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,