TUESDAY
Rapping With Malcolm
New audio cassette with 40 minutes of
comments made by Malcolm X from 1963 to
1965 will be marketed for the first time.
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Cardiac Surgeon
Dr. James M. Douglas, Jr. a Cardiac surgeon
at Duke University Medical Center serves as
1992-93 president for the American Heart |gj
Association in Durham.
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This
Baptiste Point Du Sable,
born in the Dominican Republic in
late 1700s, settled in what be
came present-day Chicago and pros
pered in farming, commerce and the
fur trade. In 1987, the U.S. Post
Office honored him with a com
memorative stamp.
he Carolinian
RALEIGH, N.C.,
VOL. 51, NO. 75
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11,1992
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MS. DOROTHY NIXON
ALLEN-FREEMAN
Anti-Poverty Crusader Fights For Poor
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
For many people, the “war or
poverty* was the declared mission
of President Lyndon Baines
Johnson to wipe out economic de
pravity in America that ended a
long time ago. Some would even
say it never got off the ground. But
don’t tell Wake County Opportuni
ties Executive Director Dorothy
Nixon Alien-Freeman that.
For 26 years, she has continued
the struggle for the poor, disabled
and homeless to live with dignity
and purpose, and while she may
retire one day, it won’t be any time
soon.
“Wake Opportunities is fulfilling
its mission as an anti-poverty
agency. Whatever it takes to ward
off poverty...,* she told The CARO
LINIAN. Ms. Alien-Freeman said
Wake County has a serious prob
lem with low income and handi
capped persons not having or npt
being able to afford affordable
housing.
That is why the Dorothy Nixon
Allen Manor for the elderly and
the disabled was officially dedi
cated in Holly Springs on Sunday,
August 2.
It is one of the most ambitious
projects in Wake Op’s history, cur
rently providing 17 apartments for
needy residents with subsidized
rents. Thanks to $600,000 federal
grant from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development,
and donated property from the
town, the Manor is a dream come
true. And it doesn’t stop there.
“If we can get another grant
from HUD or a loan... we can build
another 40 units. The board of di
rectors just gave us permission to
go ahead and explore this, “said
Ms. Alien-Freeman.
To be able to give others a help
ing hand up is a life mission for
the 66-year-old Ms. Alien-Free
man. She use to live in substan
dard housing in Southeast Raleigh
as a young mother, and struggled
like poor mothers today to make it
for her children, with nothing
more than a prayer and a dream.
That dream partially came true
when the Chavis Heights Housing
project opened, providing decent
living space, hot and cold running
water, and nice surroundings for
the children.
“I know what it means not to
have that kind of comfort when it’s
needed, especially for a handi
capped person,” she said. Decent
(See DOROTHY ALLEN, P. 2)
Crabtree Valley
Mall Settles In
Case With Teen
BY CASH MICHAELS
Stafr Writer
Sources have confirmed to The
CAROLINIAN exclusively that
Crabtree Valley Mall has reached
an out-of-court settlement with an
African-American teenager who
was beaten by mall security
guards last January, touching off a
continuing controversy over al
leged discrimination of black shop
pers there.
Seventeen-year-old Lorenxo
McKoy and his family have agreed
to a settlement that would now
dismiss the possibility of a civil
lawsuit against CVM Associates,
owners of Crabtree. McKoy was
the black youth who on January
25th of this year, was asked to
leave the mall by Crabtree secu
rity chief John Wilson for allegedly
loitering.
As McKoy and his two friends
were leaving, Wilson cut them off,
called in other security guards,
then proceeded to force McKoy
down an unmarked exit. When a
struggle broke out, McKoy was
; across the face by one of the
-rtrwjy
guards. He was then handcuffed,
taken downstairs to the security
office, and charged with trespass
ing, resisting arrest, and assault
ing an officer.
The city of Raleigh’s Human Re
sources Department investigated
the case and determined in a pub
lished report that Crabtree secu
rity had an unwritten policy un
fairly singling out African-Ameri
can youth for loitering in the mall.
They also determined a high turn
over of black and female officers on
the security force.
Even though an attorney for the
mall acknowledged the findings of
the report and promised changes,
the mall still prosecuted McKoy on
the charges in Wake District Court
in March. McKoy was acquitted of
all charges.
Attorney Theoaseus Clayton,
lawyer for Lorenzo McKoy con
firmed that indeed an out of court
monetary settlement had been
reached, but indicated that the
agreement restricted what he
could say about, except that it was
fair for his client.
KING BLVD. OPENED—Raleigh Mayor Avery Upchurch
(c.), along with District C Councilman Ralph Campbell Jr.
(L), WHam Windley (far left) and Bruce Llghtner (behind
mayor), join with community residents In officially opening
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Wednesday. The five lane
thoroughfare connecting Southeast with West Raleigh is
seen as a new opportunity for community economic
dovolopment. (Photo by Cash Michaels)
Martin Luther King Boulevard To
Help Traffic Flow And Commerce
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
In the big cities, it would be
called a main artery, a likening to
I , w
BILL JONES
Yes, they should be found guilty
because they assaulted a citizen. He
was in no condition to defend him
self, and he needed help. The police
were wrong.
Rrmfinn • A. federal grand, jury
D' recently indicted the
four LA. police officers involved in
the beating of Rodney King. The in
dictment chargee the polices officers
with violating King’s rights against
unreasonable arrest and due process.
Should the police officers be found
guiltyf
JARVIS RICHARDSON
Uiey were guilty from what I saw
from the videotape. I think their
sentence should be whatever the
maximum sentence is.
PATRICIA TERRY
Yes I believe they should be found
guilty. I do not believe that it took
that amount of force to arrest one
man. This type of injustice has got to
end somewhere-it must stop now.
REGINALD JONES
From what evidence I saw from
the tape I think the evidence speaks
for itself. The police officers should
pay the price just like any other
human being.
the pathway through which life
staining blood is carried through
out the body, enriching it and
making it strong.
With the dedication of Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard last
Wednesday, both community and
civic leaders hope that this “main
artery” for the free flow of Raleigh
traffic and commerce from west to
east will bring the life-sustaining
economic development that the Af
rican-American community sorely
needs. And now that it’s open, de
veloping this economic “life’s
blood” is the next great challenge
facing proponents of economic
Rodney King
May Testify
In New Trial
BY CASH MICHAELS
Staff Writer
There will now be a second trial
in the Los Angeles police beating
of African-American motorist Rod
ney King, but this time things may
be a bit different, and according to
a local black attorney, if they are,
there may be a conviction.
A Federal grand jury last week
indicted officers Lawrence Powell,
Timothy Wind, and Theodore Bris
eno of willfully violating the civil
rights of King during the now infa
mous March 1991 videotaped beat
ing in a Los Angeles neighborhood.
Sgt. Stacey Coon was indicted
for failing to stop his officers from
administering the beating. All four
were acquitted of state assault
charges last April, the surprise
verdict sparking one of the worst
urban riots this century.
Legal experts say that moving
the trial to predominately white,
conservative Simi Valley, Califor
nia, coupled with the fact that the
(See RODNEY KING, P. 2)
growth.
The opening of the 1.23-mile,
five-lane thoroughfare is the next 1
to last phase of the city's plan to '
develop a complete east-west corri- 1
dor that will ultimately link U.S. 1 1
South with Poole Road. The '
planned extension from Western 1
Boulevard to Wilmington Street is
the last phase of the project, *
scheduled to be finished in 1995. 1
Mayor Avery C. Upchurch, Dis- 1
trict C City Councilman Ralph c
Campbell Jr., and several other *
city officials and administrators,
(See KING BLVD..P.2)
Schools
Replace
CAT Test
For students in grades three
through eight, last year was the
final year for the CAT, and
1992-93 will be the first year with
a new test designed to measure
academic achievement.
The California Achievement
Tests, a nationally standardized
test of multiple-choice questions,
will no longer be the test in North
Carolina. New end-of-grade tests,
developed by the N.C. Department
of Public Instruction, will begin
this spring.
Its developers claim the new
tests reflect higher standards for
student performance and greater
expectations of what students in
American and other nations
should know and be able to do.
The end-of-grade tests will be
given to students in grades three
through eight; the CAT was ad
ministered only to students in
grades three, six and eight.
The CAT, according to some
educators, does not place enough
emphasis on thinking and prob
lem-solving skills. It depends too
much on rote memorization and on
low-level skills. The CAT’s other
mayor shortcomings, they say, is
that it is not closely linked to the
higher standards being set in
North Carolina or the nation.
The department, however, has
been under increasing pressure
because the state’s ranking on the
nationally administered test have
consistently been at or near the
bottom of all of the 50 states.
In switching to a test which is
(See CAT TEST, P. 2)
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
OVER SO 3-ON-3 LEAGUE
The City of Raleigh’s Parks and Recreation Department will be of
fering an Over 30 3-on-3 Basketball League. Registration will be held at
the Green Road Center Aug. 10-18. Team registration fee will be $35.
For more information, call 872-4140.
FALL INDOOR VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department will hold registra
tion for the 1992 Fall Indoor Volleyball League on Tuesday and Wednes
day. Registration will be taken at the Jaycee Park Module located at
2401 Wade Avenue.
Registration fees are $175 per team with a $10 non-city resident
participation fee. Divisions will include men, women and coed. A
manager’s meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at the
Glen Eden Pilot Park, 1500 Glen Eden Drive. For more information, call
872-4140 or 831-6989.
FREE GLAUCOMA SCREENINGS
August is National Eye Exam Month. In honor of this event, the
North Carolina Society to Prevent Blindness will be offering free glau
coma screenings in the following Sears Optical Departments: Saturday,
Aug. 15,. from 1-4 p.m> at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh; and Satur
day, Aug. 22, from 1-4 p.m. at Cary Towne Center in Cary.
INVESTMENT SEMINAR FOR WOMEN
'Hie National Chapter of Black Women Investment Corp., Inc. will
sponsor an investment seminar and membership drive on Tuesday, Sept.
15, at Durham County Library, 800 N. Roxboro Road, Durham, from
6:30-8 p.m. The purpose of BWIC is to gain knowledge and combine
(See CALENDAR, P. 2)