DR. FORBES (Continued from page 1) Visitors Bureau and cooperation of both county and city officials < were certainly key to our efforts. The seal, cooperation, labor and vi- i slon of “Martin Streeters" and supportive area churches was consis tent and sterling throughout the planning and implementation of < Raleigh’s “largest and longest running" convention. I It is significant that this spiritually, culturally and economically i 1« enhancing event was invited to Raleigh by black Raleighites. This i o< gesture not only underscores the viability and savvy of Raleigh's black citizenry but reflects a level of city loyalty and sophistication in. which should not go unnoticed or unheralded. We are proud of our cl v.i ty and were thrilled at the opportunity to show it off to our visitors, v!. We welcomed this chance, as well, to have our guests stimulate the bi economy of our town. - Price for greetings and support in other ways. • Thank you Governor Martin for honors bestowed on our conven tion and leadership. -r • Thank you Wake Commissioner Malone for your planning, pleading and presence. -> • Thank you Mayor Upchurch for your presence and other .!■ municipal supports too numerous to enumerate. • Thank you Sheriff Baker and Register of Deeds Wilkins for a ,if- class act. • Thank you David Heinl, Al Blady and Bebee O’Neal for two ,■ years of excellent consultation, support, and advice. > • Thank you management and staff of the Raleigh Civic and Con vention Center for a facility and facilitation tailor-made to Lott »•- Carey. • Thank you to the dozen hotels, dozens of eateries and merchants < who dealt with our guests fair and square. • Thank you to the print, radio and television media for introduc ' ing Raleigh to the convention—and the convention to Raleigh. • And most of all, we thank God for good weather, safe streets, $ good meetings and goodwill which the Lott Carey Convention leaves • in its wake. Let's do it again! « David C. Forbes i Senior Minister • Martin Street Baptist Church DR. BRIDGES ; (Continued from page 1) a senior administrator, is a tremendous step forward for St. Augustine’s, and for us to be for tunate enough to secure the ser vices of someone with the qualifications of Dr. Bridges is probably a once-in-a-lifetime oc currence, in my estimation. ‘‘Dr. Bridges brings a wealth of knowledge and academic background to St. Augustine’s, benefiting our mission and the goals and objectives we grappled with to take St. Augustine’s into the 2lst century,” Robinson add ed. Board chairman Dr. Marshall Bass, retiring senior vice presi dent of R.1R Nabisco, said, “With the plans and directions we have established for St. Augustine’s College’s future, the president will need the freedom to plan and work closely with the vice presi dent for development, as tve work to find more innovative ways to locate funding to carry out those plans and programs. The position of provost will give our president that freedom. The position will also lend a great deal of added strength to our already reputable 'position in the field of higher education, while Dr. Bridges con centrates on the infrastructure and programs of the college.” INSIDE AFRICA (Continued from page1) January ism, respectively. What a betrayal this is for the erstwhile champions against racial bigotry! Surely, Britain can ill afford to be relegated to this amende honorable. And who would have believed, in the days of Harold McMillan and Winston Churchill, that the “Ruler of the Waves” would one day stoop down to become South Africa’s partner in racial animosity? Apartheid is the world’s most abhor red pariah and foe which Great Bri tain should shun and avoid con nivance with. South Africa is the worst racist dictatorship this world has ever had. In its recent press release, OAU categorically and unequivocally con demned Great Britain’s going to play cricket in South Africa. It sees Bri tain’s act as a dastardly betrayal to its fellow world nations with whom she waged a titantic and marathon battle against slavery and racism, until South Africa was expelled from the world’s Olympic Games. Now, OAU is mindful that the British cricket players going to play in South Africa are absolutely insen sitive to the International Committee’s condemnation of apar theid, and are acting in a way that on ly assists the Pretoria regime to break loose from its international isolation in all fields of endeavor, in cluding sports. Worse still, this takes place at a time when South Africa is feeling the Sword of Damocles about to fall on its head. The British players’ myopic deci sion to go to South Africa against con< certed world opposition shows con tempt for the International Crickel Committee’s agreement of January, which declared playing in South Africa a punishable crime. OAU is also astounded by tin shameful inclusion of two blacl cricketers in the EngUah . How on earth can this tour b< as a ipartheid movements around the 'lobe to exert more pressure on the layers to desist from touring South Africa. True, mankind should end this British-oriented apple of discord imong world nations by continuing to lector South Africa until she is squeezed out of participation in inter lational sport. Mankind must close •anks, move forward, and halt apar ;heid in all ways possible before it lehumanizes humanity and embroils ;he World in a catastrophic conflict. NAACP (Continued from page 1) young poeple strolled the sidewalks and cars cruised bumper-to-bumper along Atlantic Avenue. City officials said they had no choice but to use force to clear the streets. Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf said police acted with “extraordinary restraint.” “We will not tolerate lawlessness from anybody,” said Oberndorf. “Let the word go out that Virginia beach will not stand by and watch as unruly individuals trash our city.” At a news conference Monday afternoon, city officials played police videotapes of the looting. But the tapes did not show police clearing students from the streets with riot batons Sunday morning and Sunday evening. Oberndorf said the situation was stable Monday and “we intend to keep it that way.” At least 13 young people and about 30 law enforcement officers were in jured in the melee, officials said. Two men, ages 25 and 28, suffered gunshot wounds, and a third man was injured* in a fall from a hotel balcony. PROJECT PHOENIX (Continued from page 1) crafts and storytelling to youngsters 6-12 years old. There is a $10 registra tion fee for each child, and the pro gram is supervised by Parks and Recreation Department workers. City officials as well as law enforce ment officers are hoping these ac tivities will encourage young people who live in city housing projects to become involved in productive ac tivites that will discourage participa tion in drugs. While these activities are taking place, undercover and uniformed police officers will be patrolling the areas surrounding the housing projects to make sure no drug activity can occur. The city of Raleigh also plans to have street lights put up in public housing and offer programs designed toassist the educational development of youth and their parents. The Bous ing Authority will expand Its afterschool youth tutorial program to focus on strategies to improve academic performance. The pro gram will provide assistance in reading, math, language arts, and homework assignments to school aged children. The Raleigh Housing Authority is also implementing a scholarship hind with its main purpose being to assist college-bound youths and their parents with financial needs of atten ding college. Other projects include: e Adult Job training and place ment. ThisVa program to help low income adults develop skills for entry-level jobs. This program will be presented in conjunction with the •Private Industry Council, the local • Community organization. This irovides elected resident council nembers to improve the quality of ife in public housing and to promote economic self-sufficiency for esidents. • Student tracking system. Design id to identify and prevent children rom dropping out of school, to en iourage children who have already iropped out of school to re-enter and o forge a partnership with the public ichool system to develop an early in ;ervention program to identify at-risk itudents and the exchange of infor mation on their youth. WAGES (Continued from page 1) dates.” The changes are as follows: 'In wage disputes between an employer and a separated employee, the employee can now accept the employer’s last paycheck without relinquishing his rights to pursue through the labor department and the courts any additional amount the employee claims is due. Heretofore, the courts have rul ed that an employee could refuse acceptance of the last paycheck and sue for his claim, but that if he accepted the employer’s offer that constituted a settlement. The Wage and Hour Division in vestigations generally have found that in about 50 percent of cases investigated the employees have legitimate claims for more than the settlement offered by the employer. However, employees are often forced to accept die employer’s offer because of pressing monetary needs. 'Firms with two or less employees are no longer exempt from minimum wage and over time provisions of the act. This brings virtually every employee in North Carolina who is not coverd by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act under the protec tion of the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act. 'Firms which violate the record-keeping requirements of the act are now subject to monetary fines of $250 per employee with a maximum fine of $1,000 per investigation. 'An employer is required to make, keep and preserve records of wages, hours, and other condi tions of employment that are essential to the enforcement of the act. 'Interest, at the legal rate, can now be collected on all unpaid wage claims that are settled in the employee’s favor. 'North Carolina can now enter into reciprocal agreements with 18 other states with similar laws to pursue collection of claims and judgments for wages. Frequent ly, it is very difficult for North Carolina employees due wages from out-of-state employers to collect because the assets of the firm are located in another state. Now, if the firm is in a state with a reciprocal agreement with North Carolina, those claims can be collected by the labor depart ment in that state and forwarded to the North Carolina claimants. FRANK ROBERTS (Continued from page 1) Current efforts Roberts has reportedly undertaken to deal with some of these ills include: Compiling the names of those black educators who have been the victims of such actions over the past five years, and, consequently, are no longer with our school system, have been denied equal employment opportunity for promotion or compensation, or now face dismissal from their employment. Filing complaints with the N. C. State Bar Association for violations of the code of professional ethics by attorneys who are retained by the Wake County Board of Education, and, by some attorneys who have represented teachers in their employment difficulties with the public schools. Filing a “Class Action” lawsuit, in either the federal or state courts, ■pairing proper disposition/legal redress of discriminatory employment actions that have denied black educators equal opportunities to pursue their professional careers. Wake County Schools have no “Affirmative Action". Continuing legal action in the courts against NCAE-NEA-ACT to address the issues relating to the absence and/or the inadequate level of funds/services provided U members for “Quality Legs Representation” in employmei difficulties. Organizing a “Black African American Coalition” (BAAC) of educators and citizens to addresi public school issues. When quired about the scope of hi: crusade for a better Wake Count; School System, Roberts pointed out “We’re not solely concerned abou what is happening to us as teachers but also what is happening to ou youngsters. A price is being exacts, from, our young people in expulsion rind suspensions. They are our hop Huberts »ls». disclosed that h address these problems through community support. When asked if he felt that the black teachers in the area were behind him his response was, “100 percent!’’ He continued, ‘You have to understand that the school system holds the teacher in tio6tage. They see what is happening, know what is happening and want to address it. When they see it exposed they will come out of the woodwork.” A community forum as early as the third Sunday in September is in the works according to Roberts. It is at that gathering where he hopes to get additonal impetus and support to address what he believes to be the unfavorable tide that threatens to pull both black teachers and students under. REUNION (Continued from page 1) ind Jesse Jackson families while jther stars and celebrities perform sd, partied and led discussions on the ] black diaspora, South Africa, hairstyles, politics, communications, sports, economics, labor, health and "our lost heritage” between sessions of the “electric slide.” ...» ' The purpose of the BFR, Dr. Height; < said, is “to ;build upon the historical, traditional and cultural strengths of the black family; to facilitate self- ' help solutions to issues affecting all j black families , and to create an um brella by which government, public ] and private institutions, corpora tions, community-based organiza- i tions, the media and concerned in dividuals could work together on family-related issues.” The gala activities began with an ■ ecumenical prayer breakfast, follow ed by the opening of 15 colorful pavilions featuring entertainment, gospel singing, concerts, fashion shows, beauty care demonstrations, health fairs, exhibitions, performing arts, workshops, ethnic displays and culinary delights. Discussion leaders included D.C. Chief of Police Issac Fulwood, Ms. King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Abena Walker, Lavonia Perryman Fairfax, Ms. Rolle, corporate exec Glegg Wat son, Ofield Dukes, Department of Corrections Director Walter Ridley, Dr. Jawanz Kunjufu and Rep. Faun troy, among others. Rep. Fauntroy, who opened the 19th Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend with a Youth Summit of “a new generation of black leaders,” began the BFR week in Washington with a Labor Day “Faun troy Family Picnic” earlier featuring Rev. Jackson and Bill Cosby kicking off a “back-to-school campaign” for the entire metropolitan area of D.C., Virginia and Maryland. Mayor Marion Barry officially welcomed Jackson as a new resident of the city and urged the crowd to “do what Jesse and his wife [Jacquelyne] did when they came to town, register to vote.” Jackson later said, “We have our own agenda. We’re not going to let the media tell us what to do.” “It was a great event,” said the ever-genial Fauntroy. “The only thing I hate is the Fauntroy family lost our annual softball game to Mayor Barry’s Army 16-13, although I got two hits...” CELEBRATION (Continued from page 1) only admission cost; 3 canned goods perfamily member, stated Mrs. Margaret Rose Murray, BBS Chairman of the Board. Everything else was free, including the picnic lunch, and other activities including storytelling, music, dancing, games and the community information center, coordinated by Cash Michaels, a community media ; personality. He coordinated this 1 segment and did a live broadcast. DON’T GIVE UP!! BuarifltMd Hurts In 24 Hun MV. WHITS Spiritual Reader S Adviser Are you sick suffering mm*, ood luck? Hair foiling out? loss of f nature? Someone crossed you? Need help in ony problems? My work is with Cod. Get rid of your problems. If I cannot do it. it cannot , be done. Iteodings by phone or by moil. Also lucky numbers. Call for appointment or directions. ‘ Oed Has Answered Veer Preyere! (212)695-6113 -- >[■ Drugs on Our Community and our Children.” The teenagers, parents, grandparents, and concerned citizens ncluding teachers, correctional tounsdors, attorneys, social workers ind professionals all shared their deas and concerns in combating this ireaded plague in our communities, specially as it effects many of the lousing facilities that seem under siege. Mrs. Murray said, “What mpresses me most is the fact that here was no generation gap or status rap that so often keeps us from :oming together to work in a iroductive manner to solve our own iroblems in an amicable fashion.” She also was impressed by the irofound and productive responses of he tunnges who challenged the idults to listen to them more and try :o undersUnd the peer pressure they ire put under in being introduced to irugs. Additionally, the money factor hat is so enticing to even the four and ive-year-olds that often times now ire acting as look-out men for th» x>lice in order to warn the dru| mshers. Also, so many sincere 'esponses and experiences were i hared in the Community Roundtable Discussion by persons who had ixperienced and experimented with irugs and how they changed their lifestyles. The “Storytelling Hour” was mjoyed immensely by the young ihildren, who were given a childhood listory of our outstanding lersonalities and their achievements, vho are role-models for us to emulate or a more enriching future. Dr. Ilu perspective of African American heritage and reflected on the contributions of yesterday, as watt as today. She challenged us to appreciate each other more. Next year we are looking forward to having a greater Labor of Love Celebration which will include mere of the community. We hope to recognise all those who have made It, against the odds and who are working hard to give back more to our communities. Arts and Crafts, audio and visual presentations, clothing designs will be added. We also hope to have cake baking, (ridding and preserving, and science projects. BBS invites community Incut Attempted Rape Raleigh police and Crime Stoppers are asking for help to solve an at tempted rape that occurred Aug. 10. Police report a man entered an apartment at Walnut Creek Apart ments in Southwest Raleigh by climb ing through a bedroom window at about 20 minutes after midnight. Police said the man attempted to sex ually assault the resident. _ The attacker was described as a white male, 25 to 28 years old, 5’9” tall and weighing 170 pounds. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 834-HELP. 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