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THIS WEEK
In 1831 William Lloyd Garrison
began publishing The
Liberator, and Founded the
New England Anti-Slavery
Society with only 13 members.
By 1837, the organization had
70 committed lecturers
throughout the North.
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VOL. 51, NO. 23
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1992
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Spoola! To Tfco CAROLINIAN
When Marcus Williams gradu
ated law school ha mads a commit
ment to "serve the community.1’
Since then, the 38-year-old has
spent 12 years working as a lawyer
for legal aid services and now asdi
rector for Legal Services of Lower
Cape Pear, a Wilmington-based,
federally funded legal aid agency
that provides civil legal services for
poor people in seven counties.
With no political background,
Williams says he knows he can be
the kind of governor his state needs.
“In my life work, IVe demonstrated
that I’m willing to work for the
people," said Williams. "Commu
nity service and public interest is
my thrust.
"I know the people and I know
what they expect,* he said, adding
that Winston-Salem and the entire
Triad area should expect frequent
visits from him. Williams’ top
Democratic opponents will be Attor
ney General Lacy Thornburg and
former Gov. Jim Hunt.
But Williams said he’s not wor
ried about the competition, because
people everywhere are looking for a
change. “I think people all over the
country are looking for a change, not
just in North Carolina. We need a
change. We need a vision. Deliver
ing a service, that’s what govern
ment is all about,” said the Lumber
ton native.
Issues he plans to address will be
health care for North Carolinians,
equal education and resources in
primary and secondary schools and
safeguarding the environment.
Williams also plans to support: a
lottery referendum, reinstating the
income-tax deduction for interest
paid on consumer loans, and further
study on building a waste incinera
tor in North Carolina. Williams said
he would like not to see incinerators
in communities with heavy minor
ity poupulations.
Another issue that Williams
plans to tackle is “the myth that this
is a racist state. Fm representing a
multi-racial campaign. This state
has an obligation to provide equal
opportunity for everyone.” Also, as
an African-American, Williams said
he wants to “knock out the political
cronyism that exists in state govern
ment today.”
Williams said he decided to an
nounce his bid for governor early so
hecouldbegin what he called a “non
traditional campaign.”
“I don’t plan to tie up the airwaves
(See MARCUS WILLIAMS, P. 2)
NAACP Renews Call For
Temporary Protective
Status For Haitians
The NAACP recently renewed its
call on the U.S. government to ac
cord Haitian refugees Temporary
Protective Statue, following a visit
on Jan. 28 by an NAACP delegation
led by Executive Director Benjamin
L. Hooks to the camp established for
thus refugees at the Guantanamo
Naval Base in Cuba.
WIN coordinator.
Some 8,000 of the refugees—men,
women and children—are housed in
tents on a portion of the base set
aside for that purpose. Several thou
sand more are being housed aboard
ships anchored in Guantanamo
Bay.
‘Under difficult conditions, the
“Under difficult conditions, the military
is doing an excellent job in caring for the
refugees. However, to continue to compel
these human beings to live like this is
inhumane and not the type of treatment
America has traditionally meted out to
refugees who sought asylum on her shores.”
The granting of such status would
make ths refugees eligible to remain
in this country pending a change in
conditions making it safe for them to
return to Haiti, a country still in
turmoil following the military over
throw ofite elected government last
September.
The delegation was flown on mili
tary transport from the Norfolk Air
Station to the camp. Aboard the
plan were eeveral tons of clothing
and other items for distribution to
the refugees. The material was col
lected through the volunteer efforts
of Women in the NAACP, headed by
Ms. Frances D. Hooks, national
military ia doing an excellent job in
caring for the refugees,” Dr. Hooka
aaid. "However, to continue to com
pel theae human beings to live like
this ia inhumane and certainly not
the type of treatment America has
traditionally meted out to refugees
who sought asylum on her shores.”
Dr. Hooks noted that an addi
tional 1,400 Haitians had been
picked up in the several days pre
ceding the NAACPs visit, "sending
a dear signal that the problem of the
Haitian refugees is not going to go
away, and our government has to
develop some policy other than ship
(See NAACP, P. 2)
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - The North CaroNna African
American Genealogical Society, Inc. presents A Lost
Legacy: Our Historically Slack High Schools in a
celebration of Mack heritage Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. at
Louisburg Elementary School in Loulshurg. In photo, ion
to right: Ms. MoNe Crudup, Or. Phil Henry, Ms. Cynthia R.
Simons, tho Rov. Charles Green, Wilbert Jefterys and Ms.
Mary WMams.
Crisis In Hamlet Still Unfolding
As Workers Plan National March
HAMLET—A sense of despair,
frustration and anxiety remains a
characteristic of many former Impe
rial Foods workers and others in the
Hamlet community.
Nearly everyone is concerned
about what the future holds. Some
workers now report being with elec
tricity or heat. Others report that
they are several months behind on
their rent. Job prospects are slim.
Though the Hamlet and Dobbins
Heights communities must never
lose sight of the fact that the shock
HUD Offers ‘Real'Home Ownership
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development is a government
agency created to make the Ameri
can dream of owning a home not just
a myth, but a real poeeifaility for
everyone.
Since 1934, HUD has been help
ing millions of Americana step
through the door* of their own home
by making home ownership easier
and more affordable than moet
people ever thought poeeible.
"People often ask what HUD
homes are,” says Art Hill, assistant
secretary at HUD and FHA commis
sioner. "The answer is that HUD
homes are often the homes you and
I would want to live in—they are the
same types of homes potential buy
ers would find through any real
estate agent.”
When mortgage lenders foreclose
on FHA-insured loans, they can ask
FHA to pay the balance due on the
mortgage, Hill explains. FHA then
assumes ownership of the property
MS. ANNE M, SHARPE, HUD HOMEOWNLR
and resells the home through HUD.
HUD homes include single-family
homes, town homes, duplexes and
condominiums.
“HUD opens the door to the homes
people want at the price they can
afford," Hill says. "This means that
you can get into a HUD home with
less cash than you’d need for most
others. HUD must pay some of your
closing costs and the down payment
is much less."
Many HUD homes require only a
three percent down payment, com
pared to the 10 to 20 percent usually
required to buy a home. A few HUD
homes require as little as $100
down. HUD also pays the agent’s
real estate commission—up to six
percent of the sales price.
Many HUD homes are in move-in
condition. These homes need little
or no repairs. Many qualify for FHA
insured mortgages.
"Other HUD homes do need re
pairs. With a little sweat equity,
they can be real bargains "Hill said.
For example, HUD may lower the
price on the home to reflect the fact
that the buyer will have to invest
money to make improvements.
"This means you can buy a bigger
house than you thought you could
afford."
HUD offers special programs that
include money for improvements as
part of an FHA insured financing
(See HUD, P.2)
and grief will take time to overcome,
a concerted effort must be made to
redirect workers’ feelings of anger
and frustration into the struggle for
justice, a workers’ rights group says.
Black Workers for Justice, a
statewide group focusing on labor
rights, said the watchwords are
“patience, care, and struggle. We
can handle it.”
In recent weeks, former Imperial
workers have begun holding meet
ings to discuss forming an organiza
tion among themselves and all in
terested workers to better fight for
their interests in the coming period.
Plans are being discussed to open an
office to coordinate the efforts and to
prepare for a March 2 march in
Hamlet.
More than 200 former workers,
(See HAMLET, P. 2)
MARCUS WILLIAMS
Executive Says
Time To Return
To The Basics
BY WILLIAM REED
An Analyria
‘Our mutual interests and con
cerns have brought us together and
it will be our ability to map out and
follow a course for the ftiture that
will ultimately determine whether
It is time to look at
ourselves to see
what it is we are not
doing that we
should be doing;
time to do whatever
we can to make sure
that the generation
coming behind us
can build on what
we have achieved
rather than lose
ground.
we sink into the economic abyss or
sail off in the direction of prosper
ity,” is the message of concern that a
$100,000-a-year corporate execu
tive told publishers of America’s
black newspapers recently.
Noel Hankin also told the mem
bers of America’s 52-year-old black
media trade association that, “At a
time when our nation is suffering
through one of the most devastating
recessions of recent history, when a
lack of consumer confidence is crip
pling many of our businesses, and
the hopes and dreams of our people
are being threatened like never be
fore, it is indeed time to get back to
basics.”
But many in our community will
not be willing to get back to the
basics of building with Hankin,
because he is an executive with a
cigarette and alcoholic beverage
company. Many of our so-called
"leaders” will curse and spout, in
direct contrast to the free-enter
(See BACK TO BASICS, P. 2)
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