wan held recently for Brothers To Brothers, a program
designed to steer African-American males from vices. In
photo, l-r, front row: David Sandlin, Anthony Sedborry,
Tofeo Stephens, DonoNe Farrar. Second row, l-r Jarvis
Montague, Kamall Moore. Joseph Perkins; Third row, l-r
tornado Twyne, Loring Montague, Maurice Williams;
Fourth row, Fr. Jamoa Cannon, Jr., Rodney Autry, Rick
Poppers. Last row: James Hargett, prelect manager
Helping Hands, WCPS and torbara Baylor, Health Ed
Director, WCDH.
Brother To Brother Project Steering
Young Males From Vice And Violence
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
“Brother to Brother," a program
designed to steer young African
American males away from vices
like teenage fatherhood and vio
lence, graduated 13 student men
tors at the new Wake Public Health
facility March 21.
The student mentors received
more than 32 hours of specialized
training in working with young
African-American teens in family
life curriculum and started working
in the Helping Hands program/
Woke County Public Schools on
March 23. They will also prepare for
the Boy** Club on April 20, and the
Raleigh Housing Authority during
the summer.
The graduation ceremony, which
was attended by Wake County
health director Dr. Leah Devlin;
Barbara Baylor, health education
director, James Hargett, manager
of the Helping Hands program; and
Rick Peppers, project coordinator
for Brother to Brother, was uplifting
and inspiring.
Those student mentors graduat
ing included Rodney Autry, James
Cannon, Jr., Donelle Farrar, Jason
Hartsfield, Jarvis Montague,
Loring Montague, Kamali Moore,
Joseph Perkins, David. Sandlin,
Anthony Seberry, Tobe Stephens,
Bemado Twyne and Maurice Wil
liams.
RALEIGH’S
SPcoiad
SCENE
BY ALI4EM. PEEBLES
Ms. Enid Patterson spent her vacation from March 18-26 in Venice,
Fla., where she eryoyed many activities. Among them were Mozart’s
Requiem ballet and the Polynesian Floor Show. Enid reminded me that
Venice is a retirement area and that it is noted for its entertainment and
culture. She has fond memories.
Delicados are making plans to attend the conclave scheduled for
Baltimore June 12-14 at the Stouffer Harbor Place Hotel.
The Raleigh Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity held its
March 15 meeting at the Garner Road YMCA at 6 p.m. Most of the business
was centered around the 1991-82 Beautillion Militaire Awards Day Ban
quet.
This affair will be held on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the Crabtree
Marriott. Co-chairmen are Johnny Travis and Dr. Sota Wilson. W.A.
Rainbow is the consultant.
Kappas will also present the Kappa Scholars Program on Friday, May
16. The fraternity will recognize all of the honor students who are African
Americans. They are students in the local schools. This event will be held
at the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University.
Beta Lambda Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, under the
leadership of Cametta Blakely, has quite a diverse program. During their
Saturday, April 4, meeting at the Garner Road YMCA, the emphasis was
placed on implementing their national program, “Operation Homeless.”
Their Boule is scheduled for July in the city of Atlanta.
Locally, the sorority members were on hand Wednesday, April 8, at the
Southgate Library, where they participated in the program “Night of a
Thousand Stars.” This program is sponsored by the Wake County Public
Library System. Sorority members served milk and cookies to the children.
Hie activity is just one that is under the umbrella of Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority’s Assault on Dliteracy program.
Carnetta reported that Sigma Gamma Rho members are quite excited
about their northeastern regional conference, which will be held April
24-26 at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux Convention Center. Five delegates will
be attending. A highlight will be the sorority’s first Ebony Exposition.
Issues in the African-American community will be the center of attention.
Hie exhibit will showcase educational material such as books, tapes, film,
music, and other ways to increase awareness of our heritage and survival.
(See SOCIAL SCENE, P. 161
Miss America Plays Role
As MC In Beauty Pageant
FAYETTEVILLE—Mi ss Amer
ica 1991, Marjorie J. Vincent, will
serve ae the mistress of ceremonies
at the second annual Miss Fayettev
ille State University Scholarship
Pageant on Saturday, April 18, at 7
p.m. in the J.W. Seabrook Audito
rium.
Ms. Vincent, a third-year law
student at Duke University and a
classically trained pianist, will also
perform at the pageant. Ms. Jimo
nique Simpson, the reigning Miss
FSU, will also participate in the
pageant.
During her reign as Miss Amer
ica, Ms. Vincent spoke out on the
issue of domestic violence. Ms. Vin
cent, a native of Oak Park, 111.,
graduated from DePaul University
with a bachelor's degree in music.
She is fluent in French and Creole.
and ia a member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The pageant will display the
beauty and talents of five F8U jun
iors. The contestants include Ms.
Denise Darden of Fayetteville, a
sophomore majoring in middle
grades sducation and social studies;
Ms. Katossa Richardson of Char
lotte, a junior mejoring in sociology;
Ms. Cleopatra McCall of Brooklyn,
N.Y., a senior majoring in elemen
tary education; Ms. Genevieve Fai
son of Kenansville, a junior mejor
ing in biology; and Mg. M. Lynette
Harrington of Rockingham, a junior
rngjoring in marketing education.
The public is invited to attend the
pageant. For more information,
contact Ms. Olivia Chavis, director
of the FSU Counseling Center, at
(9191486-1203.
St. Aug. To
Host Week
For Health
St. Augustine’s College will host
its second annual Wellness Week
April 21-24.
The purpose of this event is to
educate and inform the' Student
body as well as the general college
community of the importance of
choosing a healthy lifestyle. The
college is also interested in creating
awareness concerning diseases, ill
nesses, and preventive measures
the public can take to obtain well
ness.
Activities will include a presenta
tion by Dr. Khalif Ramadan, on the
HIV virus and substance abuse, on
April 21 in the Martin Luther King
Student Union. There will also be
videotaped highlights of the Magic
Johnson visit with a question-and
answer session moderated by Dr.
Cyril Allen, St. Augustine’s College
physician.
The Wellnete Week will culmi
nate on Friday, April 24, with a
Wellness Fair held on the Mall in
front of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Student Union Building. Fitness
assessment tests, carbon monoxide
testing for smokers, and cholesterol
testing will be offered.
WaKfe' County Health Depart
ment, Drug Action, Inc., Interact,
Holly Hill Hospital, Commit to a
Healthier Raleigh, and Dr. Edwin
Swann, ophthalmologist, along
with other, companies from the
Raleigh community, will be on hand
to help St. Augustine’s make Well
ness Week a success.
There will also be a play by the St.
Augustine’s College Community
Theatre presented, titled; “It Hap
pened.”
Black Educators Honored
By Zetas At Church Here
Omicron Zeta Amicae of Raleigh
sponsored the fourth annual Salute
to Minority Educators at Laodicea
United Church of Christ recently.
Dr. Henry L. Johnson, assistant
superintendent of Johnston County
Schools, and Ms. Annie Pegram,
North Carolina state teacher of the
year, were speakers at the apprecia
tion luncheon for minority educa
tors.
A Salute to Minority Educators
was initiated in 1989 in Raleigh by
Ms. Alice Garrett, a teacher in the
Wake County Schools, in the belief
that black educators should be rec
ognized for their many contribu
tions and for mentoring young
teachers.
AMica Henrietta Casaady, presi
dent, Omicron Zeta Amicae, wel
comed the honorees and guests.
After an invocation and grace by
Rev. C. Wesley Raney, III, pastor of
Laodicea United Church of Christ, a
luncheon was served.
Dr. Thomas Bass, former chair
man of the Durham City Board of
Education, introduced the first
DR. HENRY L. JOHNSON
speaker, Ms. Pegram. She teaches
at R.N. Harris Elementary School in
Durham. Ms. Pegram said black
educators are becoming a vanishing
breed. She explained that other
fields are slowly opening up and
potential teachers are pursuing
other careers, but black people have
managed in this void. Ms. Pegram
said that black people are like tea
MRS. ANNIE W. PEGRAM
bags: they don’t know their own
strength until they are in hot water.
African-American teachers and stu
dents understand each other, she
emphasised. __
Zeta Lola Fuller of Omicron
Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,
Inc., introduced the second speaker,
<See EDUCATORS, P. 16)
Charles Sneed Named Small Farmer Of
Year For Creative Accomplishments
Charles Sneed of Kittrell is a
farmer of the future. He nourished
his land, sharpened his marketing
skills and streamlined expenses. By
working closely with A&T Coopera
tive Extension, Sneed’s 64 acres
produced boybeans, com and live
stock at increasing efficiency since
1989. He more than tripled his net
farm income in three years.
For these accomplishments, plus
the desire to share his success with
others, N.C. A&Ts Cooperative
Extension Program presented
Sneed with the G.L. Dudley Award
(and $500 cash prize) as the 1992
Small Farmer of the Year.
The March 25 award luncheon
which honored Sneed was one of the
nine events highlighting the sixth
annual Small Farms Week. From
March 22-30, A&Ts Cooperative
Extension Program acknowledged
the contributions that N.C. small
farmers make to the state’s economy
and rural way of life. Sneed worked
one-on-one with A&T'a Farm Op
portunity Program agents to im
prove production practices, diver
sify crops and develop markets.
*1 would like to thank A&T and its
interest in helping small farmers in
many different ways,” Sneed said.
“Winning this award will make me
strive to do more and encourage
others to branch out and diversify.”
Bert Egerton, N.C. A&T agricul
tural technician for Franklin ,
County, explained Sneed’s success.
“I believe that Charles made the
most gains in livestock by growing
his own feed. He also cut expenses
Mentors Sought To Help
Troubled Black Youth
Adult friends, role modela
and mentors are needed to
provide guidance and sup
port to troubled black youth.
A significant number of our
youth are involved in juve
nile court, committing more
serious offenses at earlier
ages.
This is not only the concern
of the families and youth in
volved, but this is also a con
cern for the entire commu
nity. If this problem is not
addressed now, we will be
addressing it later as the
numbers continue to rise and
the offenses become more
serious.
A significant percent of
black youth are without posi
tive male role models. It is a
fact that when caring and
supportive adults get in
volved with troubled young
people, both the adult and the
youth benefit. The youth
benefit from the positive as
sociation of an adult role
model and friend. The adults
benefit by making a positive
difference in the life of a
youth in need.
Haven House began in 1973
as an agency committed to
serving the needs of troubled
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MARJORIE J. VINCENT
MS. YVONNE KING
boya and girls and their fami
lies in the community. Haven
House also serves as an advo
cate for programs to serve the
needs of young people in cri
sis, and promotes and aware
ness of these needs in the
community.
The following programs
and services are provided by
the agency:
(See MENTORS. P.16)
by decreasing hie use of pesticides
and fertilizers and by diversifying
his crops. He also streamlined op
erations for his nine sows and 14
beef cows asnd calves.”
Sneed, a 35-year-old native of
Franklin County, will not just stop
at soybeans and corn. He is also a
member of AAT Cooperative
Extension’s “Ways to Grow” pro
gram which assists innovative
farmers in growing and marketing
specialty crops. Partially funded by
the W.K. Kellogg Foundation,
“Ways to Grow” will assist Sneed
with unusual new products.
“I planted ginseng in 1988 and
plan to harvest it in two years,” he
said. “Meanwhile, Tv been selling
the ginseng berries to others to use
as seed in planting new crops. The
•Ways to Grow” program will help
me try crayfish and meat goats. Tm
even thinking of raising bullfrogs
for our local market."
Egerton described Sneed’s back
ground in agriculture.
“Charles took over the farm from
his father in 1984 and has been just
as active in Extension activities as
his dad. He also owns two American
saddlebred and two Tennessee
walker horses which he rides in
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