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THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 14,1991
VOL. 50, NO. 102
N.Q.'s Semi-Weekly
DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST
SINGLE COPY
IN RALEIGH
ELSEWHERE 300
Migrant Overseer Allegedly ‘
Charges Workers For ‘Crack’ 1
CAROLINIAN Wad Reports
Four farmworkers recently walked
40 miles from Benson to Raleigh to
escape a labor camp owned by B ft B
Produce.
According to Jim Lewis, of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina,
their stories include accounts of:
Being recruited from homeless
shelters with false promises of
$4-25/hr. wages, which they say they
never received, that workers kept in
debt due to numerous illegal
deductions by crew leaders for
everything from soft drinks to crack
cocaine, some worker’s debt
exceeded 11,500 despite grueling 12
hour days and meager meals of beans
and rice, intimidation and threats,
sometimes at gunpoint, by crew
leaders against workers who i
discussed leaving, and workers who
left were often tracked down or had a
bounty placed on their heads, and i
many other allegations.
Plans have now been made by the i
Christian Social Ministries for the ]
Episcopal Diocese in Raleigh, along i
with some of the farmworkers, to
'orm a rally, on Saturday, Nov. 16, at
he State Farmers Market on the
Lake Wheeler Road. The event will
ake place between the hours of 8
i.m. to 11:00 a.m. with a news
inference at 9:00 a m.
The migrant workers also stated
hat they fled the camp last month in
>rder to inform federal investigators
hat the crew leader worked them as
nany as 90 plus hours a week, but
laid them almost nothing after
leducting charges for cocaine,
alcohol, cigarettes and food.
The crew leader is identified as
Carrie Bonds, who has a history of
run-ins over migrant labor rules and
regulations. Bonds, 60, of Lake
Wales, Fla., leads migrant crews
throughout the South. Bonds denied
doing anything wrong, saying that the
workers have just made up the story.
Although several workers, now
living in a Raleigh homeless shelter,
said they were recruited to the camp
in Benson this summer to pick fruits
(See CRACK-COCAINE, P. 2)
RPD Chiefs Report issued
Self-Defense Claimed
Victim Ingram
Funeralized
Here Tuesday
BY CASH MICHAELS
Caatrlfeattaf Writer
A Raleigh police officer shot and
killed Ivan Lorenzo Ingram during a
drug raid last Friday night, because
he felt he was in danger. That is the
version of the city’s third police
shooting this year, offered in a
preliminary report to the Raleigh
City Council’s Police Affairs
Committee Wednesday by Police
Chief Frederick K. Heineman.
The report, released to the media
and City Councilors the night before,
recounted events that led up to the
tragic, yet controversial death of a 36
year-old Raleigh native, who was not
carrying a weapon when he was
killed.
According to the police version, on
the night of November 8th, a Raleigh
police undercover officer, working
with the Drugs/Vice Squad and the
Selective Enforcement Unit (SEU),
worked the Oakwood Avenue area in i
an effort to buy drugs and arrest^
dealers.
Between 8:20 and 6:30 p.m., the *
undercover officer drove up to 314
North Carver Street, where he saw “3 '
- 4 people in the yard.according to I
the report. “...While remaining in his |
vehicle...”, the report says, “...he
purchased drugs from a black male
in the group”. When the agent left the
address, he transmitted to the SEU
officers that the buy had been made
and from whom. ,
When the SEU officers, all wearing
badges, blue caps and aprons with
“POLICE” emblazoned on them,
drove up to 314 N. Carver Street, they
quickly got out to approach the group
of men in front of the house. One of
the SEU, Officer Vincent Kerr “was
responsible for covering the quter
perimeter and protecting the SEU
members and was carrying a shotgun
for this purpose”. Reportedly, the
police were on guard for any attack
by drug dealers during their
operation.
“As soon as the officers got out of
their car, they began yelling “Police!
Everybody on the ground”, “states
the report.” Four of the subjects '
immediately followed the officer's
commands. One subject, Mr. Ivan 1
Lorenzo Ingram, began to walk .
quickly away from the group. Officer 1
Kerr stepped In his path and told him
that they were the police and he (Mr. [
Ingram) needed to stop. At this time
Mr. Ingram’s hands were visible to
(See POLICE, P. 2)
ve it a scene (ram
hi regSiWen tar the Strengthening the Black Family
:ontareneeKlck-Olfftnnef. The event was held recently at
=lrst Baptist Church; an WDmlngton Street. The Conference
Is in its twelfth year. Strengthening the Black Family
Conference XI is scheduled on Saturday, April 25,1992 at
Saint Augustine’s College.
Mission Boycotted By
Home Street Home
BV DAVID SAWYER
Sun Writer
Home Street Home plans a boycott
of the Raleigh Rescue Mission’s
annual Thanksgiving dinner as the
homeless population in the city
grows.
The co-founder of Home Street
Home said that the “preying on the
homeless” by organizations must
end, and a boycott of the mission was
necessary;
Mary Jean Uebelgunne said,
“Every time I read a newspaper, or
watch TV, I’m reminded how bad,
ugly, and horrible the mass media
make us look. None of the media
attention is directed at the cause, but
at making us the sacrificial lamb, the
scapegoat.”
Ms. Uebelgunne also said the
reason she planned to boycott is that
it’s “Holiday suicide, meaning that a
homeless person really feels bad
when they’re handed something, only
because the community gets in the
spirit of giving once or twice a year."
Uebelgunne explained that no
formal date has been set for the
boycott, but it will take place near the
acutal dinner meet.
Ms. Uebelgunne stated, “We are
captive animals in the system of
shelters, mental wards, prisons, jail
houses, nursing homes, and
retirement homes, where people with
superiority complexes are in charge
of people like me, with inferiority
complexes.”
Bill R. Brown, the executive
director of the Raleigh Rescue
mission, said that no one likes to be
(See BOYCOTT, P.2)
Strengthening Black Family
Sets 12th Confab Here
First Baptist Church, Wilmington
Street, was the scene of a kickoff
dinner for the 12th annual
Strengthening the Black Family
Conference. The dinner targeted
representatives of community
organizations and was sponsored by
Strengthening the Black Family, Inc.
and Capitol Broadcasting Co.
Strengthening the Black Family
Conference began in 1981 when the
Raleigh Chapter of Chums, Inc.
initiated the project. Because funding
was denied the group at that time,
Chums sought the aid of community
groups. Through the years,
community organizations and
interested individuals have made the
conference a needed resource for our
community.
Because of organizations’ and
individuals’ skills in networking as
they planned and implemented the
conference, it has experienced much
growth. Eleven conferences have
been held, attracting more than 5,000
people. Workshops have been
presented on a wide variety of topics.
Strengthening the Black Family, Inc.
has been formed, as a tax-exempt
organization.
The group has become part of a
national effort by participating in the
North Carolina Consortium which
was awarded a 12-month grant from
the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to
Urgent Need For Unity
Brown Revamping Demo. Party
BY CAPITOL NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D C.-When
Ronald H. Brown was elected the first
)lack chairman in the almost 200
fear history of the Democratic
Vational Committee in 1969, many
people wondered why he wanted such
i difficult assignment, or what one
Jarty leader called “a mission
mpossible.”
Coming out of the disastrous
Dukakis presidential campaign in
1968, Democratic Party leaders were
ingaged in bitter infighting, finances
vere low and organization morale
:vel lower. Some party leaders and
najor fundraisers clearly indicated
hat they would not support Brown as
he new chief of the Democratic
»arty.
However, Brown accepted the
iifficult challenges, refused to run
rom any of the problems, and
iggressively moved to revamp the
Jarty into a strong, professional
:ampaign organization. The most
RWCA Holds Community
Service Awards Program
On Saturday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m., the
Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association
will present its annual Community
Service Award Banquet. The banquet
will be held at the Brownestone Hotel,
1707 Hillsborough St., in Raleigh.
Guest speaker for the banquet will
be the Hon. Daniel T. Blue, speaker of.
the House, N.C. General Assembly.
Highlights of the event will include
presentation of service awards to
nine community residents. Honorees
include James Goodman, WRAL-TV
9; Speaker Blue; Rev. Dr. W.B.
Lewis, pastor, First Cosmopolitan
Church in Raleigh; Ms. Jessie
Copeland, Chavis Heights resident;
Ms. Margaret Rose Murray,
community activist; Eddie Sanders,
N.C, State Employment
Commission; Ms. Sarah Davis oi
Apex, founding “mother” for the
Raleigh-Apex NAACP and strong
voter registrar; Rev. Dr. John W.
Fleming, historian, minister and
teacher; and doctors George and
Margorie Debnam, community
activists.
The banquet wiU be an opportunity
to hear and share some of Raleigh’s
interesting African-American history
and support a historic organization.
Ticket cost is $18 per person. Call
231-3S78, 828-0506, or 231-2941 foi
additional information or tickets
Tickets may also be purchased at the
door.
dramatic indication of Brown's
acceptance by the Democratic
Party’s elitp came at the party’s 1991
gala fundraiser on Sept. 26, with a
black-tie crowd of 2,600 paying $1,500
per plate.
During the introductions of the
Democratic VIPs at the gala, there
was only one standing prolonged
ovation, and that was for Brown.
According to party leaders, the
African-American chairman has
earned the respect and support of
Democrats for his leadership in
fostering unity among the various
party factions, for developing a
coordinated strategy and effective
campaign organization for the 1992
presidential campaign, and for
raising a record amount of funds for
the effort to re-capture the White
House.
The Democratic Gala netted $2 4
million in an upbeat atmosphere in
which several Democratic
presidential contenders insisted that
“We can beat Bush.’’
In June 1991, Brown convened a
unique meeting of party activists,
donors, and presidential candidates
in Middleburg, Va., to discuss greater
communication, cooperation and
collaboration among the Democratic
Party’s presidential candidates and
implementing what he described as
an urgent need for party unity.
Brown is credited with developing
positive relationships between the
national party, officials and the
various presidential campaign staffs
that never existed before in recent
primary elections.
Under Brown’s leadership, the
DNC in 1990 coordinated campaign
activities in 31 states, resulting in the
Democrats winning eight House
seats, five state house chambers,
complete control of two state houses
and a U.S. Senate seat from the
Republicans. This campaign also
played a critical role in the
Democratic sweep of the “big three"
governors’ races.
Brown has traveled extensively in
support of key races in 23 states and
more than 60 cities, translated into
victory for 70 percent of candidates
on whose behalf he appeared. On the
eve of Pennsylvania's senatorial
election last week, Brown was
campaigning from dawn to dusk for
the Democratic candidate, Harry
Wofford, who scored a stunning upset
of Republican favorite, former U S.
Attorney General Dick Thornburg.
In the important area of
fundraising, the DNC, under Brown’s
leadership, surpassed all of its 1990
goals collecting $12 million. So far
equal employment, Brown has also
made history. The deputy chair of the
DNC and chief executive officer of
the 1992 Democratic Convention is an
African-American woman, Alexis
Herman. The chief financial officer is
Frank Williams, Jr., and Mario M
Cooper is convention manager. Other
blacks hold top positions throughout
the Democratic Party organization
and in the 1992 convention structure.
Former Little Rock, Ark. Mayor
Lottie Shackleford is one of three
elected DNC vice chairs.
A native of New York, Brown grew
up in Harlem where his father was
manager of the famous Teresa Hotel
Brown is credited with developing positive
relationships between the national party
officials and the various presidential
campaign staffs that never existed before in
recent primary elections. He has moved to
revamp the party into a strong, professional
campaign organization.
this year, the party has raised close
to $8 million. Brown was successful in
persuading Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D
W.Va.) to serve as DNC finance
chairman, and California Rep.
Robert Matsui to serve as treasurer.
At a black leadership luncheon over
the Congressional Black Caucus
Legislative Weekend in September.
Brown announced the launching of an
extraordinary campaign to raise at
least $500,000 from the black
community through a series of
Chairman Circle receptions in 26
cities. Raising this amount of money
from black contributors would be a
historic first for either party.
In the sensitive area of fair and
on 125th Street. He received a law
degree from St. John’s University
School of Law in 1970, served with the
National Urban League as deputy
executive director, general counsel
and vice president for Washington
operations, from 1968 to 1979.
In 1980, he served as chief counsel
to the U.S. Senate Committee on the
Judiciary and was general counsel
and chief political advisor to Sen.
Edward Kennedy in 1981. until he
moved to private practice as a
partner in the prestigious law firm of
Patton, Boggs and Blow.
Brown has come up through the
(See PRESIDENTIAL. P.2)
develop model community-based
health programs.
The group also maintains two
plaques on display in the Richard B.
Harrison Library honoring the
Family of the Year recipients.
The recent dinner was
informational for the sponsors and
participants as ideas were
exchanged.
The invocation, welcome and
introductions were given by Ms.
Geraldine Burroughs, president of
Strengthening the Black Family, Inc.
The purpose and history of the group
were reviewed by Ms. Lucille Webb
as she showed how individuals and
organizations have enhanced their
(See BLACK FAMILY, P. 2)
NEWS BRIEFS
PETITION TO FREE YAHWEH
A petition signing for the
release of Yahweh Ben Yahweh
and his followers will be held on
Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Raleigh
Safety Club on Branch Street.
The event will take place between
11 a.m. and 11 p.tn. Free food and
beverage will be served. The
event is sponsored by the People
for Truth.
CITY GETS TRANSIT
AWARD
The City of Raleigh has
received the "PTI Journal”
National Transit Award for the
Innovative Transit Projectd of
the Year for the CAT Connector.
Raleigh Transit Authority
Chairman Rebecca Murray
presented the award to the City
Council at the council’s meeting
Tuesday. Representatives from
the city’s Department of
Transportation accepted the
award Oct. 29 at the Tech Trans
91 Conference in Las Vegas, Nev.
The award was presented at a
luncheon by federal Urban Mass
Transportation Administrator
Brian Clymer.
ROLE MODELS NEEDED
The Adult Role Model program
of Wake Conty Youth Service*
Center is actively recruiting
volunteers to work with the many
youth that are in need of the one
on-one relationship that will help
foster their development. Clients
are typically between nine and IS
years of age. A minimum of six
hours a month and a one-year
commitment Is requested of the
volunteer.
Help your community today by
calling 8S6-S210 for more
information. Black males and
females are strongly urged to
call.
COUNCIL APPROVES
USE
The Raleigh City Council
Tuesday approved
recommendations from a land
use study that will help manage
traffic from new development
planned for the intersection of Six
Forks and Strickland roads.
The council ordered the study
after approving a site plan for
(See NEWS BRIEFS. P.2)