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homeownershipSTAFF REPORTS how rateAfrican-Americans drops and Latinos WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the United have become more cut off from the States continues its recovery from the housing market and home finance RIBUNE system while also losing significant Great Recession, a new report finds TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE employment ground. that millions of African-American and Latino families are facing increased “This study highlights that the eco- financial instability due to the mas- nomic losses experienced by African- VOLUME 15 NO. 31 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 $1.00 sive loss of wealth and assets within Americans as a result of the foreclo- the housing market. sure crisis and downturn in the econ- The report, “The State of Housing omy were substantial, and that nei- in Black America,” was published last ther the current economic rebound week by the National Association of nor housing recovery are benefiting Real Estate Brokers and was featured substantially the black community,” Southern JV on a panel at the Congressional Black co-author Jim Carr said. Congress Foundation Conference in The authors outline how African- rallies for win Washington, D.C. (More information Americans and Latinos, who were tar- over Northern below) gets for unregulated, high cost and “The State of Housing in Black unsustainable subprime loans dur- America” examines the worsening ing the bubble, face significant chal- racial economic disparity gap since lenges today as they try to obtain the financial crisis and onset of the home financing. The report also un- Great Recession in 2007, describing See BLACK/2A

N.C. Sen. to Justice: Challenge voterGraham urges ID a federal investigation of new law By Herbert L. White [email protected] N.C. Sen. Malcolm Graham is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to inves- tigate the state’s voter ID law. In a letter sent Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, Graham, a Charlotte Democrat, called the bill passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and signed into law by Graham Republican Gov. Pat McCrory “an assault on vot- Vietnam veteran Ted Stephens says ‘little Teddy’ is long gone. ing rights.” Graham urged a federal probe in the “interest of protecting the funda- mental right of every American to par- ticipate in the Democratic process.” The Voter Information Verification Act help end up having to go from office to of- a picture of history.” requires the presentation of a valid gov- BullBy Latisha City Catchatoorian Stand Down honors veterans fice, and they don’t always have the means. Hicklen said there is a lot of misinformation ernment-issued identification such as a [email protected] Sept. 20 was a day to provide transportation out there regarding veterans, and what the driver’s license or passport in order to DURHAM – Approximately 2,000 people at- and host an event with as many helpful ven- Bull City Stand Down does is bring providers cast a ballot starting in 2016. Individuals tended the 2013 Bull City Stand Down in hon- dors as possible in one place to serve the vet- together who can give accurate information who don’t have such ID can acquire one or of veterans in the Triangle. eran community in any way possible. to veterans who may need help. It starts with for free at any Department of Motor Food, clothing, medical and legal assistance, The day started out with an opening cere- important dialogue. Vehicles office. haircuts, a free dental clinic and job counsel- mony led by the drum line of the Hillside High “If there were no lights, no cameras, we are The law also cuts the early voting pe- ing were just a few of the vendors that leant School marching band. Tribute was then paid doing it anyway,” Hicklen said. “We just want riod from 17 days to 10, ends straight their services for the day at Durham County to the veterans, honoring a selected 15, in- to be able to give back to the veteran commu- ticket voting and advanced registration Stadium and the National Armory. cluding a 100-year-old, a former prisoner of nity in the right way.” for 16- and 17-year-olds. “All of us are volunteers,” said Shawn Ross, war and a Tuskegee Airman. Hicklen’s passion for supporting veterans “It’s a clear attempt at voter suppres- co-chair of the Stand Down event. “What brings “We had people here that maybe people started in his own household growing up with sion, and it will disproportionately im- us together is our passion and our vision to heard about but didn’t know existed right in his grandfather. pact students, minorities, the poor and be able to help our veterans – whether they our living region,” said Darryl Hicklen, chair- “His pattern was, he drank every Friday and senior citizens,” Graham wrote. “I urge are homeless or not, male or female. It does- man of the event. Saturday, but that’s how he coped with things you to come to North Carolina now and n’t matter what military service they did, we Specialist Jamal Wilson, a combat medic and he had seen in the military. I say, well, there stop this law from taking our state back- just want as many of them to come to one supply technician for the U.S. Army, got to es- has to be a better way,” he said. ward. We should be approving laws that place.” cort the Tuskegee Airman around all day. “It See BULL/3A See GRAHAM/2A Ross said many times veterans who need was the highlight of my day,” he said. “I got

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more than anyone else,” Houston askedThe Centers for Medicarequestions & Medicaid pro- Affordable Care Act is hereState Rep. Garnet Coleman said. vide the following questions and answers “We have a high rate of being unin- about the marketplace. sured, and also have a high rate of Q. Where can someone go for coverage illnesses such as diabetes, heart and enrollment help? disease, hypertension and stroke. A.You can get help online (healthcare.gov), If people enroll through the ex- by phone (1-800-318-2596) or in person. changes, they will get a health in- There will be people trained and certified to surance policy that fits their in- help you understand your health coverage come. Before, people who had pre- options. The website and toll-free call cen- existing conditions would have a ter can direct you to the benefit counselors hard time getting insurance.” in your area. Insurance agents and brokers Coleman said the biggest mis- can also help you with your application and conception about the ACA is that health plan. individuals cannot afford the in- Q.How does someone shop for insurance? surance. “The premiums are actu- A. You will fill out an application and find ally less for the exchange,” he said. out how much you can save on monthly pre- Exchanges are another word for miums and out-of-pocket costs. Most peo- state, federal or jointly run online ple who apply will qualify for lower costs of marketplaces for health insurance. some kind. Specific information about the Navigators, who act as customer health plans available in your area will be service representatives, will assist posted at healthcare.gov by Oct. 1. with finding the appropriate insur- Q. Who does the marketplace help? ance based on need and income. A. The uninsured. If you have health in- The exchanges will offer plans surance through either your employer or a FILE PHOTO that fall into one of four categories: government program like Medicare or bronze, silver, gold or platinum. Medicaid, you needn’t concern yourself. The The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, takes effect on Bronze plans have the lowest pre- marketplace is meant mainly for individu- Oct. 1. Health insurance market exchanges will open across the U.S. and more than 40 million miums available, and the insurer als who want to buy health care coverage Americans, including 7 million uninsured African-Americans, will get access to the health care they will pay for 60 percent of health on their own for themselves or their fami- need. care costs. Under silver plans, in- lies. surance companies will cover 70 The marketplace simplifies your shopping By Cierra Duncan President Barack Obama signed Some provisions of the ACA – percent of medical costs. Gold for coverage by letting you make side-by- THE HOUSTON DEFENDER the Patient Protection and dubbed “Obamacare” – have al- plans will cover 80 percent of med- side comparisons of health plans. You’ll get ical costs. Platinum plans will have HOUSTON – The Affordable Care Affordable Care Act into law in ready taken effect, while others are a clear picture of what benefits you’d get the highest premiums and cover Act enrollment goes into effect Oct. March 2010. It makes preventive still in the works, as federal, state and what premiums and deductibles you’d 90 percent of costs. 1, and many uninsured Americans care and other types of medical and local agencies continue to fine- pay. Then you can enroll in the plan that Those with limited incomes and will begin comparing new health care more accessible and afford- tune the process. best fits your needs and budget. It all can able to a larger portion of “The Affordable Care Act prob- those under 30 can purchase a insurance rates. Please seeFREQUENTLY/2A Americans. ably benefits African-Americans See AFFORDABLE/2A Rally for Index Jesus’ name Index To subscribe: 919-688-9408 or Follow The online http://tcppc.com/Subscribe Tribune on Editorial 4A Sports 1B Email: [email protected] Please Focus 6A Classifieds 4B © 2013 The Triangle Tribune Arts & Life 5B Religion 6B recycle 2A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 29, 2013

the foreclosure crisis and eco- Continued from 1A net worth, respectively, while requirements have risen sub- 13 percent, is more than twice nance system in a manner that makes providing affordable nomic downturn to rebuild Blackderscores the severe deficien- andnon-Hispanic white householdsLatinostantially. More than halfwealth of all as high as the rate of unem-plummets mortgage credit its principal neighborhoods, create jobs cy in affordable rental hous- lost just 16 percent. home loans to African- ployment for non-Hispanic goal. and stimulate the economy. ing. • African-Americans and Americans and Latinos occur whites. • Ensure that an adequate Carr notes that “failure to “The State of Housing in Black Latinos are greater than 70 per- via the Federal Housing The report offers several key supply of credit for rental comprehensively address both America” shows some disturb- cent more likely to have been Administration. areas of reform: housing is available. the housing and community ing trends in America’s hous- foreclosed upon, even when • Overall, there is a lack of While minorities will repre- • Establish a Housing and challenges resulting from the ing market: controlling for income. African- affordable rental homes in the sent seven of 10 new house- Community Infrastructure loss of homes and jobs may • Homeownership rates for Americans have 7.8 percent of U.S. Thirty-five percent of hold formations in the coming Bank to jump-start investment, leave African-Americans strug- African-Americans have mortgage originations but 11.6 American households – or 41 decade, the national housing particularly in communities gling to recover for a decade dropped from a high of just percent of completed foreclo- million people – are renters of policy debate ignores econom- that have been hardest hit by or longer.” under 50 percent in 2004 to sures. homes. Fifty percent of renters ic challenges facing black and just above 43 percent today. • The private housing mar- pay more than 30 percent of Hispanics. • From 2005 to 2009, black ket, backed by Fannie Mae and their income to rent. The report makes the follow- and Latino households lost 53 Freddie Mac, is effectively • The current black unem- ing recommendations: percent and 66 percent of their closed to people of color as ployment rate, at more than • Re-engineer the housing fi- credit score and down payment

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FrequentlyContinued from 1A rehab servicesasked and maternity questionsdoctor often and take a num- ber of prescription drugs, a be done online. care. Some plans offer addi- tional coverage such as for “platinum” or “gold” plan may Q.Can someone with a med- work better for you. If you ical condition buy insurance? dental or vision care. The benefits are similar to don’t, a “silver” or “bronze” A. Yes. Insurers can’t deny plan may be more practical. you coverage because you what’s typically covered in an employer-provided plan. You’ll see the differences in have a medical issue such as premiums and out-of-pocket cancer or diabetes. Nor can That’s a significant point. Until now, individual insurance poli- costs when you shop for a they charge you more than plan. they would someone who’s in cies haven’t always offered such an array of services. Q. What if someone doesn’t good health. And once you have coverage in 2014? have insurance, the company Q. How do the health plans vary in cost? A. The new health care law can’t delay your treatment. requires people who can afford Your medical care begins im- A. Some marketplace plans have lower monthly premiums it to take responsibility for mediately. their health insurance by get- Q. What does the market- but charge you more out-of- pocket when you require care. ting coverage or paying a fee. place’s health insurance cov- With insurance, you have er? Other plans charge higher pre- miums but cover more of your peace of mind. Without it, you A. All the health plans pro- bear the full brunt of any med- vide a package of 10 essential medical expenses. You’ll de- cide how you want to balance ical bills, which could land you benefits, including emergency and your family deep in debt. services, hospital care, lab your premium costs with your services, prescription drugs, out-of-pocket costs. For example, if you see your Source: Centers for Medicare doctor visits, preventive care, & Medicaid Services 3A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 29, 2013

Continued from 1A When he returned home, Ted Stephens, 66, served in munity.” them who went to combat, so “I’m still different,” he said. Bull CityHeffner Stand was clinically diag-Downthe Air Force for four honors years, in- After his militarymilitary service, he had a big veterans support system. “I will never go back to being Derrick Heffner, the commit- nosed with Post Traumatic cluding two in Vietnam. He Stephens worked for the fed- It’s harder for those who have little Teddy before I went into tee chair of media and market- Stress Disorder. Heffner con- originally joined to get out of eral government and then re- no one who understands what the military. That guy is gone ing, is a combat veteran. siders himself lucky because the draft but ended up getting tired but soon found himself they went through. forever.” Heffner joined the U.S. Army he returned with his body in- sent to fight anyway. homeless. He wound up in after college as a way to gain tact. He took it as a sign that “When you send little Johnny Durham, where he now works life experience and maturity, he needed to pay it forward by to war, he never comes back with the local chapter of but never dreamed he would helping other veterans inte- the same,” Stephens said. “So Vietnam Veterans of America. see actual combat. He served grate into the civilian world. my quest was to educate the Stephens said he was blessed over eight years in both “Veterans are a special community on how to accept to have nine brothers who Operation Enduring Freedom breed,” he said. that veteran back into the com- were in the military and five of and Operation Iraqi Freedom. NEW LEADERSHIP SPECIAL REPORT for Durham Vote Eddie Davis Shedding light on the legacy Durham City Council Ward 2 www.eddiedaviscampaign.com By Sue Sturgis opening report released last nearly twice as likely as state but that figure more than dou- ofTHE POLICYN.C.’s WATCH week titledsegregation “The State of residents overall to live with- erables for residents of all clus- Paid for by the Committee to Elect Exclusion: An Empirical in a mile of a solid waste facil- ters to 46 percent. As attorneys with the Analysis of the Legacy of ity. The exposure rate to such • While just over 33 percent Eddie Davis University of North Carolina’s Segregated Communities in facilities is 5.3 percent for all of all N.C. residents live where Post Office Box 741 • Durham, Center for Civil Rights carried North Carolina.” North Carolinians, but that fig- the closest elementary school North Carolina 27702 out their work of advocating Gilbert and other center staff ure jumps to 10.4 percent for is high-poverty – meaning at for low-wealth and minority studied data from the 2010 residents of African-American least 10 percent more students communities across the state, U.S. Census to identify poten- clusters. qualify for free or reduced- they witnessed the same injus- tially excluded communities. • While about 24 percent of price lunch than the county av- tices crop up time and time They began by determining all North Carolinians live with- erage – that number almost again: environmental, educa- every census block in the state in a mile of an Environmental doubles for residents of Latino tional and economic. that was at least 75 percent Protection Agency-registered clusters and more than dou- “We recognized that the non-white and then grouped polluter, 41 percent of resi- bles for residents of African- same patterns of exclusion the contiguous communities dents of Latino clusters and 44 American clusters. were repeating, in denial of wa- into clusters. (A census block percent of residents of African- The authors say there was ter and sewer, exclusion from is the smallest geographic unit American clusters live within insufficient data to draw quality schools and being bur- used by the Census Bureau for a mile of such pollution strong conclusions about in- dened with landfills, but our tabulating data collected from sources. frastructure such as sewer and evidence was based on our lim- all homes rather than a sam- • The closest elementary water service and political ex- ited experience with individ- ple of homes.) school for over 63 percent of clusion. ual communities,” said center They then examined the all North Carolina residents is The 44-page report and the attorney Peter Gilbert, who has clusters of exclusion and meas- racially identifiable, with a 10 accompanying interactive on- worked closely with the so- ured and mapped the poten- percent or more racial dispar- line map represent the first called “underbounded” com- tial for inequality in five areas: ity from the county average. phase of what the center is call- munities excluded from near- environmental justice, voting But for the 1 million residents ing the Inclusion Project. The by municipalities. rights, housing, municipal of the state’s African-American second phase, launched in Last year, Gilbert and col- services and education. In all, clusters, that figure is over 80 June, is examining 20 of North leagues set out to take a sys- they studied nearly 3,200 clus- percent, and the disparity in- Carolina’s 100 counties in tematic look at what was hap- ters and documented dramat- creases with the wealth of the greater detail. In the third and pening in underbounded and ic disparities between more in- county. final phase, the center will re- other socially, politically and tegrated and more segregated • Statewide, 19 percent of search individual communi- economically marginalized communities. residents live where the clos- ties in those 20 counties with communities statewide. Their Among their findings: est elementary school has a site visits, interviews and doc- work has resulted in an eye- • Residents of majority rate of passing end-of-grade umenting histories from the African-American clusters are tests of less than 50 percent, community perspective.

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VANCE COUNTY 6. 10/02/13, 6:00pm 12. 10/16/13, 7:00pm 16. 10/19/13, 10:00am 1. 10/12/13, 8:30am Mt Peace Baptist Church Cary Alumni Chapter of The Fountain of Raleigh Cotton Memorial 1601 MLK Blvd. Kappa Alpha Psi 9621 Six Forks Rd. Presbyterian Church Raleigh, NC 27610 Fraternity, Inc. Raleigh, NC 27615 511 N Chestnut St. Bond Park Community Center Henderson, NC 27536 7. 10/02/13, 7:30pm 150 Metro Park Dr. 17. 10/20/13, 12:15pm Malaby’s Crossroads Missionary Cary, NC 27513 St Matthews AME 2. 10/16/13, 6:00pm Baptist Church 1629 Bennett St. Holy Temple Church 911 Old Knight Rd. 13. 10/16/13, 7:00pm Raleigh, NC 27604 728 East Ave. Knightdale, NC 27595 Gethsemane Seventh Day Henderson, NC 27536 Adventist Church 18. 10/21/13, 6:30pm 8. 10/05/13, 10:00am 2525 Sanderford Rd. Garner Road 3. 10/19/13, 7:00pm Union Baptist Raleigh, NC 27610 Community Center Happy Hill Society 904 N. Roxboro St. 2235 Garner Rd. 115 Garnett St. Durham, NC 27701 14. 10/16/13, 7:00pm Raleigh, NC 27610 Henderson, NC 27536 Martin St. Baptist Church 9. 10/12/13, 12:00pm Family Life Center 4. 10/26/13, 8:30am Oak City Baptist Church 1001 E. Martin St. Cotton Memorial 608 Method Rd. Raleigh, NC 27601 Presbyterian Church Raleigh, NC 27606 512 N. Chestnut St. 15. 10/19/13, 10:00am Henderson, NC 27537 10. 10/12/13, 6:00pm St. John AME Islamic Association of Raleigh 3001 Tryson Rd. WAKE COUNTY 3020 Ligion St. Raleigh, NC 27603 5. 10/02/13, 6:30pm Raleigh, NC 27607 Smith Temple Freewill Baptist Church 11. 10/16/13, 6:30pm 322 S. East St. Wings of Eagle Christian Church Raleigh, NC 27601 1418 Avondale Dr. Suite 15 PO Box 21351 Durham, NC 27701

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savaged bombings. Along BBoY LAmMONTbLILLYingdis rebgardl afor chumkansity ibnombi ntg, thhe heom e oSf civo- uth challenged the morality of il rights attorney Arthur with Chambliss, there were One of the most tragic even staunch moderates. Shores was bombed on three additional offenders acts of U.S. terrorism oc- In laying out this tragic Sept. 4. who also participated : curred Sept. 15, 1963, in event, it is important that The 16th Street Baptist Bobby Cherry, Herman Birmingham, Ala. The mur- Church bombing was no Cash and Thomas Blanton. 115 Market Street, Suite 360H we understand the histor- derous bombing of the ical developments here— far-fetched anomaly. Such Blanton and Thomas would Durham, NC 27701 16th Street Baptist Church reign of racist terror was not be indicted until [email protected] that we flesh out the miti- is a story that very often gating factors that created no isolated case. decades later—both sur- goes untold. such an environment to be- Nicknamed “Bombing- rendering to murder Gerald O. Johnson The lives of four little gin with. ham” Birmingham, charges in May of 2000. PUBLISHER girls – Addie Mae Collins, In 1963, dogs and water Alabama had been the Cash died in 1994 without Denise McNair, Carole hoses were being used home of over 50 bombings ever serving time. Bonitta Best Robertson and Cynthia against black folk all over directed toward African- I visited the 16th Street MANAGING EDITOR Wesley – were unmerciful- the South, including chil- Americans since World War Baptist Church in March ly snatched away by the Ku dren. Separate But Equal II. The city’s black working 2009 on the Martin Luther Klux Klan just after their was interwoven within the class community was tar- King Jr. “Freedom Tour.” I Sunday school lesson had fabric of social life. Sticks geted by so many explo- was in that basement. I sat come to a close. The four of dynamite were part of sives local residents began in the pews right next to girls (ages 11 to 14) were the landscape. Police offi- calling it “Dynamite Hill. where the bomb exploded. When the aftermath of You could still hear the call Discretion at the such a brutal attack against of untimely death. You four defenseless children could still smell the rank and churchgoers hit the of injustice looming world stage, it revealed the through the air. Supreme Court true nature of U.S. democ- Their congregation nev- By Sharon McCloskey racy, unveiling the brutal er forgot those girls and The Policy Watch truth of what it means to neither should we. In 1963, be “black in America.” It their deaths were the cata- Getting a case before the state Supreme Court is not was the news clips of lyst of a new zeal. Fifty easy. If you’ve lost at the Court of Appeals but have a Birmingham that shocked years have passed and judge there who’s dissented, you can get there as a the world—the live cover- their fire for freedom still matter of right. age of bombs and state- burns. So, too, if your case involves a substantial constitu- sponsored brutality that The bombing isn’t just tional question. enlightened the globe of some sad story marked by But ,in most other instances, you have to appeal to the conditions of an op- 50 years of remembrance. the discretion of the justices, hoping to persuade them pressed people here in For many black folks, this that the court below got it wrong and that your case cers were part-time law- America. story is still being told. On raises an issue of significant public interest or involves located in the church base- men, full-time klansmen. German Shepherds were Sept. 12, 2013, 50 years af- an important legal principle. ment, when 12 sticks of dy- Birmingham’s Commis- mauling the faces of chil- ter the explosion heard It happens rarely – you have to persuade at least namite were ignited and sioner of Public Safety dren, fire hoses beating around the world, all four three of the seven justices to take your case – but when unleashed upon unarmed Eugene “Bull” Connors was down at the skin of girls who died were award- it does, you just might be halfway home. That’s be- churchgoers. Offices in the a prime example. To the women. Africa, Asia and ed congressional gold cause in many, if not most instances, when the Court church’s rear wing were dismay of local white su- Latin America saw this on medals. Though be it an grants discretionary review, a reversal follows. completely destroyed. premacists, Birmingham the front page of their honorable gesture, gold Certainly that was the case during the year spanning A gaping hole was blown was drastically changing. from August 2012 through August 2013. Of the 15 into the church’s northeast- Black folk were demand- cases the court considered on discretionary review, ern corner frame. Records ing the right to vote and to all but two were reversed or vacated. indicate that up to 23 peo- participate in local and And who was the strongest voice behind that trend? ple were injured in the state politics. Rallies, Justice Paul Newby, who authored six of the 15opin- melee. Surviving church protests and demonstra- ions – five of them reversals. Justices Mark Martin, members found the girls tions were sprouting up Robert Edmunds and Barbara Jackson followed, with beneath a pile of fragment- left and right. Young peo- just two opinions each. ed cement, shattered glass ple were joining the picket The pace at the North Carolina Supreme Court has and brick debris. The no- lines and taking critical been notoriously slow, and its productivity in terms tion that African-Americans stances. Just five days be- of written opinions over the past several years has are “less than” is what fore the 16th Street Baptist placed it at the bottom of rankings of state supreme sparked that bomb. Bigotry Church was bombed, the courts. is what allowed it to ex- order for desegregation That trend continued in the year ending August 2013, plode and take four inno- had come down from the when the Court considered 63 cases and, excluding cent lives. Hatred and federal government. lly per curiam opinions in which the Court essentia racism were at the core of Considering the degree to y or dissent opinion of the adopts either the majorit each stage of planning. which Alabama Governor Court of Appeals, issued just 33 decisions. This bombing was bigger George Wallace was against The result has been a relatively undeveloped body than four little girls. It was integration, President John of case law from the state’s highest court. More often bigger than local minister, F. Kennedy had to resort to than not, attorneys, public officials and state residents Fred Shuttlesworth, and Dr. federal authority to enforce have had to look to the Court of Appeals instead for Martin Luther King Jr. It such an order. As “change” newspapers. And as King medals don’t equal justice, guidance on a wide-array of issues impacting daily was a vicious attack upon pressed forward, the strug- so carefully noted, “They especially not when the life – from traffic offenses to business obligations to humanity, against the in- gle could not be moved. aren’t going to respect the same brand of systematic crime and punishment nocence of what it means Lost in the shuffle were United States of America if injustice is still wreaking Reading the tea leaves on how the court might rule to be a child without wor- the deaths of two addition- she deprives men and havoc. in a particular case, never an easy or reliable propo- ry. It was a murderous as- uth later that evening. women of the basic rights Quite frankly, such racist sition, is all-the-more difficult with such a dearth of al yo sault on the backs of the of life because of their acts of violence have con- written analysis. One place to find some hints might Hours after the 16th Street people and their struggle skin.” tinued today. As we all be in those cases the justices choose to take – the ones Baptist Church was mali- It would take 14 years know, the 1960s weren’t they think raise an issue of public importance or re- and the election of new the end of racism in quire a resolution of a legal principle. Alabama Attorney General America. In many ways, the With just 15 opinions arising out of discretionary Bill Baxley to bring forth lives of black youth today review cases, though, it’s difficult even there to gain still bear a similar resem- ph- even the slightest morsel some sense of the justices’ analytical and philoso blance of racial divide. ourt’s discretionary review of justice. Up until Nov. ical views. Eight of the C Black youth are still the vic- decisions were unanimous, and often involved pro- 1977, Robert Chambliss tims of racist killings, most cedural questions such as when the time to file a no- had only received a mere of them by police officers. tice of appeal expires or what’s needed in a jury in- $100 fine and six month Bombings and lynchings struction. Others involved questions of statutory in- sentence at the county jail have become weekly exe- terpretation on which the justices easily agreed. for simple possession of cutions conducted by law In High Rock Lake Partners v. Dep’t of Transportation, dynamite – 122 sticks to be enforcement officials. for example, the Court ruled that DOT exceeded its exact. Black men are no longer statutory authority when it required a developer, as Due to the efforts of hanging from Georgia pine a condition of approval, to get approval from the rail- Baxley and local activists, trees. Today, the “strange road to widen a crossing providing access to the high- “Dynamite” Bob was final- t” that bears that pecu- way. ly tried and convicted of frui In a handful of the discretionary review cases, first-degree murder. He liar stench hangs in coun- though, the justices revealed more about their ideo- would go on to serve eight ty jails and private prisons. logical and political divides, handing down decisions years until his death in The important element that hint at broader judicial philosophies. When it fits 1985. When the initial here is not just to remem- the desired outcome, for example, the Court’s major- bombing occurred, an eye- ber, but to allow remem- ity (most often Republican) willingly deferred to the witness had identified brance to guide our actions General Assembly for a solution – even if that approach Chambliss as the perpetra- and future deeds. As free- lead to an untoward result. tor who had indeed placed dom fighters, we don’t In Lanvale Properties v. Cabarrus County, for exam- ciously bombed, two black multiple sticks of dynamite have time to wallow in sor- ple, the Court considered the validity of a county or- for equal rights, an on- boys were killed. Johnny at the church’s outside row. Of course, our emo- dinance that required developers seeking building ap- slaught against peace and Robinson, 16, was shot in steps. However, thanks to tions bring sadness and provals to pay an “impact fee” that would support non-violence. the back and murdered by public school construction for the expected influx of Collins, McNair, a police officer. Robinson new students caused by the development. In a 5-2 de- Robertson and Wesley be- was allegedly throwing cision written by Jackson, the Court sided with the came the Civil Rights rocks at white youth who builders, holding that the county lacked the zoning Movement’s youngest ca- were driving through his authority to require such payments. sualties of the war for free- neighborhood bearing con- Even though the majority recognized the difficulty dom and justice—four federate flags. county governments faced when trying to accommo- deaths that still speak vol- Thirteen-year-old Virgil date school population growth caused by develop- umes to the devaluation of Wade was shot and killed ment, they held that “the General Assembly [was] best black life in America. The while riding his bicycle suited to address the complex issues involving pop- 16th Street Baptist Church home amidst the chaos. ulation growth and its impact on public education bombing wasn’t just an act Multiple fires set blaze throughout the state.” of racism. It was the culmi- throughout the city. A But Justice RHudson disagreed, joined by then Justice nation of white supremacy bomb from an unknown Patricia Timmons-Goodson, finding that the county and American complacen- source was tossed into a already had that power and was exercising it creative- cy. neighborhood grocery ly in the face of a school funding crisis. The 16th Street Baptist store. Anger, tension and In another example, State v. Ellison, the majority Church was more than just frustration spilled over. An again deferred to the General Assembly while acknowl- the site of a historic bomb- uprising had ignited; mass edging that, by doing so, the result was unfair. Ellison ing. It was the local head- cries for justice and equal- involved two defendants arrested for buying and sell- quarters for liberty and jus- ity poured into the streets ing a relatively small quantity of prescription pills who tice, the home base for by the thousands. were sentenced, under an opium trafficking statute, freedom fighting and Five hundred national to more than 18 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. grassroots organizing. It guardsmen, along with 300 FBI Director J. Edgar heavy hearts, but that Justice Newby affirmed that sentence, saying that it was the local symbol of state troopers, were called Hoover, no federal charges which brings pain must be was up to the General Assembly to determine lengths hope against oppression. in to “restore peace.” were filed against used to fuel the good fight. of sentences. Racists thought that such Unfortunately for the black Chambliss. For those who continue to Legislative deference and respect for court prece- a heinous act would work community, hell was al- Fact is, the FBI had evi- march, this piece of dent are likely to meet head-to-head in October, when to defeat the energy of the ready being had even be- dence but chose to conceal American history has only the Court hears argument in one of its most high-pro- burgeoning movement in fore the loss of those four it from state and federal made us stronger. file discretionary review cases to date, Hoke County Birmingham. little girls. prosecutors. Chambliss v. State — a reprise of the Court’s 1994 Leandro de- Ku Klux Klan members According to scholar, ac- was responsible for sever- Lamont Lilly is a con- cision, which requires the state to provide each child were attempting to brew tivist and Birmingham na- al bombings previous to tributing editor with the with a “sound basic education.” fear and intimidation. tive Angela Davis, during the 16th Street Baptist Triangle Free Press, Human At issue now is the legislature’s decision in 2011, as Instead, such display of the eight years prior to the Church explosion. State Rights Delegate with part of cuts to the education budget, to cap the num- brutal racism ignited a new 16th Street Baptist Church, and city officials knew ex- Witness for Peace and or- ber of at-risk children enrolled in the state’s success- zeal among organizers, there had been 21 bomb- actly who he was, and by ganizer with Workers ful pre-K program at 20 percent. supporters and protesters ings in Birmingham. Just turning a blind eye, basi- World Party. He resides in nationwide—such sheer 11 days before the church cally condoned his rash of Durham. BUSINESS WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM BRIEFS The Triangle HOME SHOW The Southern Ideal Home TRIBUNE Show returns to Raleigh Sep. 27-29 at the State SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 PAGE 5A Fairgrounds. Visit www.SouthernShows.com.

WOMEN REALTORS Women’s Council of Business Realtors Raleigh Regional Chapter will host “Managing Your Negotiations Beyond the Ordinary” seminar Oct. STAFF REPORTS backbone of our economy. 2, 9 a.m. at 111 Realtors Way Special events for this to assist small businesses; 9, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Durham DurhamThis annual celebratesobservance is an year’s celebration include an MED WeekConvention Center, 201 in Cary. Call 322-5632. what role the legislature DURHAM – Small business opportunity for all residents awards luncheon; a seminar might play in the growth and Foster St. owners will get their chance and businesses to acknowl- LECTURE SERIES focusing on new private proj- development of small busi- • Multicultural Business next month to learn how to edge and celebrate the in- ects coming to Durham; a nesses; and what steps might After Hours: Oct. 9, 5:30 – NC Mutual President/CEO survive and thrive during the valuable contributions of James Speed is the keynote multicultural business after- be taken to advocate for 7:30 p.m., Piazza Italia 2013 Minority Enterprise small businesses to the qual- hours reception; MED Week greater support of small busi- Ristorante, 905 W. Main St. speaker at the NC State Development Week. ity of life we enjoy in Durham University Poole College of Golf Day; and a Greet the nesses. Construction Connect: The city of Durham, in part- and support and promote · Management 2013 Wells Purchasers event. This year’s Oct. 10, 6 – 8 p.m., Durham nership with multiple com- their growth,” said Deborah theme is “Small Businesses: Schedule of events: Convention Center Fargo Executive Series Oct. munity, state and federal Giles, director of the Equal 2, 4:30 p.m. at 3400 Nelson Surviving and Thriving in Meet the Developers of MED Week Golf Day: Oct. agencies, will observe MED Opportunity & Equity · Hall, 2801 Founders Drive. Our City and State.” Private· Projects in Durham 11, 9:30 a.m., Falls Village Week from Oct. 7-11. Assurance Department. The awards luncheon will Seminar: Oct. 7, 6 p.m. — 8 Golf Club, 115 Falls Village Register at www.poole.ncsu.- MED Week celebrates the “Through our department, edu/wells-fargo. feature guest speaker p.m., Hilton Durham near Dr. achievements of minority en- the city has a proven record Representative Larry Hall, Duke University, 3800 Participants can register trepreneurs and affirms gov- of supporting small, disad- democratic leader of the N.C. Hillsborough Rd. online at ROYAL BALL ernment, business and com- vantaged business enterpris- The Greater Chapel Hill House of Representatives. MED Week Awards http://www.DurhamChambe munity organizations’ com- es through various strategies, Hall will give an insider’s Luncheon:· Oct. 8, 11:30 a.m. r.org. MED Week is listed un- Association of REALTORS mitment to the principle of including certification, con- will host The Royal Ball Oct. view of the state of small — 1:30 p.m., Radisson Hotel der “Connect,” then equal opportunity. tract monitoring and techni- businesses in North Carolina; RTP, 150 Park Dr. “Calendar of Events.” 4, 6:30 p.m. at the Governors “Small businesses are the cal assistance.” Club, 11000 Club Dr., in what legislation has passed Greet the Purchasers: Oct. Chapel Hill. Proceeds bene- · fit the Compass Center for Women and Families. Contact: Charity Blackmon at 356-8217 or charity.black- [email protected].

SPECIAL OLYMPICS Local companies are par- ticipating in a Special Olympics North Carolina “Over the Edge” fundraiser in downtown Raleigh Oct. 5. Learn more at www.over- theedgenc.com.

PARADE OF HOMES The Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange & Chatham Counties presents the 2013 Parade of Homes Oct. 5-6, 11-13 & 18- 20 from noon to 5 p.m. Visit www.hbadoc.com.

MUTUAL ANNIVERSARY Entrepreneur Chris Gardner is the keynote speaker at NC Mutual Life Insurance Company’s 115th anniversary celebration Oct. 7, noon at 411 W. Chapel Hill St. Call 682-9201.

BWIB Black Women in Business will hold a “Personal Branding for Leaders” ses- sion Oct. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at AICPA in Durham. Register at http://bwib-nc.com/upcom- ing-programs/.

GREET PURCHASERS Durham Chamber of Commerce will host a Greet the Purchasers event Oct. 9, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Durham Convention Center. Register at www.durhamchamber.org. SECUSTAFF REPORTS volunteerssigned a Pledge of Support to tourRick Hester and revitalization Constance board volunteers. erties.project CANDIDATES FORUM develop and implement a Stancil of the city’s Renovations to the Hibiscus “I am happy to have had this Morrisville Chamber of RALEIGH – Local State Street property included en- Commerce will host a Town Employees’ Credit Union vol- model for cooperation be- Neighborhood Improvement opportunity,” Guess Road tween the lender and the com- Services; Sam Adams, SECU ergy efficient upgrades, and Advisory Board Chair Gail Council Candidates’ Forum unteers were recently given overall interior and exterior Oct. 14, 6 to 9 p.m. at the opportunity to visit a ren- munity, and to set a new stan- senior vice president of Perry said. “Any SECU mem- dard of responsible steward- SECU*RE; Warren Peacock, improvements to help create ber should be proud to be part Perimeter Studio & ovated Durham property, a safe and welcoming area for Conference Center. Call 463- which is part of the revitaliza- ship regarding lender- ac- SECU senior vice president of of a financial cooperative that quired properties in North Durham’s Duke Street branch; renters and not only helps us on a person- 7150. tion efforts under way homeowners. SECU*RE through SECU*Real Estate Carolina neighborhoods. The Matthew Perkins, SECU vice al level but is now reaching restored property is on president of Durham’s Guess worked with community part- out into the community to Send your business news Property Management and the ners to repair the homes, and to City of Durham. Hibiscus Street. Road branch; and numerous preserve families and build On hand for the tour were Durham area SECU advisory restorations are currently un- communities.” [email protected]. In July, SECU and the city der way to neighboring prop-

Comptroller, are developing Payday loans still a debtguidance to crack downtrap on by design Consumers lose $3.4B in fees each year payday lending by the banks By Charlene Crowell out numerous additional loans The entire principal and relat- they supervise. Additionally, NATIONAL NEWSPAPER to afford their living expenses. ed fees are due at the same the Consumer Financial PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION In fact, even though payday time Protection Bureau recently is- Payday loans - the small loans are marketed as a con- 5. Collateral in the form of a sued a comprehensive report loans that come with big fees venient way to handle unex- post-dated check or access to that reviewed more than 15 and triple-digit annual interest pected emergencies, the vast a bank account. The lender is million accounts. The CFPB is rates – pose serious threats to majority of borrowers use the first in line to be repaid, leav- considering rules to address the financial well-being of bor- loans for everyday expenses. ing many borrowers short of its own finding that the typi- rowers. That was the conclu- Borrowers across the coun- funds for living expenses cal borrower is indebted for sion reached in new research try pay more than $3.4 billion After years of consumer-fo- nearly 200 days in a year. by the Center for Responsible in fees. Further, more than two- cused reforms, 22 states, in- Even so, 29 states still have Lending. thirds of these fees – at least cluding the District of no substantive restriction on “Whether they receive the $2.6 billion - are the direct re- Columbia, have enacted laws payday lending. Payday loans online, in storefronts or sult of payday loan “churning” to curb or eliminate payday’s lenders in just 10 states col- through banks, the vast major- or rapid and successive re-bor- debt trap. In recent years, lect 83 percent of all fees. ity of borrowers cannot both rowing. states with varying locales and Nationwide, there are 16,341 repay the loan and cover all Any of five factors can create demographics have rejected store locations, but only nine their basic living expenses un- borrower problems and lead to payday lending’s triple digit major operators control near- til their next payday,” the re- payday lending’s debt tread- rates and imposed rate caps: ly 50 percent of these port states. “Payday loans cre- mill: Arizona, Montana and Ohio. In stores. Leading the list of ate a debt treadmill that makes 1. Lack of underwriting for 2006, enactment of the Military states with the most payday struggling families worse off affordability: The lending mod- Lending Act created a 36 per- lending activity are Texas and than they were before they re- el relies on borrowers’ inabili- cent rate limit and prohibited California followed by a host ceived a payday loan.” ty to afford their loans the holding of a post-dated of Southern states including The newest chapters of the 2. High fees often at an an- check from active-duty mili- Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, CRL’s research series, The State nual percentage rate of 400 tary and their families. Mississippi and Tennessee. of Lending in America, find percent or more Now, more payday-related Charlene Crowell is a com- these products continue to cre- 3. Short-term due dates: developments are occurring at munications manager with the ate a cycle of debt in which bor- Usually a borrower’s next pay- the federal level. Center for Responsible rowers take out a loan, osten- day, generally around two Two regulators, the Federal Lending. She can be reached sibly pay it back, and then run weeks Deposit Insurance Corporation at: Charlene.crowell@respon- out of money and have to take 4. Single, balloon payment: and the Office of the siblelending.org. HBCU WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM NEWS The Triangle SHAW UNIVERSITY TRIBUNE Stacey D. Sowell is the new associate dean of students. Sowell will provide overall direc- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 – PAGE 6A tion and management of the Student Affairs Office, including leading and directing Shaw’s Residence Life and Housing services. Sowell previously served as an admissions counselor and Focus School recruiter in the admissions department for the last News & Notes four years. Prior to joining Shaw, Sowell served as the Sequester cuts continue to SORANGE COUNTY director of student activi- Thousands of students, fam- ties and volunteer assis- ilies and school staff members will walk from McCorkle Place Sowell tant cheerleading coach at Saint Augustine’s University. on UNC’S campus to a huge impact North Carolina carnival at Lincoln Center, the PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH school district’s central office, A national search has begun to replace in- Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. Organized by terim Shaw President Dorothy Cowser Yancy, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public who is retiring. “While there is always more School Foundation, the Walk to do, I am proud of what has been accom- for Education, now in its 17th plished during my tenure at Shaw,” Yancy year, raises funds for all said. “It has been a pleasure to serve this great schools in the district. Each university, and I am confident that our stu- school designates its Walk dents, faculty, staff, alumni and board of earnings for specific projects trustees will continue Shaw’s historic legacy such as classroom libraries, of academic excellence and civic engagement.” technology and playground In conjunction with the board of trustees, improvements. For informa- the search committee will conduct focus tion, contact Kim Hoke at groups, open forums and listening sessions [email protected] or at with representatives of various constituen- (919) 967-8211, ext. 28301. cies as part of its outreach efforts. HEAL Global Consulting, a division of HEAL Global, Inc. that provides strategic consulting services to businesses and executive search services to the higher education industry, is Second farm assisting with the presidential search. Dr. David C. Forbes Sr. will serve as chair of the stand slated Committee. for SE Raleigh By Latisha Catchatoorian [email protected] RALEIGH - Vital Link School Movers SUBMITTED BY HEAD START is the latest site to host a local N.C. Head Start programs have experienced cuts due to the sequester. produce stand for the Southeast Raleigh community. and By Stephanie Carroll Carson Dickson said her organization’s Head Start pro- Markkens Development Center has partnered with the N.C. NEWS SERVICE gram had to cut 18 slots for children. Durham’s Partnership for Children had to cut 22 Head Start school to serve its mission of helping to feed the local com- NEWPORT, N.C. - The sequester remains a black slots and almost as many Early Head Start spaces. Shakers munity through health and cloud looming over the agencies in North Carolina Allan Freyer, public policy analyst at the N.C. Budget wellness initiatives. Inter-Faith POLICE REVIEW BOARD that serve people who need help the most. As a re- and Tax Center, has been studying the cuts caused DeWarren K. Langleyhas Food Shuttle is one of their sult of the mandated federal cuts, programs such by sequestration. He said funding levels for “domes- been elected chairman of partners. the Civilian Police Review as Meals on Wheels in Wake County have seen a tic discretionary initiatives” such as Head Start, Meals “We have exercise classes, a Board. As chairman, Langley $75,000 cut, and the Head Start program in Carteret on Wheels and other programs match the amount culinary arts network and ed- works with the vice chair- County saw a $261,000 cut to its budget. spent in the 1950s when adjusted for inflation. man in providing overall ucation initiatives about culi- Paula Dickson, executive director of Coastal “We’re trying to address, then, a 21st-century econ- leadership and manage- nary careers,” Executive ment of a nine-member Community Action, said the cuts are chipping away omy with a 1950s level of spending, and that just Director Isaiah Murray said. board in hearing appeals of at early-childhood education programs that already doesn’t make sense for anybody,” Freyer said. Marrkens has partnered with complaints submitted by were unable to meet all the needs in the communi- Dickson said the cuts dictated by sequestration citizens against Durham po- a cooperative of farmers and ty. come at a time when demands on her agency and lice officers. small- and minority-owned “When you add these cuts onto that, that means others are actually increasing. farms throughout North Are you or someone you that there are a lot of eligible children that are not “If anything, the needs are more because other Langley Carolina, South Carolina and know a Mover and a being served,” she said. “It’s frightening.” things are being cut, which means that families have Shaker? Drop us a line at more needs.” northern Virginia. Movers and Shakers, c/o The Triangle Tribune, “One of the things that is im- 115 Market Street, Suite 360H, Durham, NC 27701 or e-mail us at [email protected]. portant to note (is) small and Photos welcome. minority farmers are struggling and losing their farms every- day because they don’t have access to markets,” Murray said. “Helping them take their products and goods to the community becomes a win- win-win situation.” The farm stand at Vital Link on Lenoir Street will launch Sept. 29 and every Saturday through Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will reopen in March for the full season.

SENIOR CORNER Should you be taking the medications you're taking? If you're 65 or older, that's an important question to ask yourself and your health care provider. School board removes As you get older, your body changes. These changes can ‘Invisible Man’ from increase the chances that you might have side effects from library shelves certain drugs. What should THE ASSOCIATED PRESS you do to lower your odds of RAMSEUR, N.C. — The Randolph County having harmful medication School Board has voted to take Ralph Ellison’s side effects or drug interac- Invisible Man from its library shelves after a tions? parent complained. The Asheboro Courier- Here are tips from the Tribune reports the board voted 5-2 at its American Geriatrics Society: meeting last week to remove all copies of the 1. Bring a list of all the med- book. ications, vitamins, herbal Committees at both the school and district supplements and over-the- levels recommended that the book remain in counter drugs you're taking the libraries. A motion to keep the book on to every medical appoint- the shelves was defeated. ment. The list should include Board members took the action in response the dosages you take and to a complaint from the mother of a how often you take them. Randleman student who said the book was 2. If you notice a new health “too much for teenagers.” problem or symptom after “You must respect all religions and point of starting a new medication, views when it comes to the parents and what you may be having a harm- they feel is age appropriate for their young ful drug reaction. Tell your children to read, without their knowledge,” health care provider right Kimiyutta Parson wrote in her complaint. “This away or call 911. Latta House ribbon 3. Fill your prescriptions at book is freely in your library for them to read.” Parson also objected to the book’s language the same pharmacy and get and sexual content. to know your local pharma- Invisible Man was one of three books from cist. Most pharmacies use which rising Randleman High School juniors cuttingSTAFF REPORTS celebrationconsumed the house in 2007. computer systems that alert could choose for summer reading for the “The legacy of Rev. Latta and his mission still lives them to possible drug inter- 2013-14 school year. The others on the list RALEIGH – Last month seven youth in the historic on through our future. Brick masonry was one of the actions. were Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin community of Oberlin Village participated in the con- trades taught at Latta University, and it’s only appro- 4. Once or twice a year, ask and Passing by Nella Larsen. Honors students struction of an interpretive signage project at the priate to provide youth an opportunity to make his- your primary health care had to choose two books. landmark site of Latta House & University. tory by preserving it. This is a hands on approach to provider to review your list The book is also on a list of suggested sup- The young adults, ages 12-17, had been chosen learning and investing in their community,” said of medications, supplements plemental works for high school students based on their leadership skills, work ethic and char- Judith Guest, executive director of the Latta House and vitamins. Ask whether compiled by the N.C. Department of Public acter. They worked alongside professionals from Foundation. you still need to take each Instruction. A school-based, six-member me- Brodie Contractors Inc., Turner Masonry Co., and A ribbon cutting and grand opening of the signage one and at its current dose. dia advisory committee recommended it not Phoenix & Associates. The sign will be erected at the is Oct. 3, 6 to 8 p.m. at 1001 Parker St. Bring your 5. Whenever a health care be removed from the library, and a 10-mem- front of the two-acre site at the base of the driveway. lawn chairs. Voronina McKinney & Ron Baxter Jazz professional prescribes a ber district panel unanimously voted to keep It will consist of a bronze sign housed by original will perform, along with free giveaways. new medication, ask for an the book on library shelves. handmade bricks that were salvaged from a fire that explanation. Selling WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM The Triangle out to TRIBUNE make a SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 – SECTION B buckI cringed as the scores came in last weekend. Ohio State 76, Florida A&M 0. Florida State 54, Bethune- COLLEGE Cookman 6. Miami 77, Sports Savannah State 7. CORNER Our HBCUs have traded their proud, rich football Spartans late rally downs Knights heritage for By Bonitta Best lead with a nine-yard run just money. And I [email protected] before the first half. B’ball just don’t think it’s The Spartans needed just worth it. DURHAM – Southern quarter- three plays to tie the game 20- There’s only back Keywon Hayes had a 20 – this time a Hayes to Tyriq around the one reason our hand in all five touchdowns to Burris connection for 26 rally the Spartans to a 32-26 yards. HBCUs sched- cornerBasketball time already? Yep, win over Northern in junior Unlike the first half, both de- ule games Media Day is Oct. 3 at the varsity action. fenses started to stiffen. against schools Sheraton Charlotte Hotel. Hayes rushed for his only TD Southern took advantage of whose head Sports broadcaster Stan Lewter of the night to put Southern up Kyshaun Teet’s 30-yard punt GEORGE coaches make will emcee the press confer- 7-0 on the Spartans first pos- return to the Northern 45, URRY more than their ence that begins at 10 a.m. Gee, C session of the game. The when Hayes found Jordan entire athletic CC would have to get up be- Knights struck right back with Mackins to go up 26-20 with budgets: They fore the chickens to make that running back Montrell Webb 11:14 left in the game. earn a big payday, even if appointment. We’ll stay home mowing his way from four But Northern had a few trick that means being publicly and watch it on video stream yards out. A two-point conver- plays up its sleeve. With five humiliated along the way. instead. sation gave Northern an 8-7 minutes remaining, Murphy The irony is that the SEC Lin Dawson is making his lead. flipped the ball to Webb who wouldn’t continue to have a rounds in HBCU circles. But not for long. Hayes led then heaved a 35-yard pass to lock on national football Dawson, a former N.C. Central the Spartans 47 yards down- Jordan Bowen at the Southern championships were it not and Grambling athletics direc- field on their next drive and 20. Webb, who finished with for their black players. And tor, was named interim AD at sealed the deal with a 35-yard 90 yards, later dove in from it wasn’t all that long ago Elizabeth City State. that blacks were as unwel- TD pass to Jalen Greene. the 4, but was stopped on a Southern led 13-8 after a failed two-point try to tie the game comed in the SEC as they WOMEN two-point attempt. at 26-all with 3:24 left. were at KKK rallies. But N.C. Central With neither defense able to That was too much time for when Sam Cunningham ran Softball already? The Eagles stop the other’s offense early Hayes & Co. Southern put to- for 135 yards and two have a seven-game fall sched- on, the Knights retook the lead gether its best drive of the touchdowns on 12 carries ule that began Sept. 20 at Elon. 14-13 on QB Evan Murphy’s night – 10 plays, 85 yards – in 1970 to lead USC past The team travels to Raleigh’s four-yard strike to Josh that culminated in Hayes find- Alabama 42-21, the confer- Walnut Creek Softball Complex Chapman. Two-point attempt ing Mackins again from 15 ence got the message that this weekend for the Ray again failed. yards out. Jason Gallagian put they couldn’t win without Chandler Memorial Fall College After holding Southern on the nail in the coffin by inter- black talent. Tournament. NCCU takes on consecutive possessions, cepting Murphy as time ex- If black athletes wanted to Peace at 10 a.m. Saturday, fol- Southern quarterback Keywon Hayes. Webb gave Northern a 20-13 pired. play in the South up ‘til then, lowed by UNC Pembroke at 4 they had to attend HBCUs. p.m. Then on Sunday, it’s It was never a question of Fayetteville State at 10 a.m. and talent. NC State at 4 p.m. The Eagles More than 1,200 players COLLEGE FOOTBALL round out the schedule Oct. 2 from black colleges have at North Carolina. played in the NFL, including In volleyball, the Eagles are 150 who made it to the still looking for that first win. Super Bowl. NFL stars from NCCU takes on arch rival N.C. HBCUs include Jerry Rice A&T Friday at McDougald. The (Mississippi Valley), Michael Eagles defeated the Aggies last Strayhan (Texas Southern), year around this time so Walter Payton (Jackson ConferenceBy Bonitta Best play gets in gear maybe the streak is about to State), Art Snell (University [email protected] end. Radford comes to of Maryland Eastern Shore), Durham next Tuesday at 6 Ed “Too Tall” Jones and Johnson C. Smith is the last team standing. Undefeated p.m. before the full MEAC Richard Dent (Tennessee schedule gets in gear. State), Bob Hayes and Willie CIAA team, that is. The Golden Galimore (Florida A&M), Bulls set a slew of school records in their win over St. Augustine’s Donald Driver and Steve Senior Victoria Davis record- McNair (Alcorn State), Division I-FCS Davidson last weekend. JCSU is 3-0 for the ed nine kills and seven digs in Deacon Jones and Harry the Falcons’ 3-0 loss to Carson (South Carolina first time since 1982 and has won seven straight games dat- Winston-Salem State in volley- State), John Stallworth ball action. The second CIAA (Alabama A&M), Mel Blount ing back to last season. The Golden Bulls are averaging a roundup is this weekend at (Southern), Larry Little Fayetteville State. St. Aug’s (Bethune-Cookman), league-best 42.3 points per game. hosts the Broncos next Rayfield Wright (Fort Valley Thursday at 6 p.m. State), and L.C. Greenwood St. Augustine’s (1-2) (Arkansas at Pine Bluff). Shaw Grambling’s Paul “Tank” vs. Bowie State (2-1) The Falcons rebounded from The Bears are still seeking Younger went to the L.A. their second volleyball win Rams and became the first an 0-2 start to defeat the SIAC’s Stillman 35-7 at Southeast since the start of the season. HBCU player to make it in Shaw also travels to FSU this the NFL. Grambling has four Raleigh High. Redshirt fresh- man quarterback A.J. Gilford weekend for the CIAA roundup players in the Pro Football before heading to WSSU next Hall of Fame: Willie Davis, had his best game of the sea- son with two touchdown pass- Thursday. Junious “Buck” Buchanan, Interim President Dorothy Willie Brown and Charlie es and one rushing TD. “We knew they were a good Cowser Yancy announced her Joiner. Eddie Robinson retirement last week – for good coached Jim Harris, the first football team,” head coach Michael Costa said. “It was a this time. CC knows at least black quarterback to start in one coach in the athletics de- the NFL and be named MVP good performance. We played as a team. We played smart. PHOTO/CURTIS WILSON partment who’s glad to see her of the Pro Bowl; and Doug go. Williams, the first black Senior linebacker Chaz Robinson kept up his MVP-like Johnson C. Smith quarterback Keahn Wallace celebrates a touchdown. quarterback to start, win and MEN become MVP of a Super season with 10 tackles and two 10 tackles and a sack. will be seeking revenge after a at 1:30 p.m. N.C. Central Bowl. blocked punts. Robinson is av- The Falcons travel to Bowie 38-22 loss last season. High school and junior col- Football has always been eraging 14.7 tackles a game. this weekend in their first con- St. Aug’s returns home for a Shaw (2-1) vs. Chowan ( 1-2 ) lege students interested in a part of my life. I played Senior defensive end ference game. The Bulldogs three-game home stand begin- The Bears put their undefeat- playing Division I baseball can quarterback at Druid High Javarous Faulk, playing in his first game of the season, added defeated Concord 16-10 and ning with Elizabeth City State showcase their skills for Eagles School in Tuscaloosa, Ala.; See CONFERENCE/2B coach Jim Koerner Oct. 13, was quarterback and co-cap- 8:30 a.m. at the Durham tain of my football team at Athletic Park. Contact Koerner Knoxville College; landed at 530-6723 or email jkoern- my first job in journalism at MEAC MINUTES [email protected] for more info. Sports Illustrated; and wrote Although CC doesn’t get a my first book about Jake vote, we would if we could vote Gaither, the legendary foot- ball coach at Florida A&M who won 85 percent of his games over 25 years and never had a losing season. gram and where we need to go the sport and watch those les- I still love the game and A&T names softballin order to begin establishing coachsons on the field translate into have deep respect for Aggie Pride and a winning life,” Peters said. “I like to play Gaither, Robinson and John mentality within the program.” an aggressive style of softball Merritt at Tennessee State, Peters helped Savannah State defensively. We’re really going the giants of a bygone era. to a pair of 20-plus win sea- to get after it, and I want us to To fully appreciate the sons. In only their second ap- be explosive on the offensive depth of athletic talent at pearance in the MEAC softball end. We’re going to start a new black colleges in those days, tournament, the Tigers fell one foundation at A&T and build imagine all of the black foot- game short of the title game. from there.” ball players at Florida, Peters’ additional duties at Wilkerson Florida State and Miami on SSU included overseeing the UMES hires bowling coach 1969 grad Doug Wilkerson into the same team. That’s exact- softball operating budget, PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – When the Black College Football Hall ly what Florida A&M had in monitoring academic progress interim head coach Kristina of Fame. Wilkerson is one of the segregation era. When of student-athletes and man- Frahm left the University of 25 finalists on the ballot. The Bob Hayes, FAMU’s double- aging the day-to-day tasks of Maryland Eastern Shore in class will be announced Oct. gold medal winner at the the program. June, the program knew it had 23. 1964 U.S. Olympics and fu- The Gautier, Miss., native be- to make not only a noteworthy Wilkerson was selected 14th ture Dallas Cowboys wide gan her coaching career at hire, but one that could con- in the first round of the NFL receiver, joined the team, tinue the winning tradition of Draft by the Houston Oilers. A Kenya Peters (right). Jackson State. The program the only time he got off the showed vast improvement af- women’s bowling at the year later he was traded to San bench was when they STAFF REPORTS ter a three-year rebuilding ef- school. Diego, where he made his ca- played the National Anthem. seasons. fort, as the Tigers led the na- Enter Kayla Bandy. reer for 14 seasons. He ap- Gaither said that because Kenya Peters has been hired “I’m excited about coming to tion in doubles per game. She “We took our time with this peared in three Pro Bowls and of segregation, the only way as N.C. A&T’s new head soft- N.C. A&T and being a part of left Jackson State in 2010 with hire,” Director of Athletics was inducted into the 2000 San he was able to prove the ball coach. Peters comes to the Aggie family and commu- 118 wins. Keith Davidson said. “We knew Diego Chargers Hall of Fame. quality of his players was A&T from Savannah State, nity,” she said. “I’m looking for- “My philosophy is to motive that when Coach Frahm left, Tennis already? The Eagles where she was an assistant ward to evaluating our talent, my student-athletes through See SELLING/2B coach for two seeing where we are as a pro- See BANDY/2B See ST. AUG’S/2B 2B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 29, 2013

Unfortunately, most of our Newsweek, wrote a screen- Hollywood was never serious Continued from 1B Jenner as the first white quar- or Merritt. All they see are the Selling outblack youth football don’t know play based on programs my book. terback at previously all-black toabout make telling our story. alopsided buck scores on Saturdays. when they turned pro. That about the glory days of black We’re in the process of shop- According to the Census was true until Nov. 29, 1969, Grambling College, now Smith and I hope to get our college football. I tried to help ping the script, hoping to Bureau, 53 percent of the when Florida A&M played Grambling State. In the movie made if for no other fill the gap in 1977 when I present the real story about black population is under the Tampa in the first game in movie, Harry Belafonte plays reason than to let them know wrote Jake Gaither: America’s black college football. age of 35. That means that the Deep South between a the role of Coach Eddie that it wasn’t always this way. Most Famous Black Coach. The best known movie more than half of African- black college and a predom- Robinson. The fact that a George E. Curry is editor-in- Recently Vern Smith, a about black college football Americans were born after inantly white university. white actor was the star in a chief of the National screenwriter and former is “White Tiger,” a made-for- 1978. They don’t know any- FAMU, the underdog, won 34- movie about black college Newspaper Publishers Atlanta bureau chief for TV movie starring Bruce thing about Gaither, Robinson 28. football is proof that Association News Service.

kind of mistakes and expect to Hawks have the second-best N.C. Central (2-2) they made, but we didn’t take Freshman cornerback Continued from 1B Conferencewin.” playpasser ingets the CIAA in QB inThe Eaglesgear gave the No. 4- foradvantage.” CIAAMichael Jones, who entered the ed record up against No. 18 Wide receiver Kowaski Cameron Stover who is aver- ranked Towson all it could Senior QB Jordan Reid had a game as a co-leader in inter- UNC-Pembroke and came Kitchens broke the school aging 267 yards a game. handle, and then some, in a 35- career passing day with 262 ceptions, snagged his fourth away the loser. Shaw’s defense record for receptions for the The Bears host the surpris- 17 loss. NCCU trailed by just yards. But Reid was also of the season in the fourth gave up 533 yards of total of- second time this season with ing Virginia State Trojans next four points at halftime before sacked six times, which gave quarter. fense in the 41-20 loss at the 13 catches for 115 yards. Saturday at 1 p.m. at Durham the Tigers exploded for a 21-7 NCCU just two yards in total “We weren’t interested in any Cape Fear Classic in Running back Marquise County Stadium. second-half run. rushing. moral victories,” wide receiv- Wilmington. Grizzle was three yards shy of • Notes:Shaw’s Chris Ellerbe “Our team played hard and Senior LB Tazmon Foster er Marvin Poole said. “We “We missed a lot of assign- a third straight 100-yard game. was named CIAA defensive put forth a good effort,” said earned MEAC Defensive Player showed that we can play with ments on defense and missed Grizzle leads the conference back of the week. Ellerbe interim head coach Dwayne of the Week after recording 17 anybody.” tackles that led to some big in rushing with a 122-yard av- recorded 11 solo tackles Foster on the MEAC weekly tackles, the most by an Eagle After a week off, NCCU re- plays for Pembroke,” head erage. against his old school, teleconference. “We were step in 10 years. Interestingly, that turns to the gridiron next coach Robert Massey said. Shaw travels to Chowan this Pembroke. for step with them at times, Eagle was Luis George, broth- weekend at Howard. “The turnovers caught up to weekend for the last of its and had some opportunities er of NCCU assistant coach us. You can’t commit those three-game road trip. The to capitalize on some mistakes Andre George.

Bandy newIn 2008, Bandy coach bowled lead- was on the bench coaching Continued from 1B off on the squad that topped when UMES topped Pikeville things were in place. UMES in the semi-finals of the for the Hawks’ fifth national Recruiting and scheduling U.S. Bowling Congress championship and second were done. We are very grate- Intercollegiate Team USBC Collegiate title. ful for her doing that because Championships. It was one of “I’m excited for the 2013-14 it allowed us to take the time the most intense matches ever season at UMES,” Bandy said. to find the perfect fit; we be- in the event, ending in favor “The season will bring about lieve we have found that in of Pikeville 4.5-3.5. The Bears many new experiences for me Kayla.” went on to win the school’s as a coach, especially transi- Bandy comes to UMES from second national championship tioning to the NCAA side of the the University of Pikeville, in the final match. UMES had sport. I am excited to now be where she served as assistant to settle with just one title that a head coach for the first time coach. While Pikeville bowls as year as the team was coming as well as to help continue the an NAIA school, they are all too off its first NCAA National great traditions already estab- familiar to the Hawks. Championship a week earlier. lished here.” Five years later in 2013, she ‘Monday Morning Quarterback’ airs on WAUGdayquaterback.php. radio andwhether online to move forward. The Boxtorow brand already FROM THE PRESS BOX TO produces two shows, the na- PRESS ROW debuted Aug. 20, tionally syndicated 2005, on five radio FROM THE PRESS BOX TO stations around the country PRESS ROW which airs on ra- ,including WAUG, which re- dio stations around the mains the only country (Saturdays 11 a.m. original station still carrying to noon on WAUG) and the show. The program now Boxtorow Lunch, which airs airs on 30 radio Fridays from 1 to 2 p.m. ET stations, including top radio on SiriusXM Channel 141. markets such as Washington, “What makes ‘Monday D.C.; U.S. Virgin Islands/Puerto Morning Quarterback’ a little Rico; Pittsburgh, Pa.; different is that we will Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Texas; concentrate more on sports Hampton Roads, Va.; and entertainment locally and Greensboro; and New Orleans. around the state Guests of the show have in- of North Carolina,” Ware cluded Serena Williams, Kevin Ware said. “One of the other things Durant, Tony Dungy, Jim that will be different is we Brown and Matt Kemp to name STAFF REPORTS want to give listeners the op- a few. portunity to call in and voice Local figures have been RALEIGH – their opinions about the top- Duke men’s basketball coach DWCommunications presents ics of the day.” Mike Krzyzewski, Shaw Boxtorow’s “Monday Morning The show premiered Sept. women’s basketball coach Quarterback” with Donal Ware. 23 and will air for at least 10 Jacques Curtis, Carolina The show airs each Monday weeks. DWCommunications Hurricanes General Manager from 9 to 10 a.m. on WAUG- will then assess how the pub- Jim Rutherford and winger Jeff AM 750 and online at lic and sponsors respond to Skinner. www.boxtorow.com/mon- the show before deciding

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St.placed an Aug’s impressive third atadds last weekend’s assistant HBCU Nationals in Atlanta. coach Seventeen teams from all four HBCU conferences competed for bragging rights. It’s NCCU’s highest finish at the tour- nament.

St. Augustine’s Former Clayton State head coach Gordon Gibbons has been added to the Falcons men’s bas- ketball staff. Gibbons is one of the winningest college coaches in Division II. “My relationship with Gordon has been over 20-plus years,” new head coach Tony Sheals said. “I am fortunate to have a man with his experience and knowledge of the game of basket- ball.” Gibbons joins MarQus Johnson, who CC is happy to say got to keep his job. Now we know why. Read more on our blog later this week.

Northern running back Montrell Webb (with ball) rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns against Southern. 3B SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, September 29, 2013

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24 - 30, 2013 2 0 1 3 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE MID EASTERN SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE SOUTHWESTERN CIAA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SIAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDEPENDENTS DIV ALL DIV ALL W L CONF ALL DIV ALL NORTH DIVISION W L W L EAST DIVISION W L W L W L W L EAST DIVISION W L W L Tennessee State 3 1 Bowie State 0 0 2 1 Fort Valley State 1 0 1 2 Alcorn State 2 0 3 1 Lincoln (Mo.) 1 2 Virginia State 0 0 2 1 Bethune-Cookman 0 0 3 1 NC A&T State 0 0 2 0 Benedict 1 0 2 1 Jackson State 2 0 2 2 Concordia 0 1 Lincoln 0 0 1 1 Albany State 0 0 1 2 Chowan 0 0 1 2N. Carolina Central 0 0 2 2 Alabama State 2 1 2 2 Cheyney 0 3 Virginia Union 0 0 0 3 SC State 0 0 2 2 Morehouse 0 0 0 2 Alabama A&M 1 1 1 3 W. Va. State 0 3 ™ Clark Atlanta 0 2 0 3 Elizabeth City State 0 0 0 3 Howard 0 0 1 2 Miss. Valley St. 0 2 0 4 Langston 0 3 WEST DIVISION SOUTH DIVISION Florida A&M 0 0 1 3 WEST DIVISION Va. Univ. of Lynchburg 0 3 Johnson C. Smith 1 0 3 0 Kentucky State 1 0 2 1 Savannah State 0 0 1 3 Southern 2 0 2 2 Texas College 0 3 Shaw 0 0 2 1 Norfolk State 0 0 0 3 Stillman 1 0 2 1 Winston-Salem State 0 0 2 1 Lane 0 0 2 1 Prairie View A&M 2 1 2 2 Edward Waters 0 4 Delaware State 0 0 0 3 Texas Southern 0 2 0 3 Saint Augustine’s 0 0 1 2 Morgan State 0 0 0 4 Tuskegee 0 0 2 1 Fayetteville State 0 0 1 2 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 2 0 4 Hampton 0 0 0 4 Miles 0 0 0 2 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Livingstone 0 1 1 2 Central State 0 2 0 2 OFFENSE # Not eligible for title Grambling State 0 2 0 4 A. C. LEONARD, Jr., TE, TENN. STATE - CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK &DXJKW¿YHSDVVHVIRU\DUGVDQG7'V NA THIS WEEK MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE OFFENSE in win over Tennessee Tech. OFFENSE NC A&T Sports Photo Adrian Alexander, Jr., RB, ALBANY STATE - 127 Lee Doss, R-Sr., WR, SOUTHERN - 10 catches, Michael Germain, Jr., QB, TENN. STATE Caleb Davis, R-Sr., WR, SCSU - 5 catches, 76 yards, 10 carries, 1 TD in win over ECSU. 164 yards, 1 TD in wn over Miss. Valley State. - Completed 8 of 14 passes for 96 yards yards with 2 TDs vs. Benedict. AGGIES TEST: Lewis DEFENSE DEFENSE and 3 TDs vs. Tenn. Tech. AND THEN Kindle (7) gets the nod at DEFENSE Deron Furr, Sr., LB, FVSU - 17 tackles, 1 break-up, Deerius Washington, So., LB, ALABAMA DEFENSE Tazman Foster, Sr., LB, NCCU - 17 tackles, 8 in win over Clark Atlanta. STATE - Had 8 tackles, .5 for losses, 1 interception Samquan Evans, Jr., DT, TENN. STATE quarterback as NC A&T solo, 1 forced fumble vs. Towson. NEWCOMER returned 19 yards for TD. - Eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses of THERE tries to get to 3-0 at home ROOKIE Monquavious Johnson, Fr., QB, MOREHOUSE - 10 NEWCOMER 18 yards, 1.5 sacks and forced fumble vs. Shaquan Brock, Fr., DB, SCSU -2 tackles, of 18 for 181 yards, 2 TDs in win over Central State. Jeremiah Young, Fr., RB, UAPB - Rushed for Tenn. Tech. WERE TWO Thursday vs. Howard. 50-yard interception return for TD. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 139 yards on 21 carries including 46-yard TD. SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS Colby Blanton, Fr., P, Ajene Robinson, So., OL, MOREHOUSE - No sacks SPECIALIST Jamin Godfrey, Jr., PK, TENN. STATE - FAMU - Recorded 402 yards on 9 punts for in win over Central State. Travis Jatzlau, Jr., P, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M - 6FRUHGSRLQWVRQ¿HOGJRDOVRIDQG O N LY T W O U N B E AT E N S TO B E T E S T E D ; I N T R A - 44.7 yard average including a long of 78 yards SPECIAL TEAMS Averaged 43.6 yards per punt with a long of 53 yards and was 4-of-4 on PATs vs. Tenn. Tech. Thomas Williams, Sr., KR, MOREHOUSE - Returned vs. Ohio State. yards, three downed inside the 20. a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown vs. Central State. CONFERENCE PLAY GETS INTO FULL SWING OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Dominic Wilson, r-So., OL, SCSU - 5 pancakes, 89% grade

SCORES SEPTEMBER 19 Morehouse 42, Central State 20 Unbeatens to have mettle tested Jackson State 35, Texas Southern 7 Nicholls State 42, Langston 22 SEPTEMBER 21 North Dakota State 51, Delaware State 0 Alabama State 52, Grambling State 21 Ohio State 76, Florida A&M 0 LUT WILLIAMS G A M E S T H I S W E E K Albany State 34, Elizabeth City State 13 Prairie View A&M 28, Alabama A&M 26 BCSP Editor Alcorn State 21, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 SC State 59, Benedict 6 2QO\WZRXQGHIHDWHGWHDPVDUHOHIWLQ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Bowie State 16, Concord 10 Sacred Heart 78, Chowan 35 West Alabama vs. Concordia-Selma in Demopolis, AL 7p EODFN FROOHJH IRRWEDOO ² North Carolina A&T Charleston Southern 20, Norfolk State 12 Saint Augustine's 35, Stillman 7 TV Broadcast - ESPNU | Internet Webcast - HSRN Coastal Carolina 50, Hampton 17 Saint Francis (PA) 38, Lincoln (Pa) 7 out of the MEAC and Johnson C. Smith of the NC A&T vs. Howard in Greensboro, NC 7:30p Fayetteville State 21, Virginia Union 7 Southern 17, Miss Valley State 7 CIAA ²DQGERWKKDYHNH\WHVWVWKLVZHHN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Florida State 54, Bethune-Cookman 6 S. Virginia 33, Virginia-Lynchburg 30 %&631R1RUWK&DUROLQD$ 7   Bowie State vs. Saint Augustine's in Bowie, MD 1p Fort Valley St. 12, Clark Atlanta 9 - 2OT Taylor 27, Lane 21 Cheyney vs. East Stroudsburg in Cheyney, PA 1p Hardin-Simmons 66, Texas College 34 Tennessee State 41, Tennessee Tech 21 XQGHU WKLUG\HDU KHDG FRDFK Rod Broadway, Johnson C. Smith 35, Davidson 22 Towson 35, NC Central 17 KDV RSHQHG ZLWK ZLQV RYHU )&6 RSSRQHQWV$S- Fairmont State vs. West Virginia State in Fairmont, WV 1p Livingstone 23, Edward Waters 20 UNC Pembroke 41, Shaw 20 SDODFKLDQ6WDWH  DQG(ORQ  DQGLV Morgan State vs. Norfolk State in Baltimore, MD 1p Virginia Union vs. Winston-Salem State in Richmond, VA 1p Lock Haven 12, Cheyney 10 Virginia State 41, Kentucky State 0 JHWWLQJVRPHFRQVLGHUDWLRQLQ)&6QDWLRQDOSROOV Miami 77, Savannah State 7 West Liberty 9, West Virginia State 0 Alderson-Broaddus vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Philippi, WV 12n Miles 0, Concordia-Selma 0 (Cancelled) Western Kentucky 58, Morgan State 17 7KH $JJLHV IDFH %&63 1R  Howard   Lane vs. Tuskegee in Jackson, TN 2p Missouri Southern 59, Lincoln (MO) 10 WInston-Salem State 35, Tuskegee 13 7KXUVGD\QLJKWLQ*UHHQVERUR1&WKHÀUVWFRQ- Lincoln (MO) vs. Pittsburg State in Jefferson City, MO 2p IHUHQFHJDPHIRUERWKWHDPVDVWKH\ERWKFRPH Lincoln (Pa) vs. Livingstone in Lincoln University, PA 2p RIIE\HZHHNV7KHJDPHZLOOEHFDUULHGOLYHRQ Virginia State vs. Johnson C. Smith in Ettrick, VA 3p B C S P T O P T E N (6318DWSP Alabama State vs. Alcorn State in Montgomery, AL 5p %URDGZD\VD\VGHVSLWHWKHXQEOHPLVKHGUH- Alabama A&M vs. Texas Southern in Huntsville, AL 6p Grambling State vs. Lamar in Grambling, LA 6p 1. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (3-1) - Walloped by Florida State, 54- FRUGKLVWHDPKDVDORWWRZRUNRQ 0LOHVYV$OEDQ\6WDWHLQ)DLU¿HOG$/ S 6. NEXT: Idle. 6RPHWLPHV\RXZLQDJDPHDQGWKLQJVDUH Northwestern (LA) State vs. Langston in Natchitoches, LA 6p 2. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (2-0) - Idle. NEXT: Thursday at EORZQ FRPSOHWHO\ RXW RI SURSRUWLRQ DQG \RX Southern vs. Jackson State in Baton Rouge, LA - HSRN 6p home vs. Howard. GRQ W SD\ DWWHQWLRQ WR GHWDLO VDLG %URDGZD\ Stephen F. Austin vs. Prairie View A&M in Nacogdoches, TX 6p 3. TENNESSEE STATE (3-1) - Beat Tennessee Tech, 41-21. 7XHVGD\RQWKH0($&FRDFKHV WHOHFRQIHUHQFH Chowan vs. Shaw in Murfreesboro, NC 6p JCSU Sports Photo NEXT: Central State in St. Louis. %XW ZH UH D ORQJ ZD\V IURP EHLQJ WKH W\SH RI Savannah State vs. Delaware State in Savannah, GA 6p 4. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (2-1) - Beat No. 2 Tuskegee, 35- WHDPZH UHFDSDEOHRIEHFRPLQJ

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BBQ COOK-OFF The African American athlete,White Coat and Sneakers surgeoners with a provocative story Cultural Center will host By Hillary Chollet, M.D. of overcoming all odds, White a BBQ Cook-off Oct. 5, 1- Smith Publicity Coat and Sneakers touches on: 5 p.m. at 119 Sunnybrook • Dealing with an ALS (or Road. Call 832-8086. It’s a story that engenders Lou Gehrig’s Disease) diagno- pride and determination in the sis CANCER WALK hearts of Americans every- • Rediscovering a family his- American Cancer where: Ayoung man, Hillary tory lost to slavery Society Making Strides Chollet, is born the great grand- • What baby boomers and Against Breast Cancer son of a slave. He’s accepted at their children can learn from walk is Oct. 5 at North Tulane University, but they re- prior generations Hills. Contact: Tracey scind their offer because his skin • The truth behind “white- Smith, 334-5241. is too dark. So he moves on to light” near-death experiences Cornell University, where he is • How people everywhere HERITAGE DAY a football and basketball legend, can honor the past while liv- Heritage Day is Oct. 5, earns his medical degree and be- ing in the present 11 a.m. at Historic Oak comes a surgeon. “My father’s life teaches us View County Park, 4028 In the new book “White Coat that no matter who you are or Carya Drive. and Sneakers,” Chollet’s son, where you come from, sur- Hillary Chollet Jr., takes readers vival and triumph are possi- DURHAM on a thought-provoking journey ble,” Chollet said. “I feel it is FUNDRAISER from modern-day Los Angeles my duty to strive to live up to NuSol presents “Big to turn-of-the-century Louisiana. the man my father was by giv- Hair, Big Hats” Naturalista “My book shows the impor- ing back to communities and Tea Sept. 29, 2-6 p.m. at tance of emotionally dealing people less fortunate than I.” Durham Arts Council, with your family situation and 120 Morris St. Proceeds your parents,” Chollet Jr. said. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Chollet to benefit Durham Crisis “Sometimes in life, we don’t un- Jr. has been a trauma and vas- Center and SafeChild. derstand why moms and dads cular surgeon for 25 years. He do certain things. was one of the first responders COLLEGE FAIR “My book examines six gener- during the attacks of 9/11 and Durham College Fair is ations of people and can help has been responsible for lead- Sept. 29, 1-3 p.m. at the reader better understand ing several medical missions Northgate Mall, 1058 W. their own circumstances and to Kenya. White Coat and Club Blvd. family history.” Sneakers is his first novel. In addition to providing read- BRIDES A Triangle bridal show is Sept. 29, 1-4 p.m. at Durham Convention Center, 301 W. Morgan St. Register at www.bridal- shownc.com.

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HOMELESS CONNECT ‘One Woman’s Journey: The Anatomy of Bya LatishaWomanGeraldine, Abused’ Hinton said he has Durham Project been exploring how the feel- Homeless Connect is Oct. Catchatoorian [email protected] ings of Geraldine need to be 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at portrayed. Durham Armory, 220 “I told her I need to see some Foster St. Call 560-4570, Raleigh Little Theatre Oct. 9, 7 p.m. tears in the audience,” he said. ext. 22249. “It’s a roller coaster ride, and RALEIGH – Jaisun McMillian’s we are going to take the audi- FILM DISCUSSION ence on a roller coaster ride.” A film showing of “One Woman’s Journey…” chronicles the abusive relation- Hinton said the play begs the “Slavery by Another question of why the woman Name” is Oct. 4, 7 p.m. at ship that character Geraldine Blevins experiences at the does not walk out earlier and Hayti Heritage Center, about how much a woman has 804 Old Fayetteville St. hands of her husband Danny. The play is loosely based on to take from a man. McMillian said it is hard for AARP McMillian’s own past of do- mestic violence. The one-night- women to leave because usu- The Durham chapter ally they have nowhere else to will celebrate its 50th an- only showing is in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness go. A woman has to have a plan niversary Oct. 5, 11:30 because she can’t go back. a.m. at the Radisson Hotel Month. McMillian wrote it to purge Abuse is a taboo topic most in RTP. Call 225-0374 for don’t want to talk about. tickets. the memories of her abuse. She said harboring it got to be too “It’s the last piece of dignity that they have,” she said. FESTIAL much, so she started writing. “I was going through flash- “These women are corporate PhoenixFest 2013 re- women who are decision-mak- turns Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 6 backs and I started to write, and when I finished I had the ers on their jobs and go home p.m. along Fayetteville and get knocked around. They Street. play,” McMillian said. “The more I wrote, the more of the have an image to uphold.” McMillian said many women WALK FUNDRAISER story I saw before me. It makes it very difficult to watch the come to the play and don’t Sisters Network know they are in an abusive re- Triangle will host its an- play. This is the experience of 12 lationship. They think what nual Gift For Life Block they’re going through is nor- Walk Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 2 years.” Director Kenneth Hinton Sr. mal. Counselors will be on site p.m. at the Holton Career to talk to women at the conclu- & Resource Center, 401 said the experience has been an emotional one. sion of the play. N. Driver St. Call 490- “We are taking the audience 1571. “Hearing these lines over and over again, it just hits you,” he through the moment, a jour- ney through pain,” McMillian CHAPEL HILL said. Hinton directed the play at said. ARTS FESTIVAL General admission is $15. Festifall Arts Festival is Shaw University in 2009 and said he had to revisit the play Tickets can be purchased at Oct. 6, noon to 6 p.m. in http://raleighlittletheatre.org/ downtown Chapel Hill. again. With actress Schelle Holloway Purcell, who plays events/anatomy.html.

PLAY REVIEW ‘The Mountaintop’ scores with comedy and drama hours on Earth spent in a mo- not just a ground-breaking icon lar man with a great purpose. otherwise spellbinding per- are the only characters in the By Amanda Dana play, but it still seems full. The Raymond tel room with a sassy, smart- but a man with flaws. May gives a great perform- formances. It just made me re- alecky maid named Camae, At one point, King calls his ance as Camae, who is a con- alize that the story is, in the monologues of these two char- CORRESPONDENT played by Lakisha May. wife and kids, then turns scious devil’s advocate and end, the playwright’s imagina- acters are mesmerizing. CHAPEL HILL – “The The best thing about the play around and flirts with Camae. temptress to King. She is fun- tion. Though he could have “The Mountaintop” contin- Mountaintop” is an inspiring is its emotionality. The actors, He spits out Bible verses and ny and bold as well as inquis- had an inflective conversation ues through Oct. 6 at the Paul play beautifully written by especially Mays, are able to dis- curse words with the same itive enough to make King with a maid, King talking to an Green Theatre on the UNC Katori Hall. It is set on April 4, play a great range of emotion breath. He prays to God and question and defend his angel in disguise probably did Chapel Hill campus. Individual 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in – from anger to happiness to drinks and smokes. stances. not happen. ticket prices start at $15. Memphis, Tenn., the night fear. Hall is able to present King One thing I didn’t like about Overall, “The Mountaintop” Martin Luther King Jr. died. Mays portrays King in a way in this light without staining the play is Camae ends up be- by PlayMakers Theatre is worth On the Net: Portrayed by Cedric Mays, that makes him more human. his great legacy because she ing an angel. It’s a little cliché seeing. It is both comical and www.playmakersrep.org. the play is about King’s last The play shows that King was shows that he was just a regu- and took me out of the play’s heart breaking. Mays and May Return WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM The Triangle of TRIBUNE autumnThe summer season is of- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 PAGE 6B ficially over, and we wel- come atmospheric changes. Fun-filled greens, yellows, oranges and all of the vibrant colorful flowers are taking a Religion rest. They paraded their wares for our optical pleas- ure. Now, they give way to Prayer rally supports right to use Jesus name warm earth tones that bring By L.A. Williams about calmness and a beau- CHRISTIAN ACTION LEAGUE ty that only God can or- SALISBURY — The Supreme dain. Court won’t take up the issue Autumn is of prayer before governmen- one of the tal meetings until November, most beautiful but more than a thousand seasons of the North Carolinians made their year. Nature is opinion known last week by transformed gathering at the Rowan County into a Administration Building to menagerie of support commissioners’ right earth tones; Words of to offer invocations in Jesus’ what a com- Tender name. forting sight. Care “We are glad to see folks Cool crisp ANN stand up for our God-given days are re- HARRIS and constitutionally guaran- freshing be- teed right to petition our cre- cause the air is clean, and the ator as we see fit,” said the Rev. nights prepare us for a prom- Mark Creech, executive direc- ising winter chill. It seems as tor of the Christian Action though it was just yesterday League. “Certainly our found- when we talked about an au- ing fathers never dreamed that tumn celebration, and now the freedom of religion they another year has passed. We made sure to include in the can thank God for our pres- Constitution would ever be ence on earth. So many turned on its head and used to things have happened since prevent prayer in the name of last autumn; therefore, we our Savior.” celebrate life and the ability Organized by Forsyth to make qualitative differ- County-based Return America, ences in personal and spiri- Monday’s event was in re- tual growth. sponse to a judge’s order that Autumn is an occasion to Rowan County officials stop celebrate the enjoyment of using sectarian prayers. good eating, e.g., hearty The American Civil Liberties soups and casseroles, sea- Union had sued the board on of Return America, told the ends of the state, with many day for the cause of Jesus that Congress and the N.C. sonal vegetables such as behalf of three residents who commissioners that if prayer carrying signs and singing Christ,” Baity told the crowd. Legislature still open sessions pumpkins dishes, salads that said the pre-meeting prayers is prohibited in the public are- hymns as Baity and more than “We need you to go back home with prayers in Jesus name and contain collards and kale, made them feel excluded. In na, “then the next place they’re two-dozen other pastors gath- and stay charged.” that people need to recognize and sweet potatoes entrees, response, the board took its going to come for it is in our ered on the courthouse steps Attorney David Gibbs III, who “this is our tradition.” to name a few. Autumn prayers behind closed doors. churches.” before going to the commis- is representing the commis- “If you have prayer without brings in the State Fair, But Rev. Ron Baity, president The event drew crowds from sioners’ chambers. sioners in the prayer suit, told Jesus, you just formed a non- bazaars, yard sales and surrounding counties and both “We sent a great message to- the crowd along Innes Street Jesus religion,” he said. camping. It is also an oppor- tunity to plan for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Enjoy friends and loved ones at local football and soccer games Also, plan to participate in other outdoor activities e.g., cookouts, STAFF REPORTS pleased and humbled by the thing on the CD for every day neighborhood walks or Williams CD debuts in topof your 10 week. I’m a church kid public response to it.” weekend trips to the moun- The crooner known as the so there’s church music - mu- tains to see the foliage. The The current radio single “As “sultry tenor,” Keith Williams for Me and My House” is an in- sic we can sing on Sunday beach is also enjoyable dur- has earned his first top 10 CD morning. But I’m a real person ing this time of the year. fectious steppers tune, but the with the release of his sopho- project also features other and I live throughout the Fortunately, at no cost, you more CD, “Tone For Worship,” week, so there’s music that can relax outside and wit- dance floor material such as that debuts at No. 8 on “So Good to be Back” and deals with our every day ups ness the magnificent handi- Billboard Top Gospel Albums and downs.” work of the Creator. It is a “Behind Me Now.” The balmy chart. “You Are My Way Through,” Williams is a classically special time to recognize and The uplifting urban inspira- trained pianist and vocalist. give reverence to God for the “Tone For Worship” and tional and faith-oriented set “Anticipation” ballads are He’s spent the last two beauty of the earth. was designed for those who decades as a worship leader Look for treasures this au- punctuated with spare jazzy enjoy their gospel with a vel- piano chords that allow the in- at prestigious churches across tumn that you did not see vety touch and warm sophis- the United States such as last year. Think about pleas- timate resonance of Williams’ tication. enthralling voice to breathe ef- Ebenezer AME Church in Ft. ant situations; these pleas- The tunes set the tone for Washington, Md., and the his- ant thoughts will bring about fortlessly through. worship at home, driving The sing-along “Strength” toric Ebenezer Baptist Church peaceful dreams. Thus, au- down the freeway or from a in Atlanta. Over the years, he tumn dreams helps one be- has a shoulder rocking 1970s Sunday morning church pew. R&B feel and a couple of cool has written songs for Jennifer come refreshed and ready to “All I can say is God is good,” Holliday, Dottie Peoples and start new projects. scat runs. The enchanting “All Williams said. “This day has For You” is pure smooth jazz others. His debut CD, “…& One night I had a dream been a long time coming be- Again I Say Rejoice,” appeared about my (deceased) grand- and “I Believe God” is a soul- cause the CD was supposed to ful declaration of faith. in 2008. mother’s house. The dream be released last year, but we Visit www.IamKeith- occurred on a beautiful fall “I hate to categorize myself,” Williams wanted it to be right so we Williams said. “There’s some- Williams.com for more news. morning. Her house is one took our time, and I’m really place, in particular, that I en- joyed visiting when I was a child. In the dream, I was in the living room lying on a daybed that was placed at the window. I looked out of the window and saw a heap- ing pile of yellow pears. These pears came from the back yard where there was a By Jennifer Maggio world, check your heart. or in hopes that someone may Do it to serve others. Do it be- Do you feel genuine excite- large pear tree. My grand- CompetitionAre you running your non- discoverin you church as the next big cause the Lord prompted ministry you. ment when God elevates an- crosswalk.com mother oftentimes took the profit because you want to talent at your church? Do you get jealous when the other church or ministry for pears from the tree while There is absolutely no com- change lives or so that others “…..whatever you do, do it all church or ministry across town His purposes? Or do you se- they were green. She petition in the Kingdom of may know what you are doing? for the glory of God.” 1 has an event that happens to cretly struggle with jealousy? wrapped them individually God. Run your race. Do what Are you hosting that Bible Corinthians 10:31b catch the eye of the local news- It doesn’t matter if no one in newspaper and stored God has called you to do. study in hopes that you will Jesus says in Matthew 6:1-2 paper? Or do you rejoice that ever sees how much trash you them until they were ripened Am I saying there can never one day be the biggest at your to be careful not to do good God is using them in such a have picked up after services, yellow. This was a wonder- be a friendly competition church or so that others may deeds publicly for the admira- way? how many hours you have ful treat for me. I surmise among church friends? Of know Christ more intimately? tion of others, for that may be Do you find yourself cri- worked on that message,or that my pleasant dream course not. But if you are con- Do you sing just a little loud- all the reward you will ever get! tiquing another church, pastor how many women you have came from my pleasant cerned with becoming “the er than everyone else from the Do it because you want to see or ministry that has a similar prayed with at coffee shops. thoughts. next big thing” in the Christian choir loft to praise your King the Kingdom of Heaven grow. ministry as yours? The Lord saw. That’s enough. A variety of social engage- ments should bring about re- flective and wholesome re- conference concludes Sunday der music. membrances. We are now brate its 11th annual concert ANTIOCH BAPTIST with the Rev. Kadia Edwards transitioning for a quieter, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. Recording Holloway Street for both the 7:45 and 10:45 HILLSBOROUGH more reflective season. artist William McDowell will • Sept. 29, 4 p.m. – Men in also perform. Visit Harmony musical celebration a.m. services. PINEY GROVE Mother Nature’s ambience Pastor Ronnie L. Johnson will creates a slowing down - a www.100mib.org for tickets. is Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. Various orship groups will perform. EMMANUEL AME CHURCH celebrate his 16th pastoral an- hibernation of everything. 2018 Riddle Road niversary Sept. 29 at 11 a.m. No matter how young or old, PURITY CONFERENCE W Generation Keepsake Purity UNION BAPTIST Family and Friends Day is The Rev. Sir Walter Mack of the autumn reign pushes us Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. The Rev. Union Baptist in Winston- toward the art of maturing. Conference is Oct. 12, 9 a.m. 904 N. Roxboro Street Albert Thompson of Society Salem is the guest preacher. Enjoy this beautiful season to 3 p.m. at NC State’s Wither’s 2013 Missions and Hill AME in Manning, S.C., will of the year, and reflect on Hall, 101 Lampe Dr. for girls 8 Evangelism Weekend is Sept. preach. FIRST COMMUNITY MB your season of life and riefs to 18. The theme is “Fashioned 28-29.Various activities have • Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 7 p.m. 509 Eno Street where you are in your walk on Purpose, You Are Worth the been planned. Call Carolyn Wait.” Register at genera- Leathers at 688-1304 to volun- nightly – Revival. The Rev. Women’s Day is Sept. 29 at with God. God bountifully BRALEIGH Wanda Howell of Clover 11 a.m. The Rev. Joyce Daye- gives us the beauty of the tionkeepsake.org. teer or for more details. COMPASSIONATE BAPTIST Garden AME in Burlington will Clayton of New Red Mountain earth, and there are so many 2910 Compassionate Drive ST. AMBROSE preach. Missionary Baptist in Bahama miracles that we overlook. Revival is Oct. 2-4 at 7 p.m. is the guest speaker. Take time to especially give DURHAM 3400 Fayetteville State nightly. The Rev. William T. MT. OLIVE AMEZ Send your church news to: thanks for all that you see REBIRTH BAPTIST • Sept. 29, 3 p.m. – A musi- Newkirk of Oak City Baptist is 1515 W. Club Blvd. The Triangle Tribune, 115 and feel within your spirit. 462 S. Driver Street cal concert to benefit the Good the guest preacher. All are in- The Durham Association of Market Street, Suite 360H, Ann G. Harris, MRE, is an The Building Fund Samaritan Orphanage in Haiti. vited. Ministers’ Wives & Ministers’ Durham, NC 27701; e-mail inspirational freelance writer Committee will host a gospel WAKE CHAPEL Widows will host its fourth an- [email protected]; or who resides in Raleigh. You concert Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. FIRST CALVARY 3805 Tarheel Club Road niversary Sept. 29, 4 p.m. The fax 688-2740. Deadline: can reach her at annghar- Various choirs will sing. 1311 Morehead Avenue 100 Men in Black will cele- Perry Plus Ensemble will ren- Tuesday by noon. [email protected]. Singles in Love with Christ