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The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C., iSiPIWI-SINGLE COPY r) f? IHURSDAY-SUNDAY O ffCCKiy IN RALEIGH JL.O0 JULY 14,1988 VOL. 47. no. 64 DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST ELSEWHERE 300 1 f_ rm l/wry«f« “How Do You Love To A Black Woman?... Page 18 Suavef Vaneeea Williams Ready For The Party Page 18 nuumu oeis orage Black Voters Await Jackson’s Signal NEWS BRIEFS BOSTON INTEGRATES Bystanders and media were kept at a distance as two black families moved into their new apartments in a formerly all white housing project without in cident. Movers Carried furniture and belongings into the three-story brick buildings Monday morning at the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project in the city's South Boston section. Uniformed and plainclothes Boston police officers watched as the two families became the first black tenants at the project in more than 10 years. The families, granted three bedroom apartments as part of an emergency Boston Housing Authority program, are not con nected to an ongoing integration plan affecting 31 of 69 BHA pro jects, including the 1,000-tenant McCormack. RAIL TASK FORCE Gov. Jim Martin addressed the first meeting of his Rail Task Force July 13 in the Highway Building. The 15-member task force will study the role of rail passenger transportation in North Carolina’s future. Such issues as preservation of rail right of way and improvement of Aaatrak service were discussed. PRESIDENTS AWARD Chuck Davis, founder and ar Ustic director of the African American Dance Ensemble, received the 1988 NCAAC Presi dent’s Award during the annual epuference in Winston-Salem, nk award is given annually to recognise those who have done meritorious work toward foster ing the arts in North Carolina. Correction!!! in an article published Thursday,. July 7, The CAROLINIAN incorrectly identified Gennifer Taylor as the author of “Politicos Shift To Atlknta.” Ms. Taylor did not write the article. The newspaper regrets the error and apologizes to Ms. Taylor. WEATHER Variable cloudiness Thursday and Friday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms through Saturday. Hot and humid through the period with highs in the 80s in the west and near 90 in the east. Cloudy Sunday with highs near BY BILL PEACE Special To The CAROLINIAN An Analyele Tuesday, July 12, was a “white day” for black America. Mike Dukakis finally answered the number one question in this country since the 1968 presidential race began late last year, “Can the Democrats stand up to Jesse Jackson?” There was a time not too long ago, people could spit in our black faces and all we could do was to get mad, but only inside. We could not even unic tei our Deing maa snow, i remember those days and so do a lot of you. Those were our “nigger days.’’ That’s what the degradation and humiliation of being a nigger in America was all about, people spit ting in our faces and us being powerless to do anything about it. Thank God Almighty, our nigger days in America are a thing of the past. Nobody can spit in our face any more and get away with it. Nobody, right? Well, you tell me, you go and tell our Rev. Jesse Jackson, better sciu go tell your children, especially when they ask you all-important questions like. “Mama, Daddy, why in his face?” Be sure you carefully consider your answer. It should be as truthful as ‘ Don’t get mad that Dukakis spit in Rev. Jackson’s black face and our collective black faces and don’t get mad that Lt. Gov. Bob Jor dan patted Dukakis on the back for doing it... Let’s get even...” U1U UICJT IU1C WIIUC uuyo WUU IUII UIC Democratic Party] mess over Rev. Jackson so badly? Why did they spit possime. rne one cnmg we as Diack people have never done in this coun try is lie to our children. Let’s not start now. Tell your child the truth about what happened to Jesse Jackson. “They messed over Rev. Jackson because he is black. They did not even have the courtesy, the decency to tell him to his face that they had decided to pick somebody else to be on the Democratic presidential ticket this fall. And they did it because all Rev. Jackson is to them is just another nigger and one who needed to be put in his Diace.” (see VOTERS, P.2) i rajjicKing Dismissed Wake Teacher Pleads Guilty Cocaine Delivery Charges A Wake County middle school teacher who was arrested on cocaine trafficking charges pleaded guilty this week in Wake Superior Court to a cocaine delivery charge. Anthony M. Pope, of 205 S. Swain St. had three cocaine trafficking charges dismissed as part of a plea bargaining agreement. Pope’s attorney said in court that he was just providing transportation to a woman associate at the time. Pope and Ms. Emily R. Debnam, 28, of 621 Quarry St., were arrested at the parking lot of Starmount Plaza by agents of the Wake County Sheriff’s Department. Pope had been charged with three counts of trafficking in cocaine. Prosecutors choose the lesser felony of conspiracy to deliver in light of the plea bargain agreement. A detective tesuueu inai ms. ueLi na m and an agent had agreed in a telephone conversation to purchase an ounce of cocaine. Ms. Debnam is alleged to have met the agent outside the Hospitality Inn on Brentwood Road. Pope was driving the car. The two vehicles went to Starmount Plaza where the transaction alleged ly occurred. In lab tests, authorities found the actual weight of the drug was 27.6 grams, just under the 28 grams minimum required by the state for cocaine trafficking. Pope was a teacher and football coach at Whitley Middle School in Wendell and had been under suspension with pay since his arrest. The sentencing date for Pope has not yet been designated and he could face up to 10 years in prison for the NAACP Southern Regional Voter Action director, Boon Patterson, attorney from New York and Chutes Hayes, U. S. Congressman from Illinois. (Photo by Tallb SaWr-CaHoway) Dukakis Quick-Fix For VP Could Bring About New Jackson Stargedy BY K.r. CUK1NWAL.L (JHUNN Stuff Writer The mostly Democratic black com munity across America now awaits a signal out of the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta next week—from Rev. Jesse Jackson—to determine black voter enthusiasm for the newly announced Micahel S. - Dukakis-Lloyd Bentsen Democratic ticket. Following Dukakis’ selection of the Texas senator as his running mate, the Jackson forces began shaping their response to the announcement which came as a surprise even to Rev. Jackson. In a written statement issued Tues day afternoon, Bruce Lightner, direc tor of the North Carolina Jackson ef fort, said, “Rev. Jackson has sent the appropriate message to his leader ship and supporters throughout the nation. In essence, we choose to reserve judgment on whether or not a Dukakis-Bentsen ticket will be whole heartedly received until we gather in Atlanta. We will allow the national convention to take its course." The statement continued, "We go to Atlanta determined to deliberate and debate about our party’s platform and direction, to arrive at a democratic decision and get a man Housing Act To Help Homeless, Needy Families Congressman Floyd H. Flake (D-N.Y.) expressed his enthusiasm for a proposed housing bill which would provide permanent affordable housing for homeless and low-income families recently. He announced the bill’s introduction at the Capitol City Inn, a homeless hotel in Washington, D.C. Rep. Flake is a co-sponsor of the “Affordable Housing Act,’’ a bill which would provide one-time, up front capital grants of $15 billion an nually, starting with fiscal year 1988, for the construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of 7.3 million affor dable housing units as well as conti nuing financial assistance for the maintenance of these units. “If the housing crisis continues as it - is now, nearly 19 million Americans will be faced with the prospect of homelessness at the turn of the cen tury,’’ Rep. Flake said. “It is clearly (See HOUSING, P. 2) date to win in November and govern thereafter.” “This convention is the place the party assembles to define itself and for uie clack community. Lightner said he was “certainly” going to the Democratic convention, and “I’m going to do everything I can Jackson Delegates Urge Wait And See Attitude Toward V. P. Selection. its vision of the future—the Jackson campaign and its delegates intend to fully participate in this process,” the statement read. Clarence Lightner, a former Democratic Party national commit teeman and a Jackson delegate, stated in an interview on the vice presidential selection, “That’s up to the nominee.” On the possible reaction to the selection of Bentsen from the black supporters of Rev. Jackson across the country, he said, “I can’t speak do to support him [Rev. JacKsonJ... [to] get those things the Jackson campaign will be interested in...” A top state Democratic Party of ficial, Everett Ward, said he agreed with many of Rev. Jackson’s com ments at the press conference follow ing the Dukakis-Bentsen announce ment. “As Rev. Jackson stated, we still have to develop our national plat form. It is incumbent with us as Democrats to make sure they are (SeeV.P.,P,2) “Golden Rule” Is Manager’s Guide n 1 n,r. lunnnALL tnuNn SUII Writer For Robert “Bob" Rogers, July 18 of this year definitely will be the day that “the rubber meets the road.” Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. will open its newest service center at Beacon Plaza, 3901 New Bern Avenue, on that date, and Rogers will be the new store’s manager, the only black manager of a Firestone store in the area. For the Raleigh native and 1971 Enloe High School graduate, sales have been his avenue to pro fessional achievement. “As people manufacture pro ducts, it takes someone to get that over to the public,” Rogers said. “You just take the golden rule with you and go from there.” The “golden rule” has ap parently worked for Rogers. He previously was with J.C. Penney Co. in their automotive center, and subsequently managed the New Hope Road Firestone ser vice center for four years. “I’m very excited about my position as manager. I have put a lot into it,” he said. “Our greatest message at the present time is that we’re not just a tire store, UUl Ulctl WC U1IC1 SCI vice—Firestone MasterCare Car Service. ROBERT “BOB” ROGERS “It’s more than just a program. We do things different from anyv other automotive services. We (See GOLDEN RULE, P. 2) March Planned To Pay Homage To Dr, King PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP)-Mar tin Luther King, III, son of the slain civil rights movement leader, is seek ing support for a national march on Washington next month, on the 25th anniversary of the demonstration led by his father. King, 30, a member of the Fulton County Commission in Georgia, received the backing of Mayor W. Wilson Goode of Philadelphia. “We should recommit ourselves to the dream. A lot has been done since 1963, but still more needs to be done,” Goode said. He urged Philadelphians to “lead the way” in organizing and supporting the march. The Aug. 27 march to the Lincoln Memorial would commemorate the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. King. The slain civil rights leader’s son said he hopes to see hun dreds of thousands of patriotic Americans join. He said his mother, Coretta Scott King, decided to bring several issues to the front of the national agen da—the increased number of people living in poverty, the burgeoning homeless population and national in attention to the needs of children. King and Dr. Joseph Lowery of the Southern Christian Leadership Con ference said they mounted the rally to (See MARCH. P. 2) Judges' Bench SHOOTING SUSPECTS A search (or two men suspected of firing a handgun into a police station is under way in Wilson County. Of ficials at the Stantonburg Police Sta tion think the incident may be related to another shooting spree outside the town (Wilson) earlier in the evening. The attacks may have been provoked because of the police department’s raids on illegal liquor houses. Stantonburg Mayor Seth P. Hunt commented that a single bullet had passed through the front window of the police station, passing over the main desk and striking a filing cabinet in the back of the building around 12:30 a.m. Sunday. At the time no one was in the building. An alert employee at the rescue squad in another building heard the shots and chased a dark-colored Chevrolet pickup truck westward onto Hwy. 222 into Wayne County. According to an official of the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department, the truck was driven down a side road in Eureka, two men jumped out and hit the woods. In another incident a resident of a house on Hwy. 58 south of Stanton burg also reported to police that he heard gunfire around 9 p.m. Satur day; three bullet holes were found below a window section. The bullets appeared to have been fired from a .25-caliber automatic. POLICE GET NEW GUNS The days of the .357 magnum Smith and Wesson revolver are fading from the scene as the official weapon for state troopers. State law enforcement officials and Alcohol Law Enforce ment agents will showcase the power ful Beretta semiautomatic 9 mm pistol. Law enforcement officials say the move is an effort to stay a step with criminals who are better armed (See JUDGES’ BENCH, P. 2)
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