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NAACP-Legal Defense Fund
Challenges Welare Reform
BY ANTHONY HEAD
NNPA News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Contro
versial new welfare legislation in
New Jersey violates the civil
rights of African-Americans and
Hispanics, charges the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational
Fund. The nation’s preeminent
civil rights law firm recently chal
lenged the law by filing an admin
istrative complaint with the Office
for Civil Rights of the U.S. Depart
ment of Health and Human Serv
ices in Washington.
The complaint contends that the
legislation is a violation of Title VT
of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 pro
hibiting the use of federal funds by
recipients who discriminate on the
basis of race. The U.S. govern
ment’s decision could have a pro
found impact on other states pro
posing similar legislation.
The policy adopted by New Jer
sey would eliminate additional
benefits that a recipient of the Aid
to Families with Dependent Chil
dren now receives when she or he
parents an additional child. The
legislation mirrors a wave of wel
fare reform proposals around the
country.
"Nationally, the mtyorily of wel
fare recipients are white but in
New Jersey where the majority of
recipients are women of color, the
legislation was adopted for racially
discriminatory reasons and will
have a devastating impact on mi
nority women in particular,” says
NAACP-LDF staff attorney Alan
Jenkins. The legislation was spon
sored by an African-American as
semblyman, Wayne Bryant, who
has indicated that the new law is
intended to free “his people” from
the “slavery” of welfare depend
ency.
“The state ignores the reality
that a large portion of the children
born into welfare families are the
result of unintentional pregnancy
and, all too frequently, of rape,”
Jenkins said. “To punish these
families and their newborn chil
dren for tragic circumstances be
yond their control extends beyond
the realm of questionable public
policy and into the arena of gov
ernmental cruelty,” said Jenkins.
The measure is decried by oppo
nents who say that innocent chil
dren will be deprived of assistance
for proper medical care, housing,
clothing and food, increasing
(See LDF SUES, 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
mentioned are guilty of crimes.
ASSAULT ON OFFICER
Twenty-five-year-old Nathaniel Hough of 702 Wexford Drive was
charged with assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
Police say Hough allegedly assaulted Raleigh Police Officer Matthew
Allen McKee while being arrested on the 700 block of Wexford Drive.
ARMED ROBBERY
Michael Lamont Mack, 19, of 117 N. Bloodworth St., was charged
with armed robbery. Police say Mack allegedly robbed Manuel Lopez of
$16 at 200 S. Blount St. Lopez was stabbed in the left shoulder and
taken to Wake Medical Center.
FORGERY
Michael Thomas Barber, 41, of “Anywhere, Raleigh,” was charged
with three counts of forgery. Police say Barber allegedly tried to cash
$326 in forged checks at a Hillsborough Street bank.
STEALING GAS
Twenty-year-old Brian Wayne Jordan and 16-year-old Dale Porter
n, both of 4705 Metcalf Drive, were charged with misdemeanor larceny.
Police say Jordan and Porter allegedly attempted to steal four gallons of
unleaded gasoline from a truck belonging to a cleaner’s on Pleasant
Valley Road.
GUN IN THE PARK
John Stanley Stosiak of 7304 Barberry Court was charged with pos
sessing a firearm in a park. Police say the 17-year-old Stosiak was ar
rested at a dty park at 1400 W. Millbrook Road with a .38-caliber, five
shot revolver with four bullets (one live round).
Garner Subdivision Built Over
African American Gravesites
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
This week, the family of Willie
and Alice Graves will have to
make a heart-wrenching decision:
what to do about a housing subdi
vision that’s built on top of their
family gravesite.
The answer may lie in what the
Wake Sheriffs Department discov
ers. According to Capt. Max Pick
ett, it’s a complicated investiga
tion, but before it’s all over, some
one may face criminal and civil
charges for desecrating gravesites.
It started last Oct. 10, when
Walter Perry bought property in
the Village of Whiteoak subdivi
sion on Mt. Hebrom Church Road.
Whiteoak is a mixed community of
private homes, developed in the
early ’80s. For Perry and his fam
ily, having a new home meant
being able to do all of the things
ROLLING AGAIN-Amtrack conductor D. R. Key of
Richmond, Va. assists passengers at the Raleigh Station
Thursday prior to the July 4th Holiday. Industries and
commuters experienced a two-day strike as workers
continue to push for better wages and working conditions.
“With this flow of traffic, things appear to be back to
normal,” said assistant conductor Melvin Johnson. (Photo
by James Giles)
Former Gov. Hunt Says NC*s
Economic & Ed. Needs Lacking
BY SHEIIETTIZI WOODLEY
Staff Writer
For most of the past two dec
ades, former Gov. Jim Hunt has
been North Carolina’s dominant
Democrat.
He served two full terms be
tween 1976 and 1984, becoming
the first North Carolina governor
since Reconstruction to hold con
secutive terms.
From his elaborate corporate
law office, Hunt told The CARO
LINIAN he believes the state once
again needs his leadership to en
sure a prosperous future for all
North Carolinians.
Hunt said the basis for a sound
state economy is an educational
system which provides children
with the skills employers demand.
“In today’s world education is
economic development. The best
jobs will go to the states and coun
tries with the best educated, most
highly trained workforce,” he said.
Hunt said he would run a cam
paign that sets a vision which
would enable children to visualize
themselves as prosperous and pro
ductive adults.
“I would set out specific goals to
achieve that vision and engage
them in helping develop those
plans so they [the plans] are real
istic and would work,” he said.
Hunt said that in order for chil
dren to “grow and be their best,”
they must receive proper care and
encouragement during their pre
school years.
“We need to recognize the im
portance of investing more effort
and more resources in the first five
years of life,” said Hunt. “Too
many children start school starved
of the nutrition, affection and
stimulation that are essential to
preparing them to learn.
“A higher priority needs to be
placed on quality, affordable early
childhood education. As governor,
I will see that we develop and
carry out a plan of action that
Local African American
Democrats To Depart
For992 Convention In NY
BY CASH MICHAELS
SUIT Writer
The 1992 Democratic National
Convention is set and ready to go
for this Monday at Madison
Square Garden in New York, and
several of Raleigh’s top African
American political leaders are
serving as delegates from North
Carolina.
In what now amounts to a coro
nation of Arkansas Gov. Bill Clin
ton as the Democratic candidate in
November to face Republican in
cumbent George Bush, and possi
bly independent spoiler H. Ross
Perot, the Democratic convention
may still offer some surprises for
the 98 delegates and 14 alternates
from the Tar Heel State.
Headed up by U.S. Sen. Terry
Sanford (D-N.C.), the delegation is
25 percent African-American.
At the top of the list, North
Carolina Speaker of the House
Daniel T. Blue, Jr. (D-Wake), ap
pointed to co-chair the Credentials
Committee by party chairman Ron
Brown, one of the three key con
vention standing committees.
Other prominent Raleigh-Wake
African-American leaders slated to
represent North Carolina on the
convention floor include vice chair
man of the state Democratic Party
and former Raleigh Mayor Clar
ence Lightner; Ms. Mary E. Perry,
chair of the Wake County Demo
cratic Party; Wake County Com
missioner Abe Jones; and Raleigh
Wake Citizens Association mem
ber Bernard Allen.
Harvey Gantt, tormer Charlotte
mayor and 1990 U.S. Senate can
didate, will join his good friend,
next-door neighbor, and 12th Con
gressional District Democratic
candidate Melvin Watt as a dele
gate to the convention.
First Congressional District can
didate Eva Clayton is reportedly
going to the convention, but only
as an observer. State Democratic
Party executive director Everett
Ward will also attending.
gives North Carolina a long-range
strategy for its child care system,”
he said.
Hunt said African-American
children in particular suffer from
low self-esteem. He said the solu
tion to a low self-image is to en
sure that the state’s teachers
value all children and are dedi
cated to helping students achieve
their potential.
Another key to an improvement
in self-esteem among black chil
dren is to give them opportunities
to learn about their own heritage,
he said.
“Also, we must have parent in
volvement,” said Hunt. Too often,
“minority parents don’t feel they
are welcome in the schools. We
have to use innovative ways to
welcome them.”
Hunt said state government
must help develop small busi
nesses so young people will be able
to find work following graduation
from high school and/or college.
As governor, he plans to develop
a state entrepreneurial develop
ment board. Hunt said he will en
courage county governments to
develop local boards as well.
“These boards are to actively
help new businesses start up and
grow,” he said, adding that ven
ture capital and technical assis
tance would be provided through
them.
Hunt said small businesses are
not benefitting from university re
search findings which are designed
to save businesses time and
money.
“I have proposed a technology
extension service which will move
the research findings from univer
sities down to the businesses and
the small industries around the
state so they will know the latest
techniques to help them succeed in
their fields,” he said.
Hunt added that he will con
tinue his past successes of recruit
ing high-paying industries. He
said manufacturing must be
strong and must expand through
out the state.
“North Carolina is losing the
edge it had 10 years ago. We were
recruiting the best industries and
the best jobs. We were leading the
nation in education reform,* Hunt
(See JAMES HUNT, P.2)
that people dream of when they
plant roots in a community... in
cluding building a swimming pool.
But it wasn’t until three months
ago, when Perry was talking to
one of his neighbors about digging
(See GRAVESITES, P. 2)
Radio Station
WLLE Event
Raises $2,200
For Businesses
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
“Don’t let me have to put you
over my knee, community, and
spank you!”
The veiled, warm-hearted, play
ful admonishment from Ms. Mar
garet Rose Murray came with less
than an hour to go in the program.
The calls and pledges were slow in
coming, and time was growing
short. But suddenly, as if on cue,
the phones started lighting up,
and the call to action was an
swered. When it was over, like a
proud mother, Ms. Murray
thanked listeners and contributors
for their support.
“I knew you could do it. You al
ways come through, community.”
The smiles and applause were
shared by Ms. Murray’s co-work
ers, as the first radiothon to raise
funds for a small-business incuba
tor in the African-American com
munity ended on a high note of
$2,200 in contributions and
pledges. Broadcast lives last Sat
urday, July 4, on WLLE-AM 570,
the Business Building Society Ra
diothon brought community and
business leaders together to seri
ously address the economic future
of Southeast Raleigh, and the sub
stantive investment that those in
the community must make in or
der to ensure the growth of black
business in Southeast Raleigh.
“This is the time to put person
alities to the side, and people in
the community come together to
make this happen,” said Bruce
Lightner, community activist and
one of the planners of the incuba
tor. He, along with Dr. Paul Van
(See RADIOTHON, P. 2)
NEWS BRIEFS
BANK AWARDS ST.
AUG. $50,000
Branch Banking and
Trust Co. has pledged a
grant in the amount of
$50,000 to St. Augustine’s
College which will be used
specifically to establish en
dowed scholarships for stu
dents majoring in business/
finance. The grant will be
paid in five installments of
$10,000 and the first of the
five was received by the col
lege Friday, June 26.
PRICE WINS FUNDING
Triangle and North Caro
lina highway safety projects
received the backing of the
House Appropriations Com
mittee last week.
Fourth District Rep.
David Price, a member of
the Transportation Appro
priations Subcommittee,
gained full committee ap
proval to provide $5.8 mil
lion for the widening of U.S.
64 between Jordan Lake
and Cary; $1.5 million to
help North Carolina de
velop a Geographic Infor
mation System to reduoe
the environmental side-ef
fects of highway projects;
and $800,000 to develop •
highway safety information
management system to in
crease highway safety in
North Carolina.
(See NEWS BRIEFS, P.2)