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GLAM KICKS FOR BIGGER FEET New shoe line gives women stylish footwear in larger sizes 1B Tamara Richardson's size 12 feet inspired ^ Taoeri shoes Ebony Hillbillies keep music tradition alive 1D DOG DAYS AT A&T Aggies football coach George Small on the hot seat after 1 -2 start 1C ^ Also: C. Jemal Horton weighs in on end of the Aggie-Eagle Classic Volume 31 No. 1 SEP 2 6 2005 Wife Cliarlott 1.11!..,!! 28216 511 PI ]a«es B. I 100 Beatties For?/®,., • Charlotte NC 28216-5302 The Voice of the Black Community WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22-28. 2005 Also serving Cabarrus, Chester, Mecklenburg, Rowan and York counties .. Historic site seeks input on slavery interpretation By Herbert L. White herb.whiled ihecharlottepostjcom Slavery has a different inter pretation at Historic Brattonsville. After complaints of a lack of authenticity of slavery’s hor rors on the former plantation in McConnells, SC., Brattonsville has changed its approach. If s first public view ing is Saturday the living his tory program ‘3ythe Sweat of Our Brows. The Afiican American Experience.” The program is 10 am.-4 p.m. at the 775-acre site just south of Rock Hill. “That was the best thing to happen to it,” said Kitty Wilson-Evans, a historical interpreter who plays Kessie, an elderly slave. The Post first reported in March that former Brattonsville interpreters quit over how scripts portrayed slave life. They said the scripts called for happy slaves while glossing over the brutality they suffered. Historic Brattonsville officials denied those accusations. This year’s production of “Sweaf ’ is programmed by Bertha Maxwell Roddey, a professor at USC Lancast^ and co-founder of Charlotte’s Afro-American Cultural Center. More than 70 cos tumed interpreters, singers, dancers and musicians will help tdl the story of African peoples from kings and Please see S.C./6A PHOTO/HISTORIC BRATTONSVILLE Re-enactors interpret a scene at Historic Brattonsville, S.C. A chronicle of the black experience, “By the Sweat of Our Brows” includes a more expan sive look at slavery. PHOTOS/CURTIS WILSON Members of the Cannonballs Cycling Team train in Charlotte as part of their preparation for this weekend’s MS 150 Ride to the Beach. Below, the Cannonballs discuss riding strategy for the fund raiser that promotes awareness of multiple sclerosis. Ride of their lives Charlotte cyclists pedal to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis By David D. Dawson TtiE CHARLOITE PO^ Getting to Myrtle Beach won’t be easy for Dempsey Miller and Walter Richardson of Charlotte. They will fi^t scorching heat, fatigue and exhaustion this weekend when they ride their bicycles in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 20th annual MS 150 Ride to the Beach. Miller, who formed the Cannonballs Cycling Tfeam to ride in the MS 150 12 years ago, says people heard about the team and wanted to join. The team was formally named when a member shouted Took at that cannonball go,’ in refer ence to Miller’s Cannondale bike. The MS 150 is an annual event that raises money and promotes awareness to end multiple sclerosis, a chronic, oftm disabling disease of the central ' nervous system. Symptoms may be mild such as numbness in the limbs or severe—paralysis or loss of vision. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50 but the unpredictable effects can be Hfe-long. Miller, Richardson and their more than 50 teammates won’t quit, make excuses and go home. However, they know that they must overcome their fatigue so that the thousands of Americans who suffer fixim MS can overcome their condition. ‘T know two people directly that were healthy Then I saw them a year or two later and they had MS,” Richardson said. ‘Tt completely took away aU of their mobility. It totally changed their lives. I just feel that I can do something or con tribute in some kind of way that can change that or get them back to some kind of normalcy It makes me feel good.” The progress, severity and specific symptoms of MS in an individual cannot yet be pre dicted. A person with MS does See CYCUSTS/3A Anti-rape condom introduced in South Africa GLOBAL ISFORMATIOS SETAORK KLEINMOND, South Africa - The first female condom designed to prevent rape was introduced last week by a South Afiican woman and is already stirring up controv^y in a country that has one of the hipest rates of sexual assault in the worid Sonet Elhers, a former medical Sculptor Raddiffe Bailey turns attention to photos at Lassiter Gallery 1D technician, says she was inspired by a rape victim who said, "if only I had teeth down there”. Her invention, called ‘R^)ex”, gives women those teeth. The latex device which is inserti ■ ed into the vagina like a tampon, can be worn for up to 24 hours. It contains plastic barbs that attach to the shaft of a man’s p^s and can only be removed surgically ‘Tlapex” is safe for a woman to use and does not permanently harm the man’s penis. However he will bedebilitated immediately and forced to seek medical atten tion, which Elhers believes will help law enforcement find and easily prosecute rapists. Police statistics show that more than 50,000 rapes occur in South Africa annually but experts bdieve the actual number could be four times hi^ier, as many rapes go unreported More than 40 percent of sexual assaults involve young women under the age of 18. Some South African rape crisis Please see CONDOM/3A Caucus opposes lusdce Watt Roberts' civil liberties background cited by black lawmakers By Herbert L. White lierb.white®thecharlotlepostrom Afiican American members of Congress are opposing the confirmation of Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts. U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, chair of the CBCTs Judicial Thsk Force, issued a statement outlining CBC oppo sition of Roberts’ confirmation. The caucus said Roberts’ refusal to meet with caucus members and the lack of documents that would detail his stance on social issues, especially civil rights, led to its decision. “Our review of his papers before the Senate hearing showed that the most controversial part of Judge Roberts’ record was his civil ri^ts record and views,” they said in a statement. The caucus invited Roberts to meet with its members last month, but the White House turned it down. Congressional Democrats con cede Roberts will likely be confirmed, but his vague answers on states’ rights, civil rights and affirmative action raises concerns. Watt said. Please see CAUCUS/2A Seminar focuses on men’s role in black family By David D. Dawson THE CHARLOTTE POST For 15 years, author and motivational speak er Glenda Horton Manning, has empowered people to reach their maximum potential through her company Tbuch, Inc. lb celebrate it’s 15th anniversary, Tbuch will be present “Strong Men Lifting Families” on Saturday, October 1 at Peak Fitness Center on 8109 University City Blvd. fiom 5:00-7:00 p m. Speakers include the Rev. Sheldon R. Shipman of GreenviUe Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and author Johnny T. Allen. “This is a seminar that wiU empower men. We are hearing a lot about a need for men to be more involved in the lives and education of their children. We would like to celebrate with them what they have done and encourage them to do a better job at it,” said Manning. Manning worked for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for 20 years with Title I, a federal fund ed project to help children academically She started Tbuch to specialize in presenting work shops, seminars and keynote messages with the sole purpose to empower and motivate people. “I can not believe that the time has gone by so fast. We have been able to build some wonderful relationships that has lasted over time,” said Manning. Manning received her degree in sociology at Please see SEMINAR/2A Life IB Religion 88 Sports 1C Business 8C A&E1D Happenings 6C INSIDi To subscribe, call (704) 376-0496 or FAX (704) 342-2160 © 2005 The Chariotte Post Publishing Co. Please Recycle o o«oi
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