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The Carolinian PA, Dept of Cultural Resources, N.C. State Library VO] 109 East Jones Street TUESDA Raleigh NC 27601 N.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY AP IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 30C Enloe Principal Ready For Challenge BY CASH MICHAELS Staff Writer If Calvin Dobbins knows any thing, it is that his next job will not be easy. Taking over as the new principal of Enloe High School on July 1 will be one of the great est challenges in his 19-year pro fessional career as an educator. But Raleigh’s first African-Ameri can high school principal in a long time is looking forward to facing the challenge with an open ear... and heart. “It will be an inclusive type of leadership, however I know where the buck stops,” Dobbins told The CAROLINIAN. He said he was pleased that the Wake Board of Education appointed him to the post to succeed Dr. Howard Cole man, but he knows he’s going to have to go in with his eyes wide open. His mission is to bring the stu dents, faculty, parents and com munity of the state’s largest high school together on one team, so that children can learn in the most positive atmosphere. “The most definitive challenge right now is bringing people to gether in that school. I see it as a goldmine of talent, both with kids and with teaches. What we’ve got to do is identify all of that talent, and then nurture that talent and maximize it. My task is to find the key that unlocks it all and bring it together, and that’s exciting,” Dob bins said. Currently the director of el ementary school employment for the Wake Public School System, the 40-year-old St. Augustine’s College alumnus describes himself as a man who does care about chil dren and people. “When I get com mitted to a task, I’m determined to bring it to fruition. I’m an achiever, genuinely concerned to make things work.” One of the goals Principal Dob bins must achieve is forging a bet ter relationship with the African “We will listen to people, collect facts, and make the best decisions that are in the best interests of kids and teachers,” said Dobbins. “Understanding is a real key. One of the things I’ll focus on is a higher level of understanding American community and Enloe High. The school has had a history of racial discontent, with black students and parents charging En loe faculty and administrators with, insensitivity, with the added call from many community leaders for an African-American to take over as principal. Dobbins now knows that he must be both acces sible and accountable, among all of us. Among my teach ers and me, of how I lead, of my expectations and their expecta tions for themselves, and that they have for kids. A lot of times prob lems arise from a lack of under standing, so that will be a key fo cus.” Dobbins says attending the race awareness seminar conducted by the Rev. C.T. Vivian last year was very instrumental in “bringing home” a lot of things he’s been through in his life, and feels that it would have an impact on his fac ulty if they attended, too. Dobbins says everyone in the school system basically wants the same things for students. But sometimes that gets lost in the shuffle of distractions. As the fa ther of a 14-year-old daughter and an eight-week-old son, he knows that the most important thing is that all students learn and grow. As of July 1, new Enloe Principal Calvin Dobbins, Jr. is ready for the challenge. Organization Empowering Youth To Fight For, Protect Their Rights BY SHEHETTIZI WOODLEY Staff Writer When children speak, adults will listen. According to Steve White, direc tor of the Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute, children and young adults have the capacity to create positive changes in their communities by organizing them selves and challenging adults to take action on issues they are con cerned about. White, who is also coordinator for the Black Student Leadership Network of the Children’s Defense Fund, Inc., said the country is “witnessing a new student move ment, with a new spirit.” White spent the last two weeks at Shaw University directing the Ella Baker Institute, which is de signed to give 25 selected college students and recent college gradu ates from around the country the skills to help children and other young adults empower themselves to effect change in their communi ties. He said the college students, upon graduation from the institute’s two-week program, will be sent to various communities in North Carolina to work as interns with various child-advocacy orga nizations. White said the students were given the opportunity “to learn from the successes and the mis takes from past student move ments. “Compared to the youth move ment of the ’60s,’ he said, “young people today have a better feel as to what changes are needed, spe cifically as it affects children.” Matthew Countryman, co-facili tator of the institute, said the stu dents will intern in groups of five with five different programs. He said each of the organiza tions “have innovative youth lead ership programs, which share a commitment to helping people de velop skills to speak for them selves and work for change.” White said the students will pro vide their programs with “sorely (See YOUTH, P. 2) Compared to the youth movement of the 1960s, young people today have a better feel as to what changes are needed, specifically as it affects chil dren... Steve White, Director Driafinn • ^or t^ie pa8t severa^ years, students, teachers and parents have OrieTiny . protested the fact that Wake County public schools do not offer any African-American history courses. The CAROLINIAN asked several people in the community for their feelings on the subject, and here is what they had to say: EMIL STEWART I think that we should have Afri can-American history so the black people can learn about their past. If we don’t have African-American his tory we can’t find out about our race. LEONIA WRIGHT While attending school at Garner Consolidated High in the ’60s, I often wondered about the contributions of black African-Americans. Little was said, and even less could be found concerning inventions on the progress that we contributed. I think black history should be taught in all schools. It is important for our youth today to know about the success of our forefathers, the inventions that they contributed to mankind. It is also very important that we as blacks know and understand our black heritage. So we need to make African-American history manda tory in all schools. Because it is ax trsmsly important for ths future of our childrsn, black and white alike. JERMAINE DAVIS When I think of the subject, my feelings are the same as other Afri can-Americans—I wonder why there aren’t many African-American his tory coures offered. Is it because of the fact that we are black, or because Wake County doesn’t want to teach them? t nr a m COMIN’ HOME - World record-breaking celebration of African Americans will be held at the Raleigh Boulevard Plaza shopping center on July 9. Mrs. Elizabeth Cofield will be honored for hor service as the first African American and woman to serve on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Homeless Rescue Black Male From White Teen Attack In Moore Park BY CASH MICHAELS Staff Writer Sixty-seven-year-old Kenneth Harris is a lucky man. Late last Tuesday night, the eld erly African-American was sitting on a park bench in downtown Raleigh's Moore Square Park, when all of a sudden from behind, he heard someone say, “We gonna kill a nigger out here!” A arris tried to run, he was hit wit,, a pipe and a stick, cutting his head and breaking his left arm. As Harris shouted, “Help me, somebody,” a group of homeless men from a nearby shelter saw what was happening and chased the two alleged assailants into the Moore Square bus station, where they held them at bay until police could get there. When it was all over, two white Franklin County teenagers from Louisburg were arrested and charged with the assault. The oldest, 19-year-old John L. Rera, was charged with assault with intent to kill, carrying a con cealed weapon, resisting arrest and delaying police. His alleged accomplice, 16-year-old Michael Wrenn, was charged with assault with intent to kill. (See TEEN ATTACK, P. 2) “Cornin’ Home’’ Planning Gala, Community Reunion “Cornin’ Home” is a large com munity and personal reunion, a holiday, a semi-formal dinner, a Guinness Book of World Records event for the largest dance, the electric slide, an entertainment spectacle, a cultural arts festival, a mini-amusement park, and a fi nancial opportunity for vendors and businesses. “Cornin’ Home,” the world record-breaker celebration of Afri can-Americans, will be held at the Raleigh Boulevard Plaza shopping center, corner of Raleigh Boule vard and Glascock Street. This is a world-class event that is being televised via satellite to five major cities simultaneously during the height of the celebration. The celebration will include many local and national artists, both visual and performing. Gos pel, jazz, blues, reggae and rock music will be live on stage. There will be many supporting civic and governmental agencies along with private citizens and businesses. This is programmed to be the larg est cultural activity ever in Raleigh’s African-American com munity. The event is organized around the idea of bringing economic de velopment and commerce to the African-American community and to defuse the tensions generated as a result of current economic dis tress. (See COMIN’ HOME, P. 2) COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUMMER READING PROGRAM The South Raleigh Library will hold its Summer Reading Club pro gram Tuesdays at 11 a.m. June 23-Aug. 11. Parents are invited to bring their preschoolers ages 3-5. Programs for school-age children will be held Tuesdays at 3 p.m. The program needs volunteers. For more information, call 856-6598. The library is located at 1601-14 Cross Link Road in the Southgate Plaza. INDIA AND NEPAL The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department will present a slide show titled “India and Nepal” at 2 p.m. June 29 at the Pullen Commu nity Center. There is no charge. For more information, call 831-6052. COPING WITH STRESS The Women’s Center will sponsor a seminar titled “High-Level Cop ing in a Stressful World” Saturday, June 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This all-day self-development seminar focuses on increasing self esteem and decreasing depression. Discover how changing the way you think changes the way you feel. Learn techniques that reduce stress and increase energy... to add up to a happier life. Registration is $50. For mere information, call 829-3711. The * Women’s Center is located at 128 E. Hargett St. (Montague Building). (See CALENDAR, P. 2) Let's Patronize Those Who Advertise ...
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