WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM 1998 15 YEARS The Triangle 2013 New Hayti ED plans moreBy Evelyn Howell‘inclusivity’been a place for the arts and educational CORRESPONDENT activities and programs that showcase the African-American experience. RIBUNE DURHAM – Angela Lee has big plans for Lee, most recently employed as an in- TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE the Hayti Heritage Center. structor in the Crossroads 21st Century Since stepping in as the new executive program and as program director for Grape director of the St. Joseph’s Historic Arbor’s 21st Century Community Learning Foundation nearly a month ago, Lee, who VOLUME 15 NO. 3 WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3, 2013 $1.00 Centers, brings years of experience work- WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3, 2013 holds a B.A. degree from Harvard and a ju- ing with nonprofit organizations coupled ris doctorate from UNC Chapel Hill, is al- with her extensive involvement in the com- ready off and running working to improve munity. programs, and to bring new ideas and She said their goal is to preserve and re- Millbrook more cultural and civic events to the cen- store Hayti to “its early glory,” but this ter. time she wants it to be “all inclusive” to JV boys “We want everyone to know who we are the Durham community and beyond. have easy and where we are – that there is so much Artists such as Ossie Davis, Sheryl Lee here and we want to add to it,” she said. Ralph and Durham’s own Nina Freelon time over Lee said soon the center will host a mu- have all been performers at the center. sic series that will feature a local artist each “It feeds my spirit when I walk in here. Enloe month. “There is such a wealth of local tal- I love it. This is where I am supposed to ent in this community,” she said. be,” Lee said. For decades the Hayti Heritage Center, Space at the Hayti includes a perform- formerly St. Joseph’s AME Church, has See NEW/2A Duke N.C. pioneers: Blazing HBCUs focus on in Byhistory Evelyn Howell CORRESPONDENT DURHAM – Wilhelmina hazing Reuben-Cooke, Mary Mitchell Harris, Cassandra Smith Rush, Students gather to Gene Kendall and Nathaniel “Nat” White Jr. blazed into his- talk about causes tory when they became the first black undergraduates to be ad- and solutions mitted at Duke University in 1963. “It was assumed that we were the ones who would benefit from being in this environment, but it was the other way around – very much a two-way street,” said White, a Hillside High alum- nus and past president of the Hayti Development Corporation. White, Reuben-Cooke and More and more colleges Kendall, three of the five surviv- North Carolina Republicans hold the gavel in the state House and Senate as well as the governor’s mansion with Pat McCrory succeeding Democrat Bev Perdue. and universities are ban- ing trailblazers, spoke at a press ning the ritual of hazing. conference Jan. 24 at Forlines House on Duke’s campus as part of Duke’s nine-month celebra- tory titled “Celebrating the Past, By Steven J. Gaither Charting the Future: DIVERSE ISSUES IN EDUCATION Commemorating 50 Years of Black Students at Duke.” Hazing is a ritual as old as time. Harris and Rush are deceased. It happens in virtually every area Harris worked as a performance of social interaction among hu- counselor at Georgia Tech and mans — between coworkers, was president of education con- McCrory sends teammates, even lawmakers. But sulting for Harris Learning in recent years, the darker, some- Solutions. Rush left Duke her times deadly side of hazing has junior year and worked in become more evident. The very Washington, D.C., and the navy. phrase ignites anger and revives unpleasant memories in the Reuben-Cooke, Kendall and paign trail, he appeared to associate hol and drug paraphernalia. Variety minds of millions. White discussed their experi- himself more with the right-wing Moderate in Charlotte, Wholesalers does not sell tobacco, al- Hazing is also a reality in the ences, the challenges they faced mixedRepublican message and tea parties. cohol or guns. Over half the employ- higher education world, especial- and some lessons learned while Dems worry he’ll be “He went out of his way to make his ees are women. Over a third of the man- overcoming obstacles. ly in athletics, as well as in fra- appointments lighting rods of polariz- agers look like me,” Harris said. “When ternity and sorority life. Though “It’s not that we were special,” conservative governor ing figures. I think that sends a mes- it comes to Art Pope, I see a different said Reuben-Cooke, an emerita ByTaylor Shaw not exclusive to it, the commu- sage,” Hall said, referring to McCrory’s person than what most people see.” nity of historically black colleges member of Duke’s board of [email protected] controversial appointments of Art Pope Along with the Voter ID bill, changes trustees and 2011 winner of and universities has seen its RALEIGH – North Carolina Democrats as state budget director and former to early voting and same-day registra- Duke’s Distinguished Alumni share of these scandals in recent are still feeling blue after the governor’s Wake County schools Superintendent tion, health care, unemployment ben- Award. “It was just the time; years. The most notorious exam- office joined the General Assembly in Tony Tata as head of the Department efits and education are on the chop- there were a whole lot of people ple is the extreme hazing that ul- its transition to red. of Transportation. ping block as the General Assembly got who could have come to Duke timately led to the death of Chief of Staff Thomas Stith is the first under way on Wednesday. These laws – brighter and smarter – but we “We don’t know what this adminis- Florida A&M band member black Republican to hold the position. will heavily affect senior citizens, mi- happened to be the ones who tration is going to do, that’s why there Robert Champion in October Stith previously served as program di- norities and young voters. were here.” is so much apprehension from the state 2011. rector for economic development at The N.C. NAACP recently sent a peti- Reuben-Cooke said her expe- to the local level,” Durham County On Jan. 23, five North Carolina Commissioner Chairman Fred Foster UNC Chapel Hill’s Frank Hawkins Kenan tion to McCrory to urge leaders to “re- HBCUs — Elizabeth City State, rience prepared her academical- Institute of Private Enterprise, and as a ly, but she was “taught” many Jr. said. ject efforts by extremists on the far Fayetteville State, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, the former Durham city council member. right to govern only for the good of a A&T, North Carolina Central and of life’s lessons right on cam- “He has a bright future. He has the pus. When she first arrived, she Charlotte mayor, took office on Jan. 12, few and instead, that you remain mod- Winston-Salem State — joined to- right temperament to think things was assigned to a room with a making him the first Republican-elect- erate, do what the North Carolina gether in an effort to increase through. I think it is a good thing for single bed. She quickly over- ed governor since 1988. And while his Constitution requires, and govern for hazing awareness and attempt him,” said Andrea Harris, president of came this hurdle and immersed administration is just beginning, many the good of the whole.” to combat it. The summit, titled the N.C. Institute for Minority Economic herself in her studies, formed African-Americans wonder what the “We’re in this with you for the good “Hazing Hurts,” was held con- friendships and participated in next four years will bring. Development. of the people of North Carolina. We’re currently via videoconference on extracurricular activities. “When we look at his (Cabinet) ap- Harris said her perspective is shaped going to step down that road with you each campus. “It taught me about growth – pointments, we may wonder what his by where you sit. “The appointment as long as you act in the best interests The 90-minute summit consist- that you can handle a lot. governing style would be,” said Jarvis make sense to me,” she added. “I am of the people of North Carolina, and ed of panels infused with both There’s a lot of resilience there,” Hall, associate professor of political sci- not negative about this administration.” whenever you get off that path, we will students and administrators. she said. ence at N.C. Central and director of the Born in Henderson, N.C., Harris wit- be there,” Democratic Rep. Larry D. Hall Serving as moderator for the FSU “You are exceptional if you do Institute for Civic Engagement and nessed the closing of Roses Store head- said. forum was Dr. Jason DeSousa, something with what you have,” Social Change. quarters. Out of a city that holds about Jarvis Hall said constituents need to assistant vice chancellor for stu- White added. Will McCrory govern by reflecting the 45,000 people, nearly 6,000 lost their “pay close attention to what’s going on. dent retention at Fayetteville Kendall left Duke after his style and approach as mayor in jobs in almost six years. To make sure they are aware of the is- State. DeSousa is also co-author sophomore year, joined the Charlotte, or by the way he cam- Variety Wholesalers, Inc., where Pope sues that will impact them and play an of the report “Hazing and navy which sent him back to col- paigned? As a moderate mayor, he was is CEO, saved jobs for the residents.