Season's SPORTS Greetings MENU TIPS Celebrate Cavs Players On KWANZA! EAST SIDEi~ NEWS Holiday Gifts To All-Star Ballot Dec. 26- 'Jar' The Senses ISSUED FRIDAY Jan. 1,2003 SERVING LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, Happy New MT. PLEASANT, LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY Soo Page 7 Year! See Page 8 CIRCLE AREA, WARRENSVILLE Hl:IGHTS, VILLAGE OF FREE HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON-WRITE ON Tuesday, December 17,2002-Friday, D~ember 20,2002 VOL. 23 No. 30 "COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FORA BETTER TOMQRROW" Black Enterprise lists best colleges for blacks Black Enterprise re­ King, Jr., '48; Olympic gold lanta,Ga Top I 0 is No. 7, Stanford Uni­ cently announced its biennial medalist Edwin C. Moses, '78; Despite rising col­ versity, Stanford, Ca.; No. 8, list ofthe 50 Best Colleges and and renowned filmmaker lege enrollment for people of Columbia University, New Universities for African Ameri­ Shelton "Spike" Lee, '79. color, black students still lag York, N .Y.; and No. 9, cans. Historically black behind their white counter­ Georgetown University, Wash­ Attaining the No. 1 colleges and universities parts in degree attainment. ington D.C. ranking for 2003 is Morehouse (HBCUs) assume a special re­ The issue, then, is The BE Top 50 Col­ College, Atlanta, Ga sponsibility for teaching stu­ not simply a matter of being leges for African Americans Founded in 1867 as dents about the history and accepted and going to college, report debuted in January 1999 the Augusta Institute in Au­ culture of black people. but also about making sure the developed in collaboration gusta, Georgia, Morehouse is In fact, HBCUs hold school meets the particular with Thomas A. La Veist, Ph.D., the nation's only private, his­ seven of the top I 0 positions needs of the students. author ofthe DayS tar Guide to torically black1 four-year, lib­ on this year's Top 50 list. Typically, families College for African American eral arts college for men. Included is No. 2 base their choices on several Students (Kaplan, Inc. and The college enrolls Hampton University, Hamp­ factors: overall cost, financial Simon & Schuster) and Asso­ approximately 3,000 students ton, Va.; No.3, Spellman Col­ aid, location, and the school's ciate Professor of Health & and graduates about 500 each lege, Atlanta, Ga.; No. 4, academic reputation. A com­ Public Policy at Johns Hopkins year, conferring bachelor's de­ Howard University, Washing­ bination of these factors will University in Baltimore, Md. grees on more black men than ton, D.C.; No.5 Xavier Univer­ help determine if attendance 402 colleges were se­ any other college or university sity, New Orleans, La.; No. 6, at an HBCU, or a predomi­ lected based on one oft\.vo cri­ in the United States. Florida A&M University, Tal­ nantly white institution is the teria: Distinguished lahassee, Fla.; and No. 10, best fit for a student's needs. I ) They are accred­ alumni include Martin Luther Clark Atlanta University, At- Rounding out the ited four-year colleges in which black enrollment was at least Lott's views no longer an useful open secret 3%. :?) A large well­ By R.T. ANDREWS that no one has professed Majority Leader's personal known college or university. A shock or even surprise at the probity in matters of race. group of 1,855 black college It should be clear disclosure of Lott's core What does this mean presidents, chancellors, admis- that when, as appears likely in views? for blacks? sions directors, and recruiters the next few weeks if not This is not merely Simply this; if we were asked to rate them based sooner, Trent Lott is forced to because these views were well want to count in the political · on whether they felt the insti­ resign as Majority Leader of knoWn prior to their most re­ process, if we do not want to tutions provided a good social the U.S. Sentate, it will not be cent public utterance. be part of that faceless under- and educational environment the result ofhis fellow Repub­ lt is more likely be­ ground mass that a Trent Lott for African American stu­ lican senators having sud­ cause, at their deepest level, can comfortably ignore when dents. denly discovered a covert Lott's sense of how the world saying that "we" are proud of The 2003 DayS tar streak of racism in their es­ should be ordered is shared by having voted for Strom ratingwascalculatedbyweigh­ teemed leader. a large proportion ofthe mem­ Thurmond, we must get in- ing the percentage of black It will be because it bers of "the world's most ex­ volved. undergrads, average survey is no longer in their own inter­ clusive club." Blacks need to act scores on the schools' social est to have a leader who has Consider that Lott's politically on a regular brusis, and academic environments, repeatedly undressed himself Democratic counterpart, Mi­ and not just at election time. and the 200 I rating. in public. nority Leader Tom Daschle - For starters, call The results were Lott's mitrtal poUtical with 2004 Presidential aspira­ these numbers. (Sen. Mike then narrowed to the pub­ sin was to reveal parts of its tions - gave Lott a free pass De Wine (216) 522-7272/ lishedTop50. political body the GOP has to on his comments. dewine.senate.gov; Sen. The complete rank­ keep covered to maintain suf­ Daschle's posse in­ George Voinovich (216) 522- ing appears in the January ficient political leverage to ad­ cludes the likes of West 7 0 9 5 I s e n a t o r Black Enterprise, which hits vance their agenda. Virginia's Robert Byrd and [email protected].) newstands on December 24. But the current me­ South Carolina's Ernest When you tell your Download this re- dia focus on the senator's Hollings, each with public in­ representatives what you lease plus additional news Antwone Fisher greets Malcolm public yearning for the good discretions similar to Lott's. think, they begin to want to items and images at Attendeesfor Antwone Fisher's pre­ David Lee, who played him (Fisher) at age old days when people knew Hey, can't we all just know what you think. Now www.blackenterprise.com/ miere attracted guests as far away as Los seven; and Cordell Stokes, who plays Keith in their place is misplaced. get along? Where are Ohio's that is a useful open secret. press.html. Angeles, California the movie. Real analysis should senatorial voices? 'Antwone Fisher' premieres at Palace Theatre be on an instiMion that regu­ Senators Mike larly tolerates the racial atti­ De Wine and George V. Cleveland Pre­ and children, were in atten­ and the Restless,"; Chris tudes represented by the oc­ Voinovich take the safe posi­ miere ofFox Searchlight Pic­ dance. Carmody, president, casional public brain lock. tion of condemning the re­ tures "Antwone Fisher" on Fisher was raised in Greater Cleveland's Film Have you noticed marks but vouching for the "Antwone Fisher Days," Cleveland, and much of the Commission; Saber Scott, was held Friday at the Pal­ movie was filmed here. Councilperson Ward 6, Hot Sauce store caught fire ace Theatre. Other notables in at­ Cleveland City Council, (Ia. Antwone Fisher tendance included: Mayor presented Fisher the first A fire at Hot Sauce Hot Sauce Williams cast member Malcolm David Jane Campbell, City ofCleve­ key to the ward. Antwone Williams Bar-B-Q Carry-Out, is owned by the Williams fam­ Lee (plays Antwone, Age land, Campbell presented with Fisher opens in all markets 1220 1 Buckeye Road started at ily and Jimmy Williams is the 'II!!· 7) plus screenwriter and a Key To The City; Victoria on Christmas Day. The 3:00 a.m. on Monday and president of the company. honored guest, Antwone Rowell, Foster Care Advocate movie should be a number caused severe damage to the The store has three Fisher with his wife, Lynette and star of CBS "The Young one seller. restaurant and forced the busi­ other locations throughout ness to close temporarily. Greater Cleveland. According to Essie Williams, the manager of the School donates food to fami~y Lee Road store, the Buckeye This holiday season, and needs. Some donors 18, donors will bring their gifts adopted 35 families! This was Road location employed 13 over 500 families, individuals, reached out to discover more to Salvation Army Headquar- an answer to a special prayer," employees. veterans, and senior citizens about the needs of the family ters, located at2507 East22nd said Captain Fernandez, The She also said the Hot Sauce Williams Bar B-Q Carry-Out at E. 124th and have been "adopted" through or individual they adopted. Street. Salvation Army's Greater store will reopen when remod­ Buckeye Road recently caught fire and is temporarily closed. The Salvation Army's Adopt- One donor learned that the 70- On December 20 and Cleveland Area Coordinator. eling is completed. a-Family program. year-old man they had adlpted 21, families will collect the do- In the past, there have been Each family in the is sleeping on the floor, as a nated items. In the true spirit many large supporters of this program has been matched result, they purchased a mat- ofhiliday giving, both donors program. Gasoline prices bounce up in area with a donor group, organiza- tress for him and The Salva- and adopted families remain For more information Northeast Ohio Gas Middle East has pushed the line prices seen last May. The tion or family that will provide tion Army will work to see that anonymous to each other.