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WEEK OF OCTOBER 20-26, 2005
Rally focuses on poverty, class
Millions More Movement speakers point out disparities
By Bclhonie Butler
FOR WE CHARLOHE POST
WASHINGTON - On the
surface, the backdrop was
the Nation’s Capitol as thou
sands gathered to commem
orate the 10th anniversary
of the Million Man March,
which challenged black
men.
But the growing aware
ness of poverty and class
divisions that came into
focus after Hurricane
Katrina destroyed much of
the Gulf Coast wes the real
backdrop to the Million
More Movement, which
sought to pick up where the
Million Man March had left
off. The crowd that came to
Washington last Saturday,
was not the attentive crowd
of 1995, but many say the
feeling of unity among a
diverse group of black
Americans echoed that of
the celebrated Million Man
March.
Ron Walters, a political
scientist and professor of
government and politics at
the University of Marjdand,
who spoke at Saturday’s
rally and helped plan the
Please see MILLIONS/6A
ASSOOCIATEO PRESS PHOTO/RON THOMAS
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan addresses
the crowd at Saturday’s Millions More Movement rally.
ACADEMIC, FUND RAISING ACE
PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON
In 1994, Johnson C. Smith University President Dorothy Cowser Yancy intended to stay on the job for six months, then return to her
job as a professor at Georgia Tech. Since then, she’s led record academic and financial growth for the Charlotte school.
Short-term plan turns
into long-term mission
JCSU president Yancy marks decade of academic growth
By Chens F. Hcxlges
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When Dorothy Cowser Yancy
Ph.D., arrived at Johnson C.
Smith University in 1994, she
planned to stay at her ahua
mater for six months as presi
dent.
“Georgia Thch held my office
for two years,” the former his
tory professor said. “This is
something that I never really
planned or thought of People
have dreams and goals and
plans and my plan was to be
an excellent professor. Tb be a
hill professor with tenure and
to be a wonderful labor arbi
trator.”
But it was something about
being back at JCSU that
wouldn’t let her leave. Yancy
said she can’t even describe
what it was that kept her at
the university
As president, Yancy has
made her mark in fond raising
and increased technology
However she doesn’t take aU of
the credit for her success these
last 11 years.
“This has been a team effort,”
she said “We have a fairly
good team in place.”
Yancy also credits the board
of trustees for Smith’s growth
because they have bought and
supported her vision.
‘1 wanted to improve the
Please see JCSU/3A
Charlotte leadership program recmiting for next class
By David D. Dawson
THE CHARLOTTE PO^
Are you a leader?
Focus on Future Leaders will
have its recruitment reception for
their 2006 leadership training
program Simday at the
Charleston House, 3128 The
Plaza, fix)m 5:30-7:30 p.m. The
reception is to generate
potential participants and volun-
teo^ fca* the organization’s fourth
dass.
Ron Keeper, foimder of R.J.
Forsyth County program
encourages adults to talk
to teens about sex 1B
Keeper Construction, Johnson C.
Smith University continuing edu
cation director Angela Jeter, City
Councilman James Mitchell and
IBM executive Kevin Patterson
founded FOFK in 2002. The non
profit organization involves par-
tidpants in opportunities using
proactive strat^es to address
issues impacting the African-
American immunity
The goal is to successfully devel
op a .first dass leadership pro
gram primarily for African-
Americans, providing them with
the necessary tools to become
active leaders in the Charlotte
Metropolitan community through
community involvement.
Brenda McMoore, FOFK’s presi
dent and prc^am chair, looks for
grassroots minded partidpants
who want to be involved in the
community
‘We are an all indusive organi
zation. We want anybody who has
an interest in being involved in
his or her community” she said
“That’s from the grandma who
is at home and wants to be
active to business people.”
The cost of the six month pro
gram is $200 with a $50 non-
refundable application.
McMoore states that they will
not turn away future leaders if
they are unable to pay the dass
fee in full.
‘If someone wants to be
involved but does not have the
$200, they need to get in ccaitact
Please see PRCX3RAM/2A
BMtO
limit
housing
hinds
Political non-profits
would be restricted
By Janell J. Lewis
THE CHARLOTTE POST
WASHINGTON — A federal housing bill would
provide more low-income housing, but would pro
hibit its use by organizations affiliated with any
type of voting activity
The Federal Housing Finance Reform Act (H.R.
1461) would establish new affordable housing
funds at mortgage financing companies Freddie
Mac and Fannie Mae. The bill would require the
housing companies to dedicate five percent of its
after-tax profits to its Affordable Housing Fund.
Under a proposed provision, any non-profit
oi^anization that receives money to develop
affordable housing would be prohibited fix)m
engaging in voter activities and lobbying for 12
months prior to applying for federal funding, even
if using private funds.
Rick Cohen, director of the National Committee
for Responsive Philanthropy calls the provision
biased, because it is not imposed on for-profit com
panies.
“The fact that restrictions apply to nonpax)fits
applying to the fund, and not for-profits, is clearly
meant to discriminate against the charitable sec
tor that speaks for and represents the populations
Please see FUNDING/2A
Accountability
goal of academic
symposium
By Herbert L. White
herb.white®thecharlottepostxrom
A sympodum on accountability standards in
public education will be held Saturday
The symposium, called “making the Gateway”
will be held at Cochrane Middle School, 6200
Staihaven Drive from 10 a.m-1 p.m Facilitators
include teachers and adirrinistrators from
Cochrane and Devonshire Elementary School.
Issues to be covered include N.C. and Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools standards; end of grade
tests, intervention strategies for disadvantaged
students and an explanation of the achievement
gateway
The symposium is an effort to bring together
parents, administrators and teachers together to
form a compreherrsive hands-on opportunity to
learn about acaderrric accoimtability said
Josephine Houston, a Cochrane teacher arrd facil
itator.
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