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RALEIGH. N.C., THURSDAY, VOL. 49. NO. 44 APRIL 26, 1990 N.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY OP IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 300 a J The AT&T Black Travel And Discovery Guide Will Help You Uncover Historical Sites, Glorious Ancestry See Travel Pages 6 & 7 rrotmcuon Ur Hara&Btnmnt Out Of Drug War Project Phoenix Is Born BY W. MASON. JR. Staff Writer Residents and neighbors in the city’s public housing projects can see it probably more clearly than anyone. From their windows, they see police officers stopping young black men on the street, asking for iden tification or information about some one else. They see people, mostly black men, sprawled up against brick walls, frisked from one end of their body to another by a Raleigh police officer looking for drugs. They see cars pulled over, sometimes at night but mostly in the daytime, by a Raleigh police officer who suspects the drives* of either car rying drugs or going to get some. But mostly they see, and feel, the presence of policemen, dozens of them, patrolling the streets, talking to residents on front stoops or riding horses or bicycles around the streets. The city’s crackdown on drug pushers at the city’s housing projects can be summed up in the words Pro ject Phoenix, part cf a city and state effort to clean up drugs and crime in the city’s housing projects. The effort, which began last Oc tober, has drawn a mixed reaction. Some residents complain the increas ed enforcement has translated into harassment and abuse and others say the city is only responding to what they call an unsavory element in their neighborhood. “The people who say they are being harassed are the same people who shouldn’t be on the streets anyway,” said one woman who asked not to be identified. According to her and other residents, drug pushers and drug users have taken over their neighborhood, preventing young children tram playing in the streets and making it unsafe for people to walk to a corner grocery store and in vite friends and neighbors to visit. In recent years, residents pressed the city to develop a program to pro vide more protection and activities to residents in public housing, who are fighting their own drug war. From that, Project Phoenix was born, supported by the city’s black leaders who said the city should do something to curb drugs in their, district. Black leaders applauded the efforts by the city officials to provide more protection, activities and programs for those residents. Project Phoenix, which received about g334,S00 from city and state cof fers, is aimed at brining activities to Walnut Terrace, Dandridge Downs, Chavis Heights and Halifax Court. Raleigh Housing Authority, Parks and Recreation, Public Works and the city’s Department of Human Resources all joined in to aid the pro ject. New street lights were erected, sports activities were planned and residents were able to share in some of the recreation offered by the city. Some residents, as evidenced by their confusion over what is happen ing in their neighborhood, missed some of the objectives of the pro gram. Part of the success of Project Phoenix is measured in how many ar rests are made in and around public housing projects. In addition, it is also measured in how many people (See PROJECT PHOENIX, P. 2) Two Arrested Sheriffs Deputy, Woman Shot i Attack Occurred At Store Police arrested two men last Satur day in connection with the shooting Friday of a Wake Sheriff’s deputy and a woman outside a convenience store. Darin Lamont Gillian, who police .said was from Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested and charged with secret assault and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily harm. He was in Wake County Jail Sunday in lieu of a ISO,000 secured cash bond. He was scheduled to appear this week in Wake County District Court. Abo arrested was Hayfsrd Walton of Route 7, Apex. He was charged with being an accessory to the ishoeUng. According to warrants, Walton hid Gillian and his shotgun in his home after the shooting. Walton was releas ed on |800 bond and was also schedul ed to appear this week in Wake Coun ty District Court. Wake Sheriffs Sgt. V.L. Price was struck in the face with shotgun pellets about 10 p.m. Friday when be and Deputy C.G. Kirkman responded to a trespassing call at the Food Mart at Holly Springs and Sunset Lake roads in southwestern Wake County. A man with a shotgun fired at the officers three times from a wooded area (See ATTACK. P. 2) NEWS BRIEFS JOBS EVENT On Thursday, May It, the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Wake County Public 8chool System and the Wake Comity Education Foundation will spon sor Workforce 'M, a time for area employers to interview more than 300 graduating seniors. The event will be held at the N.C. State Unlverity Faculty Club. ‘ NEW MCDONALD'S OPENS The new McDonald’s restaurant located at Hwy. SO and I-St In Creedmoor will formally' open to the public on Thursday, May 3, at 0:30 p.m. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALIST SPEAKS AUstalr Sparks, who was editor of the influential Rand Dally Mall before It was shut down by the South African government, will be in Durham next week for a book signing session and a public talk. BLACK ELECTORATE William V. Bell, chairman of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Black Elected Of ficials at the organisation's an nual meeting. The group met recently at the North Carolina Central University Criminal Justice Building. OFFICIALSDISCUSS DRUGS Mayors and police chiefs responsible for the nation's street-level drug,war met la (gee NEWS BRIEFS. P.3) . & NAACP Calls For Invsstlgating Charges Of "Police Aggression" From CAROLINIAN Staff Reporta Unfair treatment of African Americans is attracting the attention of black leaders in Raleigh and across the state who say the needs of African-Americans must be as The Raleigh-Apex Branch of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People has re quested that Mayor Avery Upchurch help resolve a matter relating to the Women’s Center of Raleigh. Mary L. Peeler, executive director of the North Carolina State Con ference of Branches of the NAACP, and Gerald Richardson, president of the Stanly County Branch, have released a letter submitted to at torney General Richard Thornburgh, requesting an immediate investiga tion by the U.S. Department of Justice into allegations of police brutality, harassment and intimida tion of African-Americans. The Rev. H.B. Pickett, president of the Raleigh-Apex Branch, in a letter to Mayor Upchurch, councilmembers Ralph Campbell, Jr., Prank L. Turner, Ann Franklin, Julian Ford, Mary Watson Nooe, J. Barlow Herget and Mary C. Cates, said, “The Women’s Center is not atmnti"g needs, designing strategies, nor organising programs that would be beneficial to women of color. “At a time In which there la a great C.A.P.E. Honoring Dr. Shaw FrmR CAROLINIAN Staff Raparta Center for Alter The HJjh Point H_ native Programs of Education will honor Dr. Talbert O. Shaw, president of Shaw University, for the outstan ding contributions he Is making to the university and the Baptist communi ty of North Carolina. W.E. Banks, coordinator of CAPE program and pastor of First Baptist Church in Thomas villa, said 'Ijj " in lupM rouil, UtUIHB IDMUVm Lmwm the area to witness the t of thaae students. •id, “This program is |qh ndultii who tSee DR. TALBERT 8HAW.P.X need for ‘women of color’ to have various options open to them, it is ironic that an agency organized to help women would ignore a very large segment of the community, thus denying an option open to them,” Pickett said. “Therefore, the Raleigh-Apex Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple strongly request that the City of Raleigh initiate an investigation of the Women’s Center since it receives funding from the City of Raleigh. A question that needs to be answered is, ‘Why are women of color being left out of the Women’s Center activities?" In the letter to Thornburgh, Ms. Peeler said the alleged violations oc curred during a raid by Albemarle Ci ty Police, Stanly County Police, Alcohol Law Enforcement officers, Locust Police, the N.C. State Highway Patrol and the Union Stanly-Anson Task Force at “The Shack” in Norwood on March 31. The letter also conveys the concern of the NAACP regarding the increas ing number of report* of police ag gression against African-Americans “The primary responsibility of law enforcement officers is to protect the citizens they serve. Law enforcement officers are not Judge and Jury and must not be allowed to try, sentence and administer punishment when ■ Mpnpf""" OR. TALBERT 0. CHAW making arrests or dealing with citizens in general,” said Peeler. Peeler reiterated the North Carolina NAACP’s commitment to the training of community-based' leaders all across North Carolina to effectively monitor the actions of (See NAACP REQUESTS, P. S) Travel Plans Begin In "Variety Vacationland” From CAROLINIAN SUIT Report* Travel. Most of us would love to spend weeks basking in the sun on the beaches of Hawaii or spend endless days on the ski slopes. But since most African-Americans are spending more time struggling through daily living and less time thinking about where to vacation, traveling is out of the question. Right? Wrong. Traveling isn’t a rich man’s luxury, set aside for the famous. It’s a way of thinking. It’s a commitment to treating yourself to things you deserve and drinking in the fun and excitement of new places and people. It starts with deciding you’re going to treat yourself to something special, even in your own city and state. In Raleigh, there are plenty of historic sites and things to do. How many of us have taken a Saturday to visit the Capitol Area Visitors Center or the City Gallery of Contemporary Art or taken a walk through the Museum of History? Many dty ac tivities have travel guides who can tell you tilings about your own city you’ve never known. The state offers dozens of places to see and travel to and because it’s in the state, it doesn’t cost a whole lot of money. Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County offers picnicking, refreshment stands, vacation cabins, lake swimming, 74 rent-trailer sites, rental boats, fishing, hiking and nature study. Whitaker Park in Winston-Salem pffer? tours through the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. plant. Local travel agencies can suggest places to go and methods of travel, including options on thing to do. Travel within the state can easily be accomplished by contacting so meone within the State Department of Travel and Tourism, who would be able to provide information about where to go, what to do, and how much it costs to get there. For those interested in traveling (See TRAVEL, P.2) Ex-Police Chief Running To End "CfttfeMleevy” BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR. NNPA Neva Editor WASHINGTON, D.C.-The tarnish ed image of Washington, D.C., na tionally and worldwide, “is a major embarrassment,” said Maurice Turner, Republican candidate for mayor of the District of Columbia. “The integrity of leadership baa become a national joke. I fed things have gone loo far,” he continued. “The^jniaety todea^here for our that is why I am running for mayor. I am sickened by it; I’m tired of it. I know I can bring about changes in this city that I love, where I was born and have lived all of my life.” Turner, a stocky man of 54 who has spent more than 30 years of his life as a police officer, retiring as the district’s police chief last year, made the remarks in an address before the Capital Press Club’s regular meeting. The club has slated or will slate other mayoral candidate ap pearances. Although there was no mention of his name, no one doubted Turner was (See D.C. MISERY' P. 2) Bosh Creating “Kinder, Gender'* African-American Relationship? BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS. SR. NNPA Newt EdHer WASHINGTON, D.C.-Has Presi dent George Bush shaken the anti black image of his predecessor, Ronald Reagan? This, despite the fact Bush’s presidential campaign was charged with racism, scaring the daylights out of white voters by using ads fea turing Willie Horton—to win the presidency. Horton is a Mack con victed murderer/rapist who while on leave from a Massachusetts prison allegedly committed a similar crime. This successful campaign was reportedly the brainchild of Reagan’s dose associate and present chairman of the Republican National Commit tee, Lee Atwater. But few knowledaeable observers believe it Speer Vwerw ww®—w — w, mw was launched without Bush's discreet acquiescence. just 14 monins into ms owni presidency, however, the former vice, president seems to have created a “kinder, gentler” relationship with African-Americans that had been glaringly absent from the White House during the somber Reagan years. 1 For example, Bush has opened up the White House to black leaders and celebrities. These Include the Con-. greesional Black Caucus, die Na tional Newspaper Publishers Association, the NAACP, black educators, from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; the Urban League, a visiting assortment of African and Caribbean political leaders, and others. All seem to have been extended if not an open invita tion, a friendly welcome mat to visit, a courtesy not witnessed hare in I many a aui year. At the recent glittering, grand an nivenary dinner of the prestigious Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies; a black think-tank that recently added the “economic” component to its nine, the president, iMM expansive mood, said he ex pects to see a black occupying the lflOdPennaylvania Avenue address in his lifetime. Some cynic attending the affair muttered, “Maybe in the next too years.” Undaunted, the president crowed about the high number of African Americans he has already named to high positions in his administra tion—42. Chase Untermeyer, director of presidential personnel, told CNS, however, the president’s black so for number 47, not 42. unlike some in other ad BUSH, P. 2) Dr. Weaver Promotes Divinity School Am Convocation Speaker Dr. Freak Weaver, retiree educator and pastor of Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Raleigh, will deliver the annual sddrooi at the commencement convocation, Shaw Divinity School, to bo held at 11 a.m. Saturday. April M, In the Shaw Divinity School Chapel, located ea Rush Street near Old Garner Road in Southeast Beieigh. The public Is invited. “Wo are excited that Dr. Weaver win ho able to share the com mancsmsnt convocation with us," stated Dr. Talbert O. Shaw and Dr. Franklin Wiggins In their Joint statement, caIRsg Weaver a preacher's preacher, an able educational administrator, a master teacher among the ablest at the black pasters in North Carolina. They also cited him as a responsive ettisea and social activist. The Jetat announcement stated that Dr. Weaver "has bean S mov ing tone In efforts to promote the continuing progressive develop ment of the Shaw Divinity School hi this area and statewide." They referred te Weaver as a seasoned advocate of quality theolegleal ad credit him with helping develop strategies to make (hoeDR. FRANK Wh, ivr :.. F. 2)
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