TUESDAY
TO RECEIVE TOP HONOR
Grammy Award winner Janet Jackson to
receive Entertainer of the Year Citation at
Soul Train Music * irds.
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LEGAL BATTLES
Much of the estimated $100 Million Mike
Tyson earned has been drained by legal
entaglements, now less than $15 million.
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THIS WEEK
In 1964, Cassius Clay defeated
Sonny Liston to capture the
world heavyweight boxing
championship. Two days after
he won the title, Clay
announced that he was joining
the Black Muslims. He then
changed his name to
Muhammad Ali.
RALEIGH, N.C.,
VOL. 61, NO. 27
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1992
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Walker Takes Post At West Cary
BY CASH MICHAELS
Contribatiag Writer
TUa waak, tha studanta and ataff
ofWeat Cary Middle School tumad a
page and atarted down tha long road
of a new beginning. Ever tinea tha
atill-unexplained diaappearance a
month ago of their beloved princi
pal, Irmia Eatea, tha continuoua
atraam of queatdona and faara have
bean more than juat a diatraction:
They have bean a dark cloud that
hung over tha whole achool.
So whan the Wake County School
Board laat weak choae someone who
waa wall enough equipped to take
ov*r the principal’s poet, they were
particular to pick someone who
could lead with a strong but sensi
tive touch. That’s why Elvia Walker
is now Weet Cary's principal.
Ms. Walker is widely respected
throughout the Wake County sys
tem. Prior to her tenure as assistant
principal at Broughton High School
in Raleigh (where she spent the last
14 years), Me. Walker also taught at
Ligon Junior High and Fuquay
High before that. While she wel
comes the opportunity to lead a
school, she readily realizes the
unusual circumstances.
“It’s sad and unusual...” Ms.
Walkar told The CAROLINIAN. ‘I
knew Estes, and from knowing him,
knowing that ho loved his school
and that he wanted only the best for
those youngsters out there, I think
he would want us to go on and do
something with those kids, and
make this a productive year for
them. So based on that, and [a situ
ation] we’ve never really had to deal
with before in Wake County, Pm
excited about working with those
youngsters. Alot of what Pm feeling
right now is out of respect for what
Irmis has done, and what I know he
would want to have done.”
Many of Ms. Walker’s supporters,
like Wake District 4 School Board
representative Harriet Webster,
felt that Ms. Walker’s talents should
have been recognized earlier, and
pushed hard for her to become the
principal of Broughton High School
when the former head there retired
last year. But Ms. Walker doesn’t
look back. She instead is pleased to
point out what she has to offer the
students and staff at West Cary
High now.
"I think the key word is being
sensitive to other people. You know
if you’re aeneitive to my need* as to
what I’m about [for example], that
makes you able to work within the
confines of whatever you’re involved
in. Now basically I like kids, and
always have. I enjoy people; the
friendships that I have cultivated
over the years are long-lasting. But
I have a lot of fun with kids. And
believe me when I tell you that they
give me back a whole lot more than
I give them.”
That said, Ms. Walker is quick to
say that she believes in discipline
(See ELVIA WALKER, P. 2)
MS. ELVIA WALKER
Hate Crimes Rising In N.C.
David Duke
Politics
Play Role
Reports of organizing by Klan,
Nazi and other white supremacist
groups hit an all-time high in North
Carolina in 1991, more than dou
bling the number of organized racist
and anti-Semitic rallies, meetings
and marches reported in 1985, ac
cording to North Carolinians
Against Racist and Religious Vio
lence, a Durham-based monitoring
group.
Hie report, released last week,
lists 71 incidents of hate-group or
ganizing by such groups as the
Christian Knights of tl •» Ku Klux
Klan, the Confederated Knights of
America, the Aryan Knights, the SS
of America, and the Populist Party.
Hie number of incidents reflects a
116 percsnt increase over the level
of organizing reported when
NCARRV began staffed operations
in 1985.
"There is a new boldness within
these groups,” said Christina Davis
McCoy, NCARRV executive direc
tor. "David Duke’s succsss in main
stream politics has given all su
premacist groups a sense of legiti
macy and confidence, especially in
North Carolina.”
Hie report notes that the state is
home base for three national Klan
groups, one neo-Nazi group, and the
Populist Party, described in the
report as the main electoral vehicle
for supremacist candidates in main
(See HATE GROUPS, P.2)
NEW HORIZONS-After a five (5) week series on Dating:
“A Positive Outlook” for male and female youth 13-14
years of ago. The YMCA Now Horizons Program in
conjunction with the Carolina Girl Scout Council treated the
youth participants to a dinner date. Program Coordinators
pictured back row, left to right: Queen Lewis, Phyllis
Pittman, Michelle McDonald and Anthony Lewis. (Photo by
James Giles)
New Horizons Project Seeks Unique
Approach To Pregnancy Prevention
The Pines of Carolina Girl Scout
Council and the YWCA New Hori
zons Program will collaborate in a
joint effort to provide an innovative
approach to pregnancy prevention
education in a new program, “Proj
ect Listen.”
The program is designed to help
participants listen, identify the
situation, seek solutions, take ac
tions, evaluate progress and note
results, asccording to New Horizons
director Phyllis Pittman.
The program took on its first four
projects Jan. 18. They began a five
week series on dating: *A Positive
Outlook” for male and female youth
13 to 14 years old. The series was
instrumental in getting the young
people to give some positive thought
to dating and also to realize their
alternatives.
(See NEW HORIZONS, P. 2)
Lucille Hunter To
Celebrate Founder’s
Day Events At School
From CAROLINIAN Staff Reports
Lucille Hunter Elementary School on Davie Street, built
in 1927 on the site which included a quarry that yielded
•tone for North Carolina, will celebrate Founder** Day on
Feb. 28, beginning at 10 amt. at the school.
Raleigh residents John
Thompson Moore, Dr. Chris
Hunt, and Broaddus Cox were
students'at Hunter when the
school opened, and former
Mayor Clarence Lightner at
tended Hunter for two years. His
mother was in charge of the
Hunter cafeteria.
Ruth S. Schmidt, PTA publicity chairman, said, “A lot of
research has gone into unearthing the history of Lucille
Hunter School, as well as Lucile Hunter, after whom the
school was named.”
One interesting observation by Ms. Schmidt is that there
is currently not one photograph available of Lucile Hunter.
The PTA at Hunter School is offering a reward of $26 if
anyone can come up with an authentic photograph of the
early black educator.
Also, Ms. Iris Vinegar has researched and written a book
about Lucile Hunter and Hunter Elementary School. The
current principal is Ms. Cecilia Hawkins.
The school has collected these facts concerning Lucille
(See LUCILLE HUNTER, P. 2)
Corporate Gifts Help Bicentennial
The economy is sluggish, busi
nesses are taking a closer look at
their expenditures and making
careful selections for corporate giv
ing, people in general—even though
RHA Implements Program To Assist
Residents Toward Self-Sufficiency
The Raleigh Houring Authority
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participant* toward economic eelf
eufflciency *inc* 1984. Two of the
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Community Calendar
CAPITOL NEEDS NEW TOUBGUIDES
The State Capitol in downtown Ralalgh btgan clams for now guides
on Feb. 24.
The free claseee will train guides to lead tours through the historic
1840s building. The 9:30 a.m.-ll:30 a.m. sessions will continue each
Monday through March 16.
Capitol guides conduct tours for the public, relating the history of the
Nationid Historic Landmark building.
Those interested in sharing details of the building and of our state with
others may register by calling John Watson at the Capitol at 733-4994.
The N.C. Capitol, located between Wilmington and Salisbury streets
and Edenton and Morgan streets in downtown Raleigh, is an agency of the
Department of Cultural Resources.
FILMMAKING LECTURE
A film/lecture featuring international filmmaker Martina Attille will
be presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Carolina State University
Student Center Annex Cinema. The program includes a screening and
discussion of Coffee Colored Children and Dreaming Rivers. Sponsored by
(SeeCALENDAR, P.7)
resident who want* to advance
employment and/or educational
opportunities. PSS serves low-in
come single parents between the
ages of 20 and 30. These partici
pants receive Section housing cer
tificate* and services to enable them
to become self-supporting.
The newest program is the Heri
tage Park Economic Empowerment
Demonstration. The grant is one of
only 13 demonstrations to the
funded nationwide and is unique in
that it is a joint effort between the
U.S. Departments of Housing and
Urban Development and Health
and Human Service*. Twenty-five
low-income families will have the
opportunity to get off of AFDC and
move into home ownership.
As part of this funding, RHA was
able to hire a full-time program
assistant, Pearlette Ramos. Ms.
Ramos is responsible for developing
strategies and implementing meth
ods to assist low-income parents to
become free of both public and hous
(See HOUSING, P. 2)
they may be better off than in years
past—feel the pressure of these
economically uncertain times.
And yet, the generosity of the
corporate community in greater
Raleigh again has hit a high point.
“Miracles do happen,” says Betsy
Davis, director of development of
the Tammy Lynn Center, and chair
person of this year’s corporate giv
ing campaign.
To date, corporate giving associ
ated with this 1992 Raleigh Bicen
tennial-sanctioned event, has
raised slightly over $39,000. This
amount has come from 60 compa
nies in the Triangle area. “Last
year,” said Davis, “we were able to
raise $21,325 from 36 companies.
We were elated... it was nearly a
$5,000 increase over the prior year.
I can’t even describe what I feel
about this year with an increase of
nearly $18,000 over last year."
The final decorative touches are
underway on the seventh floor of
(See TAMMY LYNN, P.2)
TUTORIAL CLASS—Mrs. Catherine Turner assists'students
In the Charlotte Greene Room at First Congregational United
Church at Christ during Mortal sessions every Tuesday by a
professional teaching staff. Students attending classes are
pursuing subjects in the sciences, matb, Engfch, nadlng HtHs
end language arts. Mrs. Margaret B. Lindsey is Aider el the