of WBAV
But even without Delai, Avery said
their morning show does something
that Joyner’s show can’t
“We’re live and Icxcal and in the com
munity and that’s something the com
petition can’t do,” she said
Hayccxjk
Kati Haycock, one of the nation’s leading child
advcxrates in the field of education will serve as
the keynote speaker for the ninth
armual Charlotte Post Best
Awards.
The banquet will be held Sept
23 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel with
a reception at 6:30 p.m. Dirmer is
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 and
can be reserved by calling The
Post at (704) 376-0496.
The banquet raises fimds for
The Charlotte Post Foundation, a
non-profit organization The foundation has dis
tributed over $115,000 in college scholarships to
Afiican-American students finm public and pri
vate schools in Mecklenburg Coimty
Haycock is director of The Education TFust, an
advocacy group for young people, especially the
poor and racial minority groups. The TFust also
provides hands-on assistance to urban school
districts and universities that work together to
improve student achievement, kindergarten
through college.
Please see AWARDS/2A
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