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VOL. 51, NO. 11
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Like the other 90 chapters in the
volume of history on the 20th century,
1991 distinguished itself as a year
dominated by intriguing revelations,
continued economic decline, AIDS,
urban crime and political
divisiveness.
Economically, the country was still
in the grasp of an economic recession
which dates back to July, 1990.
Unemployment, a heightening in the
poverty rate, and hopelessness were
all by-products of the economic slow
down. And as adults have lost their
jobs and seen their livelihood
disrupted, private and government
studies are indicating that children
are being impacted most negatively.
The Bush Administration, which
has found endless success abroad in
foreign policy, found itself this year
fumbling on options on the domestic
front. As the year ended, the Bush
team found itself at loss as to how to
jump-start the economy as news of
layoffs and firings emanated from
the auto, construction, and
electronics industries.
Besides rhetoric and wooden
headed suggestions at increased
consumer spending and tax cuts for
the middle class, more Americans
are looking to the Administration to
devise solutions for thousands of
desperate Americans.
If the Bush Administration found
its niche in leadership overseas,
Operation “Desert Shield” proved to
be a bonanza. Saddam Hussein
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invaded oil-rich Kuwait. After six
months of political posturing,
amassing thousands of troops and
hardware, and several weeks of
bombarding various military targets,
it took just 36 hours to push Hussein's
(See YEAR-END REVIEW, P 2)
Camping At Bus Stations
America s
Homeless
Increasing
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP)—Bus sta
tions are homes to the homeless year
round, but when it’s cold outside
they rate highly in the Baedeker’s
travel guide for those who don’t
travel.
About 190,000 people pass
through the Port Authority Bus
Terminal in midtown Manhattan
each day on their way to commuter
and long-distance points but there
are others roaming the station with
nowhere to go.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors,
meeting in Washington, reported
last week that America’s homeless
have increased beyond the means of
cities to feed and house them during
the lingering recession.
On a typical winter day, the Port
Authority of New York and New
Jersey estimates that 250 homeless
people camp out in the bus station.
There are also hustling street people
who work the crowds, trying to make
some money.
About 8:30 on a recent Tuesday
night, the temperature outside
dropped from 42 to 37° and the need
for shelter increased.
Just outside the bus terminal,
former floor waxer Brooks Lucien,
53, said he’s been homeless five
years and sleeps at nearby Penn
Station or the PATH train station on
Sixth Avenue.
“Over there, the cops don’t hassle
no one,” he said, as nearby homeless
men got into a fight. "Why don't I go
to the shelters? In the shelters, I saw
a guy get killed by me one night
Understand?”
How did he become homeless? he
was asked.
Lucien, who had been angry, then
somber, grabbed his chest and low
eredhis head. He sighed loudly, then
put his muscular left hand over his
eyes, which began tearing.
”1 couldn’t pay my rent. I had to
go,” he said.
Downstairs, Malian Bukaru, 25,
was cleaning up a snack bar before
shutting its doors. He’s been selling
coffee and soda there for two years.
He said the homeless are every
(See HOMELESS, P. 2)
Majeed Breaks
New Ground In
Council Race
CHARLOTTE—Nasif Majeed
broke new ground by capturing the
City Council aeat in District 4 in
Charlotte, recently.
Majeed, 46, defeated Republican
Darryl Broome by more than a two
to-one margin to become the city
council's third African-American
member. Charlotte hasn’t had three
African-American elected officials
since former Mayor Harvey Gantt
failed to win a third term in 1987.
Majeed received 4,026 votes to
Broome’s 1,876 and that amounted
to 68 percent of the vote.
(See NASIF MAJEED, P.2)
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FUNDRAISING GALA—Since Its Inception, the United
Negro CoKogo Fund has gonorated over $660 million for a
consortium of 41 private, historically black colleges and
universities. The annual telethon, “Lou Rawls Parade of
Stan” on Dec. 28, was a star-studded special on WTVD
TV with unofficial pledges totalling $12 million. In photo:
host Lou Rawls with Nancy Wilson and Ed McMahon.
Churches Help Youth Forum Series
Project Strategies For “Success”
BY SYDNEY J. ROBERTS
Special To The CAROLINIAN
The first in a series of youth fo
rums for 1991-92 on “Educational
Strategies for Success, sponsored by
three local churches, Teens Against
AIDS, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
was held at Martin Street Baptist
Church recently.
In addition to Martin Street Bap
tist, churches co-sponsoring the fo
rum were Saint Ambrose Episcopal
Church and Laodicea United
Church of Christ.
11118 is the second year of the
Youth Forum Series on “Educa
tional Strategies for Success,” made
possible initially through a grant by
the Episcopal Diocese of North Caro
lina. The forum now continues with
fiinding by the sponsoring groups.
Hie focus of the forum included
workshop sessions on Choosing a
College/Applying for Financial Aid;
AIDS Education/Drug Abuse; Peer
Pressure/Seif-Awareness Enhance
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ment. There was also a session for
parents with consultants available
to. share information pertaining to
parenting and parent education in
helping with college choices, cutting
the “red tape” for access to the
schools and strategies in knowing
and understanding the steps for the
best use ot available finances to
draw upon for financing post-high
school education.
The workshop leaders/consult
ants were Dr. Marjorie Debnam,
retired social worker and currently
president of Debnam Educational
Ideas; Ms. Phyllis McLeod, Wake
County school educator and guid
(See YOUTH FORUM. P.2)
Raleigh’s 200th
Birthday Party
Lasting All Year
Raleigh s 200th birthday
party, planned by the Raleigh
Bicentennial Foundation,
starts Dec. 31 with a day filled
with activities, arts, music
and entertainment on Fay
etteville Street Mall. It is a
party which will last all year
loner.
Activities will begin on the
Mall with ArtsPlosure’s cele
bration of First Night, a fam
ily-oriented festival featur
ing children’s oriented enter
tainment such as puppetry
and participatory arts. As
evening falls, a moving sculp
ture in the for m of a 200-foot
long mythical dragon will
move through the down
town mall as it comes alive
for an evening of musical en
tertainment. Evening music
will include a jazz stage, a
folk stage and a rock and
reggae stage.
At 9 p.m., while the music
in the streets continues, the
Acorn Ball begins outside
the Raleigh Civic Center.
Featuring the Spinners and
traditional New Year’s Eve
refreshments, the ball is
sponsored by WYLT, Specta
tor magazine, Prime Time
Productions, Radisson
Plaza Hotel, Mims Distribut
ing Co., Pace Membership
Warehouse, Inc., and USAir.
At 11:30 p.m., ceremonies
for the Grand Beginning
will begin. These ceremo
nies will include the intro
duction of the winning offi
cial Kaleigh Bicentennial
theme song, and the ceremo- i
nial transfer of the giant
acorn constructed of copper |
and steel by artist David
Benson. Following the offi
cial presentation of the
acorn to the Bicentennia!
Foundation, the acorn will
be lowered by crane for the
New Year’s Eve countdown.
The City of Raleigh whs
created from an undevel
oped plantation by an act of
the N.C. General Assembly
On Jan. 6,1792, the General
Assembly ratified an act to
site and lay off a capital c ity
within 10 miles of Isaac
Hunter’s Tavern in Wake
County. The controversy
over the original site was «o
heated that it came to Presi
dent George Washington’s
attention.
This originating legi&ia
tive act will be comnwiKu |
rated on Jan. 4 and 5, 1992.
with events sponsored i>j
the City of Raleigh.
Open to the public on
Sunday, Jan. 5, will be a
luncheon honoring all mem
bers of the General Asseir j
bly, past and present, am' j
the premiere of a humorous
historical play written by
Ira David Wood. Seating is
limited. Tickets for the Civic
Center luncheon will be $15
and for the play at Memorial
Auditorium will be $5 for
adults and $3 for children
under 10 and senior citizens.
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Resolutions Aim To Erase Apartheid
NEW YORK, N.Y.-After their
flying visit from Johannesburg,
South Africa, to New York, to attend
and address the 46th session of the
United Nations General Assembly
on the worsening political situation
in South Africa, Nelson Mandela,
ANC’s president, and Mlamli
Makwetu, PAC’s president, re
turned to South Africa to prepare for
the recent Convention for a Demo
cratic South Africa.
Soon aftrer their departure for
South Africa, the UN General As
sembly passed seven crucial resolu
tions aimed at the eradication of
apartheid, in complete agreement
with the presentations of these two
black leaders of South Africa’s oldest
anti-apartheid liberation move
ments The passing of these seven
resolutions is a boost and encourage -
ment to the African struggle foi
turning South Africa from the rule of
white domination to a united, non
racial democratic government.
On Dec. 13, the General Assembly
appealed to the international com
munity to fully support the “vulner
able and critical process” now under
way in South Africa through a
phased application of pressure on
South African authorities. The Gen
eral Assembly, without vote,
adopted a resolution calling for an
immediate end of violence and the
removal of any remaining obstacles
to free political activity in South
Africa. The General Assembly also
called on South African authorities
to enhance the climate for negotia
tions, and appealed to the interna
tional community to provide assis
tance to opponents of apartheid.
On the same day, the General
Assembly, by a vote of 121 in favor,
to two against (U.K. and USA), with
34 abstentions, urged states to
adopt legislation relating to the
implementation of the arms em
bargo on South Africa, and called on
them to urge governments and pri
vate financial institutions not to
extend new loans and credits to
South Africa.
In other action, the General As
sembly strongly deplored the Israeli
military collaboration with South
Africa, and demanded that “Israel
desist from, and terminate forth
with all forms of collaboration with
South Africa, particularly in the
nuclear and military fields.” The
General Assembly urged the Secu
rity Council to consider measures
against Israel for its violation of the
arms embargo against South Africa.
The General Assembly adopted that
resolution by a vote of 93 in favor to
31 against, with 30 abstentions.
Under the terms of a resolution
concerning the oil embargo against
South Africa, introduced by Kuwait,
and adopted by a vote of 127 in favor
to 3 against (Swaziland, UK and
USA), with 28 abstentions, the
(See INSIDE AFRICA, P. 2)
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SURPRISE HONOR - Robert Taylor was invited to sing Silent Night at East
Gi>.»er Middle School last Wednesday morning at the assembly. Before he
tensed down, the students cheered: T-A—Y—L—0—R. The school band
played md Taylor received numerous gifts and citations from various grade levels
and the PTA. Principal R. E. Cobb gave Taylor a plaque. Taylor, an alumnus when
it was the town’s all-black high school, now is head custodian, and discovered it
was Appreciation Day for him. (Photo by J. Giles))