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RELIGION/5B
What happens when
religion becomes
evil. A noted profes
sor will lead this dis
cussion on Sunday
at the Levine Mu
seum of the New
South.
THURSDAY, APRiLlV, 2007
SECTiON B
What if
Hunt were
white?
If Darryl Hunt had played
lacrosse at Duke University, he
would’ve never gone to jail.
If Darryl Hunt had been a
white man, Winston-Salem po
lice would've
questioned and
released him in
1984 when a
local newspaper
copy editor was
found dead.
But Hunt is a
black man who
spent nearly 20
years in prison
for a crime he
didn't commit.
In the HBO documentary, “The
Trials of Darryl Hunt," his
heartbreaking story is told by
the people who fought for and
against his release.
Even with DNA evidence,
questionable eyewitnesses and
immoral tactics by the Forysth
County district attorney's of
fice, Hunt was twice convicted
of a crime another man com
mitted.
The Hunt case shows how
corrupt and racist the state of
North Carolina can be. That
alone should give people pause
when showing sympathy for
the Duke lacrosse players who
were accused of raping a black
woman from North Carolina
Central University. Crystal
Klangum is her name and even
N.C. Attorney Genera! Roy
Cooper said she believes some
thing happened to her.
The Duke boys didn’t spend a
day in jail. Hunt was there for
20 years. They’re all innocent,
but Hunt lost his youthful
years sitting behind prison
bars. The Duke players only
had a few months in the spot
light as accused rapists. They
had the best attorneys money
could buy.
Hunt’s first lawyer had never
tried a capital case.
The Duke boys had white on
their side, Hunt’s race is the
sole reason he was indicted
and sentenced.
Reports are surfacing now
that one player, team captain
David Evans, will be working
on Wall Street making six fig
ures. According to the New
York Post, Evans said Mangum
destroyed his life.
He told the New York publica
tion he was worried he would
n’t be able to get a co-op in
New York.
Hunt had to worry if he was
going to survive or spend the
rest of his life in prison for a
rape and a murder that he did
n’t commit.
Durham DA Mike Nifong
made mistakes in the Duke
case and will be punished. The
prosecutors in the Hunt case
went on with their lives as if
they didn’t judicially lynch an
innocent black man.
One year, the Duke players
were headline news. They may
have been kicked out of school,
but they were free. They may
have lost internships and the
right to play lacrosse, but Hunt
lost 20 years that he will never
get back. No amount of money
can make up for the fact that
racist police, district attorneys
and judges robbed a man of
much of his youth.
So please forgive me if I can’t
find an ounce of sympathy for
three white boys who didn’t do
a minute of prison time.
AT EASE WITH PATRICK CANNON, FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM
PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON
Former CharloHe mayor pro fern Palrick Cannon owns Bijoux 12 uptown.
Politics, business have common
thread in public interaction
By Cheris F. Hodges
chen's.hodges@ihechor(ofteposl.com
P atrick Cannon made his mark on Charlotte by
being the youngest person ever elected to
City Council.
Now, Cannon spends part of his days working at
Bijoux 12, the uptown accessories stores he and his
wife Trenna own.
“What I like most about (working in the store) is
what I liked about city government, interacting with
the people,’’ he said.
Cannon even helps customers put the right acces
sories with their outfits. He’s even making sure the
current crop of NFL draftees wear the right ties.
“I’m enjoying myself in one of the area businesses
that I own and operate," he said.
Bijoux 12 is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m, to
6:30 p.m. and by appointments on Saturdays. You
can find Cannon working there on Thursdays and
Fridays.
Tourists seek out GuUah
culture along S.C. coast
THE ASSOGAFED PRESS
CHARLESTON, S.C. —For decades here, there was little mention
of the rich culture of the descendants of black slaves, many of
whom lived as farmers and fisherfolk on the nearby sea is
lands.
Euphemisms used by whites helped obscure their his
tory. The Civil War was sometimes referred to as “the re
cent unpleasantness.” Slaves became servants; slave
quarters became carriage houses.
Despite rewriting reality and the lack of recognition
from outsiders, the culture of West African slaves was
nourished by their descendants. The isolation of the sea
islands where they lived helped keep their language, arts
and traditions largely intact.
But now this culture known as Gullah in the Carolinas and
Geechee in Florida and Georgia is being noticed and sought
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Community service is penance for
Snoop Dogg, other troubled celebs
Snoop Dogg
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES —Often when celebrities
behave badly and are held accountfible in
a courtroom they are ordered by a judge
to perform community service as penance
that can range from scrubbing toilets to
helping cheer up cancer patients at a hos
pital.
On Wednesday, Snoop Dogg became the
latest star who will have to sit down with
a probation officer to decide how he will
repay his debt.
The 35-year-old rapper, born Cordozar
Calvin Broadus Jr., pleaded no contest to
felony gun and drug charges and was sen
tenced to five years of probation and 800
hours of community service.
Superior Court Judge Terry Smerling al
lowed Snoop Dogg to spend 400 of the
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Cancer
and
chemo’s
effects
Cancer remains the No. 2
killer of individuals in our com
munity, second only to heart
disease. African Americans
suffer and die from many types
of cancer, including breast, cer
vical, lung and prostate cancer,
at higher rates compared to
non-minorities.
The earlier cancer is detected,
the more likely the chance that
it can be treated effectively and
the person can be cured.
There are three main forms of
cancer treatment which in
clude: 1) Surgery (cutting out
the cancer cells), 2) radiation
therapy (burning out the abnor
mal cells) and chemotherapy
(poisoning the cancer cells),
(ihemotherapy is a treatment
method feared by many, but it
is often needed to effectively ^
treat patients suffering from
many forms and stages of can
cer
What is chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy involves the
treatment of diseases using
chemicals that selectively kill
or shrink cancerous tissue.
These drugs are administered
to a patient intravenously,
orally (as a pill), or through an
injection. Once the medication
enters the bloodstream, it can
travel throughout the body and
attack and destroy cancer cells.
The frequency and the length
of time chemotherapy is ad
ministered differs for every in
dividual.
There are many ways in
which chemotherapy is useful
for treating cancer. In ‘adju
vant’ chemotherapy,
chemotherapy drugs are ad
ministered to destroy micro
scopic cancer cells that may be
present after a tumor is re
moved through surgery. This
procedure aims to prevent the
recurrence of cancer. Even
when the cancer itself is incur
able, chemotherapy can be use
ful because it controls tumor
growth and can help to prolong
a patient’s life.
Side effects of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs are de
signed to kill fast-growing can
cer cells, but because these
drugs travel throughout the en
tire body, they also affect nor
mal, healthy cells. Damage to
healthy tissue is what limits the
amount of drug used to attack
the cancer and what causes
side effects. Although side ef
fects are not always as bad as
you'might expect, many people
worry about this aspect of their
cancer treatment. The normal
cells most likely to be affected
by chemotherapy are blood
cells forming in the bone mar
row and cells in the mouth, di-
.gestive tract, reproductive
system, and hair follicles. Some
chemotherapy drugs can also
damage cells of the heart, kid
neys, bladder, liver, lungs, and
nervous system.
Before chemotherapy starts,
most people are concerned
about whether they will have
side effects and, if so, what
they will be like. The most com
mon side effects of chemother
apy include nausea and
vomiting, fatigue, and hair loss.
Most side effects gradually
disappear after treatment ends
because the healthy cells re
cover quickly. The duration of
the side effects and regaining
energy varies from person to
person. It may depend upon
many factors, including the
person’s overall health and the
specific drugs they are receiv
ing.
Although many side effects
go away fairly rapidly, some
may take months or years to
disappear completely. Some
times the side effects can last a
lifetime, such as when
chemotherapy causes perma
nent damage to the heart,
lungs, kidneys, or reproductive
organs. Most cancer survivors
consider this an acceptable al-
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