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Coaching Beverly L. Downing serves I basketball coach at Saint . College and chairperson of education department. Pago 8 On The Conga Preeminent conga player Poncho Canchez performs in Moore Square Park for Jazz & Blues Musical Festival 1991. Page 0 This Week In 1940, the Pittsburgh Courier had the largest circulation of any black newspaper in the country. In 1978, “Ain’t Misbehavin won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Director and Best Featured Actress, Nell Carter. nn J " JBm . w H §p; f H ft RALEIGH, N.C., VOL. 50, NO. 79 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27,1991 N.C. s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY AP IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 300 Fabulously Rich, Out Of Control Tyson Loses Title As People’s Champ MIKE TYSON BY BARRY COOPER An Ajuljsis There is an unwritten rule in the black press that is all but religiously followed: We try doggone hard not to criticize our own. The majority press does such a good job of pointing out the ills and shortcomings of black folks that it is understandable why newspapers like the one you are SBI Aims Probe At Principal Gold Sand Middle School Prin cipal Larry Roger* has been suspended pending an SBI in-' vestigation into unspecified allegations, Franklin County Schools Superintendent Gene Allen said last Monday. Rogers, principal of the school for the past five years, was suspended with pay on Aug. IS. GSMS Assistant Principal Novella Brown has been named acting principal, Allen said. He declined farther comment on the nature of the Investigation. “1 can't even discuss this with the school board,” Allen said. “The law Is very specific on this. If a career person is under In vestigation, the board must re main neutral. The board has not (See SBI PROBE, P. 2) Justice At Work Helping Blacks Achieve The Dream A wide spectrum of black leaders from around the country issued a strong statement recently calling for an end to the growing management practice of firing workers who go on strike by giving their Job# to "perma nent replacements” and calling on Congress to pass the Workplace Fairness Bill, HR S/S B5, which would outlaw the practice. Thirty nationally known black leaden signed the statement, “Help ing Blacks Achieve the American Dream: Justice at Work,” that documents the importance of unions for the economic advancement of black Americans and the greater vulnerability of black workes to being permanently replaced if they go on strike to defend their family’s health care benefits or standard of living. Black workers critically depend upon union organizing and contracts for economic advancement, pro ponents stated, adding that blacks are also especially vulnerable to be ing “permanently replaced” when they exercise their legal right to strike. Since minority workers are disproportionately concentrated in Stafford G. Bullock, Jr. Named Chief District Court Judge Here Chief Justice James Q. Exum, jr. of the North Carolina Supreme Court says he will appoint Stafford G. Bullock, Jr. as chief district court judge in the 10th Judicial District which includes Wake County. Judge Bullock, who has served on the district court bench since April 18, 1974, will succeed George F. Bason, who will retire effective Aug. 31. “Judge Stafford Bullock has served this state and the 10th Judicial District as a district court judge for 17 years,’’ Judge Exum said. “He is the senior district court judge by several years. The time has come for him to be the chief district court judge.” Chief district court judges have ex tensive administrative duties, in cluding arranging court sessions, assigning judges, supervising the calendaring of non-criminal matters and supervising magistrates. Exum said during his years on the bench, Bullock has shown himself to be an able judge. “He works hard and conscientiously on the bench. He con ducts court fairly and efficiently. He is courteous to litigants and lawyers but maintains appropriate control over the proceedings. He knows the needs and problems facing this judicial district and is interested in seeing that the judicial system here continues to operate as fairly and effi ciently as it can,” said Exum. “He has the support of those in the legal system who know him and are familiar with his work. His many years of able service far outweigh the one incident, involving an unfor tunate confrontation with a lawyer, for which Judge Bullock was cen sured by the Supreme Court. He learned from this experience and I am confident this kind of thing will not tappen again.” Bullock, 49, attended high school and college at Shaw University in Raleigh, where he received a B.A. degree in 1963. Thereafter, he taught high school in Person County until he enrolled at Howard Law School in Washington, D.C., where he was awarded the J.D. degree in 1969. Judge Bullock then served as assis tant to the director of public instruc tion until he accepted a position as assistant district attorney in the 10th Prosecutorial District in 1971. He was appointed a district court judge in 1974. unskilled and semi-skilled occupa tions. it is easier for companies to find replacement workers to take their jobs. Their statement documents the role that unions play in raising wages and providing health care coverage and other benefits for African-American workers. Black workers who are union members increase their wages by 43 percent, or $135 per week, com pared to workers who do not have the benefits of union membership. The 30 leaders called on civil rights and black community, religious, political and business organizations around the country to contact their congressional representatives and President Bush in support of the bill. The workplace fairness legislation, which has 211 cosponsors in the House of Repesentatives and 32 cosponsors in the Senate, is expected to be voted on by the full House this month. Signers of the black leadership statement include seven heads of na tional civil rights organizations, seven leaders of national religious organizations, three members of Con gress, five national union officers, four mayors, and seven other leaders of business, educational, and public interest groups. Among those signing were David Dinkins, mayor of New York; Dorothy Height, president of the Na tional Negro Women; Benjamin ■ See HKI.IMNG BLACKS, I*. 21 holding are reluctant to air the dirty laundry. Blit once in a while, even our own deserve a wakeup call. And so it is with reluctance today that we must take former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to task. He is a man fabulously rich and foolishly out of control, a troubled young man in dire need of a mentor who can set him straight. Sadly for Iron Mike, it appears there is no one in his comer who is capable of grabbing his ear. You have heard the stories about Tyson’s vulgar behavior around women. An 18-year-old black beauty contestant in Indiana claims Tyson raped her. It’s just an allegation, but it follows a pattern of complaints made about Iron Mike. He has been accused of making vulgar remarks to women, of grabbing their buttocks without permission. And now, he is accused of rape. Lord knows, the black community could use a few more genuine male role models. Tyson’s troubles only further underscore how desperate that need is. Even though Tyson no longer owns the title, he remains the people’s champion, and there is no more coveted a position in sports than being the heavyweight champion of the world. Doors open for the champ that are closed to other athletes. The whole world bows when the champ saunters in. But Tyson, with his boorish behavior, is spilling this ap ple cart. You don’t see him on televi sion doing commercials anymore. Remember all the TV ads for Tyson’s Nintendo game? They’re on the shelf now. Remember the Diet Pepsi com mercials? They're a thing of the past. Seventh Angel Jailed Targets “Graven Images” Franklin County schools recently had a visit from the “Seventh Angel” who was arrested and jailed following an attempt to rid Bunn Elementary of “graven images.” This is not the first time Franklin County schools have encountered Mildred Louise Johnson McCoy, who calls herself the “Seventh Angel.” This time she has been charged with trespassing, destroying public property, disorderly conduct and car rying a weapon onto school property. This time she was placed under $800 bond and was in jail prior to a court date on the Aug. 27 calendar. According to reports, McCoy, car rying a wooden staff and dressed in long, white gown with a white veil and a tall, multicolored headpiece, entered the school on Aug. 19 around noon and smashed athletic trophies to the floor and ripped paper cutouts from a bulletin board. Teachers, administrators and sup port staff were on campus at the time. Students returned on Aug. 26. The Franklin Times last week eported the following incident: According to school principal Con nie Horton, McCoy, who lives across the road from Bunn Elementary in a compound called Mt. Zion House of Prayer, was seen entering the school by teacher Robert Taylor. He follow ed her to the gym and “That's where she told him that she was here to rid (See SEVENTH ANGEL, P. 2) M. L KING EXTENSION UNDERWAY—The new extension Is taking place from Rock Quarry Road top S. Blount Street. Boundary and Simthfleld Streets along with a segment of Berner Reed wll bo renamed M. L. King Boulevard. Accreting to 8towart J. Sykes, the city’s assistant engineer, the 1.7 mNa extension is expected to be completed July 1992 at the approximate cost of $4.1 mMon. (Photo by David L. Sawyer) First-Year Student Enrollment At Shaw Rising Pass Projected Goals First-year student enrollment at Shaw University has been steadily growing since 1967 when Dr. Talbert 0. Shaw became president. Enroll ment projections for the 1991-92 academic year represent a substan tial leap toward the goal of an op timum student enrollment of 2,000. Moreover, that goal is being realized sooner than 19% as projected in the university’s long-range plans. With first-year students arriving this week and returning students next week, 996 housing reservations are firm as on-campus residents, 484 of those first-year students. The school’s enrollment has risen from about 1,402 in 1986. In the fall of 1990, more than 550 first-year students were actually enrolled from about 1,000 applications. If this pattern repeats itself this year, then as many as 600-700 first-year students may be on hand. In the event that happens, university administrators are mak ing arrangements to provide off campus housing. Shaw has more than adequate hous ing space for all first-year students, much of it extensively remodeled during this summer. It is considered less than desirable for first-year students to live off campus because it is believed that they need a transition period between living at home and college ex perience. In residence halls, the new student is close to classrooms, social life and other out-of-class cultural ac tivities. This factor is reassuring to both students and parents. Some 40 student leaden hqve been on Shaw’s camput for1 the past week honing their leaderahin skills in preparation >See ENROLLMENT, P. 2) Dr. Holloway Recognized For Community Worl Dr. i. Mills Holloway will be a recipient of the 1M1 Wake County volunteer award during the Wake County Board of Commissioners annual ceremony. Four nominees have been selected to represent Wake County at the Governor’s Volunteer Awards program. Mills, vice president of financial affairs at Saint Augustine’s College will be recognised in the Individual community service category. The services Dr. Holloway has rendered at Saint Augustine’s College range from vice president of financial affairs to (See RECOGNIZED, P. 2) These days, the only times we see Tyson on TV is on the 6 o’clock news. Most times he is pictured climbing out of a boxing ring. But sometimes he is shown avoiding reporters after having become involved in some con troversy. (See MIKE TYSON. P. 2) Inside Africa Mayor Dinkins Opposes Bush Sanction Lift nt DANIEL MAROLEN President George Bush’s lifting of economic sanctions against apar theid South Africa continues to be op posed by most who disagree with the racist and undemocratic system of racial segregation. One of the toughest opponents of President Bush’s precipitate action is Mayor David Dinkins of New York City. Mayor Dinkins and 10 New York con gressmen have vowed to fight tooth and nail against the Bush administra tion’s decision to lift sanctions against South Africa, and will refuse the president’s pressure on New York City to stop its restrictions against South Africa because of its refusal to terminate apartheid and to democratize the "ountry. President Bush’s administration considers New York City’s and other local restrictions against South Africa to be opposed to its spirit of lif ting the sanctions against that coun try. The administration would like all local restrictions against South Africa to be repealed. Currently, the U.S. Department of Justice is study ing possible methods of repealing those restrictions. Several New York congressmen, including Charles Rangel, Major Owens, Ted Weiss and others, defend ed New York City’s anti-apartheid stance against the Bush administra tion’s lifting of sanctions as "outrageous.” Dr. Benjamin Hooks, head of the NAACP, called the lifting of sanctions a “crime.” And ANC’s President Nelson Mandela continues to oppose President Bush's move. In a letter to Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman J. Cohen, 10 New York congressmen recently stated that the 140 anti apartheid state and local laws in ef feet in the United States against the South African regime are not legally tied to the Bush administration's ac tion. A New York City delegation to Con gress recently expressed its pride in their city’s restrictions relating to apartheid. The delegation pointed out that the Bush administration had no legal basis to seek to reDeal i< ■. vaee INSIDE AFRICA, P 2)
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