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NEWS BRIEFS (Continued from page 1) JOBLESS BENEFITS INCREASE Ann Q. Duncan, chair man of the Employment Se curity Commission of North Carolina, announced re cently an increase in the htaximum weekly unem ployment insurance benefit effective Aug. 1. . Unemployed North Caro linians who qualify on or jester that date will be eli gible for a maximum of $267 a week up from $258 a week. The higher benefit will affect only those people who file a new unemploy ment insurance claim on or . after Aug. 1. . , AUTOMAKERS ARE RECRUITED - Gov. Jim Martin has un veiled the state’s strategic marketing plan targeting new and existing automo tive parts manufacturers. ^We’ve been working hard Ho get automotive related .companies to move to North ^Carolina,” said Martin. -“This plan is designed to "enhance our current eco -nomic development efforts land strengthen the automo tive industry in the state.” • ' BMW’s recent announce ment has attracted a lot of --positive attention to this -region and has sparked 'even more interest in the •*£erolinas, Martin said. "^That’s why we’re going to "seize this excitement and Ziutensify our recruitment ’efforts.” : NAACP ROUNDUP > (Continued from page 1) server, who asked not to be identi fied, told this writer that “alreadj more than 50 people have ap plied.” 'Hooks assailed critics for saying the NAACP has no programs, pointing to the large number of its legislative victories, including the passage of the 1991 Civil Rights Bill. He also noted the women’s eeonomic empowerment programs as-embodied, for example, ir Women in the NAACP, headed b) Ms. Hooks; the successful prison religious and youth programs sue! as the Afro-American Cultural anc Technological Scientific Olympics. The NAACP Economic Fail Share program alone has gener ated $45 billion in jobs, contracts and services for minority people Hooks proudly points out. He citec NAACP leadership in supporting South African demonstrations that resulted in U.S.-imposed sanc tions, and its strong support oi Haitian boat people. This will lead to a mass march on the White House Sept. 9, Hooks revealed. WILL BLACKS (Continued from page 1) done in years past. The Democratic Party is noi trying to find a way to woo thos people that were ready to suppor the campaign of Texas billionair Ross Perot to now support Clinton Perot said he decided, in part, t To add a crispy coating to cookies, sprinkle a mixture of flour and sugar on the pastry board before rolling out the dough. The CAROLINIAN Newsp*»r, Inc. of Raleigh ISSN 00455873 518 E. Martin Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Mailing Address: P.0. Box 25308 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Second Claas Postage Paid at Raleigh North Carolina 27611 PUBUSHEO SEMI-WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year-$28.00 Six Months-$14.00 Payable In advance. Add rest alt commu nications and make ah checks and money orders payable to The CAROLINIAN. Amalgamated Publishers, Inc., 45 West 45th St, New York, N.Y. 10036, National Ad vertising Representative. The Publisher la not responsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures or ad vertising copy unless necessary postage accompanies the copy. Opinions sxprtsssd by columnists in this ntwspq»fdonot nscsnsrity reprsssnt ths policy of the newspaper. For address correction notify The CARO LINIAN, P.O. Box 25306, Raleigh, N.C.27611 end his quest for the presidency because of the changes he saw in the Democratic party during the national convention. While Perot did not attract black voters in significant numbers, his D.C. campaign organization was headed by an African-American, Gloria Borland, and the Washing ton spokesman was a black, James - Polk. Pennsylvania State Rep. David Richardson, a former president of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, was one of the only blacks to openly disagree with the Clinton/Gore love fest. “A lot of people are going to feel that they have to leave out of this convention supporting Clinton and Gore... our concern is that urban policy questions and concerns that deal specifically with the African American community are not being addressed and we do not be lieve that Gore and Clinton have that understanding. Everybody didn’t come here to party. Some of us came here for a reason,” Richardson said. While the party’s organizational leaders and delegates have lined up behind the Clinton/Gore ticket, there are no assurances that the black man and woman on the street will do likewise. The Republican Party will hold its political convention in Houston during mid-August to re-nominate President George Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle. Secretary of State James Baker is expected to take up a White House post and lead the president’s campaign effort from there. Few, if any, efforts have been made by the Republicans to woo blacks for votes, or for signifi cant African-American participa tion in the organizational struc ture. FRIENDS (Continued from page 1) ick K. Heineman, Assistant City Manager Lawrence Wray and oth ers paid special tribute to her. Before the day was through, an estimated 350 people took part in the celebration, listening to music, inspirational talks, and enjoying the free refreshments and each other. “I’m proud of all of the agencies and businesses that donated their time and resources to make this successful,” said Harold Mallette, Friends Committee president. “Our community is really on it’s way. Despite what’s being re ported, we’re beginning to see some of the rewards of our labor!” Judge Places Rodney King’s Suit On Hold LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP)—A federal judge placed Rodney King’s civil suit on hold last week pend ing completion of all court cases stemming from the motorist’s vide otaped beating by police officers. But an attorney for the city of Los Angeles said negotiations are continuing in an effort to settle the civil suit before it reaches trial. King is seeking $83 million in damages. The City Attorney re portedly proposed a settlement of $6 million earlier this month, but the City Council declined to ap prove it and discussions continued. Emerging from an early morn ing meeting in the chambers of U.S. District Judge John G. Da vies, Senior Assistant City Attor ney Thomas Hokinson said Davies agreed to “put the civil case on hold” until other cases are re solved. King’s attorney, Steven Lerman, told reporters after the meeting that a settlement would “greatly benefit the healing process’ in the city. But he said the next move was up to the city. “It’s not up to me,” said Lerman. “It’s up to the City Council.” One police officer, Laurence Powell, faces a retrial Oct. 19 on assault charges which were not re solved by a jury which acquitted three other officers on all counts in a Simi Valley trial. The verdicts in that case sparked Los Angeles’ deadly riots. A federal grand jury also is in vestigating possible federal civil rights violations by those involved in the March 3,1991, beating. Southeast Raleigh Residents Express Views On Proposed $95 Million Civic Center Here BY CASH MICHAELS SUIT Writer When the new Raleigh Civic and Convention Center is finally com pleted in either late 1995 or early 1996, it will greatly expand the current exhibition, lobby and meeting room space, thus allowing larger conventions and functions to finally consider Raleigh in their plans. It may cost $95 million. Some of the proposed features of this new facility include a connect ing tunnel between the renovated structure and the new center, a kitchen and ballroom addition, and a high-tech conference center with state of the art audio-visual and telecommunications capabili ties, making the new center attrac ^ tive for educational and business s uses. t And according to a respected ac i counting firm, the economic im pact of the proposed new civic and > convention center will increase annual spending in the region (Raleigh and surrounding areas) by nearly $53 million. The in crease of annual tax revenue to the city, county and state is pro jected to be almost $3 million. Events attendance at the center will increase by 34 percent, bring ing in bigger revenues than ever before. “But what will Southeast Raleigh get out of the deal? And by the way, this project could cost more than $95 million!" Those were the two overriding concerns expressed by some south east residents at Chavis Park Rec reation Center Monday night, dur ing a public information session on a $95 million bond referendum to Duua a new convention center downtown. The referendum will be on the ballot for city voters this November 3, and city officials have put on the full-court press to get voters to approve it At the first of four information sessions sponsored by the city’s planning department, officials of fered those in attendance a bread and-butter project summary, giv ing a history of the current civic center, justifying the need for an improved facility, and outlining how it is going to be paid for. Residents were most interested in who was going to pay far it. “Enabling legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1991 al _ lows Wake County to charge a 6 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax (in effect since Jan. 1), and a 1 per cent prepared meals tax which goes into effect Jan. 1, 1993,” said Dave Betts, assistant director of planning. “Conventioneers and people from outside the county will be paying the hotel and motel tax for the most part...,* said District C City Councilman Ralph Campbell Jr., “....but the 1 percent tax on prepared meals, like the kind you get at restaurants, will be paid by all." Campbell said that the probable inflated cost of construction has already been figured into the $95 million price tag (the final design still has not been determined, though two alternative plans are pending), and the cost will be spread out over 25 years. But resi dents were concerned that there is still approximately $6 million yet to be paid on the current civic cen ter, which was built in 1977 at a coat of $18 million. Betts said that is already ac counted for in the long-range budget, and will be paid off by 1997. Still, Southeast residents like J.J. Allen, director of marketing for Reynolds and Associates, were concerned that $95 million could be earmarked for a civic center project, but dollars to help rebuild Southeast are hard to come by. “How much of that $95 million will we get, how much work from that $95 million will black contrac tors get? And why can’t black con tractors get more of the projects already happening in Southeast? Why are we being locked out of projects in our own community?" Allen asked. “We’re building this convention center for other folks to come in and have a good time, but what does Southeast get out of it?” Campbell assured residents that at least 10 percent of the con tracted construction work should go to minority businesses, and the economic impact of the center in cludes jobs and small business op portunities. But even after the meeting, the questions persisted, as did the doubts. There will be public hearings on the civic center project August 4-12 at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers of the Municipal Build ing at 222 W. Hargett St. P BEBFS KIDS-Animation with an attiutude. Robin Harris’ first date with Jamika is foiled when she insists that her well-mannered son and her neighbor Bebe’s three irrepressible kids accompany them on a trip to an amusement park. The Paramount animated musical comedy Is based on characters created by the late comedian Robin Harris and will play in area theaters. “Bebe’s Kids” Bringing Mischief, Street Smarts To Animated Screen Bebe's Kids, an animated musi cal comedy based on characters created by the late comedian Robin Harris, is being produced in Hollywood. The first animated theatrical film with exclusively African American characters as principals, Bebe’s Kids features the voices of Faizon Love, Nell Carter, Myra J., Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tone Loc, Wayne Collins, Jonell Green, and Marques Houston in the presenta tion of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures. In the film, Robin’s first date with a beautiful woman is foiled when she insists that her well mannered son and her neighbor Bebe’s three irrepressible kids ac company them, turning their trip to an amusement park into a nightmare. With the signature line, “We don’t die, we multiply,” Bebe’s kids bring a mix of inner city mischief, cunning, intelli gence, and street smarts to their quest for recognition. The idea for Bebe’s Kids began as the spontaneous invention of Robin Harris, who was performing his routine in an Oakland, Calif, comedy club. “A woman in the au dience started to heckle Robin and he started calling her one of Bebe’s Kids,” recalls Harris’ widow, Exetta. “The kids were fictional, but they were based on his experi ence and the people he knew who had misbehaving kids.” The “Bebe’s Kids” routine be came Harris’ most popular as his career started to take flight. He headlined at comedy clubs .ina ap peared m the Hudlin Bros.’ House Party and as Sweet Dick Willy in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. “After we finished House Party, we were interested in doing a live action film about Bebe’s kids with Robin,’' says Reginald Hudlin. Then, tragedy struck as Harris, only 35 years old, died of a heart attack while performing his standup comedy act in Chicago. “We didn’t want the vision of Robin Harris to pass away,” says Reginald, “but we couldn’t imagine anyone playing the part of him in a movie.” The solution was animation. Paramount gave the green light to; make Bcbe’s Kids as part of its ani mation deal with Hyperion Enter tainment. With Bebe’s Kids, the filmmakers sought to include ele ments of African-American culture arid musical influences into their movie. As an example, an effort was made to utilize color schemes and designs inspired by Kenyan textiles, African tribal art and the Harlem Renaissance period of Af rican-American art. CLEARANCE Ptml 3 DAYS ONLY-SAT. AUG. 1ST-MON. AUG. 3RD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 40% OFF ALL SPRING AND SUMMER WEARING APPAREL MEN’S, WOMEN’S, AND CHILDREN’S SHORTS, SWIMMER, SHORT SLEEVE & TANK TOPS, SHORT SLEEVE DRESSES & SUMMER SANDALS... 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