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END WAR (Continued from page 1) against Iraq. Protesters say the money could be better used to fight domestic woes such as affordable housing, AIDS, drug abuse and teen pregnancy. A handbill released by the Coalition to Stop U.S. intervention in the Mid dle East which organized a march on Washington over the weekend declared “our fight is here at home to create peace, end U.S. military ex penditures, stop racism, and for jobs, eduation, health care, housing and to end AIDS.” Many activists are careful to declare their support for U.S. troops in the war zone, but not the policies that placed them overseas. Some say the U.S. was not necessarily wrong to go to war, but too hasty. Critics of the military spending point out that U.S. foreign policy and its defense industries helped create Saddam Hussein in the first place because of his war against Iran. According to a Washington Post ABC News poll, there is a con siderable difference in black and white support of the United States’ presence in Saudi Arabia. The poll showed that 45 percent of blacks ap proved of Bush’s handling of the crisis compared with 62 percent of whites. Many saw the armed forces as the only positive option for themselves. Howard Wesley, a Duke freshman, said some blacks had limited opportunities and served in the armed forces as a way to earn a college education. “If you don’t go to (work for) McDonald’s, you have to go to the ser vice, and now President Bush has sent our black troops over to get kill ed. That means we won’t have any black men left who are trying to make something out of themselves.’’ Eric T. Dozier, 21, president of the Black Student Alliance, said the group would not repeat the actions of some Vietnam-era protesters who had lashed out at soldiers returning from battle. “I refuse to criticize the troops for something they have to do. We support the troops. It’s the policy we don’t.” In Washington, President Bush, worried that further missiles Bred at Tel Aviv and Haifa would bring Israel into the gulf war and complicate holding the allied coalition together, said the effort to knock out the missile launchers was “the dandest search and-destroy operation ever under taken.” In a news conference statement, Bush said, "I want to state here publicly how much I appreciated Israel's restraint from the outset, really from the very beginning of the crisis. Prime Minister (Yitzhak) Shamir and his government have shown great understanding for the in terests of the United States, and the interest of others involved in this...coalition.” Bush also sought to prepare the na tion for a prolonged Persian Gulf war against Iraq, with many casualties. “We must be realistic,” he said. “There will be losses. There will be obstacles along the way. And war is never cheap or easy.” “U. S. troops are facing an Iraqi war machine built up over a decade,” said Bush, “and we can’t expect to overcome it over night, especially as we want to minimize casual!ties to the U.S. and coalition forces and minimize any harm done to innocent citizens. Bush’s cautionary remarks were a clear effort to prepare the American people for the ground war almost cer tain to follow tiie massive air strikes. IRAQ (Continued from page 1) for it.” That action did indeed come that night when at least seven Iraqi SCUD ballistic missiles were launched against targets in Israel and one was targeted at a city in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian missile was destroyed by one of the Saudis’ new anti-aircraft missile batteries. Meanwhile, with the intelligence that has been gathered about the will ingness of Saddam Hussein to inflict pain and suffering on those around him in order to achieve his objective, the U.S. State Department says in a published report that it will pay for information that ‘‘frustrates or prevents" this strategy. According to news sources, the State Department is willing to pay $2 million. It has also been reported that the FBI is seeking to find approximately 3,100 Iraqis in the United States with expired visas. During the early stages of the war, at least, some analysts think the Iraqi threat has been overestimated. Vincent Cannistraro of the National Strategy Information and the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center, however, thinks the United States is ripe as a potential target for terrorism. DR. KING (Continued from page 1) would denounce them. I disagreed. Sad stories do provoke guilt but guilt doesn’t change behavior if there are also rewards that result from the behavior. A substance abuser may feel guilty after he’s engaged in a drugging weekend but he is motivated by the high until he has an understanding of the underlying ‘‘sickness” that causes him to risk death in order to feel good. ' For this reason there was an ex odus from the civil rights movement on the part of liberal whites when African-American people began to talk about black pride, power and beauty. The guilt created a mis sionary mentality that was motivated by sympathy rather than a con sciousness of the illness of believing that one is better by virtue of skin col or. Unwilling to give up the position of superiority, many whites began to see the Malcolms, Stokeleys, H. Rap Browns, Kathleen Cleavers and Angela Davises as outside agitators bent on destroying the peaceful climate of the '60s. What was missed on the part of these people, later to be called liberal racists or paternal racists, was that the ’60s represented non-violence dn ly on the part of the demonstrators. People were hosed, spat upon, jailed and beaten, killed and bombed not because they were violent, but because they marched and sang to protest equality. The ’60s were unsuccessful in squelching racism not because of Vietnam, equal rights for women or gay protesters, but because the hearts and minds of people refused to change. Black people never did become violent against racism. Even the Panthers were armed against at lark Anri pvpn thr»v u/prp vinlpntlv assassinated. Though I continue to hold to the principles of non-violence, I also con tinue to hold to the principle that racism must be extinguished in the aearts and minds of those who hold the views and behaviors. For this reason my answers were different to the two questions I began this article with. I agreed to discussing and presen ting Kwanzaa as a demonstration when the teacher agreed that in ensu ng years she would continue it. 1 did aot agree to the second request aecause the teacher who asked had isked for a second time after agree ng that she would seek a Caucasian to speak this year. Bless her heart, she cajoled, “Please...” No. “But you lid such a good job last year.” “Yes I lid but there surely are others... Listen,” I said, “I love you but I will lot confuse children on the issues of racism. You see, if the only people who revere the dream of Martin Luther King are black people, in justice is what continues to pour down idee mighty waters. “Martin Luther King’s Day becomes in the minds of white children a holiday for black people and they, being more affected by what they see than what they hear, can’t figure out what this all has to do with them. If there are no white peo ple who are willing to take on the responsibility of teaching their childrenhow bad for them that it is to hold racist views, then they are teaching these children that racism only affects black people and it’s'only half bad. “TKe only thing I can do under these circumstances is to be the best person I can be and in my relation ship with them directly show the ridiculousness of racism.” After Mandela’s visit, a surge of tee shirts sprang up in African-America. The words, “Martin, Malcolm, Mandela and Me” are splashed all over them. I know what this phrase means. I hope our children do. It’s a daily commitment, folks, not the sen timentality and excitement of one day off. Two of these men gave their very lives for speaking the truth of human equality. One man gave up 27 years of his life for it. Even that is not true. These men died and the other was jailed not because of what they did but because of what others did to them. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “I think the greatest vic tory of this period was something in lernai. me real victory was wnai uus period did to the psyche of the black man. The greatness of this period was that we armed ourselves with dignity and self-respect. The greatness of this period was that we straightened our backs up. And a man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.” These words were spoken prior to 1968. I wish we could say them today with the same conviction. Too often I see evidence that too many who rose to opportunity on the straightened backs of our people have chosen to use those same opportuni ties and positions to bend over and ex pose their rears to the communities that nurtured and suported them. Un fortunately because of oui1 Compas sionate, non-violent natures, they've not felt the "kicks” that their posi tions invite. Frankly, even now, my energy con tinues not to be wasted on what it would take to educate them into the position Martin spoke of, but there still remains hope in teaching those who sport the tee-shirts, "Martin, Malcolm, Mandela and Me.” CRIME (Continued from page 1) house arrest is a complex and inter related process. For that reason, he said it will take several months before the effects of the expansion will be felt. According to Patseavouras, the shifting of offenders from electronic house arrest to regular supervision, the next less restrictive level of supervision, has created a temporary drop in the number of persons under electronic supervision. The total number of persons under electronic supervision has dropped from a high of approximately 1,100 in September to just oou at tne sun ot tne new year With the opening of regional monitoring stations in Raleigh and Winston-Salem, more than 3,000 of' fenders can be electronically super vised statewide. Patseavouras said he doesn't expect the program tc reach capacity until the second hall of the year. Patseavouras added that the pro blem of prison overcrowding con tinues to undermine efforts to fill alternative programs. Under the sUte constitution, participation ir community-based punishment pro grams is voluntary. Because of the pressure placed on the state Parole Commission to stabilize the prisor population, many offenders are choosing incarceration over alter natives in the belief they will be released from supervision earlier. Gov. Martin has noted that a con stitutional amendment permitting the imposition of alternative punish ment programs would be useful, but only if there is sufficient prisor capacity to make the consequences ol failing to follow the rules credible. Without what the governor has called “an alternative to the alternatives,’ he believes offenders have little motivation to follow the conditions established by the courts or the Parole Commission. This problem has been most ir evidence in the IMPACT program, which has never reached its full capacity since it began operation ir October 1989. With some misde meanants spending a little over a month in prison, there is little motiva tion for them to choose to participate in a tough, three-month boot camp ex perience. In an effort to better utilize this pro gram, IMPACT recently has beer coverted from an inmate to a proba tion program, it is scneauiea to ac cept its first class of probationers on Jan. 21. It will continue to be operated by the Division of Prisons under con tract with the Division of Adult Pro bation and Parole. “North Carolina has expanded its alternative punishment programs farther and faster than any other state,” Patseavouras said. “It is only natural that we will have to make ad justments to these programs as we gain experience in their operation. “We will continue our efforts to educate about these expanded pro grams,” he said. “They provide the judiciary with statewide sentencing options they have long sought.” PLANS CHANGES (Continued from page 1) under the Environment Committee. According to House custom, a speaker can increase or decrease the number of House committees, but the changes are subject to the approval of the House Rules Committee and the full House. The new comfnittee structure re tains some parts of the system put together by Mavretic and also returns in part to an order structure used under former Speaker Liston B. Ramsey. In the last session, when Mavretic was speaker, the five Judiciary sub committees handed out 422 bills, of which 179 were ratified. Each of those bills first had to win the approval of a subcommittee and the full committee before going to the floor. In replacing all of Mavretic’s staff, Blue will be exercising his prerogative as speaker. “It’s basical ly just to have the flexibility to start anew and analyze what the speaker’s staff should be,” Blue said. i wo ui me employees, jean mum and Nan Z. Mobley, are ad ministrative assistants who had worked for Ramsey. Ms. Mims handles correspondence and the speaker’s appointments to state boards and commissions, while Ms Mobley handles correspondence and coordinates House pages. With his educational background, loyalties and support in both black and white communities, and his determination to “help all North Carolinians,” Blue is considered “the individual” who can bring togethei both blacks and whites. He demonstrated his diplomatic skill when two warring groups stalemated on the election of the House speaker and he was picked to fill the void. Ir the overwhelming win, he gained all 78 Democratic votes and the promise of an additional 30 GOP votes. In his acceptance speech, Blue pro mised to “bring together young am old, urban and rural, coastal anc plain, piedmont and mountain, anc rich and poor," but he didn’t mentioc “black and white.” He maintainec that some politicians have used race to divide rather than unite people. Blue and his wife Edna have beei married for 19 years and have three teenage children. INSIDE AFRICA (Continued from page 1) equities and underdevelopment. Makoni also stressed that the U.S constituency—especially the African American community—which playee a pivotal rede in the antiaparthei< struggle—could be a vital force in Us development and economic liberatioi of the region. Evidence of that is the successfu push by members of the Congres sional Black Caucus to address tb disparity in U.S. foreign assistance The 1991 appropriation for Africa: development was increased from 857 million to 1900 million. The entire African continent stil receives a uny iracuwi « u.o. foreign aid. For example, the small country Israel receives more than $3 billion annually in economic and military aid, compared to the $50 million slated for the 10 SAOCC coun tries. That allocation is less than the current U.S. covert aid given to UNITA, the movement fighting to overthrow the Angolan government. “With or without apartheid there is still the enormous need for support and solidarity for the development movement of Southern Africa,’’ Makoni insisted. FOSTER PARENT (Continued from page 1) home with their family. Many of the children in foster care have been vic tims of abuse and neglect All have suffered tremendous lasses in their lives and need to live with caring peo ple who can give them a safe and lov ing home. Anita’s interest in foster care was sparked in several ways. Anita felt she had a special love that she wanted to share with children in need, and she also felt that she had an obliga tion to be a role model in the black community. When she first heard about foster care, Anita said to herself, “This is just what I am look ing for.” She attended an informa tional meeting and later went on to at tend an additional series of meetings in order to prepare herself for the job of caring for children in foster care. Now 26, Ms. Weatherspoon is busy changing diapers and revolving her life around an active little two-year old. Life is more hectic, but Anita savs the joys and rewards far outweigh the difficulties. “I gave up many things to become a single foster parent, but I don't feel that I could have made a better choice,” she said. “I want to make a difference in my community and in the lives of the children I touch. Just seeing the children smile and laugh, getting their hugs is so special. This is what keeps me going in my heart.” Anita wants to be a positive role model for children and parents who are going through a difficult period of time. She says, “I am here to give support and guidance to those that enter my life.” Anita is one of about 110 foster parents in Wake County. At any given time there are mere than 300 children in foster care. The youngsters range in age from infants to teenagers. The one thing all have in common is a need for foster parents who can pro vide them with stable and nurturing homes. Foster parents come from all walks of life. Some are single like Anita, some have children at home, others are childless. All are special people who care about children ahd have the ability to help youngsters during a difficult period of time. Anita is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs'. Willis Weatherspoon of Gary, Ind. She has a sister, Tanya, and a brother, Davey, who is now serving in Saudi Arabia. Anita is a graduate of St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh. For more information about foster care, call Tina Martin at 856-7474. ARTS AWARD (Continued from page 1) Mooney. McLeod is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Eric McLeod of IMS Barwell Rond in Raleigh. McLeod, along with five other arts contest award recipients, was a guest of honor at the annual NCAE Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet held in Raleigh on Friday, Jan. 11. He was presented with a plaque dur ing banquet ceremonies for his first-place entry. The Arts Contest Is sponsored annually by the NCAE Minority Affairs Commission. Competition is open to all students in grades K-ll. USS Raleigh Says Thanks For City Caring The City of Raleigh recently received a letter of thanks from the U88 Raleigh, now stationed In the Persian Gulf. The letter came after the City of Raleigh sent mugs and label pins to the ship to show support tor the 400 officers and crew aboard the city’s namesake. The city also sent greetings and good wishes from dtlseus. Capt. R.J. McCarthy, comman ding officer of the U8S Raleigh, wrote: “Nothing can raise the spirits of the crew more than to receive support from home. Your gifts helped us all to realise that, dur ing this time of national crisis, we are not forgotten. Raleigh fever Is running high aboard ship, and the crew feels a stronger tie to | our namesake city." | la respoase to Capt. i McCarthy’s comments, Raleigh i Mayor Avery C. Upchurch said. “We are proud and supportive of I all our farces serving in the Mid dle Bast. But we are especially proud of the crew of the USB Raleigh. And we are glad we i were able to oeud these expres t sleus of our pride aad caring to them." I WlLLIAMSTON Whistlings BV JOYCE GRAY WILLIAMSTON—When we start to settle down after a big holiday and think we’ve heard from everyone we had upon our mailing list to send greetings, it is always a delight to open a letter or greeting card from that person whom we thought of, but didn’t know an address to send a greeting. In any case, it was back in 1988 that I last heard from Rev. Melvin Williams who stated he was on his way to New York from East St. Louis and moving onwards after then. Since then, I, too, have moved. So it was in deed a pleasure when the post office forwarded this letter because there were so many uplifting words within... praising God for individual ministries, being richly nourished by families and friends., Prayers for in sights that are revealed in different ways which can be shared with others. Both husband and wife, Virginia, have been in the field of ministry for years and have worked across the United States sharing thei knowledge of God with thoe who need someone, whether it be the elderly residents of a housing complex, a person who just needs someone to talk to or visit them. Rev. Williams volunteers at a children’s center near his home and Ms. Williams serves as an outreach person to the Filipinos in the Tri-City area. She holds three Bible study classes, assists newcomers to find jods, neips cnuaren wno nave jusi come from the Philippines and are having difficulties^ in school. The Williamses’ daughters, Ruth and Lydia, are both adults now. Ruth is married and adding a third grand child to the family tree while Lydia works in a school district in Austin, Texas. I love hearing from folks who lead meaningful lives trying to share God’s love. It was a prayer answered as I saw the letter’s return ad dress—Yes, God does answer prayer. Another person in Wiliiamston whose heart was made glad beyond Christmas Day was Ms. Shirley Respass. She and her husband Gilbert celebrated their wedding an niversary on Christmas Day quietly at home with family, but one grand son was missing because of his col lege schedule. Christopher J. Respass, a sophomore at Morehouse in Atlanta, Ga., found he could stay at home a lit tle longer if he waited until after Christmas. So he added joy to his family’s heart with his visit. Of course, being a concerned person, he called (to let them know he arrived back to school safely. With an average of 4.0, this young man has made the Dean’s List twice. His parents are Harry and Gloria Respass of Wiliiamston. His mater nal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Taylor of Durham. New officers and chairmen of com mittees in each North Carolina State NAACP branch are urged to attend the winter meeting on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 1-2. This year’s meeting will consist of a seminar series on Friday and Satur day titled “Workforce 2000 and the Black Family." This is a time for get ting some of these questions about branch operations answered..Follow ing the seminar will be the Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. Humanitarian Award Banquet starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Sheraton Hotel, Greensboro. Persons planning to attend should make their reservation with the state executive office immediately. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taylor, Delaware residents, were in Roper visiting Ms. Taylor’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Stokes, and other relatives. It was another big holiday festival on New Year’s pay as they rejoiced in being together and on Jan. 2 celebrated Ms. Stokes’ birthday also. Serving in the U.S. military now, Ms. Taylor, the former Ms. Memna Stokes; Taylor and son Anthony were very much missed at the Christmas dinneir table with all of the other younger generations within the Stokes/Wilkins family. Folks are reminded that those young men and women recently sent overseas in Operation Desert Shield now need some support from those back home—letters, letters, letters. They love the mail call time and a cheerful letter from home can be uplifting. Of course, those still within the States need to know they are be ing thought of, too. Facing the unknown can bring about fear, so those of you who can—do your share in writing during these trying days. Hyde County contact person has asked to host the next First Congres sional District Black Leadership Caucus meeting on Jan. 26. For loca tion. please contact Ms. Ida Murray at (919» 925-1021 Students interested in applying for one of tiie NAACP scholarships should submit a written request for an application with an indication of scholarship name on their envelope. Deadline date for applications and accompanying documents is April 30. SiiHlenls interested in becoming a member ot me nMtr snouiu con tact their local branch or the membership department at the na tional headquarters. Scholarships now available are: the Agnes Jones Scholarship, award ed to undergraduate and graduate students who have been current regular members of the NAACP for at least one year or fully paid life members. Applicants must not have reached the age of 25 by the deadline of April 30. Undergraduate students must possess a grade point average of at least 2.5 and graduate students must possess a 3.0 or B average. The Roy Wilkins Scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors only who are members of the NAACP. They must possess at least a grade-point average of 2.5 or C+. The NAACP Willems Scholarship is awarded to students who are major ing in engineering, chemistry, physics, computer and mathematical sciences. Applicants must possess a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 or B and must be members of the NAACP. Undergraduates will receive a maximum award of 18,000 to be paid in annual installments of $2,000. Gradautes will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship which can be renewed. The contact person in the National Education Department is Gaynell Guice. Ms. Barbara J. Reed and sons, Erik and Jaymea of Aurora, visited her parents and their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones on Carolina Avenue, in Williamston during the holidays. Also visiting were Jones’ sisters, Ms. Evelyn Outlaw, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ms. Annie Marie Jones of Fayetteville; Ms. Ernestine Woods of Greenville; and a nephew of Jones, James Staton, La don, S.C. Happy oirthday greetings to Maj. Annie Daniels, John Shannonbouse, Ms. Mildred Jones, Ms. Mary J. White, Ms. LaTaya Bowens, Haywood Harris, Samuel Lee, Sr., Ms. Cleo R. Lee, Ms. Sheralyn L. James, and Ms. Artie L. Manson. Congratulations to Mt. Shiloh Mis sionary Baptist Church on the com pletion of its life membership In the Martin County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. I’m sure that the pastor, Rev. Kenneth Hammond, the officers and members all feel very good about taking such a major step. We are very grateful for this added and much-needed support. New business is about to line Ithe right side of Hwy. 13 North. Of course that mailing address shall be known as East Boulevard in Williamston. One of those businesses, according to signs, is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Doors are to open early this year and there has been a commitment by Wal-Mart’s founder and chairman, Sam M. Walton, to buy American made merchandise. Seems that’s a step to help keep Americans at home and in a job. Over the past several years, it has been a task when shopping to find items made in these United States. Maybe this store will give those who want to support the Buy American program a fairer chance to support their neighbors, friends and relatives who want to work. Hopefully, other stores will see the light also. On the recovery list since some surgery is Ricky Grimes of Route 3. Recovering also is Ms. Annie “Eula” Perry at home now. On the sick and shut-in list: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Winburn, Bertie County; Ms. Grace P. Smithwlck, Mr. and Mrs. George T. Hyman, Ms. Arman C. Roberson, Frederick Bennett, Ms. Zara Chance, Ms. Rachel H. Lyons, Ms. Mattie H. Perry, Ms. Marie Biggs, Ms. Roxie West, Alton Bell, George A. Perry, Sam Brown, Joe Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. James Marriner, Ms. Annabel Best, Ms. Rose Mary Biggs, Ms. Mammie Keyes. Busy tak ing some therapy in Pitt County late* ly is Lee E. Slade. Calvin Rodgers, Ms. Ida J. Rodgers, Ms. Betty S. Lanier, David B. Feggins. In Plymouth are Ms. Pauline Brown and Ms. Esther Roberts. In Roper is Rudolph Wilkins. The First Congressional District Black Leadership Caucus was sad dened on Thursday, Jan. 10, when they received news that their third vice president, James Pugh, Lewiston’s wife Juanita had departed this life, suffering a heart attack sud denly. Ms. Pugh’s remains were en trusted to the services of Cherry's Funeral Home, East George Street, Windsor. Services were conducted Sunday, Jan. 13. at 2:30 p.m. at Spring Hill Church on Indian Woods Road. People must eat—some, once a day, others, twice a day... So, why then is Williamston's most recently opened restaurant in trouble? Why would fellow church members not ■nuke it a habit to bat at least one meal a week there? Is the pastor en couraging the membership and/or congregation on Sunday mornings to • remember our sister over there by (See WHISTLINGS, P. 10)
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