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RA Dept of Cultural 1 Resources, N.C. State Library JAN 109 East Jones Street y^- Raleigh NC 27601 fs Semi-Weekly ED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY QC IN RALEIGH 4.O0L ELSEWHERE 300 Black Students Shun Traditional Careers. Page 5 r ys< ow Tony Ferrell $200 Gs Settlement Was Reached. Page 2 In State Of Black America Address NUL Asks Plan To Rebuild Urban USA BY LARRY A. STILL NNPA News Service WASHINGTON, D.C.—While President George Bush prepared his annual State of the Union ad dress by facing up to the country’s growing recession, National Urban League President John E. Jacob delivered his “plan for economic recovery” for the nation in the civil rights organization’s 17th consecu tive “State of Black America” report. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington last week, the NUL chief executive once again called for a “Marshall Plan” in a 10 year, $50 billion annual program to rebuild America’s urban areas simi lar to the methods the United States government used to rebuild Euro pean inner cities after World War II. That project was headed by Gen. George C. Marshall, former military chief of staff, in the same post now held by Gen. Colin C. Powell. During the almost 20 years since the NUL first called for the “Marshall Plan” in the United States, “White America wasn’t doing too badly,” Jacob said, but “in all of those years, black America was in a state of economic recession... African-Americans are in danger of drowning, while white Americans are wondering whether their boats will stay afloat...” Every indicator of economic well-being, whether un employment rates or poverty rates or income, shows that African Americans are far worse than (See NUL REPORT, P. 2) District C. Councilman Announces For Auditor City Councilman Kalph Campbell, Jr. has announced his candidacy for the post of state audi tor. The announcement came in campaign stops in Raleigh, Green ville and Charlotte. RALPH CAMPBELL, JR. “Lhave received strong encour agement from a number of individu als and organizations,” said Campbell. “I believe I’m well quali fied to be state auditor and Fm ready to present my credentials and mes sage to the citizens of North Caro lina. “Nine years as field auditor with the Department of Revenue give me ample opportunity to study the practices of some of the nation’s largest corporate citizens,” said Campbell. “I have seen the problems com mon to all large and small organiza tions, and the ways in which these inefficiencies can be overcome. As we enter the toughest eco nomic climate since the ’30s, North Carolina needs a strong and innova tive watchdog,” said Campbell. “We need an auditor who is con tinually asking, ‘Is there a better way?’ “Our state has been blessed with strong leadership in the auditor’s post. We must continue that trend if we are to successfully deal with the worst economic crisis in half a cen tury. “I believe advisory groups are essential to finding unique solu tions to the pressing problems of state government. “These groups must be as diverse as the Tar Heel State itself: business and community leaders with finan cial and organizational skills; re cent state government retirees who intimately understand state opera tions; and some of the bright and talented minds from our colleges and universities who are familiar with the latest technological ad vancements. “The General Assembly has taken an important first step by authoriz ing a $3 million performance audit of both the legislative and executve branches of state government. “The operational audit being implemented will examine all as pects of state government, and will be one of the major management tools by which the auditor’s office can stamp out bureaucratic waste.” As further evidence of his qualifi cations, Campbell pointed to his experience as an auditor for the state health plan, which he de scribed as one of the largest such plans in the nation. (See CAMPBELL, P. 2) Young Black Male Allegedly Beaten By Security Guards BY CASH MICHAELS Contributing Writer An African-American teenager claims that he was unfairly accused of loitering, and then beaten by Crabtree Valley Mall security offi cers last Saturday afternoon. Mall management and security dispute the story, thug setting off the latest controversy involving black youth and one of the Southeast’s largest retail facilities. In an exclusive interview with The CAROLINIAN, 16-year-old Lorenzo McKoy, a sophomore at Athens Drive High School, along with his mother, Ms. Thelma McKoy, said that he, 15-year-old nephew Kenatha Primus, and an other man, went to Crabtree last Saturday to look for a coat and a pair of jeans. “I was getting paid on Monday” from his part-time job, he said, which was why he went to several clothing shops to pick out what he wanted. McKoy found a coat he liked, but felt it was too expensive, so he picked out some $29 jeans instead, and decided to come back and pay for them Monday. After leaving the store, he says, the teens bought some yogurt and then some gum before sitting down on the benches on the second level. “Me and afriend, and Kenatha sat down, [when] this officer came over to us and said, ‘You’ll have to get up and keep moving, or either leave the area... leave Crabtree Mall.’” McKoy identified the officer as being John Wilson, chief of Crabtree (See TEEN ALLEGES, P. 2) ALLEGED BEATING - Lorenzo McKoy, a 16-year-old student claims that he was unfairly accused of loitering and allegedly beaten by Crabtree Valley Mall security. tla« management disputes the story. HEARING ON BUDGET — John E. Stokes, chairpersor of the * *rth Central Community Citizens Advisory Council (CACJ appr^ed hef re the Haleign city Council during a recent Filial Year Pre-budget Hearing (1992 ’93) In top photo Stokes indicated hst the Tarboiu Road Community Center was built around 1979 and is toe small and requested approximately 3U by 30 teet be added to the 92 ty 34 .eet of usable i,oor space. In addition, Stokes, bottom ••*-.:.. spoke of an acute situation of dilapidated houses that have been boarded up from 6 months to 3 years, in sho.1, funds were requested to remedy the conditions in the College Park, Idlewlld Redevelopment area. According to Gail Smith, city clerk, the n»:xt public hearing will be June 2 at 7 p.m. during a render City Council session. (Photo by James Giles) Cultural Differences, Not Indifference Nixes Learning BILOXI, Miss. (AP)—The teacher concludes her explanation of prime numbers and calls Michael to the board to identify some of them. As the teacher corrects him, Mi chael looks down. The teacher tells Michael to look up, but he does not. Exasperated, the teacher sends Michael back to his seat. Wilma Maier, organizing special ist for the Mississippi Association of Educators, saw that scene repeated many times. “I taught in Illinois in a Hispanic community. The teacher would get angry because the student would not look at her,” she said. “We grew up in a look at me when I’m talking to you’ atmosphere, but to them, looking down is a sign of respect.” When different cultures meet, misunderstandings are inevitable, educators say, because students are not taught about other cultures. But educators and politicians disagree about what, if anything, schools should do to bridge the gaps be tween cultures. Cultural differences show up in course material as well. The contri butions made by American minori ties are played down or not taught at all, many educators say, which cre ates conflicts, makes minorities feel inferior, causes low self-esteem and also reinforces the myth of white superiority. The issue of multicultural educa tion is a hot topic of debate at univer sities in Mississippi and across the nation. EJ. Russell, assistant commis sioner of intercultural relations at the Mississippi Institute for Higher Learning, the board that governs the state’s eight universities, said the presidents of the universities and faculty members have spent months discussing how multicultu ralism could be implemented and used to sensitize students and fac ulty at the state’s colleges. “Even black folk and white folk I need to know why we do things dif ferently,” she said. “We have these misconceptions and they need to be put on the table so we can work through them. Only with under standing and tolerance will we ever move forward.” Brenda Richardson, director of the Holmes Cultural Diversity Cen ter at Mississippi State University, said many educators are split over the way to implement a multicultu ral curriculum. “There are those who espoused to have separate courses taught and there are others who say it should be included in the existing curricu lum,” she said. If cultural diversity is added to the existing curriculum, something would have to be deleted from the curriculum, Richardson said. If a (See CULTURAL, P. 2) Martin Luther King House In Atlanta Was A Home! BY DR. ALBERT E. JABS An Analysis If you drive to Atlanta on High way 20, you will see a sign announc ing Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Go on that street, and you will sud denly come to “Sweet Auburn” Ave nue; you will come to a cluster of buildings, a firehouse, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. home. Go and visit that house and see how it was a home. The house was built in 1894 by Lew P. Hunkerkopf, a local Ger man-American contractor. Rev. A.D. Williams, maternal grandfa ther of Martin Luther King, Jr., purchased the home in 1909. The parents of Martin Luther King, Jr., Alberta and Martin Luther King, Sr., were married on Thanksgiving Day of 1926 and moved into the upstairs of the Williams home. This is where Martin, Jr. was born in 1929. According to his older sister, Christine, young Martin liked to read but did not take care of his room. Also, while enjoying various athletic pursuits, he managed to have his share of sibling scraps and even hit his brother A.D. with the telephone—but he then would give presents to them. If you walk slowly in that birth home you will see the Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. at the head of the dining room table. Moreover, each night everyone was expected to “dress”for the occasion, show appro priate manners, and speak one at a time. This was the table of brotherhood and sisterhood where local and global ideas were baked, brewed, and fished out. It was around this table where the bread was broken and the salami was sliced—more importantly, where ideas were dis cussed. The father of the man was at that table and that was where ideas of greatness were birthed. Alter a good meal of fellowship, caring, and sharing of the bread and butter, the King family, more often than not, would adjourn to the piano room where Alberta King would render forth with “I Got Shoes,” “Go Down Moses,” and “We’ll Soon Be Free.” This was an excellent fare for the soul and the mind—and it was the stuff of greatness that moved the later King. But there is more! Stay in that house in “Sweet Auburn” and eaves drop on the after-dinner conversa tion. Listen to the likes of Vernon Johns, Mordecai Johnson, and (See KING HOME, P. 2) t Local NAACP Jubilee Day Celebration Held BY ALLEE M. PEEBLES Contrtrtbuting Writer The Raleigh-Apex NAACP joined other branches across the United States in observing Jubilee Day last week. This observance is important for African-Americans because it celebrates the day, Jan. 1, 1863, when Lincoln signed the Emancipa tion Proclamation freeing the slaves. The setting for this observance was Raleigh’s Tupper Memorial Baptist Church, where the pastor is the Rev. Leotha Debnam. The serv ice was held on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3:30 p.m. Ms. Evangeline Lamb was mis tress of ceremonies, and Dr. Charles T. Bullock gave the invocation. Rev. Debnam gave the welcome and this was followed by two selections by the J.W. Douglas Memorial Choir. Ms. Sarah Davis, second vice presi dent, read the scripture. President H.B. Pickett, Jr. intro duced the speaker, the Rev. John W. Fleming. A graduate of Shaw University and the recipient of the doctor of divinity degree from Vanderbilt University, Dr.'Fleming was a natu ral selectee for this role as pre senter. He is well-known for his research in African-American stud ies. (See JUBILEE DAY, P. 2) NEWS BRIEFS IMPERIAL PLANT FINED Imperial Food Products, Inc. was assessed $144,500 in federal fines this week for alleged safety violations at a Georgia plant, discovered the day after 25 people died in a fire at the poultry processor’s Hamlet facility. Half of the penalty was for a non-work ing fire suppression system for the chicken fryer at the now-closed facility in Cum ming, Ga. “MAGIC” TO SPEAK AT ST. AUGUSTINE’S Basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson will bring his campaign for AIDS aware ness to Saint Augustine’s College as part of the school’s Founder’s Day celebration Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Johnson, whose profile has only grown since he gave up his NBA careers to crusade against AIDS, will speak to selected students during his visit, which is not open to the public. DURHAM PONDERS BROWN’S SUCCESSOR Durham Mayor Harry E. Rodenhizer, Jr. formed a committee of seven City Council members to help se lect a replacement for Clar ence P. Brown, who resigned Dec. 31,1991. Twenty-seven people have applied for the at-large seat that opened when Brown stepped down. He quit in the face of allegations that he had misspent city money on travel and long-distance phone calls. (See NEWS BRIEFS, P. 2)
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