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Serving Southeastern North Carolina since 1927 and an outgrowth of R.S. Jervay Printers established in 1901 MISSING EBONEE SPEARS News from the African American perspective without fear or favor Wilmington Police are continuing their search for 30 year old Ebonee Spears of VOLUME 91/NO. 25 FIFTY CENTS Wilmington. The local JUNE 21, 2018 - JUNE 27, 2018 Crimestoppers organization has joined with the Wilmington Police Department in offering a reward WAKE COUNTY of up to $5,000 for information on Ebonee's whereabouts. If you know Audio confirms where Spears may be, call Wilmington Police at (910) 343-3600 or use Text-a-Tip. officers conspired to WILLISTON ALUMNI cover up assault DEPUTY CAMERON, TROOPERS BLAKE AND DAVIS JULY 4TH NEWS BY CASH MICHAELS Charges against him were eventually dropped. to lie about the use VICTIM OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL The two troopers, Michael G. Blake and Tabithia L. of force in the inci- KYRON HINTON Davis, an African-American, along with Wake dent in their offi- First, there was dashcam video showing at least Sheriff's Deputy Cameron Broadwell, were indicted cial reports. two North Carolina state troopers, and a Wake for felonies by a Wake County grand jury May 15, for An SBI affidavit, presented in Wake Superior County sheriff's deputy with a K-9 dog attacking their alleged excessive force on Hinton, which includ- Court last Friday,confirms that Sgt. Goswick told the Kyron Dwain Hinton on the night of April 4, in ed beating him with their flashlights and unleashing troopers that he had reviewed the video of their con- Raleigh. the K-9 dog on the unarmed man. frontation with Hinton and that "no use of force was Hinton, the video shows, was unarmed, even Troopers Blake and Davis were subsequently fired evident." though officers at the scene were told that he was by the State Highway Patrol last Friday. Defense attorneys for the two now terminated state before they arrived. However,now,according to published reports, there troopers did not object when the revelation was made The 29 year old Black man sustained a broken nose, is also audio from the dashcam recording from anoth- during the court hearing Friday. In fact, as Wake fractured eye socket, and several dog bite injuries er patrol vehicle on the scene that purportedly reveals District Attorney Lorrin Freeman began to reference after the encounter and spent three days in the hospi- that a Highway Patrol supervisor, Sgt. Rodney W. BY LINDA PIERCE-THOMAS tal before being transported to the Wake County jail. Goswick, may have advised troopers Davis and Blake Please see CONSPIRACY/Page 2 CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Williston Alumni Association is selling its last tickets for the Douglas Irving Jazz Trio/Legacy Motown Revue Concert. This event is on Tuesday evening, July 3rd, at the Scottish Rite Temple on S. 17th Street. We will start promptly at 7:00, so please plan to be in your seats by 7:00 p.m. The Motown Revue begins at 8:00 p.m. and lasts until 10:00 LEWIS (R) ROBINSON (D) p.m., with a scheduled inter- mission. We will sell the newly designed license plates in the lobby before the event starts and during intermission. Attire for the concert is casual, so feel free to dress down even though it is a con- cert. For tickets, please call Barbara Adger DeVane a.s.a.p. at 910-200-6573. You still have a week to send your WADDELL (D) MICHAUX (D) check to WAA, P.O. Box 2, CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Wilmington, NC, 28402. We (L-R) KAREN CLAY-BEATTY, FOUNDATION MEMBER; NASEION K. BROWN AND CIRINITTI will not be able to send tick- P. MCCAIN, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, AND WAYNE MOORE, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF ets out after the middle of THE WILMINGTON TEN FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. next week. African American The next day, we will spon- sor the Mix from 10:00 a.m. - voters targeted 2:00 p.m. with the Dolores F. Moore Scholarship Fund Commemoration Program starting promptly at 11:00 Golf Tournament in its fifth year again by GOP a.m. lasting for one hour. This event is on the grounds SPECIAL TO Group, Piggly Wiggly (Leland, N.C.), Walmart BY CASH MICHAELS of Williston on S. 10th THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL (Leland, N.C.), New business sponsors this year OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL Street. We ask that, if you were Castle Bay Country Club, Compass Pointe have Williston attire, please he Wilmington Ten Foundation for Golf Club, Masonboro Golf Club, Wilmington To no one's surprise, Republican legisla- wear it. All activities will be Social Justice, Inc. hosted the 5th Municipal Golf, Dick's Sporting Goods (Landfall tive leaders, in their rush to end the short outside under a tent. Chairs Annual Dolores F. Moore location), and Whole Foods. session, have unveiled some last minute and a large fan have been Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament Individual sponsors included Gold - Robert laws designed to radically affect voting ordered for your comfort. TT on June 2, 2018, at Magnolia Greens Golf Course Loweth, and Wayne Moore, Silver - Joe Finley, across North Carolina as early as this fall's Teeshirts, etc. will be sold by in Leland, N.C. Opening remarks were brought Ironwood Press, LLC, and MLK Celebration midterm elections. the Class of '64. Williston And just like their predecessors, these buns will be sold as well as by Wayne Moore, founder and chairman of the Committee (Chairman: Hollis Briggs, Jr.), voting laws are designed to impact African- bottled water at the Mix by nonprofit organization. Bronze - Richard Ballard, Rick & Cynthia Carter, American voters just enough to help the the Alumni Association, The tournament was the most successful to Essie W. Clay, Mary Ann Doneth, Jean M. GOP maintain their majority in the NC along with the new license date! “We owe our success to our returning and Gailliard, Roger Gardner, John & Lori Kilbourne, General Assembly, critics say. plates. new tournament participants, and our numerous William Love, James & Eloise Mays, Stephanie And more are expected. As previously mentioned, sponsors. It is because of their continued and Moore, and Acquenetta Wheeler Hines & Lewis Last Friday, the Republican-led NC we will be honored with a generous support that we were able to meet, and Hines. General Assembly passed Senate Bill 352, couple of selections by the exceed our goal again this year,” states Wayne Patrons were Judy Francis, Danny & Mary which starts early voting in North Carolina renowned Williston Alumni Moore. Mitchell, Willie Moore, Cynthia Sedgwick, Helen this year on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and ends Community Choir composed Returning business sponsors were Magnolia Schussler, Gilda Waddell, and Pamela Wood. Also Friday, Nov. 2, eliminating the final mainly of former Williston Greens Golf Course, Direct Action Media sponsoring the tournament were the beloved Glee Club members. They Academy, Inc (co-founder Monzell A. Dunlap), have a few guests who have The Wilmington Journal, Pro Golf of joined them to help produce Wilmington, Stevenson Honda Automotive Please see SCHOLARSHIPS/Page 2 Please see TARGETED/Page 2 the fantastic sound that will take you back to the days of Williston. You will not want to miss this program honor- ing our former high school. Coastal NC Chapter of 100 Black Men Former Educator Bertha Todd and former student, to hold Awards and Recognition Breakfast, July 14, 2018 SPECIAL TO will also recognize and thank many Judge James H. Faison, III will be school will be given certificates rec- BRUNSWICK THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL of its sponsors, friends and support- the keynote speaker and Ms. Rhonda ognizing their advancement to the ers. The breakfast will Bellamy will serve as Coastal North Carolina Success COUNTY The Coastal North Carolina be held on Saturday, Mistress of cere- Academy. The Success Academy is UPDATE Chapter of the 100 Black Men of July 14, 2018, at 9:00 monies. designed for high school students America is holding an Awards and a.m. at the Shell Five mentees who and is held on two Saturdays each Recognition Breakfast to celebrate Island Resort on have completed area month during the academic year. BERNEST HEWETT IS the achievements of its mentors and Wrightsville Beach. high schools will be Cape Fear Community College has ON VACATION AND mentees during the recently com- Admission to the awarded scholarships generously hosted the Success pleted academic year. An additional event is free; however, as they transition to Academy for the past 4 years. WILL RETURN NEXT purpose of the breakfast is to raise all attendees will be college and university WEEK. funds to help sustain the organiza- asked for donations life. In addition, 20 stu- Please see tion. At the breakfast, the chapter during the program. The Honorable dents who have completed middle 100 BLACK MEN/Page 2 TO ADVERTISE OR SUBSCRIBE, VISIT US AT CALL (910) 762-5502 WWW.WILMINGTONJOURNAL.COM 2 STATE NEWS/CONTINUED Thursday, June 21, 2018 Democratic Party filed against to stop a recently passed early NCNAACP. Virginia have done, North STATE BRIEFS the NC General Assembly for voting law that would elimi- "We're up to their schemes, Carolina Gov.Roy Cooper has eliminating NC judicial pri- nate the last Saturday in the we're up to their wiles and also reacted sharply to the maries. U.S. District Court early voting period - the most we're going to do all that we can national crisis of children ISSN 0049-7649 - AN Judge Catherine Eagles said popular early voting day for to expose them," Spearman being taken from their moth- INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Dedicated to R.S.