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THIS WEEK
In the 1850s, the largest slave
market in the country was
located in New Orleans, the
South’s largest city. But of
25,000 blacks who actually
resided there, nearly 40
percent were firemen, some
even prospered in the city’s
breezy environment.
The Carolinian I
RALEIGH, N.C.,
VOL. 51, NO. 37
TUESDAY, MARCH 31,1992
N.C, s Semi-Weekly
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MARCUS WILLIAMS
Williams
Bids For
Governor
North Carolina needs the
vision of a new generation of
politicians if it is to move
ahead, Wilmington attorney
Marcus Williams said as a
candidate for governor.
“It is time for a vision that
will embrace working people,
rather than the needs of the
incumbents,” Williams stat
ed.
Williams, 38, said it is time
for “the generation of John F.
Kennedy” to step forward
and “allow these older politi
cians to retire.”
Williams resigned as execu
tive director of Legal Serv
ices of the Lower Cape Fear,
an agenoy that gives legal
help to the poor.
He promised to trim state
spending by seven percent,
fight the development of a
low-level radioactive waste
facility in the state and work
to equalize funding between
rich and poor school systems.
The North Carolina Politi
(See MARCUS WILLIAMS, P. 2)
Commission Says Crabtree Must Comply
BY CASH MICHAELS
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A- panel ef the-Raleigh Human
Resources/Human Relations Advi
soiy Commission says it has done all
it can do in mediating the continu
ing dispute between the African
American community and Crabtree
Valley Mall, and suggests that a
true solution can only be achieved
when these two groups decide to
deal directly with each other.
The recommendation comes in
the dftermatii of the lastest collision
between the African-American
community and the large retail fa
cility. Just two weeks ago, 17-year
old Lorenzo McKoy, an African
American youth, was acquitted of
criminal charges stemming from a
Jan. 25 altercation with Crabtree
security.
The city’s Human Resources
Department investigated the inci
dent, and contended that mall secu
rity not only was at fault, but also
systematically targeted black teens
to be expelled from the mall.
Many citizens, as well as civic and
community leaders, voiced outrage
that mall management would not
drop charges against McKoy in the
face of that investigation. Now
McKoy is expected to file a civil suit
against Crabtree to recover dam
ages for allegedly being beaten,
false arrest, public humiliation,
emotional distress and more.
During a special called meeting
last Wednesdasy, Dr. Allan Cooper,
chair of the Human Relations
Crabtree Task Force, submitted a
report on the status of the Crabtree
controversy and recommendations
Ceremony Commemorates Dr. King
Gardens
Retiring
Debts
BY CASH MICHAELS'
Staff Writer
On the 24th anniversary of the
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jra ceremony commemorat
ing the historic significance of the
civil rights leader’s contributions,
and meriting the debt retireihfcnt of
the King Memorial Gardens, will be
held. On Saturday, April 4, the
Maartin Luther King Celebration
Committee will hold the King Gar
dens debt-retirement ceremony
starting at 10 a.m.
Bruce Lightner, co-chair of the
committee and King Statue and
Gardens project, says that the Hon.
Martin Luther King, III, the eldest
son of the late Dr. King, has been
invited to attend ttyy>roceed}ngs.
“On the anniversary of Dr. King’s
untimely death, the Gardens will
offer public testaments to the ad
vancements and improvements in
the social order, the history of the
King Park, music, dance, food and
take final orders of engraved bricks
for the King Memorial Wall,” Light
ner told The CAROLINIAN.
Beyond just celebrating the life
and work of Dr. King during the
(See DR. KING, P. 2)
BLACK PBESS WEEK—Black Press Week activities In
Washington, D.C. included a luncheon at the National Press
Club, Among those attending the luncheon were (from left)
Dr. Carlton Boodlett, publisher, San Francisco Sun
Reporter; former congressman Walter Fauntroy; Clyde
Aden, Director, PR Event Marketing, House of Seagram,
which hosted the lucheon; Robert W. Bogle, NNPA
president and publisher, Philadelphia Tribune; "Sonny”
Messiah Jiles, NNPA first vice president and publisher,
Atlanta Inquirer, and Calvin Rolark, publisher, Washington
Informer.
Wake County Residents Participating
In Household Hazardous Waste Program
The City of Raleigh and Wake
County will sponsor a Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Saturday, April 4. Residents may
take their hazardous wastes to the
Public Utilities Operations Center
off of Lake Woodard Drive or to Gate
5 of the North Carolina State Fair
grounds on Youth Center Road.
Both collection centers will be open
America Responds To AIDS
Campaign Emphasizes AIDS Virus Risk
Saying that millions of Americans
still do not understand that they
may be at risk for HIV infection,
r
HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan
has announced a new phase of TV
ads and other AIDS educational
Community Calendar
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Heritage Arte Program of Southeast Raleigh Community Develop
ment Corp. seeks volunteers to assist at a family festival planned far Moore
Squre Park in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, may 2. This Bicentennial
event pays tribute to elders and ancestors of the African-American commu
nity. Call (919) 664-8524 for information.
WAKE PLANNING BOARD HOLDS HEARING
Wake County citizens will have an opportunity to comment on the joint
US. 401 North Perimunidpal Area Han at a Wake County Hanning Board
Public Hearing on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Room 700 of the Wake County
Courthouse. The area included in the plan is located along US. 401 North
between the Neuae River and Burlington Mill Rood. If you have questions
or need additional information regarding the plan or the public hearing,
contact the Wake County Hanning Department at 856-6310.
OPEN HOUSE
From ferrets to parrots, sows to cows—animals will be the main
attraction at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary
Medicine’s Open House on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. An added
attraction will be the Southern States Percheron Draft Horses. All activi
ties are free and open to the public.
BOATING SEASON
The Shelley Lake Boathouse will begin its spring boat rental season on
April 4. The Boathouse will operate on Saturday and Sunday only through
April 26. The hours of operation will be 11 a.m. until dusk. For more
information on rentals, special events, concerts and classes, call 881 -3931.
(See CALENDAR, P. 2)
efforts in which ordinary people
emphasize the risk of infection to
women, sexually active young
people, and small-town Amerians.
"Our urgent message is that this
disease is not confined to the big
cities,” Secretary Sullivan said.
“Americans of all ages need to un
derstand that if they engage in high
risk sexual or drug-abuse behav
iors, regardless of who they are or
where they live, they can become
infected with HIV.”
T
The new campaign, “Americans
Working Together to Prevent HIV
Infection and AIDS,” has special
impact, Secretary Sullivan said,
because it focuses on the true stories
of three individuals with HIV infec
tion. "They are real people who
understand the risk and are willing
to share their experience in order to
help others,” Sullivan said. The
individuals are Krista Blake, 19,
from Columbiana, Ohio; Peter
Zamora, 19, from Hialeah/Miami,
The number of reported AIDS cases has just
surpassed 200,6d0; the magnitude of the
epidemic is increasing, with the first 100,000
cases occuring over an 8-year period and the
next 100,000 in just slightly more than two
years. AIDS is now the third leading cause of
death among adults ages 25-44.
Hi* new phase of the CDC educa
tional program, “America Responds
to AIDS,” reflects surveys that show
most Americans know the basic
facts about AIDS but do not believe
that people in their town or group
are at risk. The aim of the new
message is to say that anyone who
engages in high-risk sexual or drug
use behaviors is at risk, regardless
of age, gender, or where they live.
Fla.; and Frankie Alston, 36, from
Alexandria, Va.
"A million Americans are cur
rently infected with HIV. This rep
resents almost one in every 100
adult males and about one in every
800 adult females,’’ Dr. Sullivan
said. "Every 13 minutes another
person is infected. If we are to con
trol this epidemic, every person
must know he or she can be at risk.”
(See AIDS, P. 2)
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from 8 a.m. to 4 pm.
Raleigh nnd Wake County resi
dents have a unique opportunity to
participate in paint recycling at the
HHW Collection Day. Representa
tives from Habitat for Humanity, a
nonprofit organization that builds
homes with low-income residents,
will be collecting and recycling good
quality latex paint on April 4. Par
tial cans of paint will be consoli
dated by color into five-gallon and
30-gallon containers. All of the re
(See HAZARDOUS, P. 2)
as to what should happen now.
The report says that Crabtree
management is reviewing all secu
rity policies and procedures, par
ticularly those dealing with teen
agers and how they’re dealt with.
The mall will also provide pre-em
ployment psychological testing of
prospective security personnel, as
(See CRABTREE, P. 2)
Tech Prep
Under Way
In Schools
Wake County is taking the next
step to prepare high school students
for future education and the work
place: Tech Prep. This course of
study pairs technically oriented
vocational courses with high-lev
math, science and English com'ses.
The school system is implementing
Tech Prep in all its high schools for
the 1992-93 school year. Rising
ninth-grade students can register
for Tech Prep during the high-school
registration period at their middle
school.
“Tech Prep is a focused course ..
study and provides training in ad
vanced technology, communication,
and mathematics. Tech Prey,
teaches skills which are needed fo
the jobs of the future,” said Annette
Watson, Tech Prep coordinator wit! i
the Wake County Public School
System. “We hope students will
consider the idea that education
should span at least 14 years o
longer. Tech Prep helps high-schoo!
students establish a commitment to
lifelong learning.”
Enrollment in Tech Prep does not
limit a student’s opportunity to en
ter college. Many students in the
Tech Prep sequence will take college
preparatory courses. Watson en
couraged students to find out which
requirements (foreign language,
electives, etc.) a college desires foi
admission. Students in the college
preparatory option can also take
Tech Prep electives. Tech Prep will
be offered in all Wake County high
schools, but differing electives arc
offered at each high school. Parents
should consult the course descrip
tion guide for the specific electives
offered at their schools.
All students in the class of 1996
are expected to choose one of three
curriculum options which serve as a
(See TECH PREP, P. 2)
RESIDENCE PROJECT - Lenwood E. Ward, former exec ' at Atlantic
Richfield Co. will be participating in St. Augustine’s College a executive In
Residence Project. Ward received a BS degree in business from North Carolina
Central University, Durham in 1963. For the past 28 years he has worked in
various managerial positions for the Atlantic Richfield Co. During the last 10
years, he has worked extensively with young people in the area of minority
education, specifically at historically black colleges. St. Augustine’s College in
Raleigh is the school at which he has had the longest running and closest
association. He is returning to the College as special assistant to the President tot
education and business liaison and visiting lecturer.