Wake Sheriff Promotes NAACP Outraged Leader Over Denies Cacs Lawsuit by Lori D.R

WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM NC Supreme The Triangle Court considers prejudice in juries By Nadia Ramlagan RIBUNE N.C. NEWS SERVICE TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE RALEIGH –The North Carolina Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments in the cases of Cory Bennett of Sampson County VOLUME 22 NO. 7 WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2020 $1.00 and Cedric Hobbs of Cumberland County. Attorneys for the two men argued that prosecutors excluded black citizens from the defendants' juries because of their race. David Weiss, senior staff attorney for the Center for Death Pen- Jennifer King becomes alty Litigation, said if the court finds that racial discrimination played a key role in removing jurors, the men may receive new the first black woman trials. hired as a full-time as- "So, if the court finds that there was race discrimination against black jurors or jurors of color in these two cases," he sistant in the NFL. said, "it would be the first time in the history of our state that our court has recognized the problem of race discrimination in jury selection." Weiss said the court should reach a decision in the coming months. A 2018 analysis found that North Carolina's high courts largely have failed to enforce a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court deci- Please see JURY/2A Raleigh Ex-state residents Wake sheriff promotes NAACP outraged leader over denies CACs lawsuit By Lori D.R. Wiggins THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORRESPONDENT RALEIGH — A former RALEIGH – The new North Carolina NAACP chairwoman of Raleigh’s leader accused of sexually Citizens Advisory Council harassing an employee has said the city council’s 6-2 issued a statement deny- decision last week to abol- ing the allegations, saying ish the CACs without a lawsuit brought by the written notice on its woman is ““baseless.” agenda or opportunity for LORI D.R. WIGGINS The Rev. Curtis Gate- public input is counter- Left to right, front: Latasha Bromell and Karen Battle promoted to history-making positions. wood issued a statement productive to civic engage- Monday referring to the ing a backlog of 5,000 gun come from. We’re proud transparency, consis- ment, the capstone of the Lori D.R. Wiggins suit filed earlier in the permit applications; new of what we’ve been able tency, and diversity to resident boards. CORRESPONDENT month as a “baseless, friv- chase policies; and solved to accomplish in the past the job to “transform it “Today has been really, RALEIGH – Two fe- olous, and outrageously murders and drug cases. year.” into an agency that really hard,” said Christina male Wake County nonfactual lawsuit.” Baker first highlighted In announcing the pro- serves.” Jones who took over the deputies made his- The statement said he the promotions of Maj. motions, Baker said, “We In addition, Baker, helm of the CACs in De- tory this month when felt the need to respond to Karen Battle to head the Pa- decided to break the who has been criti- cember after having Sheriff Gerald Baker the “high profile and con- trol Division, and Master glass ceiling.” cized for his decision served as interim chair announced their pro- tinuous spreading of false Deputy Latasha Bromell to Baker said the Sheriff’s not to participate in a since July. “We were blind- motions to positions allegations, false narra- join the Special Operations Office never has had a federal immigration, sided. None of us knew never before held by tives, and character assas- Tactical Response Team as void of women and other championed efforts this was coming. I am women. sination.” examples of the strides in minorities who are and since he was elected to shocked.” Baker shared the In the suit filed in Dur- diversity he’s made lead- have been capable and better connect with the Even so, Jones said, “This news during a State ham County, Jazmyne ing county law enforce- qualified to hold all posi- communities through- is an organization that has of the Sheriff address Childs is seeking at least ment. tions, but they haven’t out Wake County. been in existence almost to outline accom- $15 million for emotional “This office is more di- been given an opportu- In doing so, he said, 50 years. We won’t go plishments in his first and mental distress. verse than it has ever nity to rise through the his department re- quietly.” year on the job. She said Gatewood been,” Baker said. “It’s our ranks. Both women al- mains committed to The CACs are resident- Among them: the harassed her over a period duty as sheriff and officers ready are serving in their making strides in con- led community forums in most diverse leader- of months in 2017, includ- to be in a position to serve new posts. necting with various each geographic area of ship team in 16 years; ing pressing himself all citizens in the diverse Baker said the achieve- communities through the city that serve as a con- deputy training un- against her on one occa- community of Wake ments align with his cam- churches, community duit to civic engagement derway for the up- sion and another time County that we serve, re- paign promise to bring centers and parks. that allows residents to coming launch of “looking her up and down gardless of where you integrity, accountability, vote in an advisory capac- body cameras; eras- in a sexual and intimidat- ity on issues up for city ing manner.” council consideration. Gatewood was interim Ultimately, some say, the field director and managed city’s move thwarts civic Welcome Baby supports families the state conference engagement at a time NAACP staff in 2017. when development in Ra- By Maydha Devarajan Childs was youth and col- leigh not only remains on THE DURHAM VOICE lege field secretary for the an upswing, but also has state conference. DURHAM – When Patience increasingly gained atten- The lawsuit also names Mukelabai came to Welcome tion from residents con- the national NAACP as a Baby in 2007, she started cerned about being defendant. working with the organization pushed out or overshad- The lawsuit said that the as a part-time volunteer. Thir- owed. national NAACP didn’t take teen years later, she is now the Although the CACs, action after it received a re- program coordinator and has which operate city staff port from an outside in- watched the agency grow ex- and funding, no longer vestigator in October 2017 ponentially. have a staff, the group that concluded that Gate- As part of the Durham does have 45 days to com- wood had harassed Childs. County Cooperative Extension, plete zoning cases already A spokesman for the na- Welcome Baby is nestled on scheduled. Jones said the tional NAACP organization Foster Street across from the group plans to move for- didn’t immediately re- Central Park School for Chil- ward with its planned respond to an email seeking dren and Cocoa Cinnamon. treat at the Walnut Creek comment. The agency provides a range Wetlands Center, and will An attorney for Childs, of services to any Durham MAYDHA DEVARAJAN make a formal statement Geeta Kapur, declined to County family who is expect- and present plans for its Latisha Baldwin, 29, picks out clothes for her 2-year-old during comment Tuesday on ing or whose child is not yet in next steps. Welcome Baby’s Giving Closet hours. Gatewood’s statement, cit- kindergarten. “We are here for res- ing the pending litigation. Some of the organization’s idents and residents have not necessarily for, ‘Oh, yeah, ument about the history of Before filing the lawsuit, signature resources include been thrown out,” Jones because you are required by Welcome Baby. Childs had disclosed alle- car seat safety classes, ev- said. “We had a vessel to DSS,’ you know, no. These are Latisha Baldwin, 29, who gations of harassment idence-based parenting work- get people’s voices heard, open to everybody because moved from Georgia to Dur- against Gatewood at a shops such as the Incredible and you shut us down,” parenting, I don’t think it ham six months ago with her news conference in Sep- Jones said of the city coun- Years and Motheread pro- comes with a manual.” three children, said a co- grams, and a free weekly cloth- tember, saying she had cil. “You put a void in this Welcome Baby was founded worker recommended she look written letters to the na- entire process.” ing donation service called the in 1987 by Prevent Child into Welcome Baby for its serv- Giving Closet. “When I had my tional president of the In recent years, public Abuse North Carolina to in- ices. Baldwin’s first visit to NAACP but had gotten no backlash has delayed past first child, I wish I knew about crease awareness about child Welcome Baby came last week Welcome Baby,” Mukelabai response. efforts to reform the struc- abuse and to provide a space between her shifts at Outback Gatewood’s NAACP ture and operations of the said. for agencies and individuals to Steakhouse. Apart from the need-based membership was sus- city’s 18 CACs by council share prevention efforts. As she examined a dinosaur- pended by the national or- members who believe the car seat safety and Cribs for Martha “Muff” Urbaniak, print onesie for her 2-year-old Kids programs, the organiza- ganization the next day. forums fail to attract former chair of the Welcome during Giving Closet hours, While he flatly denied the enough participation that tion doesn’t ask for income in- Baby Advisory Council, said Baldwin considered the impor- formation from participants. allegations in his latest is representative of the city that even at the time of Wel- tance of programs like Wel- statement, Gatewood said to be fully effective. Each All of Welcome Baby’s classes come Baby’s inception, the come Baby for parents are intentionally offered to in an October email that time, the council has group did not target its serv- managing a work-life balance. while he never inten- promised an alternative Durham residents at no cost. ices towards a specific demo- “I think, because a lot of times “We have had medical doc- tionally harassed anyone, civic engagement process, graphic of mothers, but rather parenthood is minimized and he realized his actions but none has been pre- tors, we’ve had Ph.D. doctors, “to any and all new parents.” a lot of people don’t think that we’ve had nurses, people from “may have been received sented. “All parents are capable of it takes as much from you as a as sexual.” Jones said one of her all walks of life just coming abusing their child with the person, it’s not acknowledged and saying, ‘You know what? I first steps as chairwoman right stressors, and all parents as much as it should be,” Bald- was to meet with her city want to be a better parent. I deserve support to nurture win said. want to take a class,’” Mukela- positive family relationships,” ### Please see CAC/2A bai said. “So, our classes are Urbaniak wrote in a 1996 doc- Please see BABY/2A Index Address: 115 Market St., Suite 360-G Publisher: Gerald O. Johnson Follow The Tribune on News 1A Religion 5A Durham, NC 27701 Managing Editor/Sports Editor: Bonitta Best Classifieds Sports 6A (919) 688-9408 Advertising: Linda Johnson 4A Focus 8A © 2019 The Triangle Tribune www.triangletribune.com 2A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, February 16, 2020 Welcome Baby offers support to young families

Continued from page 1A sions in Spanish. The organization re- Alfonso Blanco, who Now, every program of- cently solicited help from teaches car seat safety fered by Welcome Baby is the Durham community in classes, similarly empha- also available in Spanish. collecting extra coats and sized the need for Wel- Additionally, Ramirez food items for McDougald come Baby’s programs to said that although Wel- Terrace residents who be flexible for parents. come Baby doesn’t cur- have been displaced due Blanco said he hopes to rently offer formal to dangerous carbon mon- offer more classes geared programs in Arabic, she oxide leaks in the com- towards fathers, specifi- hopes it will someday be a plex. cally for Spanish-speakers. possibility in order to Mukelabai said the most “There are a few things better serve the increasing rewarding part of working number of families in the with Welcome Baby is in English, but there’s STOCK PHOTO nothing in Spanish — for area from the Middle East. making a difference that fathers in Spanish, in Dur- “Demographics, infras- she can actually see. Spe- ham, in Chapel Hill, tructure, a lot, a lot is cifically, she values the changing [in Durham], and agency’s ability to em- NC Supreme Court there’s nothing,” Blanco said. “It’s hard.” it’s good,” Ramirez said. “I power the families they Parent educator Evelyn mean, the city is growing.” work with. Ramirez said that when Welcome Baby is also ac- “You are the parent and considers jury prejudice she started working with tive in community engage- you make the difference,” Welcome Baby nearly 14 ment efforts, hosting an Mukelabai said. “We just years ago, the organiza- annual coat drive every give you the tools.” Continued from page 1A tion only had a few ses- winter. sion that barred racially motivated jury exclusion. In the more than 30 years since the 1986 law, Weiss said, more than 100 North Carolina defendants have raised claims of discrimination against jurors of color. "There are multiple studies in our state, which have looked at hundreds of cases – BOOK have looked at decisions to remove thousands of jurors – and have found that black jurors are removed by prosecutors at twice the rate that white jurors and all other jurors are removed," he said. New book explores role Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry said this is a problem that everyone in the justice system, including prosecutors, needs to address. "Doing trainings around our own racial bias, around the ways in which racial bias may impact the decisions that we make in picking jurors," she said, "and that just of black beauty queens even having vocalized that to our attorneys, and having them keep on the top of their mind, I think has made a difference." Black Beauties: African Erica Dunlap, Miss America They resisted by embrac- Other states, including Connecticut, Nevada and Washington, have taken recent American Pageant 2004 ing and being themselves – steps to address racial discrimination in the jury box, including reversing convictions Queens in the Pellum is extremely pas- wearing Afrocentric styles, marred by racial bias, crafting new legal approaches and appointing commissions to Segregated South sionate about the outcome natural hair and bold fash- study jury discrimination. By Kimberly Brown and revelations discovered ion statements. Black Legal documents for the two cases are online at google.com, and the 2018 analysis Pellum while working on Black Beauties is a useful refer- is at nacdl.org. The History Press, Beauties. The women fea- ence for all, especially $27.99 HC tured in the book represent black women and girls. It various generations, pro- shares stories of empower- Four global pageant titles fessional backgrounds and ment, fortitude and pride. are currently held by societal echelons. While Outrage over elimination women of African descent. they share those differ- ABOUT While the world is celebrat- ences, they all had some- THE AU- ing the well-deserved rep- thing in common: they THOR: resentation, Pellum is represent the longstanding With a ter- of Raleigh CACs taking a deep dive into cultural resilience and in- minal de- swearing to secrecy two – we don’t like the way it what pageantry has meant genuity of African Ameri- gree in Continued from page 1A media outlets and fellow was carried out,” said Bar- to the African American can communities. history council representative of- council members alike, ex- bour, referring to conver- culture in some of its most “These women are from fering to be a “bridge and a cept councilman David sations with his wife, trying times. leaders. Pageantry requires Howard voice” to find ways to fix Cox, who is considered a Phyllis, also an active CAC “Black Beauties: African a very high level of con- Univer- the system of CACs, “and CAC supporter. member. American Pageant Queens fidence. For these women sity, Pel- he totally ignored me and Raleigh resident Steve With the political climate in the Segregated South” to do this in the face of ra- lum specializes in the didn’t tell me what was Barbour has been active in nationally, statewide and explores the social activ- cial and class adversities history of women’s images, going on.” the East CAC, and has kept locally, “We don’t need this ism of pageantry and how displays their resilience southern culture and the To avoid backlash this up with the debate and this shroud of secrecy to how it was used to uplift ra- and strength,” Pellum said. black freedom struggle. time, council member week’s developments. we do things,” Barbour cially oppressed com- These black beauty She is the director of the Saige Martin and Mayor “While we understand continued. “I really don’t munities of color. The queens offered a great digital archives project, The Mary-Ann Baldwin re- what the council is trying like that technique, and it literary work gives an in- sense of pride for their Museum of Black Beauty, portedly intentionally led to say – they want to try to really puts a bad taste in side look into dozens of communities when the and is a faculty member at the effort in secrecy, implement something my mouth.” queens and their journeys. world was intentionally de- Florida A&M University. quietly planning and culti- better and more universal The foreword is written by meaning and destructive. vating council votes, 3A NEWS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, February 16, 2020 To place an ad: Call 919.688.9408 Classifieds SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2020 PAGE 4A Classified Deadline: Wednesday at 5p.m., prior to Sunday’s edition ANNOUNCEMENTS LEGAL NOTICES TRAVEL

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Duke Auditorium on FORUM Fayetteville St. Call 530- Junior Women’s League PLAY 5436. of Smithfield will host a “Set It Off” will be per- candidates’ forum for formed Feb. 23, 4 p.m., SYMPOSIUM Johnston Co. Board of Edu- Duke Energy Center, 2 E. Afro-Feminist Dance cation Feb. 19, 7 p.m., South St. Visit ticket- Symposium is Feb. 19-22 Johnston Co. Agricultural master.com. at Duke’s Rubenstein Arts Center, 2736 NC Hwy210. Center and White Lecture POEMS Hall. Visit FUQUAY-VARINA NC State Poetry Contest sites.duke.edu/feminist- HISTORY is now open. Drop off en- performanceroutes/. Fuquay-Varina Council tries at English depart- will host its annual black ment, 221 Tompkins Hall ENGAGE history program Feb. 22, by Feb. 24. EngageDurham will hold noon to 4 p.m., Pine Acres an engagement session for Community Center, 402 CARY Durham residents Feb. 20, COURTESY McClean St. CELEBRATION 6-7 p.m., New Creation Churchgoers attend a funeral of a lynching victim. Annual African American UMC, 4705 Old Chapel Hill RALEIGH Celebration is Feb. 22, 11 Rd. Email secretary@new- DOC a.m. to 4 p.m., Cary Arts creationumcdurham.org. White preachers assisted A documentary titled Center. “Oberlin – A Village Rooted CONVERSATION in Freedom” will be shown STEM Conversation for Youth on UNC-TV Feb. 20 at 10 Kiddie Academy of Cary and Caregivers of Children in violence, lynchings p.m. will host a STEM Adven- and Youth is Feb. 20, 5:15- tures event Feb. 22, 10 7:30 p.m., East Durham By Malcolm Brian argue persuasively in their was being the only person CONCERT a.m., 7350 O’Kelly Chapel Children’s Initiative, 2101 Foley 2015 book “Lynched,” very in Lamar County to speak Johnny Mathis will per- Rd. Visit Angier Ave. Register by little is known about lynch- against the horrific 1893 form in concert Feb. 21-22, kiddieacademy.net. Feb. 17 at (984) 260-6703. THE CONVERSATION ing victims beyond their lynching of Smith. 8 p.m., Meymandi Concert DURHAM CONCERTS: White lynch mobs in gender and race. But by In each of these cases, the Hall, Duke Energy Center, 2 FORUM America murdered at least cross-referencing news re- victim’s profession was an- E. South St. Visit • REMEMBER JONES will 4,467 people between ports with census data, cillary to their lynching. www.ncsymphony.org. Raleigh-Durham IWW will perform Feb. 21, 8 p.m., at scholars and civil rights or- But preaching was not inci- host a forum on support- Motorco Music Hall, 723 1883 and 1941, hanging, BLACK HISTORY burning, dismembering, ganizations are uncovering dental to black pastors’ re- ing nonprofits and charity Rigsbee Ave. Visit garroting and blowtorch- more details. sistance to lynching. Many, Annual North Central workers Feb. 15, 4-7 p.m., www.motorcomusic.com. ing their victims. Their vi- One might expect that like the Washington, D.C., CAC Black History Month Center for Responsible • SUMMER: The Donna olence was widespread but mobs seeking to destabil- Presbyterian pastor Francis Program is Feb. 22, 11 a.m. Lending, 302 W. Main St. Summer Musical is Feb. 25 not indiscriminate: about ize the black community Grimke, preached to their to 1 p.m., Tarboro Road RSVP to to March 1 at the DPAC, 3,300 of the lynched were would focus on the suc- congregations about racial Community Center, Tar- [email protected]. 123 Vivian St. Visit black, according to the cessful and the influential – violence. Grimke argued boro St. DPACnc.com. EXHIBIT most recent count by so- people like preachers or for comprehensive anti- prominent business racist education as a way to TOUR A reception for Bryan CHAPEL HILL ciologists Charles Seguin LECTURE and David Rigby. The re- owners. Instead, lynching undermine the narratives African American History Collier’s exhibit “You Can’t maining dead were white, disproportionately tar- that led to lynching. Highlights Tour is Feb. 22, Outgrow a Picture Book” is Beverly Guy-Sheftall is Mexican, of Mexican des- geted lower-status black Some white pastors de- 1:30 p.m. NC Museum of Feb. 16, 2-4 p.m., NCCU Art the keynote speaker at the cent, Native American, Chi- people – individuals soci- cried racial terror, too. But History, 5 E. Edenton St. Museum, 580 E. Lawson St. African American History nese or Japanese. ety would not protect, like others used the pulpit to Month Lecture Feb. 17, 7 BOWL AARP Such numbers, based on the agricultural worker instigate violence. On June p.m., Stone Center, 150 verifiable newspaper re- Sam Hose of Georgia and 21, 1903, the white pastor Annual African American The next AARP Durham South St. ports, represent a mini- men like Henry Smith, a of Olivet Presbyterian Quiz Bowl is Feb. 22, 8 a.m. Chapter #189 meeting is Texas handyman accused church in Delaware used to 2 p.m., Heritage Middle Feb. 19, 2-4 p.m., Durham HILLSBOROUGH mum. The full human toll AWARDS of racial lynching may re- of raping and killing a 3- his religious leadership to School, 3400 Rogers Rd. Center for Senior Life, 406 main ever beyond reach. year-old girl. incite a lynching. Email Rigsbee Ave. Pauli Murray Award Religion was no barrier for The rope and the pyre Preaching to a crowd of [email protected]. winners will be announced snuffed out primarily the 3,000 gathered in down- NCCU Feb. 23, 3-5 p.m., Whitted these white murderers FLANNEL FUN either. White preachers in- socially marginal: the un- town Wilmington, the Rev- Fashion innovator Bldg., 300 W. Tryon St., cited racial violence, joined employed, the unmarried, erend Robert A. Elwood Flannels & Frost family Dapper Dan will speak Feb. Room 230. the Ku Klux Klan and the precarious – often not urged the jury in the trial of fun is Feb. 22, 2-6 p.m., 19, 7 p.m., N.C. Central’s lynched black people. the prominent – who ex- George White – a black When considering Amer- pressed any discontent- farm laborer accused of ican racial terror, the first ment with racial caste. raping and killing a 17- question to answer is not That’s because lynching year-old white girl, Helen how a lynch mob could kill was a form of social con- Bishop – to pronounce a man of the cloth but why trol. By killing workers with White guilty speedily. white lynch mobs killed at few connections who could Otherwise, Elwood con- all. The typical answer be economically replaced – tinued, according to a June orship from Southern apologists and doing so in brutal, 23, 1903, New York Times riefs was that only black men public ways that struck ter- article, White should be W ror into black communities lynched. He cited the Bib- B who raped white women were targeted. In this view, – lynching kept white su- lical text 1 Corinthians lynching was “popular jus- premacy on track. 5:13, which orders Chris- tice” – the response of an So black ministers tians to “expel the wicked aggrieved community to a weren’t often lynching vic- person from among you.” heinous crime. tims, but they could be tar- White was dragged out of Journalists like Ida B. geted if they got in the way. jail the next day, bound APEX DURHAM SOUTHSIDE CHURCH Wells and early sociolo- I.T. Burgess, a preacher in and burned alive in front of HOLLAND CHAPEL FIRST CALVARY OF CHRIST Putnam County, Florida, 2,000 people. The follow- gists like Monroe Work saw AME ZION 1311 Morehead Ave. 800 Elmira Avenue was hanged in 1894 after ing Sunday, a black pastor through that smokescreen, • Feb. 15, 3 p.m. – Val- Young Adult Ministry The Family Dinner being accused of planning named Montrose W. Thorn- finding that only about entine Social at the will host several events series is every third to instigate a revolt, ac- ton discussed the week’s 20% to 25% of lynching vic- church. Call (919) 362- during its 2020 Vision Tuesday of the month. cording to a May 30, 1894, barbarities with his own tims were alleged rapists. 7831. Conference Week from The next one is Feb. 18 at story in the Atlanta Consti- congregation in Wilming- About 3% were women. Feb. 16-22: 5:30 p.m. Visit tution newspaper. Later ton. He urged self-defense. Some were children. RALEIGH www.foodthatfitsu.com. that year, in December, the “There is but one part left Black people were COMPASSIONATE • Feb. 16, Sunday Constitution also reported, for the persecuted Negro lynched for murder or as- BAPIST brunch at Dame’s ST. MARK AME ZION Lucius Turner, a preacher when charged with a crime sault, or on suspicion that 2310 Compassionate Chicken & Waffles after 531 S. Roxboro Street near West Point, Georgia, and when innocent. Be a they committed those • All members are 10:45 a.m. service A diabetes play, “A was shot by two brothers law unto yourself,” he told crimes. They could also be asked to wear red on Feb. Touch of Sugga,” is Feb. for apparently writing an his parishioners. “Die in lynched for looking at a 16 at 10 a.m. service in • Feb. 17, 7 p.m. – 19, 6-8 p.m. insulting note to their your tracks, perhaps drink- white woman or for bump- recognition of Heart Dis- bowling night at Frank’s sister. ing the blood of your pur- ing the shoulder of a white ease Month. CineBowl Send your church news Ida B. Wells wrote in her suer.” woman. Some were killed to: The Triangle Tribune, 1895 editorial “A Red Newspapers around the for being near or related to • Annual Black History • Feb. 22, 10 a.m. – 115 Market Street, Suite Record” about Reverend country denounced both someone accused of the Month program is at 5 community 360-G, Durham, NC King, a minister in Paris, sermons. An editorial in aforementioned offenses. p.m. All members asked service/NCCU basketball 27701; e-mail info@trian- Texas, who was beaten the Washington Star said Identifying the dead is to attend. game. Register at gletribune.com; or fax with a Winchester Rifle and both pastors had “contrib- supremely difficult work. www.firstcalvary.org. 688-2740. Deadline: placed on a train out of uted to the worst passions As sociologists Amy Kate Tuesday by noon. Bailey and Stewart Tolnay town. His offense, he said, of the mob.” Churchgoers divided over armed congregants

By Aaron Earls 2 in 3 pastors (62 percent) Combining this with the more likely than mainline tal (71 percent), Baptist (65 security measures. BAPTIST PRESS say their church has an in- percentages who say they pastors (34 percent) to say percent) and Church of Other churches place tentional plan for an active have uniformed police of- they have armed church Christ pastors (53 percent) their emphasis on keeping NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In shooter situation. The ficers or armed security members. are also more likely than all guns away from the the aftermath of several more people who show up personnel on site, 51 per- Half of pastors in the Methodist (32 percent), Lu- worship service. More than high-profile church shoot- to worship services each cent intentionally have fire- South (51 percent) and theran (27 percent) and a quarter (27 percent) have ings, most Protestant pas- week, the more likely the arms at their worship West (46 percent) say this is Presbyterian or Reformed a no-firearms policy for the tors say their church is to have made services as part of their se- the case compared to a pastors (27 percent) to say building where they meet congregations have taken plans for a potential gun- curity measures. Evangeli- third of those in the North- they have armed church and 3 percent have metal some precautions to pro- man. cal pastors (54 percent) are east (33 percent). Pentecos- members as part of their detectors at entrances. tect those in attendance. Pastors of churches with Since 2000, 19 fatal 250 or more in attendance shootings have taken place (77 percent) and those at Christian churches, with 100 to 249 (74 per- while gunmen have also cent) are more likely to taken lives at other reli- have an intentional plan gious sites like Jewish syn- than those with 50 to 99 in agogues, a Sikh temple and attendance (58 percent) or an Amish school. those with less than 50 in Around 4 in 5 Protestant their worship service each pastors (80 percent) say week (45 percent). More their church has some type than a quarter of churches of security measure in (28 percent) have radio place when they gather for communication among se- worship, according to a curity personnel. survey from Nashville- African American pas- based LifeWay Research. tors (47 percent) and pas- "Churches are some of the tors of other ethnicities (46 most common gatherings percent) are almost twice in any community, and as likely as white pastors that makes them targets," (25 percent) to take this said Scott McConnell, ex- step. The question of guns ecutive director of LifeWay in church is very much a Research. "Most churches live debate among pastors, understand this and have as close to half of pastors responded in some way." (45 percent) say part of The most common form their security measures in- of preparation is making clude having armed an intentional plan. Almost church members. Shame on WWW.TRIANGLETRIBUNE.COM college The Triangle football TRIBUNE for lack Sports SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 – PAGE 6A of black COLLEGE coaches CORNER By Paul Newberry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Redskins make history Colleges around the country wrapped up their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of Af- rican American athletes as with black female coach the next big stars. It’s a whole different situation on the sideline. Segregation still COURTESY rules the coaching ranks. Gordon Lewis And not just the top guys. A review of all 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools found shockingly low numbers, with blacks still largely shut out of head coaching positions and, to an even greater degree, the prime coordinator spots. While the NFL has come under fire for its lack of minority coaches, the situation appears more dire at the college level. Frankly, there’s little rea- son to believe the sport will COURTESY ever become more inclusive Wiggins beyond the field, even though roughly half the players are African Ameri- NCCU’s cans. “College coaches are expected to fundraise and schmooze with alumni as well as coach,” said Mark Nai- COURTESY Lewis son, Fordham University pro- Jennifer King has become the first full-time African American female coach in the NFL fessor of African American after joining the Washington Redskins staff under head coach Ron Rivera. King worked Studies and History. “The on Rivera’s staff in 2017 as a coaching intern with the Carolina Panthers and was most sets meet rich alumni, most of whom recently on Dartmouth College’s staff as an offensive assistant. are white, feel more comfort- able with people who look record like them. So long as alumni dollars drive college football Florida A&M longtime soft- funding, white coaches will ball coach Veronica Wiggins have a huge hiring advan- will call it quits after the sea- tage. ” HBCU BASKETBALL son. Wiggins has won 771 This much is clear: games – the first HBCU • Blacks are less likely to be coach to win over 700 – 12 hired as a head coach, offen- conference championships sive coordinator or defensive and appeared in nine NCAA coordinator. Tournaments. • Blacks rarely get a chance "When I got to this school, to shine at the most promi- it was something special," nent schools. she said. "There was a feel- • Blacks generally get a ing of home in being around shorter time-frame to prove students who were here to their coaching skills. improve their lives and the • Blacks find it more diffi- awesome teachers and ad- cult getting a second chance ministration that knew what if things don’t work out in we needed to get our educa- their initial jobs. tion. What really got me was At college football’s top how the teachers cared level, there are 13 African about us. That is what made American head coaches at us have pride in FAMU." FBS schools, down from 15 two years ago and roughly in WOMEN line with the NFL’s puny St. Augustine’s numbers (three out of 32). Sophomore Jaria Hoyte The rates are downright was the only Lady Falcon to alarming when it comes to claim a victory at last week- offensive and defensive co- end’s VMI Winter Relays in ordinators, who make up the Virginia. Hoyte won the 400- prime pool of candidates for MYUNG J. CHUN/LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS VIA AP meter dash. future head coaching jobs. Hampton senior Jermaine Morrow is now the program’s all-time leading scorer. Only seven FBS schools have MEN an African American running N.C. Central the offense, while four Junior Gordon Lewis set a others have black coaches N.C. Central and N.C. A&T new meet record in the 400 who carry the co-coordinator dash with a time of 48.61 title. Those numbers are seconds at last weekend’s especially troubling in battle for 1st this weekend 2020 Camel City Invita- today’s world of high-scoring tional. spread offenses, which WOMEN knocking off Winston-Salem Then he, along with team- means those calling the plays By Bonitta Best N.C. Central (7-16, 4-6) State. SAU lost to Johnson mates Donnell Carter, Malik are often the hottest coach- [email protected] The Eagles have lost two C. Smith 61-46 Tuesday Miles and Jazire Notice, ing prospects. Hampton senior Jermaine of their last three games night. placed first in the 4x400 The minority numbers are Marrow broke the pro- after Monday’s 83-75 defeat Senior Kaaliya Williams relay. Also on the winning higher on the defensive side gram’s all-time scoring to Norfolk State. With the scored a team-high 12 end were Marvin Jones in of the line, but still show an record after hitting 18 loss, NCCU is seventh in the points, while teammate the high jump and Jereme appalling lack of diversity. points in an 80-70 win over MEAC standings. Shankia Clark pulled down Faison in the long jump. There are 16 black coordi- UNC Asheville. The team travels to arch- a career-high 17 rebounds. Lewis and Jones were nators, with another six Marrow replaced the leg- rival N.C. A&T this week- The Falcons traveled to named MEAC indoor track & black coaches listed as co-co- endary Rick Mahorn with a end, a place it last won at on Shaw on February 14, Eliza- field athletes of the week. ordinators (including job- free throw with 4:12 re- March 2, 2017, under pre- beth City State on February sharing between two coaches maining and ended the vious coach Vanessa Taylor. 19 and Fayetteville State on St. Augustine’s of color at both Arizona State game with 2,421 career Maryland Eastern Shore February 22. Two Falcons took first and Charlotte). points. comes to Durham next Sat- place at the VMI Relays: jun- Amazingly, Rice is the only One week is left in the urday. Shaw (6-17, 2-12 CIAA) ior Shivnarine Smalling won FBS school that has African CIAA regular season, can The Bears dropped their the 60 dash, and teammate Americans in both coordi- you believe it? As usual, St. Aug’s (9-16, 4-11) ninth straight game after a Phillip Marcelle the 200 nator spots. Jerry Mack is in College Corner will grade all The Falcons couldn’t sus- 57-47 loss to Winston- dash. The CIAA indoor Please see 24 teams next week. tain the momentum after Please see championships is Feb. 16-17 COACHES/7A MARROW/7A in Winston-Salem State. HBCU graduate launches dessert company BLACKNEWS.COM BAKING HIS WAY the Keys" Key Lime Pie. Al- to school without incur- TO THE TOP Kolby McNeal, founder ways the entrepreneur, his ring a lot of debt, and that and chief culinary officer McNeal asked his par- first business was starting has always been important of Sweets in a Jar LLC, has ents for an easy bake oven a sandwich-making busi- to me. Having the good launched an on-the-go and a football in kinder- ness in middle school to fortune to play at an HBCU homemade dessert com- garten. He loved watching get the money to buy a was icing on the cake!" he pany based in Little Rock, Ace of Cakes, and his idols moped, and that entrepre- said. Knowing that his Arkansas. as a kid: G. Garvin and Mi- neur spirit never left. playing days were coming While excelling in aca- chael Vick. He spent his When asked about his to an end, McNeal said he demics as well as athletics days playing football and company, Sweets in a Jar, wanted to go back to his at the University of Arkan- making Vanilla Bean he said that he believed his first love and turn that into sas Pine Bluff, McNeal has Crème Brûlée. He attended life had come full circle. his main passion, entre- also been working hard to football camps, but, just as He always enjoyed cre- preneurship. COURTESY frequently, cooking ating culinary experi- EMBRACED BY THE grow his business. This HBCU COMMUNITY Kolby McNeal student-athlete phenom camps. He was in the first ments, but once he turned entrepreneur, who class of the Clinton Foun- became a high-schooler, McNeal’s first significant Psi, and a wink to the "My college experience has went to school on a full dation Culinary Camp. Me- his focus shifted to foot- sale for Sweets In a Jar ladies of Delta Sigma been amazing. It's nothing football scholarship, has Neal was featured on ball but creating his ver- came after he started sell- Theta.) After that, he was like having the type of quickly become known as television in middle sion of classic foods never ing "Krim & Kreme," his off and running. support that pushes you to "Cakes" because of his school, making his version left his heart. version of the red velvet His cakes are a perfect pursue your dreams and imaginative spins on tried of key lime pie, which "I recognized that foot- cake (the name a nod to marriage of HBCU culture gives you the foundation and true sweets. would become the "I Got ball would allow me to go his fraternity, Kappa Alpha with a homemade flavor. Please see DESSERT/7A 7A SPORTS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, February 16, 2020 HBCU graduate launches dessert company Continued from page 6A that you need to get there,” he said. “When my coaches and teammates found out that I loved baking, they were my best customers." BROTHERLY LOVE Doing good while doing well has always been important to McNeal. When his older brother was diagnosed with epilepsy a few years back, he knew that wha- tever he did, he wanted to be able to give to those who are fighting epilepsy. Since his brother's favorite snack are honeybuns, he created "Honeybun Kane" cake, with all proceeds going to help those who suffer from that disease. "When people have that first seizure, they can't drive for a year. I hope that one day I will be able to provide rides for everyone who needs one,” he said. For more information about Sweets in a Jar, visit www.sweetsinajar.com or follow the brand on Instagram @yoursweetsinajar

AP PHOTO/JESSICA HILL Chicago Sky's Swin Cash, right, shoots while guarded by Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles. Shame on college football Catchings, Jackson for lack of black coaches headline women’s hoops Continued from page 6A charge of the offense and Brian Smith runs the de- Hall of Fame class fense for head coach Mike Bloomgren, who is white. The Pac-12 has the greatest By Doug Feinberg to an NCAA championship wow... Blessed.” head coaching diversity of in 1998. Callan has been USA Bas- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS any conference, with Afri- Jackson helped the Se- ketball’s national team di- can Americans holding five NEW YORK — Tamika attle Storm win two cham- rector since 1996 and has of 12 positions. There are Catchings, Lauren Jackson pionships in the WNBA and guided the team to six con- three black head coaches and Swin Cash are headed was the league’s MVP three secutive Olympic gold in the 14-team Big Ten. to the Women’s Basketball times. She also helped Aus- medals. She’s currently the Beyond that, the Power Hall of Fame. tralia win three silver president of FIBA Americas Five head jobs are almost The trio headline the medals and a bronze in the and a member of the FIBA entirely white. There is one Class of 2020. Joining the Olympics. The team also Competition Committee. head coach of color in the CARLINE JEAN/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL VIA AP three former WNBA stars won the 2006 World Cham- Stiff is ESPN’s vice pres- 14-team Southeastern Con- Former Florida State coach Willie Taggart is intro- are Carol Callan (contrib- pionship. ident for programming and ference (Vanderbilt’s Derek duced as Florida Atlantic University's new football Cash won three WNBA acquisitions with an em- utor), Carol Stiff (contrib- Mason), one in the 14-team head coach during a press conference. utor), Sue Donohoe championships with De- phasis on NCAA women’s Atlantic Coast Conference (contributor) and Debbie troit and Seattle. She also basketball, WNBA and other through countless inter- least one minority candi- (Syracuse’s Dino Babers) views for head coaching date for head coaching Brock (veteran player). The won two NCAA titles at women’s sports. and none in the 10-school seven members will be in- UConn. “I’m humbled and Donohoe was the NCAA jobs, before Nevada finally jobs, but it’s clear that Big 12. In fact, the only co- gave him a chance at age many teams are simply ducted on June 13. honored to be named in vice president of division I ordinator of color in the Catchings was a four- this amazing class,” Cash basketball from 2003-12. 53. After enduring a 3-9 going through the motions entire Big 12 is Kasey mark in his inaugural sea- with the intention all along time Olympic gold medal- said in a text to The AP. She also was the director of Dunn, who is biracial. He ist for the U.S. and also a “Thank you the committee, the men’s basketball cham- son, Norvell guided the of hiring a white coach. was recently promoted to Wolf Pack to bowl appear- There is no such rule at five-time winner of the my family, coaches, team- pionship in 2002-03. run Oklahoma State’s of- WNBA defensive player of mates, city of Mckeesport Brock was the point ances the last two seasons. the college ranks, not that fense next season. “Most schools interview a it would likely do any the year award. She led the and every fan that loves guard at Delta State that Among the next tier of Indiana Fever to their lone our game and supports it! won three AIAW champion- minority candidate,” Nor- good. Norvell can attest to schools, known as the vell told the Reno Gazette that. He took part in plenty title in 2012 and Tennessee To be going in with my sis ships from 1975-77. Group of Five, the numbers Catch and Lauren — just Journal shortly before his of sham interviews before are more minuscule. Just first game in 2017. “A lot of someone finally looked at three of 65 head coaches times I felt like I was that him as a legitimate pro- are African American: Jay guy, the guy they had to in- spect. Norvell at Nevada (Moun- terview, and, at the end of “That becomes frustrat- The D.C. Defenders line tain West), Thomas Ham- the day, they weren’t really ing as a candidate because mock at Northern Illinois serious about hiring me.” you don’t want to go (Mid-American) and Willie That has become a famil- through the process unless up against the Seattle Taggart at Florida Atlantic iar complaint regarding the you’re being taken se- (Conference USA). There “Rooney Rule,” the NFL’s riously,” he said. “There are no black head coaches ballyhooed but deeply were several of those I in the American Athletic flawed attempt to bolster went through, but we just Dragons in XFL game Conference or the Sun Belt. minority numbers in the have to keep pushing.” Norvell spent 31 years as coaching ranks. Pro teams By Stephen Whyno an assistant coach, going are required to interview at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The debut of the new XFL had a punt blocked for a touch- down, a juiced-up crowd Hampton’s Marrow roaring for big plays and a player swearing during an in-game television interview. becomes all-time leader The actual football was hit and miss. College na- Continued from page 6A mate revenge in the MEAC Tournament. tional championship-win- COURTESY Salem State. Shaw hasn’t won since an ning former Ohio State upset victory over Lincoln (Pa.) on Janu- St. Augustine’s (9-16, 4-11) Bowl. made it to the airwaves and quarterback Cardale Jones ary 9. After upsetting the Rams last week- “Our expectation for this went viral. was the biggest star on the The Bears have three remaining end, the Falcons were blown out by J.C. first season is for football On the field, the play was field and took the micro- games: St. Aug’s, Fayetteville State (Feb. Smith 70-51 in Charlotte, giving the fans to simply give us a a mix of traditional college phone to address fans be- 19) and at Johnson C. Smith (Feb. 22). Golden Bulls the sweep during the reg- look, give us a chance, sam- and pro style with some fore the start of a ular season. brand-new football league. ple us,” Pollack said. “We different twists. MEN St. Aug’s will play Shaw this weekend, understand that fandom is There was no coin toss, “This is for the love of foot- N.C. Central (13-13, 7-4) then it’s on to the Vikings and Broncos. earned. It’s not given. ... We and when Reynolds fielded ball,” Jones said. “Enjoy.” Thanks to Jibri Blount, the Eagles have think that if you love foot- the opening kickoff, he did Jones’ D.C. Defenders won five straight games and sit in sec- Shaw (5-19, 2-12) ball, you’re going to love so with everyone else on beat the Seattle Dragons ond place in the MEAC. Blount’s layup The Bears lost to the Rams, 76-52, for the XFL.” the field standing still as 31-19 Saturday afternoon with 2.2 seconds left gave NCCU the their second straight loss. Shaw’s only In the league opener, a part of a rule implemented in the opener of the new win over Morgan State. win this year was over the Lions two crowd of 17,163 almost for safety. The clock ran for XFL that provided plenty of This weekend’s game against rival weeks ago. filled up Audi Field, home all but the time inside each entertainment in person A&T is for first place. The Aggies are The Bears host St. Aug’s February 15 of Major League Soccer’s two minute warning, and and on TV. It’s far too early coming off a loss to Florida A&M. at 3 p.m., a day after the women play, D.C. United. There was a some other tweaks were to tell if the XFL can take a NCCU was blown out by 22 points last then the Broncos and Golden Bulls to buzz around the stadium different for players. foothold where its pre- season in Greensboro, but got the ulti- close out the regular season. vious incarnation and the in the hours before the recently unsuccessful Alli- XFL’s debut, with cars lin- ance of American Football ing up to enter parking lots failed, but executives are and fans checking out a willing to wait and see. league-sponsored tailgate. “For us, if the fans who Fans were already sporting attend and watch at home Dragons and Defenders feel as though it was a good gear and queued up in long football game and they had concession lines at half- a fun time either watching time. or being in this awesome “I didn’t have real expec- venue with us, that’s suc- tations going into the game cess,” XFL chief operating as far as what the experi- officer Jeffrey Pollack said. ence was going to be like,” “We’re taking a long term Cardale Jones said. “If I did view in this. Success ulti- ... they would’ve been mately will not be meas- blown away.” ured in the first game or The location of the first the first weekend or the game made sense in the first season.” neighborhood of the NFL’s The first weekend is a Washington Redskins, who chance for football fans to haven’t won the Super Bowl catch a glimpse of some of since 1992 and have just the few players they might one playoff victory in the recognize. There’s former past 20 seasons. Fan-made Oklahoma quarterback signs mocking the “Hail to Landry Jones with Dallas, the Redskins” slogan and former NFL QB Josh asking Redskins owner Dan Johnson with San Diego Snyder to sell the team and ex-Navy standout Kee- were draped from a bal- nan Reynolds playing for cony at the 50-yard line. Seattle. The broadcast included It’s not the star power of in-game interviews with a the NFL, but billionaire kicker seconds after he Vince McMahon’s latest missed a field goal attempt venture is an attempt to and a defender involved in capture the attention of a scrum that led to a pen- hardcore football fans in alty. Seattle’s Dillon Day the aftermath of the Super dropped an F-bomb that 8A FOCUS/The Triangle Tribune Sunday, February 16, 2020 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity hosts Achievement Week Durham Deserves Better The Durham Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity recently hosted its annual A continuation of inequitable and non-inclusive economic development Achievement Week program. The yearly event was held at the H.M. Michaux Jr. by CJ Broderick President/CEO - Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce (GDBCC) School of Education Building on North Carolina Central’s campus. The theme was February 11, 2020 “Omega-Now is the Time for Serious Thinking and Impact.” Last night, the people of Durham were failed once again by the Durham County Commissioners, County Manager, and County Economic Development Team. In a vote of 5-0, the Board voted to award Eli Lilly and Company $2.55M in economic development funds in exchange for the company bringing a new state of the art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility to Durham County, creating 462 jobs and investing $440M.

What's wrong with this deal, you ask?

A Lack of Balance! This deal is sorely missing a complimentary strategy that ensures a balanced growth strategy! In an era of rampant gentrification and a lack of affordable housing in Durham, there has been a lot of talk about equitable and inclusive economic development. However, this talk rarely matches action. Large corporations continue to receive enormous financial incentives to do business in Durham while the small and Black business ecosystems are relegated to spectators, seldom incentivized, and certainly not comparably. This is the opposite of equitable economic development but rather a continuation of an economic development policy that further enriches large corporations and marginalizes the small and historically underutilized business community.

In an effort to remediate this systemic injustice, I contacted the Durham County Commissioners, County Manager, and the economic development team during last year's budget cycle, offering the services of Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce (GDBCC) as a strategic partner in designing and executing a more inclusive economic development plan for Durham. This would allow the representation of the economic interests of our membership of more than 150 companies as well as the broader Black business community, just as the Durham Chamber represents its members (mostly large corporations and stakeholders) interests in economic development initiatives. In follow up meetings with one or two commissioners, I was advised that there was simply not enough money in the budget to contract with the GDBCC. "This sounds like something the City should be doing, not the County", one commissioner advised. The commissioners assured me COURTESY however, that my concerns were valid and would be taken into account and future economic development deals would be evaluated for equity more carefully. Left to right: Jim Harper, Star Studded Award; Josiah Thomas, Star Studded Award; Cary Hughley, Founders Award; David Fitts, Omega Man of the Year Last night's vote was an alarm at the gate, highlighting the continuation of business as usual and Award; Clayton Jones, Citizen of the Year Award; Bryan Patton, Superior the inability of this commission to properly evaluate and execute inclusion and equity in economic development. The GDBCC urges this commission to immediately strengthen its approach and Service Award; John Ervin, Superior Service Award; host John Clark, ABC protect the Durham community from further harm by contracting with the GDBCC for strategic News. Not pictured: Andrew Hayes, essay winner. consulting on inclusive and equitable economic development.

The dangers of inequitable and non-inclusive economic development are freshly evident all over Durham. Across town, citizens are seeing their friends/neighbors lose their homes in foreclosure due to the rising property taxes, sell their homes to people moving to Durham, and being forced to MOVERS & SHAKERS relocate their families and businesses due to increasing rent prices. As this inequitable and non- THE INSTITUTE state level tional resources to the dis- inclusive economic development strategy and practice changes the makeup of our county and city, Talitha Batts has been policy. Batts is ease. there is not enough attention being placed on it as the root cause. Rather, we are readily discussing and trying named the a St. Augus- to solve the symptoms like affordable housing. If we develop equitably, we won't need a $100M new policy tine’s Univer- affordable housing bond. center direc- sity graduate. Are you or someone you tor of the N.C. know a Mover and a As Durham County continues to employ a lopsided economic development investment strategy of Institute of Shaker? Drop us a line at giving huge incentives to large corporations and barely investing in the small and minority business Minority Eco- Ahua Movers and Shakers, c/o ecosystems, the County further exacerbates our current problems with affordable housing, nomic Devel- The Triangle Tribune, 115 gentrification, and transportation. We must balance our zeal with being the home to Fortune 500 opment. She ALZHEIMER’S Market Street, Suite 360G, companies with our responsibility to all of our citizens and businesses as they are all worthy of Batts will revitalize Stacy Ahua is the new Durham, NC 27701 or e- protection and incentivization. We must protect our vulnerable neighbors from speculation by balancing our investment strategy, ensuring that noone gets pushed out. the Policy program manager at the mail us at info@triangle- Center, advocate for eco- Alzheimer’s Association- tribune.com. Photos In the absence of an inclusive and equitable economic development partner and plan, there are little nomic growth of diverse Eastern NC Chapter. Ahu welcome. to no protections in place to prevent relocating high-wage employees from strategically overtaking communities and advance will work to bring educa- any of Durham's blighted or marginalized communities, buying up and renovating one block at a time, pushing out all of the current homeowners and renters, and requesting police protection from these prior inhabitants. As we know better, we must now do better. Our citizens deserve better from our commissioners, county manager, and economic development team.

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