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VOL. 51, NO. 48
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Week Set To Combat
Suicides In State
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My Tune Shares “Reunion
In The Grove” Views
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Charges Against Barnes Dropped
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
There is no gift more precious to a
loving mother than the knowledge
that her child is safe. This Mother’s
Day, Mattie Barnes has that gift.
Earlier this week, a six-month
ordeal that encompassed two trials,
three attorneys and a lot of contro
versy came to an end. Wake District
Attorney C. Colon Willoughby de
cided to drop all remaining charges
pending against Mattie’s son Willie,
stemming from the now infamous
BB gun case The CAROLINIAN
first reported in February.
It was just a week ago when a
Wake Superior Court jury acquitted
the 16-year-old African-American of
one assault charge but deadlocked
on two other assault charges and
two counts of verbal threats. Willie
was convicted in Wake District
Court last February on all five
charges when three Enloe High
School administrators claimed that
he shoved them while running, after
being asked about allegedly bring
ing a weapon on campus. Willie
admits that he had a broken BB gun
with him, but no one saw it, and said
he did not intend to assault the
administrators. When the case was
appealed in Superior Court, most of
the jury believed him.
But when the prosecutor, Assis
tant Wake D.A. Ricky Spoon imme
diately called for a retrial on the four
remaining counts, the family and
the community braced itself for yet a
third trial, one that many said
would have been needless.
Many in the African-American
community told The CAROLINIAN
it would have been most unwise for
Willoughby to pursue a conviction of
Willie Barnes where there was no
public mandate, the case was weak,
(See DROPPED, P. 2)
Campbell Gets State Auditor
Nod, Clayton Faces Runoff
Current District C Councilman
Ralph Campbell came away from
Tuesday’s N.C. primary with the
clear nod from the state’s Demo
cratic electorate to be the party’s
RALPH CAMPBELL, JR.
NEWS BRIER
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ATHENS DRIVE
TEACHER HONORED
Parent* are essential part
ners with-teachers in helping
students learn, says Eliza
beth Johnson, an Athens
Drive High School social
studies teacher and winner of
the 1992 National PTA
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Outstanding Educator
Award. She was selected for
the award by the national
PTA selection committee
from more than 300 entries
submitted by PTAs across the
nation.
Johnson was nominated
for the award by the school’s
faculty at the request of the
Athens Drive High PTSA.
FSU STUDENTS
PLACE THIRD
Two Fayetteville State Uni
versity MBA students were
named as third-place team
winners in the fifth annual
Graduate Business Student
Competition recently in
Raleigh. The competition
was sponsored by the Univer
sity of North Carolina’s Small
Business and Technology
Development Center and
KPMG Feat Mara wick, a na
tional accounting firm in
Raleigh. Jesse C. Smith and
Ron Milton, second-year stu
dents in the master of busi
ness administration program
at FSU, were awarded $1,000
for their consulting work
with Parnell Pool Spa and
Fireplace Centers of Fay
etteville.
STUDENTS SHARE
KNOWLEDGE
Students from 11 magnet
elementary schools will dem
onstrate their vast knowl
edge when they participate
in the 1993 Scholastic Pursuit
tournament. The quia bowl
type event will be held on
Friday, May 15, at 10 aan. in
Poe Hell auditorium at North
Carolina State University.
Teams of students will an
swer questions from several
categories: math, acienee,
social studies/geography,
health/physical education,
language arts (literature,
grammar, and spelling), mu
sic, current events, computer
science, and North Carolina
history.
(See NEWS BRIEFS, PTij"
standard-bearer in the November
elections in the race for state audi
tor.
In the crowded First District race,
Ms. Eva Clayton emerged among
the minority candidates to face a
possible runoff with Walter B.
Jones, Jr. in a district drawn specifi
cally to yield minority representa
tion. Although Ms. Clayton finished
a close second to Jones, she did give
indications that she will seek a
runoff.
Bruce Lightner, a strong
Campbell supporter, said of the
councilman’s victory, “The apparent
primary victory for Ralph is seen as
a historic achievement. With lim
ited resources, and a big state to
cover, we’re sure Mr. Campbell’s
nomination will give voters the
opportunity to elect the first Afri
can-American to the N.C. Council of
State. When, it’s all said and done,
the people will determine the direc
tion and intensity of how the state is
governed. We’re confident Ralph
Campbell, Jr. will be a part of the
new governing team.”
Following his victory Tuesday
night, Campbell tol d supporters and
well-wishers, “This is indeed a
happy moment for us. However, the
recent occurrences in Los Angeles
and other communities, as well as
our own, leaves us all with reason
for concern. After I am sworn in next
January, and serving on the Council
of State, social concerns and eco
nomic justice will continue to be a
priority for me. We look forward to
the fall campaign.”
In other races around the state,
Jim Hunt emerged as the clear vic
tor in the race for governor with
contender Lacy Thornburg a distant
(See CAMPBELL, P. 2)
Society’s Role
In Getting Black
Youth On Right
Track Viewed
What should society be doing to
help African-American youth get on
the right track to success and self
esteem? Young people themselves
have very firm ideas about what
their families, schools and commu
nities should be doing.
They speak out eloquently in
“African-American Youth: Unleash
ing the Potential,"partofthe “Black
Issues Forum” series, which aired
Wednesday at 8 p.m. The five panel
ists, ranging in age from 15 to 22,
sparked lively conversation on top
ics such as families, peers, crime,
education and the future.
Panelists included Waleed Bilal,
18, a senior at Pine Forest Senior
High School; Wayne Hodges, 18, a
freshman at Fayetteville State Uni
versity; Jimonique Simpson, 22, a
senior at Fayetteville State Univer
sity; Nichole Strayhom, 17, a junior
at E J!. Smith Senior High School;
and Jamal Waites, 15, a student at
Lewis Chapel Junior High School.
Moderating the panel are Lloyd V.
Hackley, chancellor of Fayetteville
State University; and Valeria Lee,
host and moderator of the program.
Family issues began the discus
sion. Panel members voiced serious
concern about the disintegration of
the family resulting in young people
without an identity. To instill in
young people a sense of history and
identity, Jimonique Simpson ad
vises adults to “share the struggles”
they themselves went through.
When asked if parents really under
stand the world facing today’s
youth, the panelists responded with
(See ISSUES FORUM, P. 2)
MOTHERS SPEAK OUT—With an impressive array ol
African-American leadership, supported by a strong parent
and citizen turnout, the Wake County School Board
recently sent plans for an academically gifted program at
Carnage Middle School next fall back to its program
committee for further consideration. Shown are concerned
mothers who are on their way to the meeting. (Photo by
James Giles)
Community Business Expo
’92 Set To Go At ‘Y’Here
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
The first African-American “Your
Community Business Expo ’92” is
set and ready to go for this Saturday
frym 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Garner
Road YMCA.
Sponsored by the Raleigh Minis
terial Alliance and the Business
Building Society, in association
with the Crabtree II Task Force, the
expo will not only be a fun, savings
packed day for the whole family, but
will also give much-needed expo
sure to dozens of African-American
vendors who have a wide variety of
goods and services to offer.
According to Ms. Margaret Rose
Murray, chairperson of the BBS,
families who come out to the Garner
Road Y on Saturday should expect
everything from art, beauty and
hair styling, books, clothing, crafts,
home furnishings, designer fash
ions, records and tapes, to the whole
gamut of merchandise from black
merchants who can offer them at
great savings.
“The community needs to come
out and see what these African
American businesspeople have to
offer,” she said. “By supporting
them, we support ourselves. We
help them to grow, and that creates
jobs and opportunities for us, espe
cially our young people.”
Rev. David Dolby, president of the
Raleigh Ministerial Alliance, re
emphasized how important it is for
the African-American community
to discover the real power of their
dollars and what they should expect
when they go shopping.
“Your dollar entitles you to the
best of everything. It is your lever
age. As long as that dollar is in your
hand or in your pocket, you have
power. That means if someone
wants that dollar, they must recog
nize that power, respect that power,
and cater to that power. That trans
lates into better service, better qual
ity, and better variety. In other
words, if you don’t like something,
tell that merchant why you don’t
like it, and why you’re not going to
buy it. I bet you’ll see a change you’ll
like in short order,” said Rev. Dolby.
He says that by turning the Gar
ner Road Y into a mall on Saturday,
the African-American community
will see evidence that they do have
choices. They can take their money
NC AIDS Activists Ask
More Black Involvement
DURHAM (AP)—Blacks have
made up the majority of North Caro
linians with AIDS since 1988, but
activists say they’d like to see more
blacks fighting the deadly disease.
"We would love to see more black
involvement,” “id Jacquelyn Cly
more at the AIDS Service Agency in
Wake County, “but so far we haven’t
had much luck.”
Of the 200 volunteer 3 at the AIDS
Service Agency in Wake County,
209 are black. Of 48 AIDS buddies—
people who comfort and care for
AIDS victims—two are black. In
Durham, most of the 120 volunteers
working with the Lesbian and Gay
Health Project are white.
Blacks have made up the majority
of North Carolinians with AIDS
since 1988. As at this month, 65
percent of AIDS victims in the state
are black (1,338 in all), almost twice
the national average.
There are several explanations.
“AIDS is perceived as a gay and
white problem,” John Mickle of the
Durham Community Health Coali
tion Project, which recruits black
volunteers, said.
"The black community has been
overwhelmed and bombarded with
other problems” said Christina
Davis-McCoy of the Coalition for
Action on AIDS in theJBlack Com
munity in Durham. Those problems
include teen violence, poverty and
discrimination.
“It’s not as easy for the black
community to organize as for the
gay community,’ said Gibbie Harris,
prevention program manager for
the Department of Environment,
Health, and Human Resources.
(See AIDS VOLUNTEERS, P. 2)
elsewhere from the traditional
shopping centers, and they can help
their community grow.
“We must help one another. We
must work hard to improve what we
have, so we can have real choices.
The African-American community
must grow, it must succeed, but only
if we support one another.”
Late vendors can call 834-1025 if
they would like to apply for space at
the expo.
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REP. LOUIS STOKES
Shaw U. To
Graduate
Largest Class
Dr. Talbert O. Shaw, president of
Shaw University, announced re
cently that the university will be
stow 300 bachelor of arts and sci
ence degrees to graduating seniors.
This marks the largest graduating
class in the university’s history.
This year’s commencement cere
mony will take place at Raleigh’s
Memorial Auditorium Saturday,
May 9, at 11 a.m.
The commencement speaker is
U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes of Ohio.
Elected to this position in 1968,
Stokes is currently serving his 11th
term in the U.S. House of Represen
tatives.
Rep. Stokes was appointed to
head the 1976 Select Committee on
Assassinations. The committee’s
mandate was to conduct an investi
gation and study of the circum
stances surrounding the deaths of
President John F. Kennedy and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stokes serves as chairman of the
Official Conduct Committee (Ethics
Committee), and as a member of the
Committee on Appropriations. He
has served on the Education, Labor
and the House Internal Security
committees. He is the former chair
man of the Budget Committee and
also served as chairman of the Con
gressional Black Caucus Health
Brain Trust.
Receiving an honorary award at
this year’s commencement activi
ties is longtime friend of the univer
sity, the Hon. Robert B. Morgan.
(See STOKES TO SHAW, P. 2)
CRIME BEAT
Editor’s Note: This column, a fixture of The CAROLINIAN in
years past, has returned to our pages in hopes of deterring crime
in our community. The information contained herein is taken from
public arrest records and does not necessarily mean those men
tioned are guilty of crimes. . ^
ASSAULT WITH A GUN
Twenty-nine-year-old Kelvin L. Howard of 521 Illeagnes St. was
arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Police say the
alleged assault occurred against a 31-year-old female at his address
Monday night.
STOLEN CAR
Police say 32-year-old Ruby Ramser Washington of2520 Gamer Road
was arrested and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. The car, a
1984 Nissan Sentra, was found at 100 Tryon Road. It belonged to R. Joshua
Awe of 901 Glen wood Avenue.
COCAINE POSSESSION
Warren Covington, 21, of 524 Solar Drive, was arrested Tuesday and
charged with possessing approximately eight grams of crack cocaine valued
at $60. Police picked up Covington at 100 Carver St.
KNIFE ASSAULT
Sharon Sherell Taylor, 27, of 3039 E. Lake Woodward, was arrested
and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and damage to property.
Police say Ms. Taylor allegedly assaulted 26-year-old Baya Ono Mayings of
4701-A3 New Hope Road with a knife. Mr. Mayings suffered a cut, and a
queen-size mattress was damaged.
STRANGE THEFT
Police say 36-year-old Dwight Kenneth Jones of 421 Match St. in
Burlington was arrested Monday and charged with stealing $398 worth of
vaginal products, and $80 worth of razor blades from a store on Western
Boulevard. Jones was also charged with assault and parole violation.
DEALING CRACK
Eighteen-year-old Michael Justin Kelly of 208 N. State St., and 20
year-old Jacques Dewayne Meekins of 2231 North Hills Drive, were
arrested and charged last Friday with cocaine possession. Both were
allegedly caught with several rocks of crack cocaine. Kelly was additionally
charged with possession with intent to sell.