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of the bonking industry, flllpp crafts, the shop*... all the work tha you expected to have done. They wen the lawyers, they were the heart o U* community in Baghdad, ” she toi< But whan Palestinian refugees driven dot of their land, began b migrate to places like Baghdad b search if food and sustenance, tlx Iraqi government, ,in retaliation fa what had happened to their Aral brothers, ordered die Jews out o Baghdad. Mayor Cannon also confirms tha indeed the tiny country known ai Kuwait was once part of Iraq, and was created only after the British anc French draw borderlines and install ed puppet monarchies to maintain control ih the region. She said that despite die unlawful invasion by Sad dam Hpssein’s Iraqi forces, Kuwait was never well-liked among the Arab nations because of its tremendous wealth, and virtual enslavement of Palestinians, Pakistanis and other peoples into servitude, and yes, even chattel jdavery... all to keep oil flow ing to tbe West. On ope occasion, she and her hus band were once ordered to evacuate the An^rican embassy in Baghdad becausf both British and American intelligence thought the Russians were preparing to invade tbe region in order to take over the British oil pipeline. The invasion never took place, and the evacuation was called off. Like all Americans, Ms. Cannon hopes And prays for a speedy end to tbe war, and the safe return of our troops and their families. She most certainly agrees that Saddam Hus sein iaah evil man, but she is quick to note that he is not indicative of the Iraqi people. “The Iraqi people are a loving, caring people,” she said. She remeihbers them as being very generous and very community minded. How the conflict will resolve itself is, according to Ms. Cannon, still a mystery, but she dreads the suffering that is being inflicted on Iraq’s citizenry (she believes sanctions should have been given more time), and the instability in the region that may very well be the aftermath of the war »j!r 17, ROBERTS PARK TERMS COURTS Roberto Park wfll get hand-me down light* for Us tennis court from Mlllbrook Exchange Park after the Nerth Raleigh park goto new lights. The Raleigh City Council recently awarded a 9100,458 contract to Floyd 8. Pike Electrical Contractor of Raleigh to install the lights. Roberto Park, 1300 E. Martin St., has two recreational tennis courts. Mlllbrook Exchange Park 1005 Spring Forest Road, has an ac tive tennis program and 15 courts that need additional lighting, said John M. Hoppe, a landscape ar chitect with the Raleigh Parks Recreation Department. The is to save the city some and to provide better HEWS BRIEFS (Continued from page 1) of parents helping parents. As a parent group facilitator, yon will have the opportunity to help others and to grow and learn. Contact MELD at (tit) 250-8155. UliUAB||TAR|AN The LOTTERY (Continued from page i) | lottery as a moral issue should asl , themselves if they have ever enterec [ a magazine sweepstakes or investei , money in any way “because the con ; of the gambling issue is getting I something for nothing. But anyone who has ever invested wisely in the stock market has done just that and i made money for a minimum amounl , Of effort.” But Rep. Coy Privette, R-Cabarrus, , the executive director of the Chris , tian Action League and a lottery op ponent, said the lottery was not strict ly a moral issue. “The purpose of this body is to set public policy,” Privette said. “And a lottery is bad public policy.” A lottery bill sponsored by Royall passed the Senate in 1MB, but stalled in the House. The House, in fact, abruptly adjourned the session last summer rather than bring the lottery bill from a committee to the House floor. But Royall said the change in the House leadership, with the election of Rep. Dan Blue, D-Wake, as House speaker, meant the lottery bill would have a better chance. “The last time, the House didn’t even take it up in committee,” Royall said. “That was because of the leadership of the House. I don’t think that would happen again if the Senate passes it.” fHREATENED (Continued from page 1) blacks in American life, and the Bush administration seems willing to push minorities over the abyss. For example, in terms of health care, an alarming gap has been created between African-Americans and whites. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the life expectancy for Mack men has fallen to 64.9 years, below retirement age. Millions of black women aren’t receiving adequate prenatal care, and infant mortality rates are not surprisingly twice the rate for blacks than whites. Another recent health study found that blacks, who repre sent only 13 percent of the total U.S. population, now account for 80 per cent of all premature deaths—that is, deaths of individuals between the ages of 15 to 44 years—because of ab normally high rates of pneumonia, asthma, bladder infections, and other uiacasca. Diatss, mspaiucs ana luw income people die sooner than upper class whites, because they have no access to regular health-care ser vices and because many have no health insurance. Economically, the same picture of inequality emerges. The recent failure of Harlem’s Freedom Na tional Bank, one of the largest minority-owned financial institutions in the country, revealed that the government was unwilling to bail out economically distressed institutions when they held blacks’ funds. As the recession deepens, the Jobless rates in the black community have soared, while the Bush administration does nothing. What all these elements have in common is the phony concept of “reverse racism” that blacks have been given too much over the years. The only way to reverse these trends is to rebuild the black protest move ment, to challenge the system which perpetuates inequality. DAN BLUE (Continued from page 1) or she comes from the remotest part of Robeson County, with its tradi tional Southern school systems, but now one; or whether that child comes from the most affluent area of Mecklenburg or Wake County, it is our duty and responsibility to assure that be or she is given the opportuni ty, through an education, to develop into everything that God gave him or her the ability to develop into. “I’m not talking about not simply looking towards 1992, in dealing with all the political rhetoric, wondering what the... others are going to do if we do X, Y and Z,” said Blue. “That makes a forward progressive state, but looking at those things so that at the turn of the century, North Carolina can not only be the leader in the region, but a leader in the nation. “I suggest, with forward thinking men and women of the General Assembly who have the vision to move this state where it ought to be, we can look back 60 years from now ind say that there came a team of leadership in North Carolina in the Ms, that made it go forward, that was sensitive to history of depriva ion and discrimination, but at the uune time look forward to take the satire state where it ought to be going ind made every child in this state, wery man and woman in this state, egardless of Ms or her status in life, >e proud to call North Carolina the tate from which they hailed. “And 1 look to you, to help us with hat kind of leadership over the next wo yean. You haven’t failed me yet, ad I know that you will not fail over Ms two-year period,” he said. Addressing the audience, Dr. 'nun Robinson, president of St. ‘UgMtine’s Coaty^Mdd^ ^We^had ig tosdortor, and we are real pieas 1 We are pleased to have you here, nd we are pleased to have boated ■is very special occasion. I think it is ery prophetic, the words of Dr. Mar n Luther King; ‘We have come a sry long, long way, but we have a 1 The Stars 1 MURIAL AND JERTHA LOVE WEEK OF FEB. 14-M HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY Truly it to aH la the stars. Per sm yen are an eat there wondering what to buy that special eae. Here’s a clue. Stoics thh Is a New Mesa period. It to gaud to bay that very special someone a beaatifnl heart et amethyst. Per this to a good vibrational breastplate for all. It win tench the hearts el all yea Aquarians and especially for these seeking more balance in their lives. It will be like icing on the cake. Have a beautiful day and a wonderful week for all of those who are bora to the cycle of Aquarius. Your mind to very active at this time and the ideas that you come up with may Just be what Is needed to make the boss take a second look at year performance. long, long way to go.’ I think you will agree with me. Indeed, we have come a long, long way, and indeed we have a long way to go.” Dr. Robinson quoted a prayer at tributed to Sir Francis Drake who landed on the shores of North America in early 1750: “O Lord God, when Thou grant Thy people any great endeavor, grant them to know that it is not the beginning, but the finishing of the same that grants us the true glory.” “I would suggest that we have a great task that lies before us. And as we meet on this historic campus of St. Augustine’s College, which was founded in 1887, at a time when people had very little confidence in the abili ty of the newly freed slaves, a pool of about 30, out of that four million, who had the equivalent of a college educa tion. “There were those who believed that God sent these people into the world for three reasons: one was to hew the wood, till the soil and to draw water; but as you and I know, that is not true. And I think that the presence of the speaker of the House, who hap pens to be a person of color, is blind to »hat fact.” OFFICER KILLS (Continued from page 1) tion is completed, said Chief Gilliam. Bullock said Wyche had been troubled recently, and had been laid off from his job at a Franklin ton cot ton mill. Research reveals that in the four years before 1989 there were only six documented cases of African American males who died in in cidents involving the police in North Carolina. Following the shooting death of Sidney Bowen, former mayor of Bolton, in February 1990, the state police issued a statement that four people of all races had been killed in encounters involving state trooner* in the nrevious vear. There had been tight such incidents since 1983. Between January of 1988 and February of this year seven Africa n Amtican men died in encounters with police officers in North Carolina. Two of the incidents involved state troopers, the others involved city police officers. All of the incidents stemmed from arrets or attempted arrests. Law enforcement officials believe that the increase in violence stems from the fact that there is less respect for the law. Citizens, they say, are more likely to resist and use force against police officers, and officers are being forced to use their weapons more often in self-defense. Christina Davis-McCoy, executive director of North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, said guidelines set forth by the U.S. Justice Department’s Community Relations Service and advice from law enforcement experts in North Carolina suggest policies that could reduce the potential for such violent confrontations. All of these policies underscore the main conclusions from the Justice Department report. “Violent en counters between the police and citizens can be reduced if a given police force consciously the value of protecting human life and crime prevention. Police must also tailor their services to meet the needs of the community they serve and be accountable to that communi ty," she said. There are a number of specific policies that can reduce the potential for violent encounters between police and citizens. For example, the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission could develop a uniform, statewide policy to govern the use of weapons by law enforcement officers. Many police departments, according to the Justice Department, limit the use of deadly force to circumstances that endanger the lfle of an officer or other citizen. Experts say police departments in the state should also address the pro blematic issue of armed pursuit. Many departments require a i»h«— be terminated when it poses a greater threat than the crime for which the pursuit was initiated. When violence does occur, experts recommend that citizen ««■)«» in in vestigations of the incidents. The NAACP called on the Greensboro Ci ty Council to establish a citizen review board after the arrests sur rounding a residential fire increased tensions between that city’s police and African-Americans. “Ideally, North Carolina’s legislature should provide a citizens review process,” Ms. McCoy states. “This would allow the community to better understand why the police often react with deadly force. Such a process would also make the police accountable to the community and may lead both the police and the com munity toward cooperation, instead of confrontation.” PANEL (Continued from page 1) Pickett delivered the following statement to The CAROLINIAN: “Since July of 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has provided more meaningfully the rights and privileges of all American citizens. The first section of the 14th Amendment Includes this statement: ‘No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of file laws.’ “On Thursday evening, Jan. 84, 1981, a young Mack man was denied the privilege of going home to eat din ner. He was stopped by a Raleigh police officer in Main clothes. The of 1008 Coleman ttreet. Do you have a HAff terHflials which Is up for rwwwaif Do you want to llvo In an control host and ACT Am you willing to live Within strict yir'diUnsi r*taHn§ *o noise, no drags general doonllnossf Would you IH.. one of the following free Inducements: free Moving, Color TV. VCR. Mattress end Son Springs. Microwave Over IF YOU AM ALSO LOOKUP, F08 A OSAN APARTMMtT end do not hove • HAM certificate: (I) Rent Is m Mtove do not apply. (9) Credit History end references reoulred. COIIMAN STRECT AF*S Call fleer did not turn on his blue light nor •how any typo of identification, but he hto fireenn. Mr. Tony Far «P «d what any other black ctttoen would have done; he tried to leave thg No one should be shot by a police Cfflc^r simply because his skin is Mack. No notice officer has the ri0* to serye as secutor. ‘As a have known that other means could have been used to apprehend Mr. Farrell without resorting to deadly “What the mayor thinks is ‘sen sitive’ is vastly different to dtiiens who complain to the Raleigh-Apex Brandi, NAACP. Such wide dif ferences need to be eliminated or reduced if government or ‘all thepeQ-_ pie’ is to become a reality. Alienation and different standards must not be tolerated in our system of govern ment When law or policy is violated, swift, corrective response action is mandated, not compassionate, Justification statements. “As long as racism remains in America, it will bring about incidents such as tiie shootina of an innocent citizen. All citizens of Raleigh Should speak out against racist acts sucn as the one that unfortunately occurred on Ashe Avenue.” At a meeting last week, Chief Heineman conceded that Det. Glover had not displayed his blue light And he failed to show identification when be approached the car. He also aired a tape that disclosed significant discrepancies between the descrijh FINANCIAL PLANNING Something We ■' tl Need To Do Now! 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