FBI Chief Promises Action To End
Job Bias: Black Agents Resigning
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)-FBI
efforts to end discrimination against
blacks, Hispanics and women within
the bureau will produce measurable
results within a year, Director
William S. Sessions says.
"I have made it dear throughout
the FBI—not just top
management—that all forms of
discrimination are repulsive and will
not be tolerated,” Sessions told a
House Judiciary panel last Tuesday.
Ho told the subcommittee that he
would fight not only hiring
discrimination but racial harassment
and a practice that Hispanic FBI
agents say has repeatedly blocked
thsm from advancement within the
bureau.
Hispanics say they are often
thrown into stopgap roles for which
Spanish-speaking agents are needed
and as a result miss out on in-depth
investigative experience that leads to
promotion.
INSIDE
AFRICA
— BY DANIEL MAROLEN —
How encouraging it is to learn that
Pope John Paul II is looking at and
condemning South Africa’s apartheid
system in the highest terms.
In a 45-page major document on
racism issued in Rome on Feb. 10, the
Vatican says that South Africa’s
apartheid system is poisoning world
peace. The document calls for new ef
forts to eliminate all forms of racism,
and calls apartheid “the most mark
ed and systematic form of racism in
the world today.’’ A change in apar
theid is absolutely necessary and
urgent, says this Pontifical Commis
sion's document. Regarding apar
theid, the document says that South
Africa’s African majority remains
“excluded from effective representa
tion in national government.”
The Holy See and other Christian
churches all denounce the “extreme
case" of apartheid. The document
continues, “On Spet. 10, 1968, during
his visit to southern Africa, the pope
addressed all the bishops of the
region gathered in Hahare, Zim
babwe, and in particular, said to
them, ‘The question of apartheid,
understood as a system of social,
economic and political discrimina
tion, engages your missions as
teachers and spiritual guides of your
flocks. In a necessary and determin
ed effort you must counteract these
injustices and advocate the replace
ment of that policy with one consis
tent with justice and love.’ The Pope
strongly decried the injustices of
apartheid and emphasised that
‘Christians cannot accept structures
of racial discrimination which violate
(See INSIDE AFRICA, P. 2)
Glaxo Awards $100,000
for Renovating Cottage
In its continuing support for educa
tion, Glaxo, Inc., has awarded a
$1M,000 grant to Saint Augustine’s
Oritege in Raleigh.
The funds will be used to assist the
•allege in underwriting the costs of
••novating the college’s Penick Hall
•I Science and purchase of new in
structional equipment for the struc
ture.
AIDS, Black
Health Care
Questioned
A billlon-dollar bill for AIDS
and other health problems afflic
ting North Carolina blacks will be
due soon, and nobody knows who
will pay it.
That was the conclusion of
medical, Insurance and
legislative experts who assembl
ed at the North Carolina Central
University School of Business to
grapple with the cost of health
care for blacks.
“Too many of as, right or
wrong, feel that AIDS, drug
abuse and sickle cell (anemia]
are conditions that we don’t
.risk,” said John F. Sipp, an In
surance Industry consultant who
moderated last Tuesday’s
seminar. “They’re somebody
•!••»■ problem.”
“As long as that altitude per
sists. the question of Who will
pay?’ will be answered by sayiag.
■Gnmokuwlv #»!«•_***
AO) Is one of the
medical problems t
blacks because it is
from big cities to sm
•ad hitting blacks harder than
whites. In North Carolina, ^per
cent of AIDS victims are black.
The FBI, responsible for enforcing
the nation’s civil rights laws, has
American Indians.
Sessions told the panel that
# _ _ • .. a*.
mi, rcspuusiuic iui cmuitiut; me na
tion's civil rights laws, has 8,723 special
agents, of whom 419 are black, 453 are
Hispanic, 119 Asians and 40 American In
dians.
8,728 special agents, of whom 419 are
black, 488 are Hispanic, 119 are of
Asian background' and 40 are
represents an increase of 27 black
agents and 54 Hispanics since Oc
tober 1987.
Trainees not yet in the field are in
cluded, however, and FBI officials
were unable to say immediately how
many employees have been added
iverall since 1987, thus leaving
unclear the percentage increase in
minorities if any, noted Rep. Craig T.
James, R-Fla.
“We may have lost ground as far as
agents in the field and may need to
catch up," James said. ,
“we have a catch-up program,”
(See RACIST FBI, P. 2)
The Carolinian
VOL. 48. NO. 27
RALEIGH. N.C.
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MARCH ft, 19899
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Minority Franchisees Protest They're
Retail Sharecroppers
Profit
Splitting
Viewed
Minority 7-Eleven franchisees pro
tested against Southland Corp. on the
Capitol steps recently, saying the
company’s formula for splitting pro
fits with its inner-city store owners
has turned them into “retail share
croppers.”
The protesters accused Southland
of being a “corporate outlaw” and a
“business barracuda," and asked
Congress to investigate the Dallas
based parent company of the
7-Eleven convenience store chain.
The group also sought a congres
sional inquiry into whether
Southland’s 94.9 billion leveraged
buyout in 1967 is responsible for the
inner-city franchisees' financial pro
blems and the closure of more than a
dozen stores in Washington and
Baltimore.
Southland spokesman Henry
Stanley said there is no connection
between the LBO and the franchisees'
problems, and accused the group of
•grandsUUKting" on a contractual
dispute.
“We continue to look at the dispute
in Washington as not representative
of our relationships with our fran
chisees or the value or merits of our
system nationwide,” Stanley said
from Dallas.
But John Watson of the Capital
Area 7-Eleven Franchise Owners
(See 7-ELEVEN, P. 2)
In responding to the college, Glaxo
officials expressed “gratification to
be able to assist St. Augustine’s as the
college moves to address the impor
tant issue of the paucity of blacks
choosing the sciences as a career.
“We appreciate your giving Glaxo
the opportunity to help support the
campaign to renovate the Penick Hall
of Science,” said Kathryn H.
Wallace, contributions administrator
for Glaxo.
Recognizing the importance of St.
Augustine’s commitment to expan
ding and enhancing its natural
science instruction program, the Pew
Charitable Trusts awarded the col
lege a 1775,000 grant toward renova
tion of the structure, and purchase of
new science equipment. The total
project is expected to cost -a
minimum of tl-S million. Glaxo’s
(See SAINT AUGUSTINE’S. P. 2)
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JAIL BAIL—GuHty as charged, Monique Morris, left, has been sentenced to jail
and can only be released after finding donors to pledge $30 for the March of
Dimes annual fundraiser. Bryan Parker, right is tlw judge and Derrick Center is
the arresting officer. Both are Alpha PM Alpha members and all three are North
Carolina 8tate University students. (Photo by Talib SaMr-CaKoway)
$50,000
Shaw University announced Friday
that it has received a $50,000 grant
from the Ford Motor Co. to fund
scholarships for minorities and
women.
Earnings from the grant will fund
scholarships on a perpetual basis
beginning in the 1989-90 school year.
Shaw University is one of 42 univer
sities. four-vear colleges and com
munity colleges to which Ford is giv
ing $5.5 million for funding scholar
ships for minorities and women. The
schools are in 16 states, including
North Carolina, and the District of
Columbia.
Each school must give priority to
Fprd employees and their spouses
and children who are minorities and
women before considering others who
apply for the scholarships.
At a luncheon on the campus of
Shaw, Leo W. Cumbelich, Charlotte
district, sales manager for the Ford
Division of Ford Motor Co., presented
a check for funding the scholarships
to Shaw University President Dr.
Talbert O. Shaw.
“The purpose of this program is to
provide college-level opportunities to
minorities and women who want to
prepare themselves for careers in
business and industry,” said
Cumbelich. “Schools such as Shaw
University offer some of the finest
programs in the country for helping
achieve this purpose.”
aaRflwfosSnf*
me r ora grants are tne result oi a
1900 conciliation agreement between
the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor
tunity Commission and Ford for a
series of affirmative action in
itiatives. Ford initiatives already im
plemented include funding middle
school math and science projects in
Detroit, Cleveland and Chicago and
providing training in business plann
ing software for minority suppliers.
Schools receiving the grants ad
minister the scholarships according
to their own policies but must not
restrict them to a particular
discipline. The scholarships are
targeted primarily for students in
undergraduate programs but also
may be awarded to students in
graduate-level programs. Each
school determines the amount and
number of awards to be offered.
Shaw University deeply ap
preciates this grant from Ford Motor
Co. intended to provide scholarships
for minorities and women. Shaw’s
president. Dr. Talbert 0. Shaw,
states that Ford’s gift comes at a
most propitious time, when the
university is building its endowment
to ensure ongoing support for scholar
ships and the university’s academic
programs.
The $50,000 awarded to Shaw
University will generate a grand total
of $150,000 under a generous
(See SHAW GRANT, P. 2)
from CAKOt.lNIAN Staff lt«|Mrt«
An early-morjiing blaze in a
Southeast Raleigh apartment com
plex has left a single-parent family of
six without shelter or clothing.
tiarly March 2, ponce evacuated
about 25 people from an apartment
building at 601 Dandridge Drive after
a four-year-old child accidentally
started a fire in a bedroom. District
Chief R.M. King said firefighters con
tained the blaze to the bedroom of
Apt. B. There were no injuries, but
the room sustained approximately
$1,5001
The mother, Ms. Shelia Williams,
told The CAROLINIAN, “We lost
without ciothingnncUhelUff except
for temporarily living with relative^,
and needed assistance
Ms Williams said I
old i
Ms. Williams said they were thankful
that no one was injured and that they
were a&e to escape the building. She
said a counselor at Athens Drive High
School had been helpful, as was the
Triangle Chapter of the American
RedCross.
The family needs
assistance and Ms.
Williams says they
are thankful that uo
one was injured.
The rest of the first-floor apartment
sustained smoke damage and none of
the other seven units in the building
was damaged, according to the fire
chief.
ConiriUtuons to help this family
should lie directed to the address of
Ms Williams' father. Arthur
Williams. 2100 Nelson St.. Raleigh
27010. or caH 828-070H.
HUMAN RELATIONS AWARD-Rev. Ariester Simpson, of Montgomory County,
received the N. C. Human Relations Council Ciflxon Award from Bov. Jim Martin at
the qivernor’s mansion. Rov. Simpson is presently a principal of Bruto..vMe
Hldaie School In Candor, N.C. (Photo by TaHb Sabir-CaDoway)
Professor Sleeps
With Homeless To
Evaluate Problem
BY R.H. HODGE
Contributing Writer
William Shakespeare had his
Hamlet question, “To be or not to
be. ?” in the complexity of self
cha lenge and decisionmaking. A
locil professor wrestled with the
question of how it feels to be
homeless, and in order to gain in
signt, stepped across the broad line
that divides the haves from the have
nots and the rueful homeless.
Dr. Albert Jabs, a sociology pro
fessor at Shaw University, gave up a
warm, comfortable bed to sleep side
by-side with individuals who have liv
ed a large portion of their lives endur
ing the elements of many a cold,
shocking and sometimes unfriendly,
world.
Dr. Jabs defies that line of dif
ference. He believes in the sanctuary
of human salvation and in order to ex
perience the true problem as it exists
in Raleigh today, one must, to
paraphrase an Indian proverb, walk
a mile in another’s moccasins.
Because of this belief, Jabs spent a
night with the homeless at the Salva
tion Army on Person Street in
Southeast Raleigh. As a social
science instructor, Jabs’ life and
work is full of questions and
sometimes the answers are difficult :
to render, but he continues to ask the
questions.
Why would a suburban, middle
class, white man spend an evening
with the homeless in Raleigh?
Dr. Jabs answers, “There is a
necessary correlation with classroom
(See HOMELESS, P. 2)
Excavation Reveals
Bodies Of 19 Black
Civil War Soldiers
BY GHESTER A^HIOGINS, SR.
WASHINGTON, D C -A large con
struction' firm excavating on Folly
Island, S.C., in 1987 accidentally dug
into graves of 19 black Civil War
soldiers, NNPA has learned.
The accident not only has held up
construction since that time, but it
has triggered a hurried visit by . a
University of South Carolina team of
archaeologists and anthropologists
headed by Steven D. Smith who
quickly petitioned the State Historic
Preservation Commission to halt
development until the site could be
thoroughly investigated and the
soldiers identified. Memorabilia in
cluding uniform buttons and insignia
have pinpointed soldiers' unit iden
tities.
It launched a brief tug-of-war bet
ween the pities of Florence and
Beaufort over which would receive
the signal Honor of re-burying the
soldiers. Each citv has a national
cemetery. Beaufort has won, and its
citizens, black and white, are work
ing together to raise money to pay for
the re-burial.
Folly Island, one of the famous
coastal sea islands, is situated just
south of Charleston. William Grant,
veterans affairs officer at Beaufort, a
seacoast town, said Folly Island ‘’was
used as a staging area by troops of
the 55th Massachusetts Regiment in
the winter of 1864.” Grant told NNPA
that the 55th and the 54th as well as
units of the First South Carolina and
First North Carolina artillery and in
fantry operated during that time
“from Hilton Head to Charleston.”
Black troops were a prominent part
of the engagement called"The Battle .
of Honey Hill.”
Grant said the recently discovered
soldiers belonged to the SSth Massa
chusetts, and that each soldier was
buried individually.
Black troops were a
prominent part of an
engagement called
“The Battle of Honey
Hill.” __
Two were discovered in boxes,
others were wrapped in Army pon
chos. Only two of the bodies were
whole. Some had legs, arms or in
several instances, heads missing, in
dicating the graves had been van
dalized earlier, one observer told
NNPA. The bodies were buried four
or five feet deep.
Re-burial is set for May 29,
Memorial Day, Grant said. Co6t of
solder re-burial is $500 to $600 each,
he said. Pentagon officials reportedly
told volunteer officials that it could
not by law provide funds for the pro
ject. Full military honors and a color
ful parade are planned.
Rev. Joel T. Ward, a non
denominational minister and Korean
War veteran, of Columbia, is one of
the many volunteers working on the
re-burial project. Grant, who told
(See CIVIL WAR, P. 2)