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I TUESDAY JACKS 10,000 Ex, Jesse Ji Campus. Pages £)F CULTURAL 27601 t A&T 'o Welcome To A&T \ MEADOWS DEBUTS Marion Meadows Makes Debut As Leading Saxophone Player. Pag«9 THIS WEEK In 1948, Edward Dudley was appointed Ambassador to Liberia, the United States’ first black ambassador. Oddly enough, Liberia was created in the 1820’s by the (See THIS WEEK P .0) RALEIGH, N.C. VOL. 50, NO. TUESDAY FEBRUARY ” 0 26,1990k N.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY IN RALEIGH £90 ELSEWHERE 300 Epidemic Of Violence Crack Crisis: War Against Community BY MANNING MARABLE Aa Aaalyib More African-Americans will be the victims of the drug crisis In our cities in the next decade then the total number of Americans killed during the war in Vietnam. An epidemic of violence and death is literally wiping out an entire generation of young black people. To understand this massive destruction of humanity, we have to understand the historical evolution of drugs in the black com munity, and the political and social factors behind the crack crisis. Before the 1970s, drugs such as heroin and marijuana had been wide ly available in the African-American community. No law enforcement pressure to check this traffic oc curred, because its victims were not white or middle class. As cocaine was Introduced and marketed, it evolved as the drug of choice for wealthier ad dicts, and soon became prevalent among upper-class whites. By the early 1980s, most researchers estimated that the number of drug addicts in the United States was one half million. About 40 percent of this number were African-American. Hie narcotics problem intensified with the introduction and marketing of the cocaine product crack, which was craeted by the domestic and in ternational drug cartels to reach lower-income people. It was inexpen sive to obtain, usually lessthan $5 per “rock,” smokable and an efficient method of cocaine consumption. Physically, its impact upon con sumers was highly addictive. Characteristics of habitual crack users include hyperactivity, paranoia, psychotic and extremely violent behavior. Crack addicts neglected family responsibilities, would steal property and money from neighbors and friends, or engage in overtly criminal activities in order to maintain their crack dependence. The full social costs of the crack ex plosion are still difficult to measure. The majority of cocaine consumers were middle-class whites, not racial minorities. However, the conse quences of drug dependency for the more privileged social classes are far less severe than for people of color. Health-care programs for profes sionals routinely provide drug treat ment facilities and programs, often on an outpatient basis, permitting recovering addicts to maintain their regular employment. The legal system emphasizs rehabilitation rather than punishment for white, middle-class first offenders. Conversely, the elaborate, pater nalistic social infrastructure for the majority of whites ceases to exist for Arican-Americans, Latinos and poor white people. Crack addiction to them means unemployment, the loss of one’s savings and personal property, and social disruption. In New York City alone, for instance, there were only 35,000 residential treatment openings last year for an estimated 250,000 intravenous drug users in the city. Between 1986 and 1988, the number of newborn infants testing positive for drugs increased 400 per cent; more than two-thirds of New (See CRACK CRISIS, P. 2) City Council To Name Team For Corridor MLK Boulevard \ Planning Staff The Raleigh City Connell recently voted to appoint an ad hoc resource team to help study the Impact of a Planning Depart ment corridor plan for the pro posed Martin Luther King, Jr. An effort was made to represent the var ious .interests of residents in the city’s South Park area in order to facilitate a broad-based plan for Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Boulevard construction project. The resource team, which will consist of citisens and civic leaders in the affected areas, will advise the city’s Planning staff (See BOULEVARD, P. 2) Sex And Drugs Scandal Takes Toll On Career, Marriage Dissolving BY BARRY COOPER Effi Barry, who stood by her husband through a sensational drug and sex scandal, has separated from former Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry. It is iu^t one more blow for the ex mayor, wh& was videotaped smoking crack cocaine in the hotel room of former model Rasheeda Moore. The FBI videotape also showed Barry asking Moore for sex and attempting to fondle her breasts. Marion Barry had long been suspected of being a womanizer and a recreational drug user, but this time there was indisputable evidence. But Effi Barry stood by her man. For 6'^ weeks last summer, ope witness after another testified at Barry's 14-count drug and perjury trial that they had seen the former mayor use drugs or engage in acts of adultery. Yet after every day in court, there was Effi Barry, strikingly beautiful, standing by her man. Now the former mayor must stand alone. Effi Barry and the Barrys’ 10 year-old son, Christopher, have taken a small apartment in northwest Washington. It appears that Effi was thinking of her son when she decided to interrupt the marriage. As the controversy around her husband swelled, Christopher appeared to become more and more affected- Once, TV (See CRIME, P. 2) BOOSTING BLACK COLLEGES - Peter C. B. Bynoe, secend from left, executive director of tlw Mnois Sports Facilities Authority end Dr. Thermen Evens, second from right, vice president end corporate medicnl director, CIGNA Corp. were two prominent guest speokers who recently encouraged historicity end predominantly black colleges and universities te market their know-how in educating superior, average and poorly prepared students. With them, during the Pepsi-Cole National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education’s Fourth Marketing Seminar are from left, James E. Lyons, president, Bowie State University; Carolyn Evans, assistant director, student enrollment, Tougaloo College; WHma Roscoe, vice president, NAFEO and Maurice Cox, director, public affairs, PepshCoie Co. Effort Determines Success, Failure In School Reports Learning Center For children to want to put time and effort into studying or working hard, they have to believe that the hours spent studying or the amount of work they will do will make the dif ference between success and failure. Many students tend to ignore their own responsibility for their successes or failures. How can you help your children want to study more? According to Dr. Raymond Huntington, founder and president of the Huntington Learning Centers, “You can help them accept the fact that the amount of effort they exert determines whether they suc ceed or fail in school. And the next time your children bring home writ ten comments or report cards, ask them why they succeeded or failed. (See LISTENING, P. 2) The Military: Dilemma For Blacks BY DR. JAMES H. CARTER Am Amalymk Many well-known black Americans are protesting the disproportionate representation of black soldiers In Saudi Arabia. Just recently, disap proval of black men and women’s participation in the Gulf War was echoed by the Black Student Alliance at Duke University. I must wonder if these protesters are knowledgeable of the legacy of black soldiers in America’s history and the realities of opportunities available to racial minorities and women in today’s high-tech military. It appears cynical that some of these protesters will at tend athletic events and applaud black athletes who voluntarily allow themselves to be exploited by predominanantly white universities and colleges. It is no secret that most of the black college athletes will not reach the professional ranks and, in fact, very few will graduate. As an aside, the disproportionate number of young black employees at fast-food chains—many of whom are high school dropouts—have gone unnotic ed. It is my candid opinion that in the aforementioned situations, black Americans are justifiably pursuing an honest living in an unjust society. Moat academically average black high school students, who are not en dowed with athletic abilities, have limited financial resources with (See MILITARY, P. 2) Anchor Sponsors For Walnut Creek Amphitheater Exhibit Commitment Walnut Creak Amphitheatre has announced the first of an exclusive list of sponsors for the I1S.S million. ZMOO-seat outdoor performance center In Raleigh. American Airlines, Record Bar and Tracks, and the North Raleigh HUton and Convention Center have agreed to par ticipate In the new venture. More sponsors will be an nounced at a later date. Wilson Rogers, general manager of the state-of-the-art facility, said Walnut Creek is happy to be associated with these anchor sponsors. ‘These fine businesses are demonstrating their commitment to an enhanced quality ef life In the Triangle, and we welcome them Into the Walnut Creek family.” Walnut Creek Amphitheatre will operate under the direction of the Sony Muslc/PACE Partnership and Cellar Deer Concerts. Sony Muslc/PACE Is overseeing the development ef the 77-acre she, and will operate the facili ty under a 10-year agreement with the City ef Raleigh. Scheduled to open la July, the amphitheatre featuree seating for 7.000 In an open-air pavilion, phn space for 13,WO m the general admission (estival lawn under the start. Peter Btrkett, manager of passenger sales, American Airlines Southeast Regional office, said the Walnut Creek Amphitheatre would he an exciting and welcome new ad dition to North Carolina's entertainment scene. "As the American hah expands, we see the Triangle area growing with It. This amphitheatre is one more good example of that growth. We see our sponsorship as an at tractive way to gain exposure and to get in on the ground floor of this exciting new performance venue for the Triangle.'’ Birfcett said. Steve Bennett, executive vice president and general manager of Record Bar and TRACKS, said he was especially excited about the prospects the amphitheatre presents for growth in the entertainment business. “We’re delighted," Bennett exclaimed. “Having Sony Music and PACE working together on a local project gives us one mere strong connection la the area entertainment (See AMPHITHEATER. P. 3) Let no one be cajoled to believe that President F.W. de Klerk is about to dismantle apartheid and institute a non-racial democratic nation in South africa. All the so-called “reforms” that de Klerk is trying to make in South Africa today are gimmicks to help him gain time for white domina tion to continue, and “Afrikanerdom” to continue its dominion of all South Africans, of all races. President de Klerk has released Mandela and other leading black political prisoners; unbanned ANC and other restricted black political organizations, repealed some discriminatory apartheid legislation, and promises to proceed to dismantle the “major pillars of apartheid.” True, de Klerk is doing all these things. But the removal of these set backs does not mean that racial discrimination and Afrikaner domi nion are ending. Far from it! (See INSIDE AFRICA, P. 2) Jimmy Carter Tackles Morals At NCSU Forum BY UK. ALBERT E. JABS Contributing Writer Former President Jimmy Carter gave evidence once again that he may have been the most moral—if it can be said that way—American president in U S. history. Certainly, the Carter record since leaving the White House as a commitment to social, economic and political justice (See MORAL VISION, P. 2)
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