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VOL. 48, NO. 81 ~
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4,1090
N.C.’s Semi-Weekly
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New Focus For Resolution
Crabtree Officials
Say Race Not Issue
BY CASH MICHAELS
CMMtaOag Writer
Crabtree Valley Mall officials, in a
continuing effort to deal with the
racial controversy surrounding last
year’s picket and boycott of the facili
ty by members of Raleigh’s African
American community, say that it is
teenage behavior, not race, that is the
real ^problem, and the new focus for
resolution.
Mall officials were accused last fall
of attempting to have city bus service
from Raleigh’s African-American
community cut off to the mall in
order to curb alleged trouble caused
by African-American teenagers.
During a breakfast meeting last
Thursday at the mall between Crab
tree officials, members c* the
Raleigh City Council, and members
of the Raleigh Human Resources and
Human Relations Advisory Commis
sion, Samuel Longiottio, owner and
general partner, told the gathering,
“Basically, if there is a problem, it is
not a racial problem as much as a
teenage problem.”
Longiotti went on to say that the
“teenage problem” was prevalent in
malls across the country. He pointed
to a recent article in the Wall Street
Journal that indicated a growing pro
blem nationally with teens using
malls and shopping centers as
hangouts.
“It is my feeling,” said Longiotti,
“that if we’re going to do any good,
we should do something that is going
to be meaningful and constructive not
only to the Afro-American group, but
the teenagers in total.”
After recounting how he tried
without success over the past several
months to identify and hire a
representative of Raleigh’s African
American community to head up a
task force (requested by the Raleigh
Wake NAACP to address the issues
stemming from the controversy),
Longiotti formally asked the commis
sion to “assist us [the mall] in setting
up a program’’ to resolve the pro
blem. He added that his company was
not able to deal with the matter in a
successful fashion, and promised
whatever reasonable resources were
deemed necessary by the commission
to accomplish the task.
In requesting the commission’s
help, Longiotti commented that he
was unable to “come up with an in
dividual or individuals that we feel
would be taking a broad view of that
Previously Sentenced
Judge Adds Charges In Killing
Sexual,
Robbery,
Kidnapping
J. Praakiln fasksnn, a Ralalfh pro
secutor, filed three new charges
Thursday against Michael E. Sexton,
a black Zebukn man who has been
aiVNrtsd in the kUHng of Kimberly F.
Crews, a RaWgh social waiter.
H» charges included first-degree
sexual offense, first-degree kidnapp
ing and common-law robbery. These
charges wore added to Sexton’s
A routine road stop by Wake
Sheriff’s Deputy J.A. Powell ended
up being a major felony charge
against Ernest Lee Hines, 41, of Apt.
10 Seawall Avenue, Raleigh. He was
charged with felonious possession of
a handgun by a convicted felon.
moss was placed in Wake County
Jail under HO,000 bond. More charges
wore expected to be filed in the case.
Wake Sheriff John H. Baker, Jr. said
Glen wood Avenue Just east of
Umstsad Park at about S a m. Tues
day whan he stopped Hines for travel
ing 01 mum par hour in a 4»mph
(See CRIME. P.«
Thornburg Warns Consumers About
Abusing “900” Telephone Numbers
Attorney General Lacy H. Thorn
burg filed a motion last Wednesday
before the state Utilities Commission
caMag to Investigation of billing and
collection practices by local
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other similar pay-per-call programs.
Thornburg said, “The pginoeiaanl
growth of these marketing programs
which entice people to dial, for
whatever reason, has become a cause
for serious concern because of
widespread abuses.”
While the attorney general’s re
quest for a commission investigation
specifically addresses clarification of
rules and regulations regarding bill
ing and collection issues that are
within the purview of the commis
sion, Thornburg said a major Issue
also to be considered is the increasing
being
Thornburg said, ‘‘The very nature
of the complaints we're hearing
makes It clear that many people con
fuse these new-wave telephone
numbers with the well-established,
toll-free 800 numbers. Often, even
though people know there will be a
charge for dailing these MXMype
numbers, due to a lack of proper
notice they are stunned by the total
cost of the calls."
Complaints to Thornburg’s office
include: allegations of excessive
charges for goods and services; total
failure to disclose coats before charg
; and failure to deliver
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Nike Battle la One Of Priority
In Correcting Racial Policies
The feud between sports apparel priorities of consumers, some say.
manufacturer Nike and Operation “Self-esteem is not in a shoe. God
PUSH is a debate over more than made you and God doesn’t make
money; it’s a debate over the junk,” Rev. Willie T. Barrow, vice
chairman of the board and corporate
consultant of the Chicago-based self
help organization, said.
Barrow talked about the Nike issue
when she was in Charlotte recently
for Women’s Equality Day. Her con
cern about Nike’s lack of cooperation
with the black community goes
beyond the money issue.
African-Americans have gotten
caught up in a certain style of living,
which puts more emphasis on name
brand clothes and material things
(See NIKE BATTLE, P.2*)
UNCF Plans
2nd Annual
Art Exhibit
~ Th«~Wilw Committee k' the
Called Negro College Pud will
Mi it* eecoai euul African
American Art Stew. Sale and
Ancttu from 1H pm. Sunday.
Sept. *. at the Raleigh Marriott at
Craktree Valley. The aacttaa will
begin at a p.m.
total program, not just a very
isolated, biased program,” indicating
a change in priority from dealing
directly with the concerns about the
mall voiced by members of the
African-American community.
Several commission members
agreed with the proposed change in
dealing with the Crabtree problem
until a reporter asked Longiotti to
clarify how and why the focus was be
ing shifted from race.
“It has always been a teenage pro
blem," said Longiotti. “It was
brought to the forefront by the fact
that the Afro-American community
felt that there were some grievances
there.” But when asked why there
were few if any white teenagers
picketing the mall during the height
of the controversy, Longiotti respond
ed tersely, “You have a situation
that, unfortunately, people in the
Afro-American community felt that
they had specific grievances. This is
one of the problems that we had in in
terviewing various people for this
particular situation. When you get
right down to what are those
(See CRABTREE, P. 2)
;
Christian Academy
Offers Alternative
To Public Schools
ABEKA Method
Of teaching
BY LANITA LOWERY
Contributing Writer
Raleigh now offers parents yet
another alternative to the public
school system. This newest offer
ing Is the Word of God Christian
Academy. The academy is the
brainchild of Dr. Frank Summer
field and his wife JoeNell.
Dr. Summerfield has taught
every gradein the public school
system and has taught at Camp
bell and Shaw universities. He
also has four citilden of his own.
He is no stranger to the teaching
process.
“We promote ethics and
values. These values are going to
be used by students at home and
at work,” he said.
Dr. Summerfield sees a lack of
spiritual overview as one of the
problems of the public school
system. He maintains that the
Word of God Christian Academy
will not overlook this aspect of
learning.
The academy will be using the
ABEKA curriculum which was
developed at Pensacola College.
According to Dr. Summerfield, it
Is the teaching method chosen by
many private Christian schools.
Subjects are taught in light ofr
God’s Word. The ABEKA pro
gram has been developed to im
prove standardised test scores.
Alter a year of being tanght by
this method, students’ test scores
All the teachers
employed by the ‘
academy are certified
by the Southeastern
Association of Church
Schools and are
members of the Word
of God Fellowship.
This fall will be the
academy's first year
in operation.
have been proven to rise by 30 to
40 percent. Dr. Summerfieid
stresses.
“The Word of God Christian
Academy environment lends
itself to isolated instruction.
There is less peer pressure and
rules are more strongly
enforced,’’ said Dr. Summer
(See NEW SCHOOL, F. 3)