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Opa-locka plans for new water
plant draw threats of lawsuits
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
A decision by Opa-locka officials
to award an $8.5 million contract
to a Houston-based company to
build a water-treatment plant has
sparked a storm of criticism and
threats of lawsuits.
Former mayor John Riley is
among a group protesting the con-
tract award to Professional Ser-
vices Group (PSG) May 8 by the city
commission on a 4-1 vote.
The decision prompted an
almost immediate reaction from
Commissioner Steven Barrett and
David Williams, principal of one of
the businesses rejected by a selec-
tion committee.
Williams submitted his bid
INGRAM BARRETT
three weeks after the deadline and
City Manager Earnie P. Neal
rejected it. Williams Neal a letter of
protest and is also threatening to
sue.
“I'm just a little man trying to get
some business to put some food on
the table for my family,†said Wil-
liams, president of AAble Infra-
structures Inc. “All I'm seeking is a
fair process.†At the crux of the
| controversy is what happened at a
I Jan. 24 city commission meeting.
| A transcript provided to The Times
{ indicates Commissioner Timothy
Holmes instructing Neal to enter
into a contract agreement with
PSG. Williams, Riley and Barrett
say it reinforces their claim that
due process was not observed in
the selection process.
This Tuesday morning, Neal
brought a Times reporter a cor-
rected copy he said reflected the
true intent of the commission then
— that he begin looking for a suit-
able company, not necessarily
PSG, able to bring the city's
defunct treatment plant back into
operation.
Barrett, a commissioner for
eight years, who voted against
PSG, remains adamant that some-
thing underhand led to that com-
pany’s being awarded the contract.
The only way the project could
have been approved, he claims,
was if fellow commissioners took
money under the table.
“The city clerk issued a certifi-
cate on March 25 but the bid was
awarded in January, according to
the Jan. 24 minutes,†Barrett said.
“I told them two weeks ago that this
was under the table ... I know I
Continued on Page 8A
Race to build Beach hotel turns nasty
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
In the past two weeks, revela-
tions about the finances of two of
the investors vying for the right to
build a Black hotel on Miami Beach
have rippled through the
community.
For example, the Miami Busi-
ness Review published a detailed
account of the financial woes of
Eugene D. Jackson, a business-
man who is-chairman of the Unity
Broadcasting Network and who
leads the investor group rated
highest for the hotel contract. He is
said to have more than 200 liens
District 3
candidates
to debate
A political race like the one
currently being run in District 3 for
the County commission comes
around rarely and it promises to be
as sizzling.
The race will be the topic at a
“Power Lunch with the Up Front
Club,â€
Friday, June 7,
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the
Crowne Plaza, Orange Bowl Room
1601 Biscayne Boulevard
Candidates in the race are
expected to turn up are
Barbara M. Carey, T. Willard Fair,
Henry Goa, Billy Hardemon, Dar-
ryl Reaves, and Guillermo L.
Rodriquez.
District 3 includes Liberty City,
Brownsville, Allapattah, Little
Haiti, Overtown, Edison, Buena
Vista and Melrose. It is generally
bounded on the north by N.W.
62nd Street and N.W. 79th
Street/95 Street, south by N.W.
6th Street /N.W. South River Drive,
east by the Biscayne Bay and west
by N.W. 27th Avenue/N.W. 37th
Avenue.
The luncheon cost is $15 mem-
bers, $18 non-members. RSVP to
758-4166.
Controversial dealings and other problems
are surfacing in background of some
investors vying for hotel contract.
against low-income rental proper-
ty he owns in South Dade and the
Internal Revenue Service has $3.9
million worth of federal tax liens
against him following the 1994 sale
of a Philadelphia radio station.
Jackson is fighting the IRS in
court.
The entrepreneur has brushed
aside suggestions that his finances
are in disarray. Both he and hotel
partner Nick Pritzer said they
remained confident they will gain
the Miami Beach city commis-
sion's approval to build the hotel.
The winning group is due to be
picked June 5 at a public commis-
sion meeting. It will receive $10
million in incentives from the city.
Washington, D.C., real estate
magnate R. Donahue Peebles, who
heads the Royal Palm Hotel Lim-
ited Company group, rated num-
ber two, has also been mired in
controversy. Some of his real
estate dealings have been investi-
gated by the U.S. Senate and ques-
tions have been raised about his
ties to D.C. Mayor Marion Barry.
The Peebles group has plans to
convert the Shorecrest Hotel at
1535 Collins Ave. into a $22 mil-
lion 100-unit condominium com-
plex and would combine services
Continued on Page 2A
Teachers union honors the champs
The United Teachers of Dade honored Northwestern's state championship football
team last week when it presented a trophy to Coach Willie E. Goldsmith. In photo are
(L-R) John Birk, Fred Wallace and Mike Jones (UTD) and Coach Goldsmith. rraoctavron
Loss of a father:
A son remembers
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer .
When his brother called on
Saturday, May 11, to tell Charles
Fluitt Jr., that his father, Charles
Fluitt Sr., was onboard Valujet
Flight 592, he refused to believe it.
“I turned on the television and
saw of the plane,†Fluitt
recalled. “I couldn't see my dad
being in an accident and called the
hotline. All the way to the airport, I
kept saying to myself that my dad
always misses ts, that he's
always leaving things behind. With
tears in my eyes, I kept saying, 1
hope he missed the flight, I hope he
missed the flight.â€
But, at Miami International Air-
rt, Fluitt said, his mother con-
that his father had in fact
caught his flight. He had indeed
been a bit late but the flight had
been delayed long enough for him
to board.
“She dropped him at the airport
and he ran out of the van to catch
the flight,†Fluitt said. “She was
upset because she didn't get a
chance to kiss him goodbye."
The Hialeah resident remem-
bers lus fillierga a a food man. 8
devoted father and loving hus-
thing for bots family and pends;
thing for bo and friends.
The elder Fluitt, a 51-year-old
employee at the Little River post
office, was one of 110 people killed
May 11 in the crash of Valujet
Flight 592 in the Everglades. He
Continued on Page 2A
ergy
BES BICKHAM ODLOW
Metro Fire-Rescue communica-
tion specialist
An experimental drug is credited with saving the life of Daroy
Ford, 10, of Opa-locka. phoacLAYTON HARRELL
New drug is credited
with saving
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
Ten-year-old Daroy Ford of Opa-
locka has become the first patient
in South Florida to undergo a new
experimental lung treatment.
He was diagnosed last year with
lupus, a condition that causes the
body to attack itself, producing
organisms that ravage vital organs
instead of fighting off viruses and
bacteria.
The drugs that are normally
administered to combat lupus
suppress the immune system and
leave the body vulnerable to
disease.
In Daroy’s case, pneumonia
creeped into his lungs a month
ago. The air sacs began to fill and
infections ensued. Doctors hooked
him up to a breathing machine to
keep him alive.
By early this month, they esti-
mated that he had a two in 10
chance of survival.
LiquiVent, an experimental
drug, is being credited with saving
Daroy’s life. Still in clinical studies,
it was first tested 30 years ago
when a researcher tied a weight to
the tail of a mouse which was then
placed in a beaker of LiquiVent and
was able to breath for a prolonged
period of time.
Alliance Pharmaceutical in San
Diego is conducting a study to dis-
cern whether the drug can be used
in patients with critical respiratory
ailments. It is now being tested at
the University of Miami/Jackson
Memorial Children’s Hospital and
40 other sites across the country
and Canada.
“We are very hopeful that this
drug will have a tremendous
impact on the medical communi-
ty,†said Gwen Rosenberg, Alliance
boy’s life
Experimental drug
has helped prolong
life of boy suffering
from lung disease.
Doctors had given
him only a short
time to live.
spokesperson.
The company is the first to con-
duct experiments in human liquid
ventilation. Alliance is co-
developing the drug with its part-
ner company, Hoechst, Marion
and Roussell.
Daroy, a fourth-grader at
Bunche Park Elementary School,
took part in the tests.
“Daroy’s prognosis is good. His
body responded well to the treat-
ment. He has renal failure as a
result of the lupus. But, as far as
the LiquiVent treatment goes, he is
doing well,†said Gwen McLaugh-
lin, his doctor.
Dr. McLaughlin says that Daroy
will be able to return home soon.
His mother, Christina Ford, a
reservationist with Budget Rent-a-
Car, had few trepidations about
allowing her son to try the experi-
mental treatment.
“I did not hesitate because I
knew that this was his only chance
at survival. If he had not been part
of this study, I do not think he
would have survived,†she said. “I
called Daroy's father and he told
me to save his son. I am very grate-
ful to Gwen and all of the doctors
who helped my son.â€
Evidence mounts of fire as cause
for crash of Valujet Flight 592
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
Evidence is mounting that an
intense blaze starting in the cargo
hold spread to the passenger cabin
and engulfed all 110 onboard inan
inferno as their plane plunged into
the Florida Everglades.
Investigators reported finding a
section of a passenger seat that
had been melted and, later, initial
indications from the cockpit voice
recorder, located Sunday, were
that there had been a fire, the
National Transport Safety Board
(NTSB) said.
Valujet Flight 592 slammed into
the Everglades, apparently out of
control, mid-afternoon May 11,
leaving a huge crater but little else
by way of the aircraft and its pas-
sengers and crew.
By this week, federal and local
investigators and searchers
reported finding only about 40 per-
cent of the plane — in shattered
pieces, except for the engines —
and body parts which so far have
allowed for identification of only
eight persons, including South
Dade native Ailven Shotwell, who
perished with his brother Jarvis.
Memorial services have been
ongoing for several of the victims,
including Gospel musician-
producer Sean Baker. Services for
him Friday were attended by Gos-
pel great Shirley Caesar.
The searchers include several
teams from Metro-Dade Homicide
and Fire-Rescue, among them a
number of Blacks such as Fire-
Rescue captain Levi Thomas (one
of the searchers), lieutenant Norm
Hepburn (in charge of hazardous
materials decontamination) and
Bessie Bickham-Goodlow (com-
munication specialist.)
Searchers had earlier located
the flight data recorder, which pro-
vides instrument readings, and
had been searching frantically for
the cockpit voice recorder, which
tapes sounds over a 30-minu
period. 3
The voice recorder was loca
by Metro-Dade Homicide
Jiminez, who said he did so
after asking God to help him find it.
The outer casing was a,
the inner protective cover pierced
Continued on Page 2A
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Colombian senator calls for unity among Blacks and Latinos
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
, Miami's Black community play-
ed host last weekend to a very spe-
cial guest. At the invitation of the
Washington-based think tank, the
Organization of Africans in the
Americas, Colombian Senator Pie-
dad Cordoba de Castro arrived Fri-
day to tour the neighborhoods and
exchange ideas with community
leaders, both Black and Latino.
She brought with her a message
to the two groups: Unity and pros-
perity can be achieved if both work
together.
* She began her speaking engage-
ments with a visit to New Birth
Baptist Church Sunday and told
the congregation they must make
changes in Black-Latino race rela-
tions. She said both share a com-
mon lineage and similiar cultures.
She also said an immense power
would fall to both communities if
they work together for progress.
Cordoba was born in Medellin,
Colombia, but comes from a long
line of African descendants. Her
family comes from the small coas-
tal town of Choco, an area of Col-
ombia that boasts a large number
of Blacks. Her father was a Black
Colombian and her mother was
White.
Through interpreter Donna
Scantlebury, president of the Car-
ibbean, African, Latin Economic
Development Association, Cordo-
ba told the Times, “It was my
mother, a White woman, who
taught me about the prejudice and
the injustice that Blacks had to
endure. She taught me to be sensi-
tive to the struggle for equality that
all Blacks face.â€
Cordoba, 41, was elected to the
¢ | think I can carry this message of Black-
Hispanic unity from three interesting perspec-
tives: I am Black, I am Hispanic and I am a
woman. I will continue to work for unity
among all peoples. This world will be a better
place when we achieve this goal. °
— Piedad Cordoba de Castro, Colombian senator
Colombia legislature in 1994 for a
term ending in 1998. As a senator,
she currently serves as president
of the Commission on Human
Rights and has introduced legisla-
tion on social security, domestic
violence, child and maternal
health care, tax reform and civil
rights.
Over the years, Cordoba, a
Shirley Chisholm chides Florida
voters for not being more active
ORLANDO (AP) — America’s first
Black congresswoman chastised
Black voters for being apathetic
and warned they must unify if they
want to push back Republican
congressional gains.
Shirley Chisholm, an icon of
Black Democratic politics,
addressed about 75 representa-
tives of the Florida Democratic
Black Caucus May 18 in Orlando,
saying that Black civil rights gains
of the 1960s are in jeopardy.
. “Congress is blocking the high-
way of equality with a rockslide of
reactionary policy,†she said.
Chisholm, who, in 1972,
became the first Black woman to
run for President, warned Blacks
they must unify during the next six
months if they are to be successful
in throwing out what she called a
‘‘regressive’’ Republican-
controlled Congress.
* Chisholm, 71, pointed to the
lack of Black committee leaders in
Race for Miami Beach
Continued from Page 1A
with a renovated Royal Palm Hotel.
Jackson and Peebles are among
three finalists chosen two weeks
ago by a seven-member selection
committee. They were scheduled to
make 45-minute presentations
before the city commission Wed-
nesday and answer questions.
The finalists are the Jackson-
led World Hotels and Resorts, Pee-
bles's RDP Royal Palm Hotel,
which would build a Crowne Plaza
Hotel, and Palm Bay Resort Part-
nership of the Wyndham Hotel
Chain.
There are some in the Black and
in the wider community who feel
that the Jackson proposal is
unraveling. None would speak for
the record but there is mounting
concern over Jackson's finances
and credibility.
If nothing else, publicity about
Jackson's financial dealings in
advance of choosing the proposed
Black-owned hotel will prompt
closer scrutiny on the part of city
commissioners, especially in light
of the collapse of an earlier effort to
build the hotel led by the HCF
group which failed to come up with
the necessary financing.
But such problems haven't sha-
ken the confidence of selection
Apartment
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
. The Justice Department's
crusade against local landlords
who refuse to rent to Black families
is continuing to pay dividends.
Tuesday, department officials
announced that they had reached
settlement with the owner and for-
mer manager of a Kendall apart-
ment complex. Under the terms
ed to, Lola Jacobson, owner of
e Village at Dadeland Apart-
ments agreed to no longer discri-
minate against Blacks and families
with children; to pay $200,000 to
compensate victims who had suf-
fered discrimination; and to pro-
vide $125,000 to fund clinics offer-
ing information about rental
opportunities in the Kendall area.
Also, Jacobson and Eva Feins-
tein, the former rental manager,
will pay a fine of $52,000 in civil
penalties to the U.S. Treasury.
, Assistant Attorney General for
Civil Rights Deval L. Patrick said
the Justice Department sued
Jacobson and Feinstein in 1995
alleging that they engaged in a pat-
t¢rn of discrimination at the apart-
ment complex based on race and
familial status, in violation of the
Fair Housing Act. The suit said
that both women misinformed
Blacks and families with children
about the availability of rental
apartments at the complex.
Since 1988, he said, the Fair
Housing Act has outlawed discri-
mination against children under
18.
¢ You can talk from now until doomsday that
you don't get this and you don’t get that. Then
why did you put them in office (by not vot-
ing)? ®
— Shirley Chisholm
Congress, federal budget cuts to
the Congressional Black Caucus
funding and the rise of conserva-
tives in national politics as exam-
ples of threats to Black political
power.
Her speech completed a three-
day annual convention of Black
political leaders from throughout
the state who hope to unify Black
voters in Florida.
Chisholm was a congresswo-
man from New York from 1969 to
1983 and recently retired to Palm
Bay.
EUGENE JACKSON:
build hotel
panel chairperson Arthur Cour-
shonin either of the two men's abil-
ity to follow through on building
the hotel. His team looked at the
proposals and shortlisted them to
the three now before the
commission.
The proposed hotel grew out of
the Miami Partners for Progress
plan which ended the Boycott
Miami campaign triggered when
local elected officials snubbed
South Africa's Nelson Mandela on
Hopes to
She chastised Florida Black vot-
ers for being inactive. In the 1994
election, only one in three regis-
tered Black voters in Florida cast
ballots.
“You can talk from now until
doomsday that you don't get this
and you don't get that,†Chisholm
said. “Then why did you put them
in office (by not voting)?â€
She called the Black vote in Flor-
ida a political gold mine.
With Republicans in control of
Congress and conservatives hold-
ing the balance on the Supreme
hotel turns
a trip here just months after he was
released from some 28 years in
prison.
“Frankly, the top two hotels are
both strong guys financially,†said
Courshon, an attorney who is also
chairman of Jefferson Bank of
Florida. “They started out from
nowhere, with nothing, and clawed
their way up. If everyone did what
they did, we'd have a much better
world. Neither one will fail because
of a lack of financial wherewithal.â€
He acknowledged that Peeples
has had problems involving the
Senate looking into his activities
and ties to Barry.
Courshon said it's a shame that
the principals are “throwing rocksâ€
at one another because “they both
have warts.â€
What's important, he said, are
Jackson's net worth of over $30
million and his business acumen.
“Itwouldn't bother me if he came
into the bank tomorrow and
wanted to borrow money,†said
Courshon, adding that he didn't
know if other members of the selec-
tion committee shared his view.
“Both are strong, neither is Jesus
Christ, both have feet of clay. But
you wouldn't base your decision
just on that. The real decision will
be based on design, how much
money will they bring the city, etc.â€
complex discrimination
The settlement, filed Tuesday in
U.S. District Court in Miami, is the
largest of 33 lawsuits filed as a
result of the department's testing
program but still must be approved
by the court. Trained pairs of
Blacks and Whites pose as pros-
pective tenants and enquire about
available rental units. Investiga-
tors then compare results to ascer-
tain whether Blacks are treated
differently, department officials
said.
Housing Opportunities Project
for Excellence (HOPE) Inc., a local
fair housing advocacy organiza-
tion, worked with the Justice
Department in carrying out some
of the tests in this case. Under the
agreement, HOPE officials will hold
rental clinics which will give con-
sumers a true, non-discriminatory
choice in housing as well as pro-
vide people with information about
all the rental options available in
the community, department offi-
cials said.
The agreement closes one of
seven lawsuits filed in South Flori-
da last year as a result of the Jus-
tice Department's national fair
housing testing program.
“No Americans should ever be
denied homes due to the color of
their skin,†Patrick said.
He said the testing program has
so far produced 33 lawsuits and 18
settlements with judgements
totalling more than $2.4 million in
monetary relief for damages,
penalties amd promoting fair
housing.
Tr OT I pe pl
- ¥ a
Eight lawsuits have been filed in
Florida and similar suits have been
filed in Alabama, California, India-
na, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio,
South Dakota and Virginia.
Anyone who believes they were
discriminated against while living
at the Village at Dadeland Apart-
lawyer, has developed a reputation
within Colombia as an effective
advocate for women and minority
rights. Her primary concern now,
she said, is to foster greater unity
within the Black and Latino com-
munities. She believes that Miami
was the ideal place to start.
“Miami is an excellent reference
point for Blacks and Hispanics,
fo)
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
Court, issues such as affirmative
action, non-White voting districts
and social services are under
attack, she said.
“We have reached a plateau, a
turning point, a crossroads,†she
said. “Unemployment, poverty and
despair are sucking the strength
out of Black America.â€
nasty
Miami Beach Mayor Seymour
Gelber said he's watched the spar-
ring with some interest, adding
that the controversial information
is of some value in helping to come
to a better understanding of the
players’ strengths and
weaknesses.
He attributes the revelations
about the principals’ finances and
other negative information to the
intense competition for the
contract.
“I think those are the things that
generally come out when you have
such spirited bidding,†he said.
“People throw things around and
we hear all types of rumors.â€
Gelber said though he is some-
what concerned, he and his col-
leagues are doing their best to have
all the information available before
they make the final decision.
“We are checking out people's
backgrounds,†he said. “(What
we've heard) is obviously of some
interest and value, though accura-
cy, sources and value are things we
have to check into.â€
Gelber, mayor for five years, said
investigators have pulled together
most of the background
information.
“We have voluminous informa-
Yon on both candidates now,†he
said. .
suit settled
ment is encouraged to call the
Housing Section of the Justice
Department at 1-800-896-7743.
Others who think they may have
been discriminated against else-
where, should call the Department
of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment at 1-800-669-9777 or HOPE
Inc., at (305) 571-8522.
Miami Chamber will pick to
Black businesses for awards
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
The Greater Miami Chamber of
Commerce's Board of Governors
and Trustees is slated to meet
Wednesday, June 5, from noon to
1:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza
Miami, 1601 Biscayne Blv.
The agenda will include presen-
tation of the group's eighth annual
Black Business of the Year Award
and the Third Annual Emerging
Black Company qf the Year Award.
A project of the chamber’s Black
Economic Development Group,
the awards are underwritten by
The Miami Times. :
Last year’s winners were Apricot
Office Supplies & Stationery Inc.,
as Black Business of the Year, and
Chris Felton Brokerage and Finan-
cial Services Inc. as Emerging
Black Company.
The agenda will also feature a
discussion by Jay Malina, of Man-
facturers Export & Equity Group
Inc., about the long range plan for
the chamber, including a new job
initiative targeting specific growth
industries in Greater Miami and
focusing on creating jobs in those
industries by the year 2005.
Malina will open the meeting by
presenting the new chamber initia-
tive that will impact all facets of the
community. The initiative, “One
Community, One Goal: Job Crea-
tion for the 21st Century,†is the
brainchild of Bill Cullom, chamber
president.
Malina told The Times that
Blacks will be among the greatest
beneficiaries of such a plan
because of the number of jobs that
would be created.
“We are very excited about what
this plan will mean for Miami. We
can achieve all of our goals for bet-
ter jobs, better opportunities, bet-
ter education, and a better stan-
dard of living if we all work
together,†he said.
both in culture and in business. I
believe that if the Black and His-
panic communities united, there
would be more minority power in
— politics, commerce
and trade — everything,†Cordoba
said.
Then, on Sunday, at the Shera-
ton Biscayne Bay, where she was
scheduled to give a speech, she the
highlight of her visit was the trip
she took to New Birth Baptist
Church. Bishop Victor Curry and
the congregation rolled out the red
carpet for the her arrival.
“I found it inspiring to listen to
the words of Bishop Curry. He, too,
sees the need for Black and His-
panic unity. Many Blacks have
Hispanic blood in them — and vice
versa. There needs to be a height-
ened awareness of the link
between the two communities,â€
Continued from Page 1A
but NTSB spokespersons said the
tape itself is in good condition and
is being analyzed.
The recorder was quickly sent to
Washington, D.C., where a preli-
minary NTSB study determined
that there was a fire in the passen-
ger cabin.
“It appears that the cockpit door
opened and there were verbal indi-
cations from the cockpit that there
was a fire in the passenger cabin,â€
NTSB vice-chairperson Robert
Francis told reporters in Washing-
ton, D.C., Sunday. “There are also
indications from the cabin that
there were problems obtaining
oxygen.â€
Investigators called the voice
recorder “the missing link in deter-
mining why the plane crashed.â€
Over the next several days, and
maybe as long as a week, Francis
said, they will be analysing the
tape to ascertain what happened
prior to the crash.
“We hope to listen to conversa-
tions in the cockpit and between
the cockpit and stewardesses in
terms of where the smoke came
from...†he said.
He added the NTSB hopes to
obtain some indication of what
caused the 27-year-old
McDonnell-Douglas aircraft to
nose-dive into the wetlands. He
told reporters that the information
on the tape is very difficult to deci-
pher, adding that investigators are
more concerned with accuracy and
professionalism than rushing the
process.
Crews at the crash site were
elated with the discovery of the
voice recorder and now, they said,
they are concentrating on finding
the circuit-breaker box .located
said Cordoba. :
Althought this was her first visit
to Miami, she has been crisscross-
ing the world for years, taking with
her that message of unity.
In 1993, she was a representa-
tive to the Conference on Black
Women sponsored by UNICEF and
held in Costa Rica. Last year she
attended the Fourth World Confer-
ence on Women in Beijing, China.
Most recently, she was at the
International Forum on Women,
Work and Health in Barcelona,
Spain, in February.
“I think I can carry this message
of Black-Hispanic unity from three
interesting perspectives: I am
Black, I am Hispanic and I am a
woman. I will continue to work for
unity among all peoples. This
world will be a better place when we
achieve this goal,†she said.
Fire likely cause for
crash of Valujet plane
under the cockpit. That will better
allow investigators to determine
the origin and source of the fire.
Investigators have focused on
more than 100 oxygen canisters —
three-quarters of them believed to
be full — suspected of starting or
fueling the blaze.
NTSB official Gregory Feith
strengthened the belief that a blaze
was at the heart of the crash when
he reported over the weekend that
there had been a fire hot enough to
melt parts of the aircraft and thick,
black smoke engulfed the plane
and may have caused the crash.
“Itis evident that there was a fire
up to that point,†said Feith, who
showed reporters a partially
melted passenger seat, charred
aluminum seating parts, the
cabin's interior and other frag-
ments. “We believe there was heavy
black smoke in the cabin of the
airplane.â€
Sooty fragments from oxygen
canisters stored in the cargo hold
and pieces embedded in tires
found in that area bolster the belief
that a fire led to the crash.
The final 50 seconds of informa-
tion on the flight data recorder is
missing, leading investigators to
theorize that a loss of power may
have deactivated it.
Investigators are assembling
the plane section by section in a
hanger at Tamiami Airport. But
there's no guarantee that when the
parts are reassembled they will
ever clearly figure out what caused
the crash.
Meanwhile heavy equipment
has been moved into the crash site
in advance of dredging the crater.
That operation was supposed to
start Tuesday but has been
delayed until later in the week
because of the weather.
Son mourns for his father
Continued from Page 1A
was on his way to Kentucky to meet
another son, Marcus, a budding
tennis star at the University of
Kentucky.
The plan was for the two to drive
back to Miami so that Marcus
could enter a couple of satellite
tennis tournaments.
The elder Fluitt played with the
Arcola Lakes Tennis Club just
about everyday with tennis bud-
dies and friends such as Michael
Pratt and Willie Jackson.
In addition, he was a committed
coach to Marcus, who, Charles Jr.
said, is so talented that he has a
good shot at turning pro.
Fluitt also coached other young-
sters in other sports.
Though he wasn't a perfectionist
in other areas, Charles Jr. said, the
same could not be said when it
came to tennis.
“He definitely was a stickler for
perfection,†he said with a laugh.
Such memories are all that
Fluitt has to hang on to these days.
As the likelihood of recovering his
father’s remains and those of the
other passengers dims, he says
he’s struggling to come to terms
with his loss.
“It’s rough,†he said slowly dur-
ing an exclusive interview with The
Miami Times. “I haven't wanted to
talk to anyone. The press has been
hounding us at the hotel but we
haven't wanted to talk to them.â€
While dropping off a photograph
of his parents for a memorial
announcement at The Times, he
decided that he would like to speak
about the tragedy. :
“Oh, my dad, my dad!†he said.
“This is helping me. It's
cathartic...â€
Fluitt, who also works with the
post office, sat with his head in his
hands, occasionally rubbing his
face and his tired-looking eyes and
staring off into space.
He hasn't slept much lately, he
said, and, when he has tried, sleep
has come in fits and starts. His face
and red-rimmed eyes showed the
strain.
And, when he's awake; he
added, almost every walking
moment is filled with memories of
the parent whose name he bears
three weeks after the aircraft appa-
rently disappeared in the tall saw-
grass and muck of the Everglades.
“The hardest thing is not seeing
him,†he said. “Most of the people
who I know don't want it to be his
last resting place ... I hope he’s still
alive. I hope; you just don't know."
He says his family was among
the more than 100 relatives of the
crash victims who visited the stag-
ing area near the crash site in four
buses. That, he says, has been of
some comfort.
At odd moments, he says, his
memory flits to the time he was
having car trouble and, before he
could even try to find the problem,
his father had already popped the
hood and, after tinkering for a few
minutes, solved it. Or the day when
the father walked into his son's
home toting a little handball rac-
quet for his 17-month-old grand-
daughter Madyson.
“He'd fix anything, do anything,
take care of anything I wanted to —
buy a car, whatever,†Fluitt said.
The elder Fluitt was born in
Leesburg and much of his life
revolved around sports and his
boys, the son said.
“He coached football, basketball
and tennis. He traveled all over
with my brother, strung racquets
for guys at Arcola Lakes, would
give the advice,†he said. “So many
guys know him.â€
He remembers how happy his
father was prior to his trip.
“He traveled all over with my
brother,†he said. “He'd work and
get time off. This time, he got off
early and told co-workers he was
going to Kentucky.â€
A memorial service for the elder
Fluitt was held Sa at New
Birth Baptist Church, 13230 N.W.
7th Ave.
Fluitt said donations may be
sent to: The Charles J. Fluitt Sr.
Memorial Greater Miami Tennis
Foundation, P.O. Box 140756,
Coral Gables, FL 33114.
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Brownsville Middle suspends four boys in sexual assault on girl
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
Dade County Public Schools
last week slammed the door shut
on information about a sexual
assault at Brownsville Middle
School.
In the incident May 17, a grou
‘of boys sexually assaulted a nd
girl. Four of them boys were sus-
pended. Although it was reported
in The Miami herald and on the
radio, no one in the school system
was willing to speak about it to The
Miami Times.
That came about after School
Board member Janet McAliley
publicly chastized school district
spokesman Henry Fraind over
A
addressed students.
comments published in The Herald
that she said offended her by giving
the impression that the assault
was not being taken seriously.
It was only this Tuesday that
school system officials began to
return calls to The Times.
Frederica Wilson, School Board
member, told the Times the board
is dealing with the boys through
the court system. She had been
told of the refusal of officials to dis-
cuss the matter.
“The boys will charged criminal-
ly. Since they are juveniles, we can-
not disclose the names of the
boys,†she said.
Fraind's office would merely say
4%
Marlin Bob Natal and North Elementary principal Jessie M. Robinson, as he
the incident is still under investi-
gation and no information will be
released to the public until it is’
concluded.
The Herald had reported him as
implying that the incident was no
big deal because the young girl was
only groped and since there had
been no penetration, it was not tru-
ly a sexual assault.
“I was appalled by what Dr.
Fraind said. Our society seems to
continually victimize the woman. It
seems that the woman is always at
fault. Woman who are victimized
may go their whole lives feeling as
though everything is there fault,â€
McAliley said.
Marlin’s Bob Natal gives pep
talk and tickets to students
North Miami Elementary
School, at 655 N.E. 145th St., had
a special treat recently when Bob
Natal, of the Florida Marlins visited
with his wife Audrey and young son
Colby.
Jessie M. Robinson, principal,
welcomed him to the school. He
then gave her 500 tickets for stu-
dents to see the game between the
Florida Marlins and the New York
Mets earlier this month.
Natal visited classrooms and
spoke to about 600 students about
his experiences as a child, and his
love for sports, especially baseball.
He indicated he finished college
with a degree in the Sciences
(physics and chemistry).
He also said every opportunity
he gets, he spends time with his
family, to show the importance of
family, as well. He focused on tak-
ing advantage of an education by
setting goals and working toward
those goals until they are
accomplished.
As a result of the gift of tickets,
on the evening of May 7th, hun-
dreds of children and their
parents, grandparents, aunts, and
uncles attended the game at Joe
Robbie Stadium. For many, it was
their first time at a baseball game.
They saw Natal at bat and the
Marlins defeating the Mets.
“The visit will not be forgotten
soon,"said Robinson.
Man who raised Centennial funds
threatens to sue over commission
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
Allegations of impropriety sur-
round Miami's centennial celebra-
tion have been made by film pro-
ducer Renny Roker, who has been
battling the Miami Centennial
Committee since April to collect
what he says is owed to him on
$225,000 he raised for the
celebration.
Roker, cousin of NBC network
correspondent Al Roker, secured
sponsorship for the July 28 celeb-
ration from telecommunications
glant AT&T.
His company, Sponsorship
Marketing Inc., was asked to raise
quick cash for last December's Big
Orange Celebration, the official
kick-off of the Centennial festival.
Roker told The Times that when
he approached AT&T for Big
Orange sponsorship, executives
decided the company should spon-
sor both events, instead of one.
“I was asked if] could raise a sig-
nificant amount of money for the
Centennial in 30 days. Their
money was running short and they
needed cash in a hurry. I sold a
sponsorship package to AT&T for
both the Big Orange and the Cen-
tennial combined,†he said. “AT&T
agreed to pay $360,000 to sponsor
both events. I did that in three
weeks.â€
He says he has a contract that
states that he will receive 25 per-
cent on Big Orange and 15 percent
on Centennial sponsorships.
“When 1 sold the combined
package, we to split the
$360,000 into $135,000 for the Big
Orange and $225,000 for the Cen-
tennial,†Roker said. :
He said he has received his com
mission on the money raised for
the Big Orange celebration but his
Centennial cut is still being held in
escrow until the case goes to trial.
Roker attributes his problem to
Randi Friedman, owner of Logis-
tics Management, the company
hired to coordinate ground activity
for both events. Friedman claims
that she is entitled to a five percent
share of Roker's 15 percent com-
mission because ‘I assisted Renny
“in securing this sponsorship (and)
we had a verbal agreement
between us.â€
Roker denies making such an
t and claims Friedman
made racist statements in his
presence.
In one meeting, he alleges, she
said, “We can't get Hot 105 to spon-
sor the event, because then all the
Blacks will riot like they always
do.â€
Roker says Friedman has close
ties to Centennial fundraising
chairperson and former police
officer Rodney Barretto, whose
brother, Richard , is Miami Beach
Police Chief. He says that has
added to his woes
“Randi and Rodney are in this
together. They feel they can do this
to a Black man because a Black
man is going to take the money and
run and not question authority,â€
Roker said. “Well, they were wrong
when they tried it on me.†;
Roker contends Barretto used
his hiring, firing and contractual
negotiation power to hire Fried-
man’s company.
Barretto did not return phone
calls from the Times.
Amy Deutsch, executive direc-
tor of the Centennial committee,
told the Times she believes there
was no wrongdoing. She said she
trusts Barretto completely. Howev-
er, she said, she was not aware of
any agreement between Friedman
and Roker. She said she simply cut
Roker a check for his full commis-
sion. After doing so, she said, she
was informed by Barretto that
something had Shanged and Fried-
man was to receive percent of
Roker’s 15 percent commission.
Ticket wins Lotto
One lotto player matched all six
numbers in Saturday's drawing
and won the jackpot prize esti-
mated at $7 million.
Lottery computer records
showed the ticket was sold in Plan-
tation. The numbers are: 04 - 05 -
15 - 20 - 27 - 41.
In addition, more than 214,000
tickets won cash prizes. Here is the
payout :
184 winners matched 5-of-6 and
won $1,475.50,
10,728 winners matched 4-of-6
and won $60.50 and
203,971 winners matched 3-of-6
and won $4.
This Saturday’s jackpot is esti-
mated at $7 million.
Also, the remaining five LOTTO-
MOBILE III winners will be
announced Saturday night, on the
Florida Lottery's Flamingo Fortune
TV game show.
“On what basis would he change
the agreement? I have alegal, bind-
ing contract in writing. I wonder
who polices the ex-police officer?
Who does he answer to?†Roker
asked angrily.
Roker’s attorney Eric Littman
told The Times that when the dis-
pute arose he offered to go to
arbitration.
“The Centennial committee
denied our request for arbitration,â€
he said. “If they do not settle this
matter quickly, we will be filing a
lawsuit against Friedman, Barret-
to, and the Centennial committee
by Friday: We have already given
them enough time."
Charles Bells
She told The Times Tuesday
there are no school board policies
in place to deal with such an
incident.
“Dr. Fraind's insensitivity
shocked me. Any woman who is a
victim of a rape or attempted rape
is a victim and the effects are tra-
matic,†she said.
Betty Prenoveau of the Roxcy
Bolton Rape Treatment Center
said an experience such as this
was indeed devastating for a young
woman.
“Ayoung woman who has exper-
fenced a rape or an attempted rape
is definitely traumatized. Because
there was no penetration that does
not mean that the victim is not
hurt,†she said.
She told the Times many victims
experience initial reactions of
shock, disbelief and fear. Many are
left in a state of confusion wonder-
ing why they were attacked. She
says that many victims and blame
themselves for the attack.
Prenoveau recommends
counseling for each victim, without
which, she says, the victim may
not fully recover.
An attack like that experienced
by the Brownsville Middle student
may also produce lasting effects.
“A victim may experience night-
mares, panic attacks and irregular
eating and sleeping habits months
— even years — after a rape or
attempted rape,†said Prenoveau.
She also said that it is important,
for the victim to have a strong sup-
portive network of friends, family.
and school. ,
“If a victim does not have that’
support, the effects of the attack
may be much worse,†she said.
The Roxcy Bolton Rape Treat-
ment Center is located at 1611 NW
12 Ave., inside the Jackson
Memorial Hospital complex. It is
open 24 hours a day, seven days a
week and serves the needs of bothâ€
men and women. For more infor-
mation on it, call 585-RAPE.
Security guard is honored for
pulling motorist from the bay
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
A man who jumped into Biscay-
ne Bay and saved a motorist whose
car had run off a bridge was hon-
ored Wednesday by Metro-Dade
Fire Rescue.
George P. Brown Jr., a security
guard at the Coast Guard Station
on McArthur Causeway, pulled
Erick Dorestil from the water.
Metro Fire Chief R.D. Paulison
presented him with an award for
his heroic rescue on May 21. The
ceremony took place at the Miami
Beach Coast Guard Station, 100
MacArthur Causeway.
The Miami Beach Coast Guard
Station was also recognized for
rendering quick, life-saving aid to
Dorestil, who had been given the
Safety Smarts Award by Capt. Ed
Brown.
Dorestil, 34, indicated lifesaving
information he'd seen on television
saved his life, said fire department
spokesperson Carl Eloi.
The information Dorestil saw
was on a program featuring Brown,
officer-in-charge of Metro-Dade
Fire Rescue's Marine Services
Bureau, who told viewers what to
do if their vehicle runs into a body
of water.
Dorestil said he was able to
escape from his car by releasing his
seatbelt as the vehicle plunged into
the water, kick open a window and
force his way out.
For saving his life, Dorestil told
The Times, Brown and his family
will be special guests at the Colony
Hotel to enjoy the best and most
sumptuous meal he can conjure
up.
Dorestil, an executive chefat the
hotel, located at 736 Ocean Dr.,
said he was on his way to work at
10:30 a.m. when the incident
occurred.
“When I got to the light, one of
the lights was red,†he recalled. “As
I started moving, I believe the turbo
came on and the back tires started
spinning. I wasn’t scared because
it happened too fast.â€
His burgundy Toyota Supra hit
the rail, dropped 20 and 25 feet
and then plummeted into the
murky water.
“The windows were closed
because it was raining,†he said.
“Before the car hit the water, I took
off my seatbelt. I fought with the
pressure of the water because it
was rough and raining heavily. I
kicked out the window of the car
and got out. the car sank all the
way down. Mr. Brown was across
at the Coast Guard station. I heard
someone saying, ‘Hold on, I'll help
you,.â€
Dorestil said he was tired strug-
gling to get out of the car and
appreciated Brown's assistance.
“I got hit with the car and was
fighting the water. He came with
two lifejackets. He jumped in with
uniform and shirt on. He didn’t
have time to take off his shoes,†he
said of Brown.
Brown, Dorestil said, held him
up until a Marine Patrol boat
arrived and he was pulled aboard.
Dorestil, husband and father of
four, said his accident attracted
quite a large crowd. ~
“All the people who were passingâ€
by were on both sides,†he said.
“The bridge was filled...â€
He has been a chef for almost 10
years and has worked at the Col-
ony for three and a half. Most
recently, he was called back to
work six months ago. He discussed:
his experience between supervis--
ing his staff at the hotel, though heâ€
said he didn't expect to return to
work until the end of this week.
He said his offer to Brown to dine
on him is just a small token of his
appreciation.
“I didn't have a chance to talk to.
Mr. Brown because they took me to,
the hospital. I thanked him a lot,
and I invited him and his family to-
come to hotel and eat on me. He will,
also be honored at a ceremony next
week,†he said.
This isn't Dorestil’s first brush
with danger. He said he was shot in.
the hand and stomach almost four.
years ago. He considers himself
quite fortunate to have survived
the crash but said at no time did he
think he was going to die.
ACT-SO winners getting set
for finals at NAACP meeting
Winners of the ACT—SO prog-
ram of the Miami-Dade Branch of
the NAACP are getting set for the
finals which take place at the
NAACP national convention in
Charlotte, N.C., July 5-12.
The winners were selected in
February in various categories,
they are:
HM Oratory: Kameelah Brown (17),
Miami Carol City Sr. High, 12th
grade
HW Architecture: Neil Thorpe (18),
D.A.S.H. 12th grade
BW Biology: Mathieu Luckson,
Miami Garden Sr. High,
12th grade
MW Original Essay: Lakeitha Daniel,
School for
killer will
be sentenced on June 20
A 19-year-old convicted in the
killing of popular funeral home
worker Charles Bells ayearand 10
months ago faces a maximum of 30
years in jail when he comes up for
sentencing June 20.
Christopher Humphrey was
found guilty of second-degree
manslaughter by a Dade jury May
1 in the brutal slaying of Bells, an
employee of Range Funeral Home,
July 12, 1994.
The same jury freed co-
defendant Antonio “Beebopâ€
Screen, 25, on a charge of murder.
Bells was beaten, robbed and
shot by at least four young men
after he came out of his car to
check on the condition of a girl
whom he hit in a minor traffic
accident.
The assailants ignored pleas
from Bells to spare his life.
Prosecutors earlier allowed a
third attacker, Anthony Hayward,
to plead guilty to second-degree
murder. He was sentenced to 25
years in jail. o
Bertram “Nobi†Clark, who
turned prosecution witness,
admitted during the trial that he
hit Bells on the head with a beer
bottle. He was given probation but
is back in jail for violating the terms
of his release.
Screen offered to plead guilty
Last September to robbing Bells
but Circuit Judge Barbara Leven-
son rejected the attempt because
of his criminal record. He is still
awaiting trial for cocaine posses-
sion under the name Michael
CHARLES BELLS
Gilmore.
In February, Screen again
offered to plead guilty to aggra-
vated battery on condition he
would not be sent to prison but the
judge turned that down also,
because Bells's mother, Eva
Knight, opposed it.
He and Humphrey went on trial
April 24, with Screen charged also
with robbery and burglary. The
jury deliberated 11 hours and 55
minutes over three days before vot-
ing 8-4 to set Srceen free largely
because it did not believe the two
key prosecution witnesses — Clark
and Clark'ss former girlfriend
Patisha Mayhue.
Advanced Studies, (MDCC) 12th
grade
B Playwritting: Alisha Thomas
(17), New World School of Arts,
12th grade
HW Poetry: Kendra Bryant (16),
American Sr. High, 11th grade.
HB Dance: Clarence Sams (16)
South Miami Sr. High,
11th grade
® Drama: Melissa Youngblood
(17), New World Sr. High,
12th grade
HB Vocal Contemporary: Ken Char-
les (17), Miami Central Sr. High,
12th grade
BW Vocal Classical: Audrey Brutus
(17), New World School of Arts,â€
11th grade >
W Painting: Courtney Walker (16),
New World School of Arts, 11th
grade
HM Video Filmmaking: Florence
Moss (17), William H. Turner Tech~
Arts, 12th grade i
HM Instrumental Instrument: Wilk
ie Furguson (18)
New World School of Arts, 12th
grade
BW Sculpture: Zarner Pollard 17).
D.A.S.H., 12th grade
BW Drawing: Tashmeka Ignacio.
(17), D.A.S.H, 12th grade i
Spreading Larceny
important post.
debt. Stay tuned.
tuned.
tuned.
w The Martin Luther King Economic Development Corpo-
ration is still without an executive director since Anna
Ward left the organization. Board Chairman Clinton Pitts
seems to be in no hurry to find a new leader for this very
w Competing developers for that proposed Black-owned
Miami Beach hotel are licking their chops over the misfor-
tunes of the past that seem now to be catching up with
front-runner Eugene Jackson, head of Unity Broadcast-
ing. Jackson and his brother own a slew of apartment
units in South Dade that has hundreds of code violations.
Uncle Sam is also fighting with him over a $3.9 million IRS
w Many folk in our community are perturbed that in most
of the housing discrimination suits handled by the U.S.
Department of Justice, the owners and managers are Jew-
ish and the victims are Black. Maybe the NCCJ should
sponsor neighborhood seminars on this problem. Stay
w Wags around the Metro political scene are wondering if |.
strong mayor candidate Maurice Ferre really broke his |,
wrist roller-blading, or did he do so, slamming hishandon |,
his desk to convince political aide Marie Petit, that heis a
dead duck in the race without Black support. Stay tuned.
w Alot of folk think that Fidel Castro is a whole lot smar-
ter than Miami's anti-communist refugee leadership.
Despite the anti-capitalist rhetoric, Castrois quietly build-
ing Cuba into a biotech minipower and selling millions of
dollars of its goods abroad. Today, Cuba is one of the
world’slargest producers of a recombinant vaccine against
hepatitis B. It also makes a diverse line of phamaceuticals:
interferon for cancer treatment, epidermal growth factor
for wound healing, streptokinase for heart attacks and |
monoclonal antibodies capable of diagnosing everything |
from pregnancy to infection with the AIDS virus. Stay
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
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Editorials
A lack of courage
he Dade County School Board demonstrated a remark-
able lack of courage — and insensitivity to its
constituents — in deciding to choose a temporary suc-
cessor to Superintendent of Schools Octavio Visiedo and
then picking a White male administrator for the interim post. By
amajority vote Wednesday last week, the Board tapped Mr. Alan
Olkes as the person who will run a public school system that is
over 72 percent non-White.
The rationale given for not making a permanent appointment
was that a new Board is to be selected through single-member
district elections in the fall and it should have the opportunity to
pick its own superintendent. That posture is weak. For instance,
what would the incoming Board have done if Mr. Visiedo had not
resigned? Fire him? As with him and for any successor, the new
Board would have had ways of dealing with the chief executive if
problems arose.
The reason the current Board did not want to go for a perma-
nent appointment was simply because members did not wish to
go through another bruising racial and political fight such as the
one they presided over six years ago when they rejected the more
eminently qualified and experienced Dr. Tee S. Greer and went
for Mr. Visiedo.
The Board, like many other elected panels — and even the pri-
vate sector — in this county, has been showing remarkable acro-
batic dialectics when it comes to snubbing highly qualified Black
administrators for top positions. When it is a matter of a choice
. just between a Black and a Latino, the job has been going to a
Latino; when there is opportunity to maneuver, the person
tapped is White, as a “compromise†choice.
There have indeed been cases where these panels have stood
up for Blacks and Black causes — as the SChool Board has done
— but not nearly enough times.
Sadly, thereis noreason to believe that any of this will change.
The county has been entering an era of change from governing
boards comprising a majority of Whites straight to those that
have mostly Latino members — White Latino members. Blacks
will remain snagged right in the middle, virtually powerless to do
much unless we are able to realize, finally, the importance of
returning to the days of political and social activism against what
appears to be a new call to civil rights battle.
In the case of the Schoool Board's choice of a temporary school
chief, even that holds very important significance. While the
appointee is required not to apply for the permanent spot this
time, obviously the experience of running the school system will
look good on anybody's resume. The Board had a chance toput a
Black person in line for some future superintendent job here or
in another district.
Black women, in particular, have not been positioned in the
system so they can take over the job of running it, although it is
evident that they are very well represented in various lower levels
and are the backbone of the public schools.
In addition, even a temporary superintendent can do much
within, as in this case, probably six months. For instance,
according to School Board member Frederica Wilson, the interim
appointee has to fill 74 vacancies, all above the rank of principal.
Ms. Wilson has already made the right call to Mr. Olkes that she
is expecting him to “do the right thing†when he goes about filling
those vacancies. According to her, his reply was, “I hear you.â€
That is all well and good. But Black folk in this area have been
been here long enough, have suffered long enough and have
served long enough to have been in a position where they should
be full partners in the exercise of power, not having to wait on dis-
pensation from others.
®
In the cause of children
n what could be a watershed moment for our nation’s child-
ren, tens of thousands of people from some 1,000
organizations across the country will be gathering at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for the “Stand for Child-
ren†rally.
Organizers point to a plethora of ills that have been plaguing
our young people for many years, with seemingly little interest by
those in authority to take concrete steps to improve their condi-
tion. So far, the major national, state and local initiatives have
mainly been in the form of punitive measures — more jails, lon-
ger prison terms, curfews and even harsher prosecution.
None of that, of course, works for caring for children requires
vastly better approaches — approaches that recognize that, first
and foremost, we as adults are absolutely responsible for our
children, whether individually or as anation. If the rally can help
bring about a change in perspective and reinforce in the minds of
Americans that our future cannot be a better one if we do not
have better children, then it will have served a major purpose.
The Children’s Defense Fund and its founder and president
Ms. Marian Wright Edelman must be commended for organizing
this rally on behalf of the most vulnerable among us. Much of the
negligence toward children stems, in fact, from the fact that they
cannot vote. As is the case for children everywhere, they depend
on adults to take care of their concerns.
While we neglect them, they are developing their own value
standards and codes of behavior and more and more and
embarking on a road of delinquency and even violence. They see
ose ae in adults and are not socialized into fitting well into
society.
Itisalongjourney ahead. Ms. Edelman has been embarked on
it for many years. This rally, hopefully, will bring along a few fel-
low travelers who also care deeply for our young and what the
future holds.
[4 ® Ld ®
Heed this criticism
ne of our country’s most respected political heroines,
Ms. Shirley Chisholm, recently rebuked Black Flori-
dians — with justification — for not being more political-
ly active and yet turning around and blaming those in office for
our problems. Addressing about 75 representatives of the Flori-
da Democratic Black Caucus May 18 in Orlando, she made it a
point to state that in the all-important mid-term elections in
1994, in which conservative Republicans won control of Con-
gress, only one in three Black Floridians voted.
Ms. Chisholm, who now lives in Palm Bay, was right on target.
Blacks number over two million in this state, or just under 15
percent of the population. That never shows up at the polls.
In addition, though, there seems little in the way of state lead-
ership, which could be the reason for the absence of voter enthu-
siasm. The Democratic Party is overwhelmingly supported by
Blacks but has not been demonstrating appreciation commen-
surate with that solidarity. Other leaders also have not been
Thereing prominently enough to galvanize our people around
em.
That has to change quickly if we are to play a role in deciding
the future of our country, rather than being mere spectators to
change that will have a profound impact on our lives.
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We are facing a retreat from equality
For nearly 20 years, the legal
standard for implementing affir-
mative action has been the Bakke
decision. In 1978, the Supreme
Court ruled that »
strict racial quo-
tas that guaran-
teed access and
opportunity to
Blacks, women
and other minori-
ties were uncon-
stitutional. How-
ever, the high
court also dec-
lared that race
and ethnicity could be significant
factors in selecting applicants for
colleges, graduate and profession-
al schools.
At that time, many civil rights
advocates felt that the Bakke deci-
sion was unfair, precisely because
it failed adequately to take into
account the history and reality of
discrimination and the construc-
tive steps which had to be taken to
create greater equality between
racial minorities and the White
majority.
In March, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit took a
great leap backward from Bakke,
in the Hopwood v. Texas decision.
The details of the case are fairly
simple. Cheryl Hopwood and sev-
eral other Whites were refused
admission to the University of Tex-
as Law School. They sued, arguing
that the school's policies unfairly
favored African Americans and
Latinos, through a process which
permitted different admissions
standards for different groups. The
attorneys for Hopwood et al said
that their clients had been griev-
ously denied their right to “equal
protection of the laws†guaranteed
by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Letters to the
These arguments basically
turned history on its head. For gen-
erations, the University of Texas
Law School had refused to admit a
single African American, solely on
racist grounds. Finally, after years
of civil-rights agitation and litiga-
tion, Blacks and other minorities
were allowed in. But even after
affirmative action programs were
implemented, people of color were
still under-represented in the
school.
Texas's statewide population is
currently 11.6 percent African:
American and 25.6 percent Latino.
By contrast, the law school's enter-
ing class of 1992 was only eight
percent Black and 10.7 percent
Latino. Whites, as a group,
remained over-represented
statistically.
The U.S. Court of Appeals
judges not only sided with Hop-
wood but went much further. The
court declared that any use of race
or ethnicity was illegal, “even for
the wholesome purpose of correct-
ing perceived racial imbalances.â€
Admissions decisions had to be
based solely on merit, with color or
race playing absolutely no role.
Furthermore, Whites. who were
denied admission had the right to
claim monetary damages for
“intentional discrimination.â€
In effect, this ruling says that
universities have no business
attempting to diversify their stu-
dents, faculty or staff on gender,
racial and cultural grounds.
Purely from an educational
standpoint, that's nonsense. Edu-
cational excellence is achieved, in
part, when people interact with
Editor
Cause for suspicion at this time
To the Editor:
At a critical time such as this, it
should not have been necessary for
the FAA Investigating Committee
to discipline the founder of
Brothers to the Rescue in his effort
to call attention to his dispute with
Fidel Castro. His attempt to dis-
tract and call attention to his per-
sonal agenda at this time is most
ignorable, to say the least. The
American public were told not to
speculate, to let the committee do
their job, but the founder of
Brothers opened up an area of
speculation.
The suspicion of faulty mainte-
nance by those who cannot or
neglected to read the FAA manuals
for maintaining public conveyance
in the air was enough to choke any
traveler. Now, who is it to say that
the passengers and crew of Flight
592 were not the victims of those
cinducting or practicing wartime
maneuvers in the Everglades and
at a time when America is not at
war? Not a speculation but a rea-
sonable query entertained by
many.
Americans need to hear why the
pilot of that fatal flight deemed it
necessary to return to the airport
and, if the recorded conservation
in the cockpit is not found, we may
never know. Hopefully, the
Brothers are satisfied with the
attention gotten.
Brothers to the Rescue and all
dissident Cuban Americans need
to be reminded that Americans did
not vote Fidel Castro into power
nor should we make it our priority
to displace him. Also, if Helms and
Burton are interested in removing
Castro, let them head-up a free-
dom march with Cuban dissidents
in the streets of Havana, Cuba,
using the Cuban flag as their
banner. :
I hope the Brothers and all dissi-
dents will stay put until the
wreckage-bearing evidence is
found because there is...‘ fugus
among us.
VEOLA B. WILLIAMS
1930 N.W. 54th Street
Miami,
We are only fenced in dogs
To the Editor:
The fenced dog depends on his
master to feed him, so if his master
will not feed him, the dog starves.
The Indigenous African People
of America are trapped behind the
fence, even though optimists
would persuade us to believe that
the fence is not there. Like it or not,
we Blacks are the dog for America
and America is a master for us.
Thus, it is sobering to think, “What
if?â€
What if America decided to stop
feeding us one day? What if Ameri-
ca suddenly concluded that subsi-
dizing Black life had become an
unreasonable liability to the
national budget? Or that all Black
education programs had become a
threat to national security?
Such “what ifs" are not far-
fetched when we consider that,
historically, America has always
treated us like dogs. Some dogs get
fenced in while other dogs get pet-
ted. But the master maintains
power and dominion over the dog,
no matter the pedigree.
In spite of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the United States
Constitution, July 28, 1868,
America is still the master over
Black life. As it is now, so it was
then: America does not hesitate at
any moment to remind us indivi-
dually or collectively that we are
still the dog.
Therefore, if America stopped
feeding us today, or if America
today decided to step up its embar-
go on Black life, we have but three
clear choices before us—one hon-
orable and two far less than honor-
able: we starve. We beg for food. Or
we jump the fence.
But if the master will not feed the
fenced dog and, at the same time,
the master will not allow the dog to
jump the fence, then it is also hon-
orable and it is also just for the dog
to attack the master.
ASI NIMAYA
International African Movement
Miami
\% ETI Fam RTE T(E
others from different faiths and
nationalities, from divergent cul-
tures and racial identities. Plural-
ism and diversity should be at the
heart of this country’s academic
institutions, preparing our stu-
dents to function in an increasing-
ly multi-cultural, global society.
Moreover, we need to have an
honest appraisal about what con-
stitutes “merit.†Standardized
tests, like the SAT and GRE, are
one type of measurement to deter-
mine whether a person is “quali-
fied†to be admitted to school. But
there are also many other mea-
surements of “meritâ€: a person's
individual efforts to overcome pov-
erty and adversity; the ability to
speak different languages and to
function in divergent cultures; the
experiences in coping with racist
and sexist discrimination; and
William Raspberry
gaining the courage to overcome
such obstacles to achieving
excellence.
If democracy is to function in a
pluralistic society, our universities
must reflect the full range of know-
ledge and abilities from diverse
communities.
The final ruling on Hopwood v.
Texas will be made ultimately by
the Supreme Court. But what this
decision is really about is the elimi-
nation of African Americans and
other minorities from higher edu-
cational access and opportunity.
When the factor of “race†is ignored
within a racist, class-stratified
society, Whites with money, power
and prestige will always benefit.
Dr. Manning Marable is profes-
sor of history and director of the
Institute for Research in African
American Studies, Columbia Uni-
versity, New York City. This column
appears in over 275 newspapers
across the U.S. and internationally.
Welfare’s weakness
WASHINGTON — The trouble
with welfare is that the incentives
are wrong.
The assertion seems so obvious
and we've
heard it so often
— that it's hard to
believe it. We
could save not
just public money
but also lives if we
could figure out
the optimum
schedule of pay- EN
ments, services "
and, yes, penal- RASPBERRY
ties: if we could just get the incen-
tives right.
The report issued May 1 by the
Manpower Demonstration
Research Corp. (MDRC) is a cau-
tion to those who think it's that
Do incentives matter? The
answer, unhelpful to the ideo-
logues and humbling to earnest
searchers for truth, is: sometimes.
MDRC has taken a new look at
an Ohio program called LEAP
(Learning, Earning and Parenting)
designed to reduce welfare depen-
dency among teen-age mothers —
the group most likely to become
long-term recipients of welfare aid.
The experiment leaves in place the
state's standard welfare payment
— $274 a month for a mother and
one child — with two important
modifications: If the young mother
will attend high school and work
toward graduation and a job, the
payment will be increased by $62 a
month; if she fails to do so, she will
be penalized $62. That's a possible
swing of $124.
The idea is straightforward
enough: LEAP, according to the
MDRC study, is “intended to pro-
duce a chain of effects on teens’
behavior, starting with increased
school enrollment and attendance
and culminating in reduced wel-
fare dependence and increased
self-sufficiency.†Earlier evidence
suggests that young women who
finish high school or job
tend not to stay on welfare for long;
dropouts do. Thus the program, in
place since 1989, was designed to
provide incentives for staying in
school.
According to the MDRC report, it
worked — modestly.
For young women who were in
school when they entered the prog-
ram, completion rates rose by 20
percent, according to Judith M.
Gueron, MDRC president. These
same young women were s
ignific-
antly more likely to be working
after a year or so.
But, for those who already had
dropped out of school before enter-
ing LEAP, neither the rewards nor
the sanctions appeared to make
any difference.
Gueron admits she doesn't fully
understand why.
“Some of our findings aren't
; easy to explain,†she said in an
interview. “Take, for instance, the
lh increase in high school comple-
tion. For most of the state, virtually
all the increase was in the GED
(high school equivalency) certifica-
tion. But, for Cleveland, the bulk of
the increase was in actual high
school degrees.
“But the difference in how the
sanctions work is what is hardest
to explain. At the income level we're
talking about, the difference
between participation and non-
participation is significant. Some
of these young women were fre-
quently sanctioned — not only los-
ing the potential $62 bonus but
also having another $62 taken
from their checks. Still they didn't
go to school.
“Outreach workers (one of the
special services that are part of the
LEAP effort) came back with a
number of stories. Some kids
didn't understand how the prog-
ram worked, some were in bad
relationships or unstable living
situations, some just didn't want
to go to school and thought they
could find other ways to make up
for the lost income. Our evaluation
results show there are no easy
answers.â€
Maybe not even easy questions.
Is school such an intimidating and
humiliating experience for some
young people that cash incentives
don't matter? Would increasing
the sanctions in order to enforce
school attendance make any differ-
ence in job outcomes? Does the
non-participation of so many eligi-
ble young mothers suggest that
they didn't really need the welfare
check in the first place? What are
the implications of benefit cuts for
the well-being of the children?
The answers matter. Some 20
states have LEAP-like programs
and it would be useful to know how
to make them work more effectively
— or to understand that we can't.
After all, one possible reading of
the MDRC results is that some peo-
ple may be beyond the reach of
ordinary incentives or sanctions.
And what do we do if that turns
out to be the case? Let them (and
their children) suffer? Increase the
sanctions? Take the children?
It's a lot more complicated than
simply getting the incentives right.
(c) 1996, Washington Post Writers Group
Thursday, May 30, 1996
THE MIAMI TIMES
5A
Sharing the secrets for success
r D1 ark: Avyeuie Door
or Minority Affairs, University o
Miami, School of Medicine, A
Executive Director of the Dade
County Sickle Cell Foundation,
delivered the commencement
address at the recent Miami-Dade
Community College, Medical Cen-
ter Campus, graduation. The fol-
lowing is a condensation of his
remarks.
By ASTRID MACK
Powerful persons who have
made it to the top BE
in their various #3
professions have }
not done so
chance. Instead,
they use intelli-
gence, political
know-how, peo- §
ple management
skills and busi-
ness savvy to i
achieve their pos- MACK
itions of power and influence. They
have learned that quick thinking
and cool heads are valuable assets,
and that varied obstacles — all the
“isms,†including racism and sex-
ism — await them at every turn
along the road to success. But,
rather than being discouraged,
they used setbacks as opportuni-
ties to learn, to improve, to forge
ahead with greater speed and more
focus.
What is the secret of their climb
to success?
How and why did they succeed
when many others fail? Brenda
Lauderback, president of the
Wholesale Group of Nine West
Footwear, says it is important to
“have a passion†for what they do’
and always set goals. Elynor Wil-
liams, vice president of public
responsibility for Sara Lee Corpo-
ration, and Carolyn McZinc, vice
The Dade County School Board
STREET
president of education and learn-
ing at the Xerox Corporation, agree
that developing a sound spiritual
foundation is also important.
These and other powerful Black
women shared the secrets to their
climb to success. They included
the following:
HW It is important to know oneself
and set goals.
Hl Stay focused on your vision.
There will be many people who will
try to distract you from realizing
your true potential.
* HM You should love the career or
a profession that you have chosen.
HE Embrace change; don't fight it.
Dramatic change can be good if
you learn to manage it and make it
a growth experience.
BH Develop a support system of
people who believe in you.
H Try to keep a balance in every
aspect of your life, whether mar-
ried, single, with children or not.
Have a variety of interests and
hobbies.
HB Outside work, we can control the
people we surrounded ourselves
with, the things we do, the places
we go.
HB Develop a sense of humor and
don't take life too seriously.
B Understand the culture and
environment you have chosen to
work in.
HB Develop a sound spiritual
foundation.
Now for the challenge: success
mandates responsibility.
In our home, as parent or
extended family, we must teach
values, morals and ethics and be
exemplary role models to our child-
ren. Charity begins at home. Let us
teach our young to believe in them-
selves, to have positive self-
esteem. Help them to become more
self-confident. Let us give them a
desire to develop a love for
TALK
last Wednesday by majority vote
chose A veteran White school administrator Alan Olkes as interim super-
Was the School Board right to
select an interim suprintendent; do
you agree with the choice?
LaRONDA WIMBERLY
Computer Operator
Liberty City
“I feel the Dade County School
Board did the right thing by
appointing a temporary superin-
tendent until the elections are
made in Novem-
ber. But, as far as
race is concerned,
the seat should go
to the most quali-
fied personf
regardless of
race. I felt T. S.
Greer was the
best person for® *¥
the position but they gave it to
someone else. If a Black person is
elected, there will probably a lot of
changes for the better, especially
among the inner cities.â€
MACK JACKSON
Retired
Brownsville
“I agree with the School Board
picking an interim superintendent
until one is (appointed) in Novem-
person coul
make some posi-© :
tive changes in the inner-city com-
munitities because they could bet-
ter communicate with the Blacks.â€
VIRGINIA HOWARD
Procurement Specialist
Richmond Heights
“I don't find a thing wrong with
the decision they made because, in
November, they will be electing a
an interim super-
intendent, the
have enough time to investigate
each canadiate. I expect the school
board to investigate candidates so
they can elect the right person.â€
need some gui-
dance. If they
elect a Black per-
R tent? Greer has proven himself to
" be better qualified for the job.â€
job, someone
GARNET ESTERS
Compliance Specialist
Miami
“Yes, I feel they did the right
thing about appointing an interim
superintendent, because they
son this time,
they would prob-
ably have some
consultant prob-
lems. I think they .
should elect the i
better person for the job, someone
Â¥ who qualifies. The time frame is too
short for any interim but, in
November, if a Black person quali-
fies, 1 would rather someone who
could better do the job instead of
just holding the position.â€
ANGELA SMITH
City Planner
Carol City
“If they had qualified Blacks,
they should have chosen them.
This is nothing new to Dade Coun-
ty because they id
always hire]
others over]
Blacks who are}
better qualified
Why should the
give someone a
job and not know
if they are compe
“I don't think think they did the
right thing appointing an interim
superintendent. I personally feel
they should go
out and find the
person who's
qualified to do the
whom they can
keep there per-
manently. I can't
go out and say’
they should use i
this person or =f
that one but can *
jf say they should
"go out to find the best and most
qualified person to do the job.â€
Reporter: MELISSA THOMAS
Photographer: CLAYTON HARRELL
" retire Emma Lazarus's
learning.
By working together to improve
educational opportunities on every
level — preschool, elementary, sec-
ondary, and college — we open
doors for our children and give
them hope. Too many youngsters
abandon their early dreams of
going to college. Of the 60 percent
of our youngsters who graduate
from high school, an alarming
number consider college beyond
their reach. We must reverse this
trend. As you well know, a college
education is the best preparation
for the future we can offer our
children in a world rapidly being
dominated by technological
advancements.
I believe that we must look deep
within ourselves and ask whether
or not we are fulfilling our leader-
ship responsibilities. We need to
ask what we are doing in our com-
munities about crime, drugs, teen-
age pregnancy and poverty. We
need to look at our community
institutions and self-help groups
and support them as volunteers,
board members and check writers.
We need to look at the inner-city
schools and determine how we can
work with youngsters, serve as role
models, tutor kids and help them
get the aspirations and skills
needed to make it in this society.
We need to look at the corpora-
tions, law firms, colleges, universi-
ties and businesses in which we
work to leverage our influence in
order to increase their involvement
in the community, donate their
resources to community institu-
tions and expand their minority
hiring. We need to turn our parties
into fund-raisers for community
groups that help young people and
poor people.
We have a right and a duty to
demand stronger action from fed-
eral and state governments but we
also have a responsibility to start
where we are with what we have.
There's a lot more we can do, as
individuals and as professionals,
but there's a lot we cannot do. We
can't fall into the trap of thinking,
“We made it, why can’t they?†We
can't buy the false, cynical position
that our success places us above
the battle and we can't give up and
say the problems are too big,
there's not much we can do. Suc-
cess mandates responsibility, and
each of us can make a difference.
Bernice Powell Jackson
(WE MUST INTEGRATE AD
ASSIMOLATE. AT ANY (OST...
TALK OF TRUE BLACK: LIBERATION...
[WE CANT DO FOR OURSELVES...
AVOID ALL
NJ
2) (CANT WE ALL
SH(CET ALONG?
11
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Alzheimer’s hits at the heart
WASHINGTON — Your
6-year-old son has been playing
quietly with Power Rangers and his
other beloved action figures on the
recreation room as
carpet. Suddenly
his face, a little |
peachy-cheeked
replica of your @
own, looks up at
you curiously.
Then he slowly,
asks you a ques-
tion that just
sucks the breath
right out of you.
“Dad,†he says, “is Grandpa
going to die?â€
A chain of questions races
through your head: What does he
know? How much has he heard?
What should I say?
So you answer his question with
a question: “Wh-Why do you ask?â€
And he says, “I heard you and
Mom say he was sick.â€
And you say, hesitantly, “Yes, he
is. Sort of.â€
Yes, you know the old man is in
good shape fora man who was born
in 1911. But his memories have
been stolen. Back in your old
neighborhood, they used to call it
“old-timer’s disease†but now you
know it by its fancier, more official
PAGE
No more welcoming
mat for immigrants
I suggest that we respectfully
poem. Let's
erase it from the base of the Statue
of Liberty. If we don't mean it, let's
not pretend any-
more. A central
part of our history
is now dead.
The United
States no longer
has a welcome
mat out for immi-
grants, legal or
illegal, docu- |
mented or undo- o
cumented. We no JACKSON
longer can say, “Give me your tired
and your poor, your huddled mas-
ses yearning to be free, the
wretched refuse from your distant
shore,†as Ms. Lazarus wrote so
eloquently.
After two centuries of accepting
starving immigrants from Italy and
Ireland, prisoners from England
and parts of Europe, political exiles
from Eastern Europe and other
of the world who wanted
desperately to come to this country
and enslaved people from many
parts of Africawho did not, it seems
we no longer want tobe known as a
Ri
* country of opportunity for
Immigrants.
w This anti-immigrant wave of
feeling sweeping the country can
be seen in several different ways.
Public perception is that immi-
ts, legal and illegal, are on the
public dole. The reality is that only
about five percent of working-age
legal immigrants receive public
assistance and undocumented
immi ts are not eligible to
receive Aid to Families with Depen-
dent Children, food stamps, Medi-
caid, Medicare or Supplemental
Security Income.
w Public perception is that our
country is being overrun with
f immigrants, documented and
: undocumented. The reality is that,
in 1910, 16 percent of the U.S.
"population was foreign-born, while
only 7.9 percent was foreign-born
in 1990.
w Public perception is that
immigrants are taking jobs from
Americans. The reality is that
many of those jobs are leaving this
country and that many of the jobs
which immigrants take would go
unfilled otherwise.
Responding to the anti-
immigrant feeling, the U.S. Con-
gress has recently bills
which would tighten U.S. borders
and make it more difficult for
undocumented workers to get
jobs. The House bill even denies
education to children of undocu-
mented workers. The Senate bill
restricts public benefits not only to
undocumented persons but also to
those in this country legally. Dur-
ing this political year, it is no coin-
cidence that 70 percent of the esti-
mated four million documented
and undocumented immigrants
live in six voter-rich states.
Some have asked how the anti-
immigrant feelings are associated
with race. One has only to look at
the history of immigration in our
nation to see that the color of the
immigrants has changed over the
past two decades and one must
wonder how much that has
impacted the slamming shut of the
doors to the world.
Then there is the anti-
immigrant violence. The whole
nation watched the beatings of
Mexican immigrants by police in
California. There are some who
have tried to excuse the beatings
by saying that the Mexicans
shouldn't have been here and
shouldn't have run. No one
deserves to be beaten by the police
for any reason, whether they are in
this country legally or not.
But immigrants, documented
and undocumented, are not only
suffering police brutality. There
are dozens of cases of anti-
immigrant violence, particularly
against Asians. In January, for
example, Thien Minh Ly, a 24-year
old Vietnamese man and UCLA
graduate was kicked, beaten and
stabbed to death while skating on
the grounds of his neighborhood
school. His alleged killer had
bragged of killing “a jap." And
although White supremacist para-
phernalia was found in his home,
both the alleged killer and the
police deny this was a race hate
crime.
Those of us who are not native
American are all immigrants to
this land. Some of our ancestors
came legally, others did not. Some
came willingly, others did not.
Scapegoating immigrants will not
solve the economic problems of our
nation. We must find a way to all
live together — with respect.
Bernice Powell Jackson is execu-
tive editor of the Commission for
Racial of the United Church
of Christ. She is based in Cleve
land, Ohio.
name: Alzheimer’s disease, a slow
and irreversible deterioration of
. thebrain. The fourth leading cause
| of death, it afflicts about four mil-
lion Americans, according to the
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
' Disorders Association.
You tried to deny it for a long
time. But you had to face up to it.
The shock hits you full force one
day while you are out on a drive
with the old man. Cheerily, he
turns to you and asks, “So, how's
my son Clancy doing? Have you
seen him lately?â€
You are stunned. “Clancy†was
your family nickname when you
were a kid. But, you don't correct
him. Instead, you play along.
How old is Clancy now?" you
ask.
A wistful smile brightens his
face, warming your heart.
“Oh, I guess he's about 15 or 16
years old now,†the old man says.
“He must be in the 11th grade by
now.â€
And you realize that the old man
is living in the past. Unable to
remember recent history, he has
taken comfort in the ancient days
he recalls “clear as a bell.†He is
talking to you as if you have
become, in his mind, his brother
James, his confidant and political
adviser who you know died in the
early 1970s.
And suddenly it is not as if you
have lost your father, after all. It is
just that you're talking to an earlier
version of him.
And, oddly, you, too, take a cer-
tain comfort in that. The known
past is always more comfortable
than the uncertain future.
Suddenly all of the reporting you
have ever done on the problems of
the elderly and their families has
come home to roost.
Suddenly it is your turn to feel
the pain of knowing that the parent
you once knew will never be
around again.
Suddenly it is you who is
haunted by the question that
haunts millions of families: “What
shall we do with Dad?â€
Your old man, widowed since
1984, can't live by himself any
more. Youre an only child and
can't be with him all the time. He's
already wandered off and gotten
lost twice. So you bite the bullet.
After much searching, much of it
Clarence Page
through your soul, you move him
into what these days is delicately
called “assisted living."
So you explain to your son that
“Grandpa's memory isn't as good
as itused tobe" and your son's look
of confused curiosity mirrors your
own. “That happens sometimes
when you get old. But still he feels
pretty good.â€
Your son nods. He seems to
understand. He is taking on the
beginnings of his adult face, while
your father's face is becoming more
infantile. Both need loving care.
Both need adult supervision.
You're middle-aged and you're
caught smack dab in the middle of
the modern baby-boomer's dilem-
ma. People are living longer than
ever. Your baby boomer bulge is
producing the “youngest†(in phys-
ical condition) old people the world
has ever known and your genera-
tion is moving up the age brackets
like a big egg through a snake.
Suddenly questions about the
future of Social Security, Medicare
and Medicaid for the elderly are
gaining new urgency in the politi-
cal arena.
Suddenly a whole new elder-
care industry is growing up with a
range of options in “assisted liv-
ing.†It's a good thing, too.
“We all die someday,†you tell
your son. Your voice chokes a little.
“Grandpa is just getting old. But
he'll probably be with us for quite a
while longer.â€
That's true. People with Alz-
heimer’s may live 20 years or more.
Some even outlive their caregivers.
“Let's appreciate him while we
have him, OK?"
The next time you go to see the
old man, your son gives him a big
htig. The old man looks downright
shocked by his grandson's enthu-
siasm. Old Dad never was much of
a touchy-feely type. But he smiles
broadly, then laughs. “How's my
boy?†he says.
You realize that he cannot
remember his grandson's name.
But, that's OK. Somewhere
through the fog behind his gleam-
ing eyes, you realize, he knows his
grandson.
It warms your heart to see them
enjoy this moment together.
Moments like this should not be
missed. Life's too short.
(c) 1996 by The Chicago Tribune, distributed by Tribune
Media Services Inc.
The Million Man March Pledge
“I pledge that, from this day forward, I will strive to love my
brother as I love myself.
I, from this day forward, will strive to improve myself spiritual-
ly, morally, mentally, socially, politically and economically, for the
benefit of myself, my family and my people.
I pledge that I will strive to
build businesses, build houses,
build hospitals, build factories and enter into international trade
for the good of myself, my family and my people.
I pledge that, from this day forward, I will never raise my hand
with a knife or a gun to beat, cut or shoot any member of my fam-
ily or any human being, except in self-defense.
1 pledge that, from this day forward, I will never abuse my wife
by striking her, disrespecting her, for she is the mother of my chil-
dren and the producer of my family.
I pledge that, from this day forward, I will never engage in the
abuse of children, little boys or little girls, for sexual gratification.
For I will let them grow in peace to be strong men and women for
the future of our people.
I will never again use the ‘B’ word to describe any female —
but particularly my own Black sister.
I pledge from this day forward that I will not poison my body
with drugs or that which is destructive to my health and well-
being. .
I pledge from this day forward I will support Black newspa-,
pers, Black radio, Black television. I will support Black artists
who clean up their acts to show respect for themselves and
respect for their people and respect for the ears of the human
JSamily.
1 will do all of this, so help me God.â€
ERIN BW I ep
THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
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Moss hopes to preside over new South Dade if he is re-elected
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN
Four years ago, Dennis Moss
was little known beyond his imme-
‘diate South Dade community,
where he was executive director of
the Richgmond Heights Optimist
Club since 1978 — a job he still
holds.
. Then came Hurricane Andrew in
August, 1992, devastating much of
Moss's community and all those
around it in the worst natural dis-
aster in the country.
A year later came single-
member district elections for the
Metro-Dade County Commission.
Moss stunned the political estab-
lishment by pulling together a
coalition that enabled him, despite
his lack of experience in elected
office, towin a seat in a district only
36 percent Black — and give Black
Dade its fourth commission seat
(the others being held by Chairper-
son Art Teele, Jim Burke and Betty
Ferguson).
There has been no looking back
since then for the 44-year-old
Moss.
As the commissioner of District
9 and the hurricane-hit parts of
South Dade, it was left to Moss to
preside over the expenditure of
about $100 million in federal
storm relief funds channeled
through Metro-Dade County.
Falling back on his grassroots
experience, he decided to involve
the people in the planning of the
reconstruction and, after 50 com-
munity meetings over 90 days,
produced the “Moss Plan.â€
“I had seen the dollars disappear
and go to other places they were
not supposed to go after the 1980
(McDuffie) riots,†said Moss.
The emphasis was on rebuilding
homes and rental complexes,
roads and sidewalks and recrea-
tional facilities, thus returning the
area to a pre-hurricane condition
— only, according to Moss, better.
That project is winding down.
Moss says he is satisfied with what
has been accomplished. If he had
to do it over, he added, the only
change he would make would be to
place greater priority on economic
development, putting it on an
equal footing with infrastructure
rehabilitation.
Economic development is what
he hopes to hone in on if South
Dade voters renew his mandate
this fall. It is a direction he has
already begun taking, thanks,
again, to hurricane relief funds.
State Sen. Daryl Jones and
State Rep. Larcenia Bullard, who
also represent South Dade, won
approval of an $875,000 allocation
to an ongoing two-pronged project
under the “Moss Plan†to be run by
the Metro-Miami Action Plan
Trust, he explained.
In the first phase, four or five
South Dade businesses will be
identified, after a public invitation
to bid, to be helped to acquire
franchises. Each will stand to
receive up to $75,000 in grants and
technical assistance.
Those businesses will be
required to give a specific commit-
ment to “adopt†a neighborhood —
Goulds, Homestead /Cutler Ridge,
Perrine, Richmond Heights — and
take steps to make an impact on
residents.
The second phase centers on
“youth entrepreneurship†and will
involve training of young people at
Florida International University in
business ownership, business
planning and operating micro-
enterprise businesses, with the
possibility of receiving grants of up
Wilbur Bell enters
race against Moss for
Metro’s District 9 seat
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
Wilbur B. Bell aims to change
Perrine. He filed his candidacy
papers with the Department of
Elections on May 10 for the Dade
County commission seat in Dis-
trict 9.
He faces incumbent Dennis
Moss and others who plan to enter
the race.
Nicknamed “Short Stop,†Bell
has been a resident of Perrine most
of his 56 years and is the owner of
Bell's Short Stop, a convenience
store located at S.W. 174th Street
and 104th Avenue in West Perrine.
The store, which employs 11 peo-
ple, is a well-known fixture in the
community.
As a business owner, Bell says,
he hears the voices of dissatisfied
residents every day and has
become discouraged with the cur-
rent state of affairs in his neighbor-
hood and other surrounding South
Dade areas.
A civic activist, he believes that
he can make a difference in South
Dade through government service.
Elected officials, h said, should be
accessible to the community and to
the people they serve.
“Serving South Dade is not a
new concept for me. I have been
serving and investing in South
Dade and Dade County for 31
years,†he said.
One of the most important ways
he believes he can remain loyal to
the people of District 9 is to limit
campaign contributions.
“I often hear the saying that jus-
tice is for those that can afford it. I
-do not believe that anyone should
have, or feel they should have, an
advantage over another consti-
tuent just because they contri-
buted more to my campaign than
another person,†he said.
7:
WILBUR BELL: Candidate for
District 9
His campaign contributions
have been limited to $200. He is a
staunch believer of what he calls
“economic empowrement†—
empowering residents and using
the resources with the community
to build their own neighborhood.
“When people take part in
what's going on in the community,
they take pride in it. This is a con-
cept that must be taught and nur-
tured,†he says.
Bell served in the Air Force 1962
to 1969. He medals for valor,
incuding the Vietnam Service
Medal.
He also donated time, effort and
care to the children of Perrine
through the school system.
Bell is also a member of several
organizations, including the
Perrine-Cutler Ridge Council, a
lifetime member of the Florida
A&M Alumni Association, the
Urban League of Greater Miami
and the Perrine-Cutler Ridge Rot-
He attends Kerr Memorial
United Methodist Church.
Parkway students win math prizes
This year's Math Fair winners at
Parkway Middle Community
School faced stiff competition from
their peers. It was judged by teach-
ers from Miami Norland Middle
and Senior high schools, Parkview
Middle and administrators from
the District Office and points were
allocated for creative ability, scien-
tific thought, thoroughness, skill,
clarity of presentation and drama-
tic value.
The outstanding sixth grade
winner, Kenneth Turner, of Mr.
Fair launches
Metro campaign
T. Willard Fair, president and
CEO of the Urban League of Grea-
ter Miami, kicked off his campaign
for County Commission in District
3, Friday, at the Elks Lodge.
Fair, who has served the com-
munity for over 30 years with prog- !
rams in education, housing,
employment, training, feels he can |
now better serve as a commission-
er, particularly in the area of crime |
prevention and social service
delivery.
Carothers’ class, made a working
lamp from popsicle sticks. The
seventh grade winner, Andres
Gomez, of Mrs. Garbut's class,
developed a Deep Sea Math board
game and eigth grade winner, Tif-
fany Hamilton, of Mrs. Llanes’
class, prepared a complete blue-
print and scale model of a house.
In addition, there was a team
dependency winner. Six students
from Mr. Kremins' class wrote and
illustrated a computer program
that draws block letters and places
them anywhere on the screen.
They are sixth graders Ebony Val-
entine, Ian Gallagher, and Phaion
Hicks, and 8th graders, Kitoya
Carter, Eaneka Robinson, and
Henry James.
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to $4,000.
The budding businesspeople
will be linked with the companies
helped to obtain franchises so
there can be the greatest benefit,
Moss said.
The MMAP Trust has won
approval of another $500,000 to
help this venture, Moss said.
Moss, though, has a grand vis-
fon of a South Dade transformed
from the sleepy agricultural com-
munity whose claims to fame
before Hurricane Andrew were veg-
etable crops, Homestead Air Force
Base and being the entry point into
the Florida keys.
What would probably be dubbed
the Greater Moss Plan includes
major projects to turn the area's
natural attractions, including Met-
rozoo, Biscayne National Park and
the Evergades National Park into
irresistible tourist lures.
Moss envisions a theme park
linked to Metrozoo in the tradition
of Busch Gardens in Tampa, a cul-
tural center at the Government
Center in Cutler Ridge and a swing
from pure farming to agri-business
because of the threat of displace-
ment of farmers by cheap produce
flooding the market, mainly from
Mexico, through the North Ameri-
can Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA).
Moss also helped take motor
sports to South Dade and played a
role in the plans which will lead to
the conversion of the air base intoa
mixed commercial venture.
He initially embraced the air
base project as proposed by the
Homestead Air Base Development
Inc. group but changed his mind
on a number of key issues after
community pressure.
That vacillation cost him some
support because, at first, he was
among the majority of commis-
sioners who refused to listen to
residents’ objections to HABDI and
its CUban ownership.
Moss also raised eyebrows when
he voted to freeze incorporation
plans for a number of areas,
including the creation ofa city tobe
called Destiny in North Dade — the
largest Black township in the state.
He told The Times he wanted to
ensure that revenue-sharing was
first settled before communities
could be allowed to incorporate.
That proposal failed and incorpo-
ration referendums went ahead.
Miami-Dade Community
College North Campus
DENNIS Moss
Mainly White Aventura and Pine-
crest residents voted for incorpora-
tion. However, businesses includ-
ing the Joe Robbie Stadium owners
and car dealerships, pumped
enough money into the anti-
Destiny forces to defeat the mea-
sure there.
Moss says that is precisely what
he had been afraid of since, accord-
ing to him, the timing had not been
right.
But some feel he is vulnerable
and the election has attracted one
other Black so far, Wilbur “Short
Stop†Bell, who launched his cam-
paign on Memorial Day and has set
up campaign offices at 17400 S.W.
104th Ave., in Perrine.
Bell has celebrated Memorial
Day annually with a community
event but this year he added his
candidacy to the agenda.
Moss, meanwhile, feels confi-
dent he has accomplished enough
to deserve another term and could
bring off another victory. In the
1993 election, he emerged in the
lead in the primary, forcing out
another Black, law. professor
Donald Jones. In the run-off, he
took 68 percent of the votes in a
district where Whites are 43 per-
cent and Latinos 21 percent.
He admitted he was little known
then but that he has made sub-
stantial efforts to become known in
the whole district, solidifying his
political base with regular com-
munity meetings that cut across
all groups.
He says being commissioner is
“an opportunity to make a
difference.â€
“You can't just stand on the
sidelines and throw bricks at the
system,†he says. “1 was elected
after the hurricane and had to help
clear up the mess. I am satisfied
with the program. In three years, a
lot has been done, compared with
other parts of the country which
had been affected by natural
disasters.â€
With that behind him, he
says, he is ready for the next chal-
lenge: to preside over the birth of a
new South Dade.
“Where else can growth in Dade
County go? It has to go south,†says
the divorced father of three. “The
thing is to plan it.â€
Okaloosa Democrats urged
to switch for GOP primary
FORT WALTON BEACH (AP) —
The NAACP is urging Black Demo-
crats in Republican-dominated
Okaloosa County to switch parties
so they can vote in GOP primaries.
The campaign called “Fight to
Switch†is a turnabout in the west-
ern Florida Panhandle, where
Democrats dominated until about
10 years ago.
Lots of area voters with GOP
leanings had registered as Demo-
crats so they could vote in prima-
ries, because Republicans often
were unable to field candidates.
Now, the shoe is on the other
foot, with Republicans — a lot of
them former Democrats — holding
most elected offices in the three
western-most counties of the
Panhandle.
That's the case even though
Okaloosa is the only one of the
three counties with a majority of
registered Republicans.
“Ifwe donot getin the fightin the
primaries, there will not be a fight
in the general†election, said Lewis
¢ If we do not get in
the fight in the prima-
ries, there will not be a
fight in the general. ®
— Lewis Jennings
NAACP president
Okaloosa County
Jennings, Okaloosa chapter presi-
dent of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People.
In 11 Okaloosa races so far this
year, only three Democrats are
among 33 pre-filled candidates.
Two of them are running for the
same office.
That means Republicans will
win nine races without opposition
— unless the Democrats start com-
ing up with candidates of their
own.
Only about 900 Blacks are
registered as Republicans in Oka-
loosa County.
Now, NAACP leaders hope to
persuade 1,100 Black Democrats
to join them, to create a voting
block of 2,000. :
Such a move would make sense,
the NAACP says, noting that five
Okaloosa races in 1992 were
decided by voting margins of less
than 2,000.
The campaign to get supporters
to register as Republicans has the
backing of influential Black minis-
ters in the region but does not sig-
nal a change in political philoso-
phy for Blacks, who remain Demo-
crat by a large margin.
Voters may switch back to their
old party after the primaries or
remain Republicans and cast bal-
lots for Democrats in November,
says Sabu Williams, county
NAACP chapter vice president and
political action director.
“We're not coming to the party,â€
Williams said of the Black shift to
the area Republican Party, “we're
crashing it!"
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
THE MIAMI TIMES
7A
MOVE believes in what’s right, not in laws, says Ramona Africa |
By DINAH WISENBERG BRIN
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Mem-
bers of the radical group MOVE
don’t accept the government's
right to enforce laws but instead
govern their lives by “what's right,â€
metber Ramona Africa testified in
cou
Racist ordered to
“If legality conflicts with what is
right, we will go with what's right
every time," Africa, 40, said under
cross-examination in her civil trial
against the city.
She and relatives of two dead
MOVE members are in federal
court see es from the
city and two former officials for the
give
family land sale profit
BRYSON CITY, N.C. (AP) — A
West Virginia White-supremacist
writer had no business profiting
from the death of a Black man, a
lawyer for the victim's family said.
A jury found that Harold Man-
sfield’s killer, a “reverend†in the
North Carolina-based Church of
the Creator, a White supremacist
group, sold his property to William
Pierce, author of “The Turner Diar-
ies,†ata huge discount to protect it
from being turned over to the
family.
A jury ordered Pierce, a native of
Hillsboro, Pocahontas County,
W.Va., to pay $85,000 to Man-
sfield’s family.
Richard Cohen of the Southern
Poverty Law Center, who repre-
sented the Mansfield family, said
the message of the verdict was far-
reaching.
“In the world of hate groups, foot
soldiers are a dime a dozen. But
leaders are hard to come by,"
Cohen said. “Pierce was not
involved in the murder but he did
try to help other leaders evade their
responsibility.â€
Pierce sold the land in 1994 to a
buyer that was unconnected toany
of the groups.
A federal jury in North Carolina
ordered Pierce to pay Mansfield's
survivors the profit from the sale.
He said he would appeal.
“He is being penalized for doing
business with folks the jury did not
like,†said Pierce's attorney, Steve
Kropelnicki.
Pierce is head of the anti-
government, White separatist
National Alliance in Hillsboro. His
novel, “The Turner Diaries†has
been called the bible of the right-
wing militia movement.
A former physics professor who
hosts a radio commentary called
“American Dissident Voices,†did
not respond to a request through
his attorney for an interview.
News 1n Brief
(A weekly digest of the news
about race relations in America
compiled from dispatches by The
Associated Press.)
Colorado
HB AURORA — A group of Black
parents at Laredo Middle School
say administrators treat their
children differently in matters of
education and discipline, a situa-
tion that is causing some turmoil.
The parents organized themselves
under the name Concerned Afri-
can American Parents of Laredo
Middle School.
B DENVER — Denver officials
were investigating allegations that
police officers beat students and
used racial slurs after they were
called to break up a fight outside
Thomas Jefferson High School
May 4. A student said the officers’
reaction was “outrageous and tot-
ally uncalled for.â€
Missouri
H KANSAS CITY — Arthur Benson
II, attorney for the plaintiffs in the
Kansas City school desegregation
case, says he'll fight a plan
announced May 22 by the state
and the school board to end pay-
ments in three years. He said the
plan would leave a bankrupt
school district struggling for funds
just as the current school board
leaves office.
FOND DU LAC — Two skinheads,
Steven T. Snyder, 19, and Joshua
D. Boshell, 18, received 50-day jail
terms for their role in a racially
motivated brawl. They pleaded no
contest to disorderly conduct
charges. Fond du Lac County Cir-
cuit Judge Peter L. Grimm also
ordered that each make a $150
BW POPLAR BLUFF — A yearbook
advertisement featuring a group of
high school friends and a headline
that reads “The Clan†has caused a
stir in this southeast Missouri city.
The ad shows 12 Poplar Bluff High
School students posing in front of
pickup trucks. A second photo-
graph shows the Confederate flag
displayed between the front fen-
ders of two trucks and a third
photo shows a group of six boys
with rifles in front of a Confederate
New Hampshire
HB CONCORD — Burning a cross
on a Black family’s lawn can be
prosecuted in state court begin-
ning in January under a new law
signed last week by Gov. Steve
Merrill. It creates a new category of
felony criminal threatening beha-
vior to cover instances when some-
one puts an object or graffiti on
another person's property intend-
ing to coerce or terrorize him or
her. The penalty is up to seven
years in prison. The bill was filed in
response to a 1991 case in Litch-
field, when five men were arrested
for burning a cross on a Black fam-
ily's lawn.
Ohio
B WILMINGTON —A Ku Klux Klan
group from Columbus conducted
two sparsely attended rallies in
southwest Ohio May 18. No distur-
bances were reported. Spokesman
Donnie Carr and about a dozen
Klansmen, some in robes and
hoods, spoke for about 25 minutes
in front of the Clinton County
Courthouse in Wilmington. Police
said there were about 50 specta-
tors and twice that many uni-
formed officers present. The same
Klan group spoke for about 45
minutes at the City Centre Mall in
Middletown.
Pennsylvania
BE PITTSBURGH — A second Black
woman, Carolyn Greene, accused
Allegheny County Court Judge Jef-
frey Manning of calling her a “nig-
ger†at a Christmas party in 1993
and the NAACP renewed its call for
his removal after the Pittsburgh
woman filed a complaint against
Manning, who is White.
West Virginia
BW ST. ALBANS — A swastika and
racial epithets painted on a wall at
St. Albans High School prompted
several Black students to stage a
walkout May 22. A student, whom
school officials did not identify,
was sent home in connection with
the vandalism. Authorities had
several suspects who are minors
but no arrests had been made, said
Police Det. M.L. Matthews.
May 13, 1985, police bombing of
the group's row house.
The confrontation left six adults *
and five children dead in the MOVE
house and burned 60 surrounding |
homes to the ground. The plaintiffs
claim the city used excessive force
in dropping the bomb and allowing |
the resulting fire to burn.
Officials say MOVE members
fired at police, who dropped the bo
bomb to disable a bunker on the
roof.
Africa was the only adult to sur-
vive the blaze.
She compared MOVE to the ear-
ly American colonists, telling the
lawyer for former Police Commis-
sioner Gregore Sambor that if his
ancestors hadn't revolted against
the British, “you'd still be speaking
the King's English.â€
As for the gun port on the roof,
she said, “It was not a threat to
anybody that didn't try to hurt us.â€
Africa also testified that MOVE
members made profanity-charged
political speeches over a louds-
peaker starting on Christmas Eve,
® | knew what ugly
and fat meant, but I
didn’t know what nig-
ger meant. ?
— Ginger Halpern, 10, after
racial insult
Woman is
accused of
setting dog
on young girl
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ten-
year-old Ginger Halpern was
outside playing with her puppy
when she ran into her neighbor,
62-year-old Gloria Larsen.
Police say Larsen, who is White,
shouted a racial epithet, then
sicked her German Shepherd on
the Black girl.
Five days later, the two had a
similar encounter, police said.
Larsen was charged with hate
crimes, and on May 17, a judge
ordered her to keep away from the
girl.
Ginger said Larsen told her, “My
dog's going to bite your big black
ass†and “You big, fat, ugly nigger,â€
before unleashing the dog.
In each incident, the girl said,
she ran away from the dog and was
~ unhurt.
“I was crying when I came home
because the dog chased me and I
was a little bit afraid,†she said ina
telephone interview. “I knew what
ugly and fat meant, but I didn't
know what nigger meant.â€
Larsen said the charges are “a
pack of lies.†She told police the girl
was taunting her dog and there
was no confrontation.
“It's not true. I never even spoke
to the child,†Larsen said before
her court appearance May 17.
Superior Court Judge William
Hickey issued a restraining order
that bars both Larsen and her dog
from getting near the girl and her
two brothers.
Larsen faces two felony counts
of intimidation based on bigotry or
bias, becoming the first person to
by charged by Greenwich police
under the state's hate crime law.
The statute, which took effect in
1990, prohibits threats or acts
against people based on race, relig-
ion or sexual orientation.
Greenwich, an exclusive New
York City suburb where two per-
cent of the population is Black, was
rocked last year when five White
teens were accused of inserting a
hate message against Blacks in the
Greenwich High School yearbook.
Greenwich police first arrested
Larsen on May 9. Police said she
had been walking her dog, “Daisy,â€
when she ran into the little girl,
who lives in the same apartment
complex in a middle-class neigh-
borhood with a mix of single-family
homes and apartments.
A similar sequence of events five
days later led to Larsen’s second
arrest, police said.
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1983, as a ploy to reverse the con-
victions of nine members impris-
oned for the 1978 slaying of a Phi-
ladelphia police officer.
Since the prisoners had
exhausted their appeals and politi-
cians didn't want to help MOVE
investigate what the group consid-
ered unfair trials, MOVE decided to
pressure neighbors to put pres-
sure on officials, said Africa.
“What the campaign was was to
make the neighbors’ life miserable,
wasn't it?,†Sambor's lawyer, John
Morris, asked Africa.
“No," she replied.
Earlier, Africa's lawyer, Andre
Dennis, had her read from the
arrest warrant that police tried to
serve on her and three other MOVE
members the morning of May 13,
1985. It included charges of har-
assment, terroristic threats, disor-
derly conduct, possession of explo-
sives and criminal conspiracy.
She also read from an accom-
panying affidavit, which cited
loudspeaker speeches in which
MOVE members used obscenities
and threatened to kill police, for-
mer Mayor W. Wilson Goode and
neighbors.
Africa noted that the affidavit
made no mention of the rooftop
bunker or a threatening letter to
police that authorities say she
wrote shortly before the bombing.
The affidavit made numerous
references to MOVE leader Frank ~~
James Africa, whose relatives are
suing the city. According to the affi-
davit, anonymous neighbors told
police that he had threatened and
harassed them and that they saw
him on the roof holding a weapon.
Ramona Africa said the affidavit
took out of context threatening
statements MOVE members
shouted over the speaker on April
29, 1985. Police officers surveilling
the house did not feel threatened,
she said.
“Cops walked up on our front
steps on April 29,†she said.
Africa testified for only an hour
before the lawyers and judge held | -
lengthy meetings in chambers.
Attorneys would not discuss the -
nature of the meetings.
The trial was continuing.
King’s tomb site is turned
over to National Park Service
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — The family
of Martin Luther King Jr. agreed to
turn over management of the slain
civil rights leader's tomb to the
National Park Service.
The move came after the park
service, which has conducted
tours of King property for 12 years,
was banished from the King birth
home and the King Center last year
during a dispute that was later
resolved.
The park service will take over
tours of King's tomb, located at the
King Center, as well as the Free-
dom Hall exhibition building
before the Olympics, when officials
expect 100,000 visitors a day.
The King family will maintain
ownership of Freedom Hall and the
tomb. A date for the new manage-
ment was not immediately
announced.
The King Center, which has
been cutting back on staff while
coping with financial difficulties,
will also turn over control of a
$534,000 federal grant used to
maintain the sites, said Troy Lissi-
more, park manager for the Martin
. Transfers
Luther King Jr. National Historic
Site.
“It appears they've made a real
gut-wrenching assessment to
come and determine they were
never intended to be in the service
business to begin with,†Lissimore
said.
The King historic site, located in
the Atlanta neighborhood where
King grew up, draws 1.5 million
visitors a year.
The park service, which is open-
ing an $11.8 million King-themed
visitors center across from the
King Center in mid-June, already
conducts tours of King's birthplace
and the surrounding historic
neighborhood of Sweet Auburn.
And, last month, the park ser-
vice signed a 99-year lease to con-
duct tours of Ebenezer Baptist
Church, where King and his father
both preached.
The agreement ends the rift
between the park service and the
King family, which wanted to build
its own $60 million interactive
museum that would have com-
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Opa-locka plans for new water plant draw threats of lawsuits
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didn't vote to build a water-
treatment plant.â€
Allegations such as that one
pompted PSG attorney Arthur E.
' Teele Jr. to make company vice
president H. Grant Simmons,
based in Atlanta, available for an
interview with The Times.
Simmons flatly refuted the
claim that there was a payoff for
the contract. So, too, did Teele,
who became PSG lawyer a year
ago.
Opa-locka has a history of being
probed by federal authorities,
including the U.S. Attorney's Office
and the Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation, said Teele, who said he was
contacting The Times because he
became “very concerned when the
implication was made that money
was given under the table.â€
Simmons categorically denied
any impropriety and appeared vis-
ibly upset that his integrity was
brought into question.
“I take this personally,†he said.
“It's not our policy or practice to act
in this manner.â€
An excerpt of the Jan. 24
minutes shows that during Sim-
mons's presentation to the com-
mission he discussed a $10 million
bond issue that would fund the
project, construction costs ($2.265
million), operating costs ($1.2 mil-
lion annually) and debt-servicing
of an estimated $500,000 a year.
Opa-locka is now paying Metro-
Dade between $1.1 million and
$1.5 million a year for water. With
his proposal, Grant said, not only
would the city produce surplus
water to sell; it would also save
between $200,000 and $400,000a
year.
Mayor Robert Ingram, Neal,
Simmons and Teele, all of whom
met with a Times reporter, insist
that the process was fair and above
board. They said PSG was one of
three finalists, along with Waste
Management and Ogden Yorkshire
Water Company.
PSG, they said, wasn't chosen
until Neal and a selection commit-
tee had graded out each company.
PSG had the best credentials and
the know-how needed for the pro-
ject and was approved by the com-
mission, they said.
The new plant will use a mostly
European water-treatment
method called membrane filtra-
tion. PSG will import the technolo-
gy for the plant and run it for a
number of years.
Williams, Riley and Barrett say
the selection process was skewed
in favor of PSG but Teele replied
that using a request for qualifica-
tion (RFQ) method as Neal did was
the only way a company could have
been chosen under the
circumstances.
“It's covered by state law,†Teele
said. “You can't have a sealed bid
the way they are running around
saying.
Neal said the RFQ was adver-
tised in a local newspaper and city
employees contacted 10 compa-
nies thought to have the capability
to do the job and there was public
discussion.
“I also have an open-door policy
and anyone who wants to come in
to discuss this can do that,†he
added.
Williams and Barrett counter
that this was not a not a public bid
process because the public didn't
request the plant in a referendum
and there was no resolution or
ordinance on the issue, as the city
charter requires.
Asked to comment on specific
charges from Riley, Neal
JOHN RILEY: Former mayor
responded, “I don't want to get into
anything with John Riley. I don't
want to entertain anything he said.
The main thrust is that we want to
give our citizens cheaper rates. We
just decreased water rates by 15
percent. It's now $1.17 (per thou-
sand gallons).â€
Ingram, who succeeded Riley in
1986 and has been re-elected every
time since then, dismissed him
and Barrett, claiming they are
backed by powerful interests that
constantly stir up trouble for his
city.
“They have been extremely suc-
cessful, despite a lack of credibili-
ty,†he said. “Around here, innuen-
do has more legitimacy than fact.
Riley had no desire to help,
because, when he had the oppor-
tunity to do so, he didn't.â€
Of Barrett, Ingram said: “All of
the things they are claiming is illeg-
al he voted for. He must take full
responsibility if it is, in fact,
illegal.â€
Water, Ingram, Teele and Neal
Miami declares state of emergency
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
Longtime child advocate T. Wil-
lard Fair scored what he termed a
major victory last week when the
Miami City Commission voted to
declare a state of emergency in the
the Urban League's Child Develop-
ment Zone.
Fair could scarely hide his
“pleasure.
“I'm absolutely elated. Yes, with-
out a doubt,†he said. “Now, we
have a public statement and now
no one can back away from it. It's
up to the commission to back up
what it says or not.
“We are in a better position to
implement a comprehensive plan
that can be developed with police
and now, elected officials can be
held accountable. This is historic.
Often, we react, go down there, get
things we don't need and we go
away. This time, it's different.â€
Fair has spent months lobbying,
coaxing, cajoling and denouncing
public officials, including Gov.
Lawton Chiles, in an attempt to
persuade get them to declare a
state .of emergency then provide
local, state or federal assistance in
fighting the drugs and violence in
the area.
One notorious section, called
“The Death Zone," is located in the
midst of the Urban League's Child
Development Zone, located
between N.W. 58th Street and 61st
Street and 12th Avenue and 15th
Avenue.
Round-the-clock drug traffick-
ing, prostitution, rampant violence
and related problems have made
the area a war zone, Fair said.
“This area has been ravaged by
violence and the brutality atten-
dant to drug trafficking and illegal
possession and use of drugs,†he
once said. “Children are the most
vulnerable in all this and the safety
of families and children have
become tenuous at best.â€
At the time, Fair, alarmed by the
threat to children’s safety, wrote
Chiles asking him todeclare a state
of emergency, along with a request
for local law enforcement to step up
police patrols, surveillance and
monitoring of drug dealers and
other law breakers who frequent
the area.
Chiles, through Miami rep-
resentative Joe Pena, declined to
follow through, saying the request
wasn't feasible.
This time around, Fair came
with a presentation replete with
numbing statistics, graphic pic-
tures of people killed in the area
since March 29 and a compelling
personal plea for help which
appeared to sway the commission.
Now, he said, “we are now pre-
pared to meet with the chief
(Donald Warshaw) and present our
proposal and then we are going to
go back into the community and
put some things into effect,†said
Fair, president-CEO of the Urban
League of Greater Miami. “With
this resolution, someone can be
held accountable.â€
Using figures gleaned from the
City of Miami's Push Out the
Pusher (POP) Task Force, Fair said
he brought to commissioners’
attention that:
MH Eleven people have been killed
between March 29 and May 12
HW Police have made 496 felony
arrests
HW Officers have recovered 852
envelopes of crack cocaine, 1,035
envelopes of cocaine powder, 88
envelopes of heroin, 723 envelopes
of marijuana and 16 handguns.
“I also reminded them that rode
from 4 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. two weeks
ago and, for that time, I didn't seea
policeman,†Fair told The Times.
“It's obvious that the situation is
Hundreds of Miamians going to
D.C. rally to save the
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
In what many are calling a “Mil-
lion Person March†for children,
this Saturday more than 500
South Floridians will be joining
parents and grandparents, child
advocates and children, educators
and students, religious leaders,
women, young people, profession-
als, civil rights activists, cultural
and business community leaders
from around the country in a rally
in the nation's capital.
They will be at the Lincoln §
Memorial in Washington, D.C. to
show they care about children and
America’s future in what's billed as
“Stand for Children.â€
Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)
President Marian Wright Edelman,
whose brainchild it was, said, “As
tough as times are and as hard as
families are struggling for children,
each and every one of us can do
better. It is time to hold ourselves
to a higher standard in our homes,
in our communities, and in our
government at all levels. And that
is why we are coming together at
the Lincoln Memorial.â€
Modesto Abety, director of the
Dade County Children’s Service
Council, said the South Florida
contingent will be boarding planes,
nine buses, vans and other vehi-
cles for the trip, the first gathering
of this type he's aware of.
“I think it's a very important
event,†he told The Times. “We are
at a point where we need to call
attention to the needs of American
children as we move into the elec-
tion campaign and elect a presi-
dent who will lead us into the next
century.â€
The event is expected to serve as
a reminder to adults that they can
no longer cast a blind eye at the
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDEL :
Nation's top advocate of
children
social and other conditions which
are, in some cases, decimating
children, Abety said.
Edelman and the leaders of
more than 1,000 national, state,
local and grassroots organizations
are behind the rally. The aim is to
draw a line in the sand on doing no
harm to children and to put them
first in families, communities and
the nation with actions and not
just with words, she said.
Local and national statistics
show that increasing numbers of
children are being subjected to
abuse and neglect, violence and
crime. More children are also more
likely to be living in poverty and
homelessness than at any time in
the recent past.
While children are young, Edel-
man and others say, adults have to
invest in pre-natal care, childcare
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children
and nutrition programs, quality
preschool education and com-
prehensive education, job training
and support services. This invest-
ment on the front-end will save
communities millions of dollars in
the long run and produce strong,
well-adjusted children in safe and
stable families, experts say.
Abety said he and other child-
ren's advocates and parents have
watched with growing alarm as the
city, state and nation have gone
through a period of “retrenchmentâ€
on children and related issues.
So they have mobilized against
the Republican-led Congress,
which, citing budgetary concerns,
has stripped, torn out or scaled
back programs that make a critical
difference in a child's future suc-
cess, such as Head Start prog-
rams, school lunches, social ser-
vice and welfare programs.
Last year, several groups held
two Children’s Congresses and a
rally in downtown Miami to protest
federal cuts to Title 1 programs, as
well as social service, welfare and
education cuts. The rallies were
also a way to galvanize the public,
educate them on the issues and
encourage them to register and
vote this November.
Meanwhile, delegations trooped
to Tallah&ssee during the legisla-
tive session to make their presence
felt and keep pressure on lawmak-
ers who often were looking more
closely at the bottom line than on
children's welfare.
Most indicators show Black and
Hispanic children being most
affected or suffering the most dis-
parities. Those disparities are
directly related to economic cir-
cumstances and the educational
level attained by those who live in
these communities.
EARNIE NEAL: City manager
said, has always been a hot button
issue for Opa-locka. Owning the
water is a source of pride and inde-
pendence for any community and
doubly so for a struggling Black
city, they said.
As Opa-locka became a
majority-Black city, Neal said, the
then city commission “gave awayâ€
Opa-locka Airport, the fire depart-
ment, water treatment plant and
other city facilities that would have
given the rising Black community
economic leverage.
Ingram said his administration
has been trying to rebuild some of
the city’s pride. City Hall and the
Logan Center have been reopened
and a Tri-Rail Station and other
signs of commerce have returned
to the 4.5-mile municipality. The
water plant would continue that
process, he added.
Williams, though, .questions
whether the city needs its own
water treatment plant.
“My philosophy on this is that ‘if
g3 ain't broke don't fix it, he said,
are crea grea r pro
A with Guiding e plant. The
real problem is the transportation
lines — the pipes that carry water
and sewage. If you put in a plant,
the water will still seep out. If you
don't fix the lines, nothing will
change. That's why I'm joining
John Riley in his lawsuit.â€
Williams said the city is losing
between 50 and 60 percent of its
water, supplied by Metro-Dade, to
leaky mains and seepage, as well
as rain water compromising the
sewage system. An Infiltration-
Exfiltration Environmental Prog-
ram would reduce those problems
by 99 percent in three years and
save customers 60 percent on their
bills, he said.
Williams said three studies were
done, the last in 1992, but city offi-
cials took no action to correct long-
standing problems.
Neal acknowledged that the new
plant is part of a larger privatiza-
tion effort in some parts of the
Public Works Department but
pledged that no employees will be
fired.
That promise was made also by
PSG's Simmons. :
Neal said Public Works employ-
ees have identified certain areas in
the city where some pipes are 20
years and older and the depart-
ment is replacing some with the
help of a $55,000 grant.
Riley, meanwhile, argues that if
commissioners really voted after
hearing Simmons's presentation,
they erred because it wasn't on the
agenda, as, he said, is required by
Section 2-45 of Opa-locka’s code.
“When was the bid process?
When did they approve a bond
offering? How can they say they are
going to offer Opa-locka residents
water at a lower cost than the
county can?" he said. “This way,
they would have a contract to build
a facility without money and with-
out the approval of the people of
Opa-locka.â€
Riley complained that residents
were locked out of the process and
that people sworn to uphold the
law were ignoring or deliberately
breaking it.
“I would like for city officials to
explain how much it would cost per
thousand to sell that water ... Opa-
locka has 7,300 customers it can
sell water to,†he said.
Dade County, on the other
hand, has millions of customers
and with more people as potential
customers that means there are
more people to share the cost,
which, in turn, produces 1dwer
rates, he said.
Neal maintains that the plant is
“a good deal for the city.â€
“We're proposing a capacity of
five to seven million gallons a day,â€
he said. “The plans are to build four
new wells and a new structure. The
main focus is that if we build our
own plant, we can give residents
more savings.â€
He said North Miami Beach is
increasing capacity from 15 mil-
lion to 30 million gallons a day and
“understand the importance of
having your own water.â€
Barrett would like to see the city
first securing contracts from other
municipalities willing to buy water
before the plant is built and is con-
cerned that residents would be
saddled with construction, debt-
servicing, dead water and related
costs.
Barrett, Williams and Riley said
the public needs to ask Neal and
other city officials if they con-
ducted market surveys, feasibility
studies and impact studies to see
whom this plan will affect.
in Urban League’s Child Zone
out of control in this neighborhood
....and we tried to impress upon
them that this abnormal behavior
needs an abnormal response.â€
Commissioners also approved
$7,500 to put up permanent barri-
cades in the zone. That will limit
those coming in and out of the area
and dampen and hopefully extin-
guished the bustling drug trade
that takes place on those streets.
According to the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, 80 percent
of all drugs that come into this area
are sold in Liberty City area, Fair
said.
These days, drug dealers are
burying their stashes and using
pet Rottweilers to guard them, he
said.
“But a police K-9 drug retrieving
dog will take care of that,†he
added. “We have a drug dog for Lib-
erty City. Can you believe that?
We'll let the drug dog go find the
drugs...â€
Fair said he and others will be
meeting with Model City NET Com-
mander Lt. Brenda Williams and
her supervisor, Major Frank
Christmas, for their guidance and
direction. This will be a follow-up to
earlier meetings where they've dis-
cussed the area's police manpower
needs and other issues.
“They recommended the barri-
cades and also told us that it was
too dark out here,†Fair said.
“Three weeks ago, we went to Flori-
da Power & Light after we did a
survey and they put up 48 lights
with bullet-proof shields; 12th to
17th avenue was so dark that
police with guns were afraid to go
down there.
“We want three cops walking the
beat and, with all this, I'll run the
drug dealers into the Everglades.
We have to weed the bad guys out
and leave the seed — the police —
there so they won't come back.â€
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By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
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took to the stage to
welcome the distin-
guished visitor to
Frederick Douglass
Elementary School in the
language he knows best: the
5 dance,
: And when it came time
for the guest to give his lec-
ture, he brought the young
dancers back on stage and
4 showed them, step-by-step,
ia how to improve their rou-
} tines.
“Now, keep your arms
straight, eyes focused, voic-
es firm and project your
voice to the teacher stand-
ing in the back of the cafete-
ria,†he said to the 10 girls
at one point.
; Then, very patiently, he
i instructed them on proper
posture and breathing, told
b them to stand straight and,
: as they went through seg-
ments of their steps in slow
Section B
Their guest was Arthur
Mitchell, founder of the
Dance Theater of Harlem.
He was visiting the school
as part of an engagement in
Miami Beach and was
accompanied by two of his
own dancers.
“Now, that effort was a
seven out of 10,†he told the
cheerleaders after one of
their efforts as he directed
them.
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Below, Dance Theatre
of Harlem founder
Arthur Mitchell (right)
displays poster with
Metro Chairman Art
Teele Jr. (second from
right), Urban League
President T. Willard
. Fair (left) and one of
the DTH dancers.
Continued on Page 2B
motion, he explained their
ballet equivalents.
The lecture had become a
class.
Paul Keens-Douglas
takes his special
brand of humor
PAUL KEENS-DOUGLAS
By KAYMAR JORDAN
Caribbean News Agency
RIDGETOWN,
Barbados—
Trinidad-based
Paul Keens-
Douglas has become
one of the major sym-
bols of Caribbean folk
humor.
The 53-year-old
Grenada-born writer
and storyteller has
spent almost 25 years
using his “clean†com-
edy acts to make peo-
ple laugh or sit up
and take note about
some worrying situa-
tions.
He has a knack for
the most con-
troversial and serious
topics into something
ridiculous, but palat-
able, for all category
of audiences.
“Right now, I am
doing a story on
cricket,†h told the
Caribbean News
Agency. “I have writ-
ten something about
(star batsman Brian)
Lara using (my stage
character) Tanti Merl
and...about how he
to boardr
00oms
made the 375 runs
and I am trying to
link the two together
now because it is a
series.
“The one on Lara is
talking about how
heavily we depend on
him. If you listen to
West Indians during a
West Indies cricket
game, they usually
ask: “How much Lara
make?†They don't
ask: What the score
is, if Lara is out, they
put off the T.V.â€
Telling stories, says
Keens-Douglas, is not
very difficult but you
need to practice.
“You can't afford. to
have to worry about
remembering,†he
said. “Things are sup-
posed to come auto-
matically. If you say a
word, the rest of the
story is supposed to
come and you cannot
stand up there with
paper, and you can't
think of two things at
the same time. So
while you are doing
one story, you have to
totally forget the other
20 you have lined
up.â€
The tricky part
about storytelling is
getting a series of sto-
ries to come out in
the right order. Doing
an encore can also
pose problems.
“Sometimes you
end up doing the
wrong story and you
end up bad because
the last thing they
(the audience) see you
doing on stage is
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Students from Charles R. Drew Elementary School's Expressive Arts program at a demon-
stration lecture by the Dance Theater of Harlem last Friday.
EDIDIONG N. IKPE
Northwestern Senior wins
WESLEY MATHIS III
$20,000 Coca-Cola award
esley Mathis III,
a senior at Miami
Northwestern
Community High
~ School, and Edidiong N.
Ikpe, of Gulliver
Preparatory School, both
made 150 high-achieving
friends from across the
U.S., received scholar-
. ships for college and got a
preview of the 1996
Olympic Games venue—
all in just a few days.
They joined other high
school seniors April 25-28
at the Coca-Cola Scholars
National Competition in
Atlanta, home of the 1996
Centennial Summer
Olympic Games, and went
on an exclusive tour of
Coca-Cola Olympic City, a
12-acre Olympic-themed
attraction.
Mathis won a $20,000
Coca-Cola scholarship to
study at any accredited
college or university in the
country.
Ikpe's scholarship is
worth $4,000.
The Coca-Cola Scholars
went to Atlanta for inter-
views with leaders in edu-
cation, business, govern-
ment and law. They are
evaluated on the basis of
leadership in their schools
and communities, acade-
mic achievements and
motivation to succeed.
“Coca-Cola Scholars are
tomorrow's leaders. They
are academic achievers
and have a proven com-
mitment to community
service,†said Sandy
Williams, Chairman of the
Board of the Coca-Cola
Scholars Foundation and
president, Corinth Coca-
Cola Bottling Company,
Corinth, MS.
The foundation annual-
ly awards 51 $20,000
scholarships and 100
$4,000 scholarships to
high school seniors
nationwide. The 1996
Scholars were chosen
from more than 122,000
applicants.
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Miami Park students in performance
Forth-graders Manuchaka Joseph (left) and Jessica
Pedroza (right) perform a Japanese folktale, “The Crane
Maiden,†during Miami Park Elementary Schools’s fifth
annual Global Fair and Language Arts Exhibit. “Cruising
the Continents†was the theme of the three-day fair, which
showcased the art, music, literature, and delicacies of con-
tinents around the world. rhoto/Tammy ResaDEPS
Sister Souljah visits college fair
Over 400 college hopefuls attended the First Community
College Fair held at Miami Edison Senior High School, May
18, for a four-hour event in which students and their par-
ents spoke with representatives from 40 Florida colleges
and vocational institutions about the admissions process,
obtaining financial aid and how to join Florida's Pre-Paid
College Program. Some were able to speak one-on-one with
national recording artist Sister Souljah, who stopped by to
encourage the attendees. State Rep. Kendrick Meek was
the honorary chairperson. Photo shows Sister Souljah and
a representative of Bethune-Cookman College speaking
with students about college.
—
THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
2
Chatter That Matters
By RICHARD J. STRACHAN
Pauline Thompson and Eloise
Johnson pulled out all stops when
they coordinated an “Appreciation
Banquet†last Friday at the Caleb
Center for Rev. Alfonson T. Dela-
ney and his wife,
Clara. The appre-
ciation was mod-
erated by Christ-
ina Eve, while Dr.
Geraline
Gilyard-
Ingraham intro-
duced Rev. Kevin
James, chaplain,
Bethune -
Cookman Col-
lege, was the
speaker.He intro- STRACHAN
duced those who paid tribute and
presented gifts to Delaney, such as
James Orr, Jill P. Bethel, Hor-
tence Collier, Willie Mae Pinder,
Larry Josey, Willie M. Gibson,
Heddis Vereen, Calving and
Celestine McCrea, Ann Smith,
Louise Graham, Leila McAllister,
Samuel Oliver, Vinessa E. Bul-
lard, William Clark, Patrick Hunt
and Ollie Ross, who in her
remarks, spoke of trials that would
create strength, sorrows, human-
ism and faith and inspiration.
Others in attendance included
Dr. Aaron D. Hall Jr., Rev. C. Wilk-
es, Kanesha Davis, Bernice
Carey, Jean Perry, Rose Mobley,
Truenell Hill, Ester Thomas,
Harriett Bethel, Ruth Whyms,
Kathy O. Jones, Corine Bradley,
Valarie Thomas, Dr. L.F. Stra-
chan and Rev. Richard P. Dunn II.
Delaney responded by thanking
the committee members, guests,
musician, speaker and his wife for
the support given to him over the
years.
* * * * * * * *
Speaking of Richard P. Dunn II,
who is pastor of the Way of Life
Church and host of radio station
WMBM: He expressed dissapoint-
ment last Friday at the Omega
Activity Center with the Dade
County School Board for ignoring
the recommendation of more than
150 citizens to appoint Dr. Solo-
mon C. Stinson
superintendent.
Dunn indicated the board
ignored appeals from M. Athalie
Range, Dr. Carl E. Yaeger Sr.,
Ralph “Mr. Ralph†Packingham,
Dr. Joseph Gay and others. He
informed his brothers to expect a
rough and rugged road for minority
upward mobility in the near future
within the public school system.
* * * * * * * *
“A Day to Remember†was the
theme when Vanesia Adkins and
Clarence Edward Potter Jr.
exchanged marital vows last
Saturday at the Omega Activity
Center, with Bro. Samuel McCoy,
WM, St. Luke Lodge #530, Holly-
wood, officiating.
After the entrance of Clarence
and Dorothy Potter Sr., the
groom's parents, Evelyn and Wil-
lie James Roberts, the bride's
parents, and Ola Jackson, grand-
parent, Dorothy Morrison, sol-
oist, filled the ballroom with her
voice singing, “Wind Beneath My
Wings†and “You And I"
During the solos, thr groom was
escorted by Richard Potter, best-
man, and several members of his
lodge, followed by Natasha Adk-
ins, maid of honor, and Odis Dick-
.ens. The bride was escorted by her
father, Willie James. She was
attired in a long, white, traditional
bridal gown, which complemented
the wine and cream colors of the
bridal party and the black tuxedos
worn by the men.
Some of the guests were Helena
Guess, Mary Anderson, Isaac
“Ike†Woods, Willie Frank Bow-
ens, Thomas Wright, Linda Har-
ris, Mary Bain, Dwayne Carter,
non-stop entertainer, Samuel
Worrell, Betty Johnson and Dor-
is L. Lee, director.
It was a birthday party for
Jabari Hill and a belated party for
Alton Pratt, last Saturday, at the
Omega Activity Center.
Hill's party included the atten-
dance of Patricia Armbrister Hill,
mother, Mark Hill, father, and
Chloe Pratt and Majorie Hill,
grandmothers.
Others in attendance included
Antonia, Angelo and Anthony
Armbrister, Genise and Amber
Jones, Steven and Lee Jewel and
i family, Bryant Pratt, Delores Fer-
guson, Vernita Meadows, Rober-
ta Daniels, Albertha Thompson,
Louvonia Johnson, Henry Fergu-
son and Tangela Rhea.
* * * * * * * *
The Miami Alumni Chapter of
Alpha Phi Omega fraternity held its
annual “Frat picnic" Saturday,
May 18, at Oleta River State Park.
The chapter presided by Wesley
Floyd had its most successful
picnic in several years. More than
175 adults and children were in
attendance.
The guests were entertained by
clowns, the Vicious Funk DJ's and
the white and pink power rangers.
The fraternity express special
thanks to the Miami Chapter
Pyhettes Marcella Washington,
Phyllis Denard, Sheila Parker
and Shelia Beasley. Also,
sweethearts Shironda Johnson,
Joanna Lindsey and Bert Dixon,
as well as brothers from Bethune-
Cookman College, Florida A&M
University, Florida Memorial Col-
lege, Tuskegee University Miami-
Dade Community College and the
Phyettes from B-CC.
* * * * * * * *
Speaking of a “family picnic,â€
Sigma Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity had its outing at
C.B. Smith Park, Broward County.
Baljean Smith, coordinator, and
Sherman B. Whites, basileus,
invited the wives, sweethearts,
Lamplighters and parents and
children. Among the guests were
Oscar Jesse, Omega Man of the
Year (1996-97) the Greer family,
Braynons, Scavellas, Blues,
Allens and Daniels.
* *
* * * * * *
interim
FAIR RANGE
The retirement fever has touch-
ed Dr. William “Bill†Perry Jr.,
principal, COPE North. He will be
given a send off by his staff, family
and friends this Thursday at the
Airport Hilton, at 6:30 p.m. For
further info, please call
836-3300...Joining him Friday will
be Mary Vereen, executive direc-
tor of Chapter I, at the same
hotel...Also on Friday, T. Willard
Fair is planning a big bash at the
Elks Lodge on N.W. Seventh
Avenue, at 5:30 p.m., featuring
Maryel Epps. R.S.V.P. to
596-2322....Henry Goa will be
given a farewell reception June 7, 1
p.m., at D.A. Dorsey Vocational
School. RSVP to 691-8532.
* * * * * *
* *
Under the chairmanship of M.
Athalie Range, the Bahamian
American Federation meet last Fri-
day at the Dr. Evelina Best Man
Building to plan its Scholarship
Banquet for Saturday, July 20, at
the Crowne Plaza.
James M. Moss, president,
introduced Bernardette Morris,
CEO, Sunshine Communications,
who vowed to carry the organiza-
tion to new heights with untapped
sources so it can meet its objec-
tives for 1996.
Those supporting this cause
included Bernice and Bill Sawyer,
Frank Pinkney, Opa-locka Com-
missioner Helen Miller; Rev. Ber-
nard Poitier, Rev. Phillip Clarke,
Miami Commissioner, J.L. Plum-
mer's aide and Carolyn Wilson.
Moss announced the next meeting
for Friday, June 7, at the same
place.
LJ * * * * * * *®
Edna Lott, president, Alpha.
Gamma Chapter of Alpha Pi Chi
Sorority, announced Roncha Poi-
tier is Miss Torchlighter for
1996-97 with Shalamir Sims, in
2nd place and Angela Coaxum
third. Florence Smikle is mother
of the winner.
*
* * - * LJ] * -
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Eta
Phi Beta Sorority and their guests
had a frolic of a time on the “SeaK-
ruz†last Saturday evening. Those
attending included Pavid Bethel
and his wife Lorraine, Franciel
Tooks, Vernetta Clenance, Mary
Davis, Ann Brinkley Tera Ste-
ward, Alfred and Andrea Holland,
Norris and Donnie Thompson,
George and Laverne Thompson,
Mildred and Lanier Mance,
Emma Jean Scott, Mr. and Mrs.
Terry Turner, Elizabeth Phillips,
Arrie Ana Baillou, Maude Tho-
mas, Rose Jackson, Miriam
Bethel.
Also, Gayle Whiley, Cyhnthia
Jones, Eartha Smith, Stella
Johnson, Clarissa Cobham, Vin-
cent Cobham, Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Cartwright, Harold Wil-
liams, Lareet English, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Woods, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Covington, Robert Reed,
Elizabeth Valdez, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Robinson, Ruby Jones,
Pamela Latimore, Merriett Per-
son, Carolyn Trent, Tommy Ead-
dy, Rosa Jacskson, Joseph Walk-
er, Linda Forbes, Patricia Snell,
Beverlye Davis.
Also, David Curry, Marjorie
Sharpe, James and Margie Fay-
son, Juanita Johnson Jackson,
Lona Mathis, Robin Mathis, Rev.
and Mrs. C.E. Coleman, Dr. Glori-
a McPhee, Juanita Kelly, Andrea
Hamilton, Dorothy Watson.
Out-of-town guests: Rueben
and Tara Hill of Atlanta, Stepha-
nie Mingo of Boynton Beach and
Katherine Smith of Chicago,
guest of Mr. and Mrs. William
Trent.
Other attendees were Otis and
Altamese Brown, Jenerva
McPhee, Sheila and Sammie
Rolle, Cecile McCartney,
Autherine Strapp, Willie Pearl
Galloway, Elouise Myers, Beat-
rice Jenkins, Carrie Dean, Barba-
ra Brooks, Curline Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. Theodis Worthey, Alice
Barham, Mr. and Mrs. Emmit
Chester, Thelma Harris, Elsa
Hunt, Margaret Marshall, Alice
Harrell, Betty Murray.
Also, Viola Palmer, Rosetta
Nelson, Rosa Thornton, Dorothy
Thompson, Bettye Timmons,
Gwendolyn Waters, Mr. and Mrs.
William Truss, Sylvia Williams,
Mr. and Mrs. William Trent, Bren-
da Freeman, Mr. Calvin and Dr.
Velma Thurmond, Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Wade.
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Mitchell brings the joy of dance
Continued from Page 1B
Four or five attempts later, he
had rated the girls’ performance
first as a 9-1/2, then a grudging
10.
“But I want 10's and 11's,†he
later told the audience. “I'm using
what they like to give them the
tools of life. See how it works?"
He wasn't done. As the girls were
trooping off the stage, he called
them back. After showing them
how to hold their positions and
then turn smartly and walk regally
off the stage, he said, “There you
go...â€
Douglass Elementary was one of
several schools Mitchell, founder
and artistic director of the Dance
Theater of Harlem, visited during
his four-day stay.
The City of Miami Police Depart-
ment was instrumental in putting
this visit together and close to a
dozen officers went to see Mitchell.
Other stops included North-
western High School, Joseph
Caleb Center, the African Cultural
Arts Center, the New World School
of the Arts and Feinburg/Fisher
Elementary School.
Some 200 Expressive Arts stu-
dents from Charles R. Drew
Elementary took in a demonstra-
tion and lecture at the Jackie Glea-
son Theater of the Performing Arts
May 17, courtesy of VITAS Health-
care Corp.
This Saturday, at 6 p.m., the
dance company will be at the Gus-
man Center for a performance
being staged under the auspices of
the Urban League of Greater
Miami.
Paul Keens-Douglas
Continued from Page 1B
struggling with some story
that you didn't plan to do, so you
should always plan an encore,†he
advises. “If you are doing 10 acts,
have 11, ‘cause it could be totally
disastrous.â€
For this prolific storyteller, busi-
ness isn't just comedy. He has also
been doing motivational seminars
and promotions for the companies.
“I think this is where my future
lies,†he said. “I am moving away
from the entertainment shows. I
am doing shows for (groups) like
the tourist boards — training prog-
rams, seminars, lectures on moti-
vation — (dealing with) how we
(Caribbean people) talk, how we
speak, how we tell our stories.
“The Caribbean is now begin-
ning to understand how to use
speakers like me (and) how to use
comedy.â€
Increasingly, companies are
using people like him “who can talk
on the topic, but lightly, and make
it humorus.â€
A formernewspaper columnist,
Keens-Douglas is also a serious
writer/producer and poet. He is
working on a new book, called
“Cobweb†and a CD and video of
the “Best of Paul Keens-Douglasâ€.
He also performs at storytelling
festivals in North America.
He told CANA after a recent per-
formance in Barbados that putting
on shows in the Caribbean these
days is very difficult.
“Throughout North America,
there is a lot of storytelling; people
are going back to talking to each
other. (In) the Caribbean, we
haven't; we have gone into the
music. The calyso is our storytell-
ing now. Really, they are our
storytellers all along. They are now
limited by money and time.
They...have no guidance and no
vision.
“Until they get the proper prom-
otion, or proper funding, or until
the media gives special dispensa-
tion to artists and shows in terms
of the cost of advertising...until
they get proper support and proper
marketing, they will always be a
little thing happening around the
corner.â€
In every city where he and his
dance troupe visits, Mitchell
makes it a point to share his 47
years of experience. His enthu-
siasm is infectious and he said he
has no plans to slow down or retire.
He founded the Dance Theater
of Harlem in 1968 as a commit-
ment to residents of that New York
City neighborhood following the
assassination of Martin Luther
King Jr. and the seeming loss of
hope among Black Americans. Its
mission is social, educational and
artistic, providing children and
grown-ups an opportunity to learn
and experience the discipline and
joy of dance, he said.
The world-renowned company
of 36 dancers perform from a var-
ied repetoire of more than 75
works. Its major sponsor is the
Phillip Morris Companies.
The group continues to set box-
office records at home and abroad.
It was the first American ballet
company to perform in the then
Soviet Union and made its first
appearance on the African conti-
nent in Cairo, Egypt, in 1990. In
1992, the company toured South °
Africa, to critical acclaim, perform-
ing before integrated audiences in
sold-out houses.
The program is like a traveling
university which has so far intro-
duced more than 60,000 children
to dance.
The purpose, Mitchell said, is to
introduce youngsters to what he
says is the healing art of dance, to
show just how much art and dance
influence people's everyday lives.
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THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
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People
Charles Adderly Jr. and his
wife, Denise, are in Miami visiting
his dad, Charles Adderly Sr. and
family. ...Add to your list of Dade
County Public Schools 1996 reti-
rees. Florence Moncur, Mary
Maureen, Alice Clap, Juanita
Carey, Bernard Gantt, Arthur
Eulin, Cecilia Dunn and Willa
Mae Denson. ... Mildred Washing-
ton of Savannah, Ga., is in the city
as the house guest of Dorothy
Saunders.
* * * * * * * *
The Smith-Trotman family
celebrated the retirement of their
sister, Larona Smith Brice, on
Memorial Day at their 49th Street
home. ...Congratulations to Jessi-
ca McCrary, who has made the
National Junior Honor Society at
Country Day School
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Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pre-
sented nine debutantes at their
annual cotillion Sunday evening at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel. They are
Melissa Kaye Adams, Kia Yaisa
Allen, Jillian Alexandria McAd-
ory, Tamara Hope Snow, Katina
Shanea Martin, Rozalyn Suzan-
ne Frazier, April Justina Garrett,
Egheosa Passion Igbinoba, and
Indira Maria Wallace.
* * * * * * * *
Judge Calvin Mapp and his wife
Catherine attended the wedding of
Aaron Rucker and Geri Wilson at
“The Burroughs Home" in Ft.
Myers, Sunday. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Wilson, the groom's parents are
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Rucker.
* * * *
* * * Ld
Prayers and get-well wishes are
for Ethel Grice, Frederika Bru-
ton, Carolyn Young, Juanita Pat-
terson, Jeanette Friason. and
Maxine Sconers. Also, Cheri
Mapp, who is recovering at home
after an automobile accident.
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An omission last week: Albert-
ha Wrights's name was not
included with the group that
attended her nephew's graduation
ceremony at Howard University in
Washington, D.C. ...Dr. Stanley
Johnson and his wife, Denise,
have just returned from a vacation
in Europe, where they visited Paris
and London—and definitely found
London more exciting.
* * * *
*® * * *
Ralph Brantley will be traveling
to Los Angeles, Calif., for the gra-
duation of his niece, Jeanne Hill.
Jeanne, daughter of Charlotte
Worthy Brown and granddaugh-
terof the late Inez Brantley gradu-
ates from U.C.L.A. /Drew School of
Medicine. She will begin her resi-
dency in OB/Gyn at the University
of California Davis Hospital in Sac-
ramento. ...The Florida Dental
Association announced that six
Florida children’s posters were
selected as winners in the 1996
Children’s Dental Health Month
poster contest. The each created a
poster with the theme “Discover
the Clues to a Healthy Smile.†The
winners include Danielle Zabeu of
Oliver Hoover Elementary, Miami,
and Heather Bell, R.R. Moton
Elementary, Perrine.
Liberty City Elementary to hold
farewell reception for Henry Goa
There is only one school in the
Liberty City area that can say its
former principal of 14 years was
also its director and superinten-
dent. That school is Liberty City
Elementary and, because of this
distinct honor, the staff, students,
parents and community members
of the school extend an invitation
to all former students, staff mem-
bers, parents and community
members to join in a celebration of
“Mr. Henry Goa's Day,†Friday,
June 7, at 1 p.m., in the auditor-
jum of D.A. Dorsey Vocational
School for an old-fashioned
assembly program.
Goa has contributed much to
the school, such as starting its
string ensemble and the Gifted
Center. He served Liberty City
Elementary for 24 of his 30-plus
years in the system. He was the
principal from 1972 to 1986. He
became a director in 1986 and
superintendent in 1988.
“He has served Dade County
Public Schools well and we certain-
ly will miss him. However, as he
retires from one chapter of his life,
we wish him the very best,†said
one of those organizing the
farewell.
When a student asked what are
his future plans, the student was
told that Goa plans to run for the
county commission seat in District
3. “If that is his goal, we wish him
well, for he certainly knows how to
9 presented
in cotillion
The Gamma Zeta Omega Chap-
ter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
an organization of more than
130,000 women across the globe in
more than 850 chapters in major
cities and on all major college cam-
puses in America, presented its
10th Debutante Cotillion and Din-
ner Dance, on the theme, “One
Moment in Time,†on Sunday, at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Nine young women, affection-
ately designated Les Perles, bowed
to society in a presentation con-
ceived to enrigh the cultural, social
and intellectual horizon of college-
bound daughters and significant
others of sorority members.
A series of activities coordinated
by Mesdames Shirley Lewis Archie,
Evelyn Bethune and Mildred
McKinney culminated as the fol-
lowing “Perles†took their bow:
Melissa Kay Adams (Soror Ruby
Adams), Kia Yaisa Allen (Soror
Renee Allen), Jillian Alexandria
McAdory (Soror Cynthia McAdory),
Tamara Hope Snow (Soror Mabel
Clarington), Katina Shanea Martin
(Soror Barbara Dent), Rozalynn
Suzanne Frazier (Soror Regina
Frazier), April Justina Garrett
(Soror Patrica Garrett), Egheosa
Passion Igbinoba (Soror Monique
Igbinoba) and Indira Marla Wallace
(Soror Brenda Wallace).
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is
the oldest Greek-letter organiza-
tion established in America (1908)
by Black women.
The Gamma Zeta Omega Chap-
ter was chartered in Miami in
1940. Mrs Juanita Whitted Miller
is president of its more than 200
members.
J
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HENRY GOA
serve,†the organizer said.
Call Mrs. Parlins or Mrs. Chance
at 691-8532 if you plan to attend
the celebration.
Tot is a star on the horizon
Cafidia B. Stuart, a charming
and bright little tot, memorized
such important information as her
address and telephone number
when she was only 2. Now the
3-year-old pre-schooler with lots of
personality, has jump-started an
early “showbiz†career that began
when she was 6 months old and
has earned lots of trophies crowns
and other awards, says her mom,
Carol Stuart, from Trinidad, West
Indies. Cafidia is a native Miami
lass who resides in the Little Hava-
na area.
She started wiggling and war-
bling, to all kinds of music since
she was only 2 months old,
whether at church, supermarket,
or shopping mall.
“There were times when she
became so enthusiastic over the
music that she nearly jumped out
of my arms, at least twice, as I
recall, almost onto the pavement.
Sometimes I wonder if she doesn't
love music just a little too much.
Nevertheless, fora child I think she
has quite a lot of ambition and I
don't plan to hold her back as long
as she keeps up with her school
work,†said Stuart.
The proud mother said Cafidia
spends a third of her spare time
after pre-school sharpening up
with her wits, charming, singing,
dancing to commercials, sitcoms
and movie themes and the rest, as
little girls can be, sometimes, “a
little naughty but nice.â€
Besides tap and ballet, she also
takes piano lessons once a week to
further her music. She has also
been sighted by several agents for
kids' commercials and print ads,
Black woman takes
over squadron
ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) —
Coisetta Wright is only 5-feet-2 but
she's got the right stuff. May 18,
she took command of the Zieh
Engineering Installation Squadron
pr Missouri Air National Guard.
She's the first Black woman ever
to command a squadron at St.
Louis's Jefferson Barracks.
Lt. Col. Wright teaches reading
‘at St. Louis's Ames Visual and Per-
forming Arts Center. She's worked
her way up in the Guard since join-
ing in 1978.
Edwina Clarke is named district c
oordinator .
for local AARP/Vote Congressional district
Edwina A. Clarke has been
appointed AARP/Vote Congres-
sional District #17 Coordinator.
A returned Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) Counselor/
Investigator with the Postal Ser-
vice, she has served on the boards
of both government and civic orga-
nizations and has held officer posi-
tions in other organizations.
She is a 1975 graduate of the
School of Business at Florida Inter-
national University and a 1982 fel-
low of the Urban League's Leader-
ship Development Center. Pre-
sently, she is a substitute teacher
with the Dade County Public
Schools.
As congressional district coordi-
nator of the AARP—American
Association of Retired Persons. Her
duties will include:
BM Educating voters on key eco-
nomic, health and consumer
issues
HB Increasing Voter participa-
tion through registration drives
and election day assistance for old-
er people
Bm Interacting with candidates,
staff and their supporters to
ensure key issues are given priority
HW Alerting public-officials to
AARP positions and constituent
interests on key legislative
proposals
BW Assisting in researching,
writing and /or distributing impor-
tant materials, such as voters
Dance recital at Caleb
As they have done since 1974,
the 150-member troupe of the
Innter City Children's Touring
Dance company is presenting its
Annual Recital.
“Following in Their Footsteps:
Tracing and Preserving History
Through Dance,†will be staged
June 8 at 7 p.m. at the Joseph
Caleb Auditorium, 5400 N.W.
22nd Ave.
ICCTDC students will travel
back in time to recreate the social
and romantic dances from the "30s
to the '60s and will perform several
pieces choreographed by Lindy
Hop master dancers David Carnes
and Debra Youngblood.
Also, ballet students will per-
form choreography from interna-
tionally acclaimed Debra Boieru,
the first African American lead sol-
oist for the New York City Ballet.
Special appearances by cho-
reographer Zedric Bembry, Live in
Color Hip Hop sensations promise
to be athletic and full of funk.
Three West African dance pieces
will be performed and are choreo-
graphed by Anita MacBeth, co-
founder of Ft. Lauderdale’s Child-
ren of the Caribbean.
The Miami Northwestern
PAVAC dancers will perform, as
CAFIDIA B. STUART
says Stuart.
Cafidia will perform with the
Maria Verdeja's Ballet Group in a
special presentation of “Copelia†at
the Gusman Cultural Arts Center
June 21 in Downtown Miami.
Buy your spirits at
Black owned and operated
Emest Gross, Manager
5140 N.WD. 7th Ave
Phone 757-2969
well as an added treat, ICCTDC
alumni who will return to perform
and announce plans for the Inner
City Children's Touring Dance
Companies 25th Annual
Celebration!
Good seats still available. For
ticket information, please call the
Joseph Caleb Box Office, (305)
636-2350, or any TicketMaster
Outlet, (305) 358-5885.
For group seating information,
call Florene Nichols at 758-1577.
Tickets are $10 for reserved
seating.
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Clarke says that rising the fol-
lowing five important federal cam-
paigns will help focus attention on
the problems of older Americans
and their families:
BW Social Security: Voters need to
know the details of how candidates
plan to ensure the long-term sol-
vency of Social Security.
BM Medicare: Voters need to know
the details of how candidates plan
to ensure the viability of Medicare
both now and in the future.
B Long Term Care: Voters need to
know what steps candidates plan
to take to ensure that affordable
long-term care, including nursing
home and home care, is available
to people of all ages and incomes
who need it.
BW Federal Tax Reform: Voters need
to know the details of how candi-
dates plan to reform tax system
and how those changes could
affect their tax burden (and the
deficit).
BW Campaign Finance Reform: Vot-
ers need to know if the candidates
are commited to meaningful cam-
paign finance reform that will help
restore the public faith in our
system.
As a representative of AARP/
Vote, Clark says she wants [po
encourage everyone to become
involved in the election process,
take a hard look at candidates and
where they stand on the campaign
issues of: Medicare, Social Securi-
ty, long-term care, tax reform and
campaign finance reform.
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4
Thursday, May 30, 1996
Ailing Kwame Ture says he is
still ‘ready for the revolution’
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — His hair
is going gray and his body is fight-
ing cancer.
But when Kwame Ture — once
widely in the news as activist
Stokely Carmichael — reaches
across his hospital bed for the tele-
phone, he answers it as always:
“Ready for revolution.â€
A central figure in the Black ]
Power movement of the 1960s and
a crusader for pan-Africanism
since, Ture came to Cuba in April
for treatment of prostate cancer
discovered in January.
He said he first felt leg pains in
November while home in the West §
African country of Guinea and took
medicine for the pain.
When the pains became more
severe, he visited Dr. Barbara Jus-
tice during a trip to New York and
wound up spending nearly a
month undergoing treatment at
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital.
Smiling frequently, often laugh-
ing, Ture seemed as upbeat and
polemical as ever during an hour-
long interview at the Cira-Garcia
clinic in Havana.
“Actually, I live on borrowed
time," he said. “... In my job, death
is an occupational hazard. So
whether it's a bullet, whether it's
cancer, makes no difference.â€
He came to Cuba for care
because “I'm a socialist,†he said.
“Cuba does have excellent health
care. As a socialist, I must be con-
sistent. I cannot attack capitalism
and attack an entire system and
when I get sick run to capitalism
and ask them to patch me up.â€
Ture, 54, has responded well to
treatment, said Justice, who
accompanied him to Cuba. She
said a tumor — and sites to which
the cancer had spread — seem to
be regressing, “so we're quite opti-
mistic at this point.â€
Ture said Justice, a cancer spe-
cialist, accompanied him without
pay. It is one sign of the regard with
which he is held in much of the
.Black community in the United
States.
“He is a living legend, a hero who
has dedicated his life to the libera-
tion of African people worldwide
and it's very important that we, the
members of the community, sup-
port him in the same way he has
supported us,†she said.
Ture said he has also received
financial help for his treatment
© We are still the only
people who create
urban rebellions in
America, without plan-
ning. °
— Kwame Ture
Pom ic ei i]
from the Nation of Islam, led by
Louis Farrakhan.
In the 1960s, the Trinidad
native then known as Stokely Car-
michael led the Student Nonvio-
lent Coordinating Committee. He
took part in some of the first civil-
rights sit-ins and freedom rides,
was repeatedly arrested and
became a national figure leading a
group that challenged the creden-
tials of the official Mississippi dele-
gation to the 1964 Democratic
convention.
Growing more frustrated with
the American system, he became
prime minister of the Black Panth-
er Party, then embraced pan-
Africanism and, in late 1968,
moved to Guinea.
He founded the All-African Peo-
ple's Revolutionary Party under his
new name — taken from African
leaders Kwame Nkrumah and
Ahmed Sekou Ture.
He said he hopes to see a single,
socialist state for all of Africa,
which would give Africans there
and abroad — he rejects the term
“African American†— pride and
power.
“For us, once Africa is unified
and strong, the problem will be sol-
ved because Africans will be
respected wherever they are. And if
they're not, they can just get up
and go home,†he said.
The state that comes closest to
his vision, he said, may be Libya,
led by Moammar Gadhafl.
Ture defines himself as a revolu-
tionary.
“Revolution is the continual and
constant qualitative change of
humanity. That's all it is,†he said.
That doesn't require outright
war, he said, pointing to the end of
legal segregation in the United
States as a revolutionary step.
But he seems to delight in warn-
ing of violence.
“We are still the only people who
create urban rebellions in Ameri-
ca, without planning,†he said.
“You know what's going to happen
when we plan it?†he added with a
chuckle. “It will be planned, of
course.â€
Ture said he sees progress for
some American Blacks — but also
growing poverty.
“The number of (Black) con-
gresspeople has increased, the
number of newspaper commenta-
tors, the number of basketball
players. Put that in there,†he
added with a grin, “because they
think they got there without their
people's struggle.â€
Also growing among American
Blacks is a consciousness of
oppression, he said. He cited com-
munity efforts to combat drugs,
the rise in interest in Africa and the
big turnout for the Million Man
March organized by Farrakhan.
“The people are ready for our
struggle,†he said. “Worsening
conditions and rising conscious-
ness must lead to revolution, and I
am a revolutionary. So, for me,
everything is going well.â€
Ture said a lack of organization
and petty quarrels had diluted
Black political power at a national
level in the United States but he
predicted that would change.
“America and capitalism itselfis
pushing us to revolution. If I shed
my blood for the vote to reform
something and I don't get any-
where, 1 might as well shed my
blood for revolution, overthrow the
whole d---- system. Let's get it on.
Makes sense to me. I'm shedding
my blood anyway; I might as well
shed it for victory.â€
Coors in support of affirmative action
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Peter
Coors, whose brewing company is
a sponsor of the National Council
of La Raza's annual conference,
wants to set the record straight
about his views on affirmative
action and other issues.
The chief executive officer of
Coors Brewing Co. told Latino
5490
activists May 16 that he favors
affirmative action and opposes
laws that mandate English as the
official language or restrict
immigration.
He ‘also defended Coors Bre-
wing's record on hiring non-
Whites, which was supported by
council Executive Director Raul
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The Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1996
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Prom gives
seniors
chance to have fun
BY MELISSA L. THOMAS
Times Staff Writer
Over 100 senior citizens turned
out for the fourth annual Senior
Prom two Fridays ago at the
Mildred and Claude Pepper Tow-
ers, 2350 N.W. 54th St.
The gathering, sponsored by the
Top Ladies of Distinction, brought
back youthful memories to prom
attendees and dancers.
Women fixed up their hair-do's,
rolled on the stockings and
dressed up in outfits made of
sequin or satin. Men were robed in
three-piece pinstriped or sold col-
ored suits reminiscent of prom
nights of days gone by.
Attendees Al Pinkney and Helen
Ward were crowned Senior Prom
King and Queen for 1996.
Wilma Rogers, president of the
Top Ladies of Distinction, Miami
Chapter, said the promis one of the
group's newest projects and was
the brainchild of the former
president.
“The Senior Prom was designed
to bring entertainment to senior
citizens,†Rogers said. “It was an
idea of the Top Ladies former presi-
dent Catherine Smith, who
believed that seniors still like to
dance and dress up.â€
The organization also believed
the prom was a great opportunity
for seniors to dance, dress up and
have fun. In 1992, a Senior Prom
Committee put together the first
affair at the Pepper Towers. Rogers
said it was so successful the orga-
nization decided to make it an
annual event.
After the first prom night, held
for residents of Pepper Towers, it
expanded to other centers.
Chairperson of the committee
Merdesta Clark recalls being at the
prom two years ago and was
impressed by the rhinestones and
hairdo’s the women wore and how
much fun they had.
“I remember one lady walked on
the dance floor with a cane. After
dancing and feeling good, that lady
put that cane down and ended up .
walking off the dance floor without
her cane,†said Clark.
This year, dancers moved to the
tunes of John F. Kennedy Middle
School Band and the funky beat of
North Miami 5-0.
Lillian Irving McDow, 93, was
among the many who danced the
night away, inspite of her age.
Talent needed
There are still a few slots left for
talented performers and entertain-
ers to make promotional appear-
ances on the Hot 105 Goombay Vil-
lage stage on June 8 and 9 in Coco-
nut Grove.
Interested bands, musical
groups, dancers and other family-
oriented performers are urged to
call the station's promotions coor-
dinator, Doran Cooper, at
795-8411 by Monday, June 3.
Leave a full description of your
act, including name of group, type
of performance, number and ages
of participants, length of perfor-
mance, name of contact person
and a day and evening telephone
number.
Community Calendar
HB Miami Northwestern Class
of 1960-1969 will hold an all-day
old-fashioned picnic, fish-fry and
barbecue Saturday at Arcola Park.
The Miami Sunshine Junkanoo
Band will perform in the afternoon.
HB A health fair sponsored by
Health Care Screenings and
American Bone Marrow Donor
Registry will be held Saturday, 10
a.m.-3 p.m., at St. John AME
Church, 6461 S.W. 59th Pl.
B William H. Turner Technical
Arts High School will hold a
Career Fair Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., at
10151 N.W. 19th Ave. Contact the
Division of Adult Education,
691-TECH.
BH The Dade County Consumer
Services Department, Consumer
Protection/Advocate Division
will present a free Small Claims
Court Clinic, 7 p.m., Thursday,
June 6, at the City of Homestead,
City Chambers, 790 Homestead
Boulevard. Call 375-4222, ext. 3.
BH Miami Jackson Class of 1970
will meet at the Caleb Center, Sun-
day, June 9.
HB Lillie Carmichael Evans
Elementary School will hold its
Sixth Grade Promotional Exer-
cises, June 12 in the cafetorium,
1895 N.W. 75th St., 12:30 p.m.
RS.V.P. by Friday, June 7 to
691-4973.
HB The Metro-Dade Community
Action Agency (CAA) will sponsor
a community-wide series of “Dia-
logues on Poverty" as follows: June
11, 6-9 p.m., South Dade Govern-
ment Center, 10710 S.W. 211th
St.; June 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Coun-
ty Commission Chambers, 111
N.W. lst St. (2nd Floor); June 13,
6-9 p.m., Miami-Dade Community
College, North Campus, 11380
N.W. 27th Ave., William Lehman
Theatre.
HB Miami Carol City Senior High
School Class of 1971 is planning
its 25th class reunion for June
14-16, at the Hilton Hotel, Ft.
Lauderdale. Contact Gwen Wil-
liams, at 625-7244 or 276-3860
(bpr).
HM Miami Northwestern Class of
1976 has planned their 20th class
reunion for July 28-Aug. 4. Call
Charles Symonette, 687-4419.
BH Miami Killian Class of 1979
are asked to contact Denise
Anderson-Clarke 235-7025
regarding death of classmate Jar-
vis Shotwell in the Valujet Crash.
BW Miami Edison Class of 1976
are holding their 20th reunion Sep.
13-15. Contact Michael Ward,
933-4723.
HB The National Assocition for
the Advacement of Colored Peo-
ple urge you to join them every
fourth Tuesday at the Joseph
Caleb Center, 7:30 p.m. Call
933-4332.
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man Morris, Tiawon Rolle, Anthony Urtarte, Tarron Mays, James Cash Jr, Marlon Bates,
Chad Jackson, Jamil Jones, Donald Jones, Gary Ferguson, Errol Beckford, Jean Eldor, Eric
Williams. Front, kneeling: Director, Terry Parker r+ororuc
Florida Memorial College is getting set
for second year of Explorer program
Florida Memorial College's
Black Male College Explorers Prog-
ram will conduct its second sum-
mer institute from June 17 to July
26.
It is designed for young Black
males considered at-risk.
Youth 13-17 from 12 middle and
senior high schools will be in the
six-week program which offers
academic studies, recreation, cul-
ture and spiritual growth.
The goals are to increase the
number of Black males graduating
high school; facilitate their ability
to make appropriate career deci-
sions, increase the number of
college-bound Black males and
facilitate their admission to college
and their chances of earning a col-
lege degree.
Eligible students are those con-
sidered at-risk for school disciplin-
ary action, dropping out of school
and becoming unemployable,
those from one-parent families,
those from houseolds with low to
moderate incomes, Black males
between 11 and 16 and students
enrolled in grades 7 through 11.
Forty students toook part in
FMC’s summer institute last year
and benefited from a rich academic
program that included reading,
computer science, mathematics,
aviation, business administration,
social science, African American
Studies and others.
The six-wéek residential prog-
ram provided students an oppor-
tunity to experience an aspect of
college life and to develop charac-
ter and self-esteem. Seminars and
workshops were mixed with field
trips and recreation.
Florida Memorial College joins
with Florida A&M University in
Tallahassee, - Bethune-Cookman
College in Daytona and Edward
Waters College in Jacksonville in
establishing an academic consor-
tium for this five-year program to
Role Models to hand out
awards, hear Kunjufu
As a result of the support shown
for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Unity Breakfast, the 500 Role Mod-
els of Excellence Project will award
scholarships of between $500 and
$2,000 to senior members of the
program.
The funds are to be used for
expanding supplementing scho-
larship opportunities for program
participants.
Scholarships are being awarded
for a college-bound scholar who
has maintained high academic
standing, two college-bound
improved students who have
demonstrated overall improve-
ment since becoming members of
the project and a vocational/
technical training award for a stu-
dent who plans to attend a
vocationational /technical school
upon graduation.
Fredrica S. Wilson, School
Board Member and founder of the
500 Role Models of Excellence Pro-
ject, has asked that the scholar-
ships be presented by the princi-
pal, schoolsite cadre leader or dis-
trict official during schoolwide
awards banquets.
Seniors not receiving the scho-
larship and all other 500 Role Mod-
els participants are to be acknow-
ledged during an awards activity
with certificates.
Meanwhile, the project will hold
its annual conference for juniors
and graduating seniors at the Fon-
tainebleau Hilton, 4441 Collins
Ave., Miami Beach, Thursday,
June 6, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Guest speaker willbe author Dr.
Juwanzu Kunjufu.
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impact and uplift the quality of life
for at-risk Black males.
A collaborative partnership was
formed by teachers and guidance
counselors, the business com-
munity, social service organiza-
tions and parents, to promote the
attainment of the program's goals.
Student performance is measured
by observation, standardized test
scores, pre-post assessment tests
and pre-post attitude surveys.
Academic instruction is pro-
vided by FMC faculty and Dade
public school teachers. FMC stu-
dents are hired to provide counsel-
ing, mentoring and supervision
support to the students while in
the domitory.
The program, the college says,
signifies its continuing commit-
ment toBlackyouth, and is housed
in its Office of Student Affairs, Ter-
ry Parker directs it.
Art contest
honors Malcolm
African Liberation Day and Mal-
colm X Day will be celebrated by
the Sunstreet Festival Committee,
joins in the celebration of the life of
Malcolm X.
At 5:30 p.m., on Friday, June 7,
the committee will announce the
winners of the 1996 Student Art
Competition at a reception. Stu-
dents from all over Dade County
* will have their art works of Malcolm
X judged by members of Kuumba
Artists Association. Awards of
cash, books, and art equipment
will be presented.
Metro-Dade Cultural Affairs
Council, Afro In Books and Things,
and the Palatte Art Supply Store
are Sponsors.
The exhibition will be at
Expressions art gallery, owned by
Oscar Thomas, on Seventh
Avenue.
Orchard Villa
gets honor
twice over
Orchard Villa Elementary
School has reason to be doubly
proud. It boasts both the Mathe-
matics and Reading Teachers of
the Year for 1996 on its staff.
On Friday evening, May 17, the
Dade County Council of Teachers
of Mathematics named Janis
Fackler recipient of the Elemen-
tary Mathematics Teacher of the
Year Award at Don Shula’s Hotel in
Miami Lakes. She is Orchard Vil-
la’s Title I Mathematics Curricu-
lum Specialist and she has been in
the school system for 15 years. She
is actively involved in Family Math
and Eisenhower Title II Mathema-
tics teacher training.
The school's Title I Reading Cur-
riculum Specialist, Dr. Harris
Himot, received the Bertha Shoul-
dice Reading Teacher of the Year
Award from the Dade Reading
Council, at a banquet at the Bis-
cayne Bay Marriott Hotel, May 22.
This is his second year at Orchard
Villa, her 18th as a teacher at Dade
County Public Schools and her
second as an adjunct professor in
the Graduate Teacher Education
Program of Nova Southeastern
University.
Orchard Villa Principal Carolyn
McCalla states, “This is one of the
greatest honors that Orchard Villa
can receive. Our staff works
extremely hard to provide a quality
education for our students. Ms.
Fackler and Dr. Himot are the
backbones of our Mathematics
and Reading programs. It is highly
unusual for two teachers from the
same school to receive these presti-
gious honors in the same year and
we are extremely proud of both of
them.â€
Members
named to
Hollywood
council
The City of Hollywood Commis-
sion has voted in new members to
the African American Advisory
Council, appointed in November,
1993, to improve the overall condi-
tions of Blacks living in and operat-
ing businesses in the city by iden-
tifying and addressing issues of
concern.
Appointed members are Felicia
M. Brunson, chairperson;
Jonathan Anderson, vice chairper-
son; Alton Baldwin, Zimbalist
Chalk, Khaye Curry, Shaun Davis,
Henry Graham, Beverly Hughley,
Emmet Kater, Joe L. Smith, Eric
Spivey and Calvin Taylor.
The council seeks to become
involved in activities that will set
the stage for increased participa-
tion in the education, training,
political and social awareness of
Blacks.
It will also use resources, sup-
port from the city commission and
administration, community and
business leaders to establish rap-
port and dialogue for the benefit of
residents and business owners.
The council meets at City Hall,
2600 Hollywood Blvd., Room 421,
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the month.
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
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HERE IS A PLEASANT LITTLE GAME that will give you a
message every day. It's a numerical puzzle designed to
spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. If
the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number
is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at
the upper left-hand corner and check one of your key num-
bers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under
the checked figures give you
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Tots To Teens
by Sue Ellen Sullivan
Dear Sue: My problem is keep-
ing the peace between my husband
and my daughter. My husband
had an injury at work and he is
home recuperating for a few
months. This gives him more time
to spend with his daughter.
He has been taking her for
lifeguard lessons so she can get a
summer job. He volunteered to
take her to the pool for extra prac-
tice last Tuesday night and she
refused to go. She said there was a
pep rally at school and she
couldn’t miss it. Her father was
furious because he was giving up
his time to help her.
I think she is very ungrateful. I
never knew her to be so interested
in a pep rally before. She is not a
cheerleader and I’ve never known
her to have much school spirit.
These two haven’t spoken since
then. They really didn’t get along
too well before this incident but
now it seems hopeless. She is going
away to college in the fall and I
hate her to leave with such bad
feelings between her and her dad.
Elaine G.
Dear Elaine: The problems be-
tween your husband and your
daughter are probably due to the fact
that she is going away to college.
Dad is making plans for his little girl
and himself without consulting her
because he isn’t thinking of her as a
grown woman who has a life of her
own. She is probably having her own
problems breaking away and needs
to exert her independence. Be as-
sured that when she is away at col-
lege, they will forget their arguments
and miss each other very much.
©1996 by King Features Synd.
FOLLOW THAT MOUSE
ABOUT HOUSE
Instructions to mouse
shown at left: Proceed to attic.
Complete a circular tour around
the room, hopping from object to
object with this stipulation: Last
two letters of each object's name
must coincide with first two let-
ters of next object encountered.
For your information, the
first object on the tour is a tube.
Other objects, but not in order,
include a desk, teakettle, chest,
bench, stove, skate, level and
velocipede.
Following these instruc-
tions, see if you can trace the
path of the mouse from item to
item about the attic.
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Bobsled Ice climbing Skiing Snowmobiling
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and five individually to achieve designated score?
All seven shots must strike the target, and, oh yes,
one other thing, each of the three amounts — 1,2 and 5 —
must be struck at least one time.
Remember, the idea is to score 15 in seven shots.
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THE MIAMI TIMES
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Just for Parents — Teachers Too!
Title I makes clean sweep of Dade County Public Schools awards
EDITOR'S NOTE: This ongoing
serles of articles by Mrs. Della Wil-
son was brought to the attention of
the Dade County School Board at
its regular meeting last Wednesday
by School Board member Frederica
Wilson. She suggested that the
school system give it wide circula-
tion because of the informative
material it contains to help with
parenting. School superintendent
Octavio Visiedo said he will look
into her suggestion.
BY DELLA WILSON
For the first time in the 100-year
history of Dade County Public
Schools, staff members from the
Title I program made a clean sweep
of the district's annual Employee-
of-the-Year
awards.
The principal
of the year, teach-
er of the year,
office employee of
the year, and
paraprofessional
/school support
personnel of the
year are all in the
public schools'™™ ;
Title I Program. WILSON
Of special significance is that,
among these top four educators,
there are two parents of students
in the Title I program.
Dr. John Johnson II, head of the
school district's Office of Grants
Administration, said that the Title I
sweep of district awards is
unprecedented.
Exceptional dedication
“We can explain it only by noting
that this is an indication of the
exceptional qualifications and
dedication of employees working
with our children who have the
greatest needs,†he said.
Formerly known as Chapter 1,
Title I is the federal program
designed to improve the quality of
education of children from low-
income families.
Here are the top winners:
B Principal of the Year: Diane Dyes
Paschal, principal of Phillis Wheat-
ley Elementary was selected from
among seven finalists. Mrs. Pasc-
hal has followed her vision to
improve the conditions of her stu-
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The first is to convince the edu-
cation community of the economic
necessity and ethical responsibili-
ty to develop strategies that will
ensure that traditionally under-
served student populations (e.g.
minorities, LEP students and the
disabled student) receive an edu-
cation that unleashes their full
potential. :
Efforts have been noticed
Her second goal is “to convince
parents of their role in their child's
education: Parental involvement is
the key to a successful school or a
school of excellence.â€
Mrs. Paschal’s leadership has
not gone unnoticed by region and
district Chapter 1/Title I parents
and staff. She was one of a select
group of administrators to be
awarded the Chapter 1 Eagle
Award for Outstanding Leadership
during 1993-94.
Two Title I finalists for Principal
of the Year were Mrs. Dorothy B.
Mindingall, principal of Lillie C.
Evans Elementary and Mrs.
Cynthia M. Clarke, principal of
Poinciana Park Elementary.
Mrs. Clarke said, “This is a posi-
tive indication of the quality of
work of employees in Title I Prog-
ram. | hope the Florida Commis-
sioner of Education has been made
aware of these honors and that he
will be cognizant of the contribu-
tions Title I and its devoted staff
makes to the education of children
throughout this state and the
nation.â€
Surprise celebration
BW Teacher of the year: Tom Gam-
mon, A.L. Lewis Elementary. His
school surprised him last week by
celebrating Tom Gammon Day in
honor of his selection. The celebra-
tion included proclamations, bal-
loons, cheers, songs, dances, an
original poem by Patricia McIntosh
and a tie contest.
Said Mr. Gammon, “It's great,
it's exciting that Title I is getting the
recognition it is due. There are real
quality people working in the prog-
ram. Title I has given me the oppor-
tunity to do so many different
things, especially working with
parents in the Parent Outreach
Program.â€
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Mr. Gammon's principal, Dr.
Ruth Ceglia, stated, “It is astound-
ing, a wonderfully well-deserved
honor. It's wonderful to honor Mr.
Gammon and to celebrate this
accolade for A.L. Lewis
Elementary.â€
Two finalists
Two finalists also came from
Title I: Connie Keller, Rainbow
Park Elementary, and Ana Driggs,
Sweetwater Elementary.
HW Office Employee of the Year: Her-
minia “Nina†Neron, described as a
“gem in the office†by W.J. Bryan
Assistant Principal Tanya Brown-
Major.
“Ninaâ€, as she is affectionately
known, is the parent of 12-year-old
sixth-grade student Michael, who
is in the Title I ram.
Said Nina, “This is such an hon-
or! My son and my husband are
very proud. I have made a lot of new
friends. Have you ever been on
cloud nine? That's where I am.â€
Principal Nora Brandt is very
proud of Mrs. Neron. She stated, “I
can't think of anyone who is more
deserving of this honor than Nina.
She comes to school everyday with
a smile. She is involved in every-
thing that goes on in the school.
Nina is a real part of the team; her
sincerity makes a difference. Our
children come from families who
speak many languages; Mrs.
Neron is proficient in three lan-
guages. She is quite an asset to
W.J. Bryan.â€
Making others feel special
HB Paraprofessional/School Sup-
port Personnel of the Year: Vyonda
Ellen Moss, Community Involve-
ment Specialist at the Miami Skills
Center Homeless Assistance Cen-
ter (HAC). She was the anchor in
securing Title I's sweep of the
awards.
Vyonda is married and is the
mother of two children, one of
whom attends a school with a Title
I program.
Deanda Andrews, clerk at HAC,
said, “Mrs. Moss goes out of her
way to make everyone feel special,
even me. When she realized there
were no special plans for celebrat-
ing Secretaries Week, Mrs. Moss
took over. Each day she arranged
something special for all of us.
There were gag gifts and beauty
make-overs and diplomas, lunch
and breakfast, too. On the last day,
our principal revealed that it was
Mrs. Moss who had made our week
so very special.â€
The perfect employee
Mr. Clifton Lewis, principal of
the Miami Skill Center said, “I
knew I had found the perfect
employee for the HAC Family
Resource Center when I inter-
viewed Mrs. Vyonda Ellen Moss.
She's a Godsend for the population
we serve. She goes the extra mile.
“In addition to her own duties,
she fills the role of teacher. Her first
day here, she hit the ground, run-
ning. Because of the magnitude of
the job she does, we will be adding
some hourly staff to assist Mrs.
Moss. Dade County Public Schools
needs more people like Mrs. Moss
who genuinely cares about people.
“I have often heard her refer to
the 100-plus kids at the HAC as
her ‘babies.’ She does so much to
raise their self-esteem. I have never
met anyone in the system, at any
age, who is as giving as Vyonda
Ellen Moss.â€
Heavily represented
Title I was heavily represented
among all finalists: Three out of
seven finalists for principal of the
year and teacher of the year, one of
the nine finalists for office employ-
ee of the year and half of the eight
paraprofessional/school support
personnel of the year finalists rep-
resented Title I schools.
Altogether, 11 of the 35 finalists
— or 35.5 percent — chosen for the
highest district honor in their field
were representatives from the Title
I Program.
Quotable Highlights: “The per-
sonnel in Title I schools has always
had high expectations for children
in our schools. I am not surprised
that staff representing the Title I
Program were chosen for the high-
est district honors.†— Dr. Shirley
Johnson, UTD Bargaining Agent
Representative and co-
chairperson of the Title I/UTD
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Here’s a couple of thoughts to
kick off this week’s column...
You've officially reached the
“Grandparent Age†when you dis-
cover you know all the answers
and nobody asks you the ques-
tions.
Kids think Grandpa's wallet al-
ways looks greener than theirs.
Children would all be brought up
perfectly if families would just
swap their kids. Everyone knows
what ought to be done with the
neighbor’s kids.
Nobody is sicker than the man
who is sick on his day off.
When you are mad at grandpa,
don’s say, “May all your teeth fall
out. Only one should be kept so
you can have a bad toothache.â€
Great-grandpa Emestrecalls back
when he became the first one in his
family to get a driver's license.
One day he drove his mother to the
995-1389 will receive a laminated,
colorful copy of “Our Children,†a
poem by Michael White.
Della Wilson is Dade County
Public Schools Supervisor of Title I
Parent Outreach/Community
Resources. Your comments are wel-
come. Write to Mrs. Wilson c/o The
Miami Times, 900 N.W. 54th St,
Miami, FL 33127, or leave a mes-
sage for her at 995-1389.
J Grandpa Bob
market, and all of his four younger
sisters went along for the ride.
“Don’t go too fast,†warned his
mother as they started out. Ernest
took it very easy to and from the
market. But when he got back
home, his youngest sister ran into
the house and told his father that he
had driven over forty miles an
hour. “No he didn’t,†replied an-
othersister, “We weren’teven gone
for an hour.â€
The second grade teacher of
Edison Elementary School,
Asheville, North Carolina is “Dotâ€
Roberts. Her class contained a set
of seven-year-old identical twin
boys, Matt and Mark, and she al-
ways had trouble telling the boys
apart. One morning when the boys
came to class Mark walked up to
Dot’s desk and said, “You can tell
us apart today, Ms. Dot—I’m the
one with the headache.â€
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8 THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
Timmy Thomas:
By EUGENE C. THOMAS
Miami Times Writer
“Why can't we live together?â€
No, that's not a take off on the
question posed by Rodney King.
It's the title of a song written by
Miami resident Timmy Thomas.
And, as he celebrates the silver
anniversary of this tune that is still
being played worldwide, selling
over six million copies, itis with the
knowledge that he has touched
millions of people with his music.
Music has been part of Thomas
nearly all his life. One of 12 child-
ren growing up in Evansville, Ind.,
with a C.M.E. minister, most were
musically inclined but he knew he
had “something special.â€
As a youngster, he could be
found playing the pianoat 3a.m. at
home. His love for music took him
in 1962 to Indiana University,
where he studied under some of
the giants of the jazz world. He
speaks fondly of the inspiration
provided by Stan Kenton, Cannon-
ball Adderly, Dave Brubek Donald
and Woody Herman, all of
whom conducted workshops at the
university.
He transferred to Lane College in
Jackson, Tenn., on a music scho-
larship, after considerable help
from his minister father. It was at
Lane that Memphis was to have a
big impact on his life. He found
time to travel to the city frequently
to play with such R&B groups as
the Markees and others on the
famous Stax label and also met his
wife, Lillie Brown, a resident of
Memphis and a fellow classmate at
Lane.
Thomas's music career would
be put on hold for a short while, as
he went to Jarvis Christian College
in Texas as vice president for deve-
lopment, returning to the Jackson
area to teach high school.
“The fire was still burning,†he
recalls of his desire to devote more
time to music.
Miami would provide the spark.
Timmie — as he became known
— and Lillie moved in 1970 to
Miami, where, for 18 months, he
was vice president for development
at Florida Memoria College.
He also became the owner of
Timmie's Lounge, the first Black-
owned club on Miami Beach.
His wife, then a Dade public
school teacher, he recalled, finally
asked him, “Why are you fighting
this?
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Music ambassador
Timmy Thomas trig with son Travis. rrooeuGeNe C. THOMAS
“She could see the fire burning,â€
he said of his love of music.
He was reluctant to risk trading
his secure income for the uncer-
tainties of the music industries but
his wife agreed to back him and, in
1971, after seeing the soldiers
petrning from Vietnam, he asked
? ques) estion: “Why Can't We Live
pe
The rest, as they say, is history.
Thomas received a Grammy
nomination in 1973 and, the next
year, was the first Black American
to perform in South Africa — over
the objections of the U.S State
Department.
He says he was touched by that
experience; he had refused to play
before a segregated audience,
doing so, instead, in Soweto, thena
community of millions of Blacks
crowded into an area approximate-
ly the size of Opa-locka and Carol
City. :
In November, 1975, his alma
mater honored him on “Timmie
Thomas Day."
Thomas has written many other
songs, one of which, “Dying
Inside,†became a top hit in South-
east Asia.
He returned to South Africa in
1993, and wrote several songs for
Nelson Mandela's election cam-
paign.
“Why Can't We Live Togetherâ€
has been remade by several artists,
including Sade and MC Hammer,
who included it on his “Too Legit To
Quit†albumn. Several other artists
have approached him, he said,
about a remake and he is delighted
at the prospects, especially since
the issue of royalties has finally
been resolved.
“We didn't establish the busi-
ness side,†he says of the failure of
Black entertainers to protect their
works.
Thanks to Broadcast MusicInc.,
he is just now receiving royalties
from the Asian countries that have
been playing his songs for nearly
two decades. The ties are
meager by today’s standards (the
low five-figures).
As to today’s music, Thomas
says it lacks the emotion of yester-
day's ballads, which, he feels, sug-
gests that today's artists did not
grow up knowing how to develop or
understand their emotions.
He enjoys some of the artists but
feels that the explicit nature of
some of the lyrics and videos indi-
cates the absence of love and car-
ing. So he has decided to give some
of his knowledge to would-be
artists.
He is currently on the faculty at
Miami Norland, a short distance
from his Rolling Oaks home in
North Dade and, after bringing the
studio into the classroom — ‘I
did'nt want to use the blackboardâ€
— helped the students produce a
song titled “South Florida Holidayâ€
which received much publicity last
Christmas.
What's next for Thomas? A
reunion of the artists of the Seven-
ties in Switzerland this summer. It
willenable him to further his global
musical ambassadorship.
Turner Construction sponsors
new course at area high school
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
The City of Miami, Turner Con-
struction Company and Turner
Technical High School have
announced the beginning of
another of the Turner Construc-
tion Management Training
Course.
Now in its third consecutive
year, the course was designed to
address the increased demand for
skilled construction workers in
Dade County. Non-White and
small businesses need skills if they
are to participate effectively in the
construction industry, the spon-
sors feel.
Turner Construction Company
is providing the knowledge and
technical training for the course.
Turner Technical High School,
located at 10151 N.W. 19th Ave.,
has the teaching facility and the
City of Miami is backing the prog-
ram because it believes in a well-
educated workforce.
The course is endorsed by Wifre-
do “Willie†Gort, Miami vice mayor,
and Judy Carter, manager of the
Office of Minority and Women Bus-
iness, as well as a host of commun-
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The four-week training program
taught by Turner professionals
focuses on key elements of the
industry: estimating, job planning
and start-up, purchasing, con-
struction contracts, cost control,
financial management, change
orders and avoiding change
orders, risk management and
marketing.
“We are very proud of our efforts
and we hope that the community
continues to benefit from this
course,†said Denise Mincey-Mills
of Turner Construction.
The training course is con-
ducted nationwide every year. The
concept originated in 1969 when
Turner Construction noticed a
need for non-White and small
businesses to enter the construc-
tion industry in an increased
capacity.
“We needed to get more minority
and small businesses in construc-
tion. We chose Miami to conduct
this course because of its diversity.
Turner does a lot of business here
and we are very proud of the work
that has been by the community to
get this program off the ground,â€
said Hilton Smith, vice president of
community affairs with Turner
Construction.
“We chose Turner Technical
School because of their construc:
tion academy. The school places a
high priority on training in the con-
struction field,†Smith said.
Each training course averages
about 100 people per session.
“We are very excited about this
and we can't wait to doit again next
year,†Smith told the Times.
A kick-off reception was held
this Tuesday for the program at
Turner Technical High School.
Graduation is scheduled for June
28.
PAUL JAMES FARRINGTON
Congratulations to
FAMU graduate
Paul James Farrington gra-
duated from Florida A&M Univer-
sity (FAMU) magna cum laude,
receiving a B.S. degree in
Accounting.
At FAMU, he won the multiple-
year National Deans List Award,
was elected to “Who's Who Among
Students In American Universities
& Colleges†and served as Vice
President of the Senior Class, Vice
President of Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity and
Vice President of The Miami Club.
Paul will be relocating to Cleve-
land, Ohio, to work for Keycorp
Bank.
“Best wishes and much
success.â€
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New initiative seeks
seven industries for
By MOHAMED HAMALUDIN
Jackson Memorial Hospital
president-CEO Ira Clark has
thrown his weight behind a new
initiative that targets seven indus-
tries as being the key for critical job
growth and economic expansion in
Dade County.
Clark is one of two Blacks on the
planning committee of the 10-year
venture which has the slogan “One
Community, One Goal: Job Crea-
tion for the 21st Century.†The
other is Barbara Gothard, chair-
person of the Gothard Group, a
consulting firm she started.
Jay Malina, president of Manu-
facturers Export & Equity Group,
is in charge of the initiative, chair-
ing its Community Long Range
Planning Committee, under the
aegis of the Greater Miami Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Malina and Clark told The Times
that the initiative has the blessings
also of other business organiza-
tions and is open to those that have
not yet joined.
Based on an area-wide needs
assessment, Molina said, his team
has concluded that Dade County's
workforce will grow by another
500,000 by 2005 and another
100,000 jobs must be created to
meet that growth.
“Targeted rapid-growth/higher-
paying industries with large entry-
level multiplier effects to maximize
projected job growth by the year
2005" have been identified as
being the the bio-medical, film and
entertainment, financial services,
information technology (software),
to
IRA CLARK: Member of planning
committee
international commerce (offering
prospects in professional services,
health care services and foreign
investment), telecommunications
and the visitor industry fields.
According to Malina, a Com-
munity Task Force will be set up for
each of these industries. Its goal
will be to evaluate the particular
industry’s projected growth rate
under existing conditions, identify
what are the obstacles and
enhancements and propose
actions to keep existing companies
and attract new ones.
Malina said he has already dis-
cussed the plan with Metro-Dade
Chairperson Arthur E. Teele Jr.
and the Dade County School Board
Center seeks to help
women enter business
Dade County women and others
starting their own businesses or
trying to build one they have
already developed have an exten-
sive resource available on their
doorstep: workshops offered
throughout the country by the
Women's Business Developement
Center at Florida International
University.
It offers the four-part FastTrack
series and other specialty work-
shops on topics of vital interest to
entrepreneurial women, especially
non-White and low to moderate
income persons who want to go
into business.
The workshops cover many top-
ics new business owners must
know and understand to be
successful.
The FastTrack series, offered
regularly at sites throughout the
county, includes “Before You
Start,†which covers aspects of
self-employment, indentifying
business opportunities and mak-
ing the transition from job-holder
to business-owner; “Market
Research,†which provides guide-
lines on assessing the potential ofa
business idea and conducting
one's own markdt research;
“Financial Analysis,†which pro-
vides information on determining
start-up costs, forecasting sales
and making cash flow and profit/
loss projections; and “The Busi-
ness Plan,†which explains the
importance of a business plan and
teaches participants to develop the
right plan for their company.
Among the specialty workshops
the center offers are “No Frills
Marketing†and “Automating Your
Small Business."
“No Frills Marketing†explores
the various marketing avenues
available to business owners and
how to work with agencies or indi-
viduals to obtain the most for one's
marketing dollars. ;
Participants learn how to target
an audience, analyze demo-
graphics, plan promotions, select
media and creative development.
In “Automating Your Small Bus-
iness,†experienced instructors
show participants how to plan,
choose and install the right com-
puter system. An overview of word
processing, spreadsheets, datab-
ase management tools, personal
information systems and billing
and accounting software also is
covered.
The center is currently accept-
ing registrations for upcoming
workshops. To register or obtain
more information, call 348-3951.
The cost of each workshop is
$30 and 100 for the FastTrack
series. Limited scholarships are
available to those who qualify.
Christine Kurtz-White, director
ofthe center, said that it is commit-
ted to providing these workshops
in neighborhoods where women
and others express an interest in
them.
“We intend to make our full
range of programs accessible and
convenient to women, minorities
and low-to-moderate-income indi-
viduals now entertaining the idea
of becoming business owners," she
said. “As partners with the Metro
Dade County Office of Economic
and Community Development, we
are committed to providing the
very finest business training and
counseling available in the area.â€
Center officials are negotiating
with potential sponsors to offer
these sessions throughout the
county.
In just over two years, it has
assisted in the startup of nearly
100 new businesses, most of them
owned by women. Kurtz-White
anticipates that this trend will con-
tinue as the center expands furth-
er into the community.
Statistics show that, by the year
2000, 50 percent of all small
businesses will be owned by
women, she said.
The center also offers one-on-
one business counseling at its
offices on the University Park Cam-
pus of FIU, located S.W. Eighth
Street and 112th Avenue, inTC 41.
It also sponsors a mentorship
program.
. For weekly advice on developing
or growing a business, the center
started a call-in cable television
program, “Enterprising Women,"
which airs Mondays, from 8-9
p-m., on Cable-TAP, Channel 36.
Expert panelists are available to
answer callers’ questions each
week.
w For more information about the
center and its activities, call Kurtz-
White at 348-3951.
target
Dade growth
BARBARA GOTHARD: Member of
planning committee
and is taking it to various parts of
the community.
Dade County, he said, will not be
unique in pushing such a plan.
Houston, Texas, Long Island, N.Y.,
San Francisco, Calif., and even
Singapore have already been doing
it.
According to Miami Today, Dade
has about 1,090,000 jobs and
county planners estimate that will
rise to 1,288,000 by the year 2010.
Writing in the paper March 21, edi-
tor Michael lewis said it is unclear
where those jobs will come from.
Malina said that is where his
committee hopes to fill a need. He
said further details of the plan will
be released later.
Carnival sponsor vows
to reject racist goods
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In
response to citizen complaints, the
sponsor of an annual carnival here
has pledged to bar future vendors
who sell racist merchandise.
The local Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program won't allow
offensive products to be sold at its
future carnivals, said Janice
Ayres, RSVP executive director.
“We are not in the business of
censoring but we can pick and
choose,†she said following allega-
tions that one or more carnival
vendors sold racist merchandise at
the recent event.
Carson City residents Mark
Wiles and Robin Christy com-
plained about the sale of T-shirts
emblazoned with the Confederate
flag and stickers with the face of a
Black man and a crowbar across
his face.
They also complained about the
sale of T-shirts saying “We support
our local SS!†and stickers with a
German eagle holding a swastika
in its talons.
Wiles, 52, traded words with one
vendor about the questionable
taste of a T-shirt and was shoved
by the vendor. No charges were
filed.
“If they had their own shop
somewhere, it's within their First
Amendment right to sell,†Wiles
said, “but it's my understanding
that if there's a hate crime as a
result of this, the city could be held
liable."
“Do we really want our children
being exposed to this sick, racist
trash?†Christy wrote in a letter to
¢ Do we really want
our children being
sed to this sick,
racist trash? Freedom
of speech is no excuse
for promoting
racism. ?
— Robin Christy
a. -h-—_--_:H =I, —-__“~_— nn hi
the Nevada Appeal. “Freedom of
speech is no excuse for promoting
racism.â€
In an effort to avoid future com-
plaints about offensive merchan-
dise, Ayres said, she and other
event organizers would inspect
vendor products on the first day of
the carnival.
She said there were no previous
complaints about offensive vendor
products in the event's 17-year.
history and she has asked the
sheriff's department to investigate
the complaints to determine
whether they're valid.
“If we have a problem, we want
to know that but, by the same
token, I don't think it's fair to call
someone a Nazi,†Ayres said.
If the investigation finds racist
or offensive items were sold, the
responsible vendors would not be
allowed back to the carnival, she
said. Vendors are independent
contractors with RSVP, separate
from the carnival company.
L-R: Marie Judith Paul and Kenol Cadet, originally from Haiti, and Xochitl Yanez from
Mexico.
Immigrant students get training help
from Yellow Pages for Lindsey Hopkins
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
BellSouth Advertising and Pub-
lishing Corp., publishers of the
BellSouth Yellow Pages, is conti-
nuing a three-year educational
partnership with Lindsey Hopkins
Technical Education Center.
As part of Dade County Public
Schools’ Dade Partners Program, it
provides $10,000 in scholarship
funds to Lindsey Hopkins
annually.
“Real Scholarships for Real Stu-
dents†is a program established for
adult students with limited Engl-
ish proficiency. It assists newcom-
ers in Lindsey Hopkins Vocational
English for Speakers of Other Lan-
guages (VESOL) program learning
the English language.
Also, at Lindsey Hopkins, scho-
larship recipients have an oppor-
tunity to receive vocational train-
ing that will make them productive
members of the community.
Students in the program
BellSouth Adversiting and Publishing
Corp. is continuing a three-year partner-
ship with Lindsey Hopkins as a DCPS
Partner.
account for roughly 50 percent of
the entire student body at Lindsey
Hopkins. They are often not eligible
for federal or state financial aid to
attend school.
The funds donated by BellSouth
Yellow Pages help to ease the bur-
den most immigrants face when
trying to attain an education.
“BellSouth Yellow Pages has
demonstrated a real commitment
to this community for the past
three years by assisting these stu-
dents with their education. These
students are very talented indivi-
duals and BellSouth Yellow Pages
is providing a chance for them to
National Black Chamber will meet in Chicago Aug. 1-4
The National Black Chamber of
Commerce Inc., a Washington,
D.C.-based organization repre-
senting over 25,000 businesses
and 102 affiliated chapters
throughout the nation, will hold its
+ forth annual covention in Chicago,
IL, August 1-4.
The theme is “Uniting for
Empowermentâ€.
The Chamber is a member of a
coalition known as the Black Con-
gress on Health, Law & Economics.
Members of this group will also
hold their annual conventions in
Chicago during this period. This
occurs once every four years and
this is the fifth one.
Other organizations coming
together for this event will be
National Bar Association, National
Dental Association, Association of
Black Psychologist, National Black
Nurses Association, African
American Women on Tour, Nation-
al Pharmaceutical Association,
National Podiatrist Medical Associ-
ation, National Optometric Associ-
ation, National Association of
Black Telecommunication Profes-
sionals, International Association
of Black Professional Firefighters,
Chi Delta Mu, Center for Correc-
tions Development.
. The Chamber convention will
concentate on the newly developed
economic models that have been
formulated over the last year by its
advocacy. These are to be used in
communities with the mission of
providing business start ups and
job creation,— in essence, the
recycling of the $427 billion incom-
e of Black America.
Affiliate chapter development,
entrepreneurial training and affir-
mative action preservation will
also be covered.
Perhaps the most popular sub-
ject to be covered in detail will be
Capital Access. The chamber has
formed a committee that will pro-
duce a strategic plan for Black
communities to enhance the pools
of money available for its business
and upcoming entrepreneurs.
nurture their talents,†said Lour-
des Oroca, an assistant principal
at Lindsey Hopkins.
The “Real Scholarships for Real
Students†program provides 10
students per year with the oppor-
tunity to continue their studies
and training at Lindsey Hopkins in
four vocational areas: Employabil-
ity Skills, Health Occupations,
Trade & Industry, and Business.
Each year, scholarship winners
are selected by a panel composed
of Lindsey Hopkins administra-
tors, a coordinator for the adult
education program and a Bell-
South Yellow Pages representative,
“BellSouth Yellow Pages wants
to help individuals get started in
this country by providing them
with the education to make them
productive,†said Alberto Gongora,
marketing manager and corporate.
liasion, Dade County Public
Schools. :
This Thursday, the :
will present three VESOL students’
with scholarships for the summer"
session at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
The recipients are Xochitl Yanez, a
native of Mexico, for continued
study in Health Occupation 1:
Marie Judith Paul, from Haiti, for
further study in Health Occupa-
tion 2; and Kenol Cadet, also from
Haiti, for Employability Skills,
THE MIAMI TIMES
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
Sgt. 1st Class Hakim Anbiya, a Miami native, son of Harold and Roberta Tyson, is the Non-
comissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Plans and Operations Division, Duputy Chief of Staff,
Personnel, U.S. Army Europe, based in Heidelberg, Germany. The office handles personnel
from Siera Leone to Norway and Bosnia to Scotland. Studies show decline among Blacks
interested in the military. rrooaRT McQUEENU.S. Amy Europe Public Affairs
Fewer young Black men see
appeal in the military now
By ROBERT BURNS
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When
19-year-old John Reed thinks of
military service, he thinks of the
1991 Persian Gulf War and of
American soldiers in Bosnia. He
pictures combat and danger, kill-
ing and hardship. He sees his
future elsewhere.
Like a growing number of young
Black American males, Reed, of
Washington, D.C., sees little appe-
al in military life and has ruled out
joining the armed services.
“I just don’t know if I could shoot
another person,†Reed explains.
Instead, he plans to enroll at
Washington's Howard University
this fall.
For the first time since the Pen-
tagon began keeping track 21
years ago, Black males’ interest in
joining the all-volunteer military is
in a sustained slump. The Army is
especially concerned by the trend
and is searching for explanations.
Theories abound but Alan Grop-
man, a military historian who is
heading a study of the matter, said
one explanation could be -the
growth of the Black middle class.
More Black youths are finding
opportunities in the civilian job
market, although Pentagon
surveys show they still are more
inclined to look to military service
than are Whites.
“The Blacks who have the capa-
bilities that the military services
are looking for today are extremely
attractive in the civilian market,â€
Gropman said.
Others speculate that there may
be too few Black recruiters and
that not enough recruiting effort is
expended in predominantly Black
urban neighborhoods.
In Pentagon surveys of 16 to
21-year-olds, the percentage of
Black males who expressed inter-
estin enlisting in any branch of the
armed forces plunged by nearly
half, from 54 percent in 1989 to 32
percent last year. Interest among
White males has dropped, too, but
only by three percentage points
over the same time-span.
Gropman said he believes it is
the first time this century that the
military saw more than a brief dip
in Black males’ interest in enlist-
ing. The Pentagon has surveyed
youths’ attitudes toward the mili-
tary each year since 1975.
The Gropman study, due to be
completed in October, is using
“focus group†interviews of young
people, interviews with recruiters
and other research to try to under-
stand the reason for the dropoff. It
also is to recommend ways of coun-
tering the trend.
Edwin Dorn, the undersecretary
of defense for personnel, said the
declining propensity of Blacks to
enlist is less of a problem than the
continuing imbalance between
White and Black interest in the
military.
“The Black propensity rate
remains dramatically higher than
the White rate,†he said.
In the youth attitudes survey
last year, 23 percent of White
males said they definitely or prob--
ably would enlist in the next few
years, compared with 32 percent of
Black males. In 1989, the figures °
were 26 percent for Whites and 54
for Blacks.
In today’s military, Blacks make
up 22 percent of the enlisted ranks
and eight percent of officers.
The Defense Department, in a
bid to arrest the trend, boosted
recruit advertising by $89 million
last year and Congress added an
additional $31 million this year.
The Army alone has increased its
Aristide is not in favor
of privatization in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—
Former President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide broke a three-month publ-
ic silence May 10. His successor’s
plan to privatize inefficient state
companies.
He said he opposes the plan by
President Rene Preval to sell or
lease nine state-owned companies
because such a move “has never
improved the lot of citizens of any
country.â€
The United States and interna-
tional financial institutions have |,
linked millions of dollars in aid to §
Haiti's acceptance of the plan.
Aristide, in his first public
remarks since leaving office Feb. 7,
called for more debate on the issue
during a Haitian Press Agency
interview on Haitian radio.
Retired to his 42-acre suburban
estate after Preval became presi-
dent, leaving behind a nearly emp-
ty state treasury and allegations of
corruption linked to the presiden-
tial palace staff.
The United States has tied $36
million in aid — about one-third of
this year's U.S. aid package — to
Haiti's ess to investigate
killings committed during Aris-
tide's administration. Another
$4.6 million in 1995 assistance is
on hold because Haiti has not met
condictions on privatization and
civic service reform.
Under Aristide, negotiations
with international financial insti-
tutions on a privatization plan
broke off in October. Preval resum-
esd the talks.
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JEAN BERTRAND ARISTIDE
A three-year, $950 million
pledge to assist Haiti's economy is
at stake, Finance Minister Fred
Joseph said May 9.
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary
Lawrence Summers met with Pre-
val May 8, and said the Haitian
leader “agreed on the importance
of now moving rapidly to negotiate
agreements with international
financial institutions.â€
Preval was Aristide's prime
minister before a September,
1991, army coup. A U.S. — led
multinational invasion restored
Aristide to power in October, 1994.
Aristide was reluctant to step
down at the end of his five-year
term, and a rift opened between
Preval and himself when Preval
decided to run for the presidency.
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ad budget from $35 million in 1993
to $70 million this year.
Extra advertising seems to have
helped. The Pentagon's 1995 atti-
tude survey showed that Black
youths’ interest in joining the mili-
tary was exactly the same as the
previous year. Among White
males, the propensity to enlist, as
measured in the surveys, rose
slightly from the year before. Still,
the level of interest among all
youths is far below earlier levels.
Miami commissioners defer vote
on payment over Odessa lawsuit
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
Miami commissioners have vot-
ed to defer a motion to pay off a
$2.6 million civil judgement won
by Philadelphia-based developer,
Odessa Ltd.
The action came at last Friday's .
commission meeting.
The company said the city foiled
its efforts to obtain financing for a
revitalization project in Overtown/
Park West.
The Odessa apartments were to
be an integral part of the revitaliza-
tion plan for Overtown. The com-
plex was to have been built at the
same time as Biscayne View apart-
ments, Arena Towers and Poincia-
na Village.
The three-block parcel sur-
rounding Miami Arena remains ly
vacant and has been caught in a
legal battle for six years.
In 1990, Odessa Ltd. filed a law-
suit against the city claiming that
they lost more than $1.2 million
spent on loan commitment and
architect fees.
In 1993, a Miami federal jury
awarded the company $2.6 million
deciding that the city acted in bad
faith when it failed to submit
paperwork in a timely fashion. An
appeals court later upheld the
decision.
Chief of Litigation for the City of ¥°
Miami, Charles Mays, is recom-
mending that commissioners pay.
“The whole point of this was to
breathe new life into Overtown.
Carollo backs Overtown jobs
During the May 23 Miami City
Commission Meeting, Commis-
sioner Joe Carollo proposed a
resolution authorizing an alloca-
tion of $10,000 from the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund for a
youth Summer Employment Prog-
ram targeting the Overtown area.
The resolution followed cuts in
such programs at both the state
and federal levels.
The resolution passed unanim-
ously and the p will begin
immediately upon the completion
of this school year.
“We cannot sit back and allow
our youth to remain idle during the
summer months,†said Carollo, a
former police officer. “We must
invest in our young people and
continue their education in order
to ensure their place as profession-
al adult members of our
community.
The job program will serve 200
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employment with public and pri-
vate entities which have agreed to
give them on-the-job training.
Instead, we got a lawsuit. I definite-
recommend that the commis-
sioners vote to pay this off,†he
said.
Mays told The Times that he
could not comment as to the out-
come of the case.
Attorney Chuck Kline, who rep-
resents Odessa Ltd., told The
Miami Herald that the company
was disappointed. He said that
Odessa did not want this lawsuit
and was geniunely out to help the
community.
Plans for the vacant lot have not
t been disclosed. Many Over-
town residents are hoping that
another worthwhile project goes
up in place of Odessa Apartments.
Commissioners are scheduled
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Cruise operator faces criticism over loan
By TASHA C. JOSEPH
Times Staff Writer
A five-year-old venture that
started as an occasion to bring
single professionals from across
the country for an ocean cruise
from Miami but switched to busi-
ness promotion ran into stormy
waters.
ClubExcel Cruise operator
Dwetta Hunter is under pressure
to repay the balance of a $4,100
loan and under fire from former
colleagues.
Clarence Montgomery, health
administrator of the school sys-
tem'’s Head Start program, said he
advanced Hunter the money and
charged it to his credit card after
she appealed to him for help.
Montgomery wrote to The Times
to disclose the loan, saying he was
filing criminal and othger charges.
Hunter paid off $1,000 and began
repaying the balance starting with
a check for $250 after she was con-
tacted by The Times for a response.
She promised Montgomery the
debt would be repaid by the end of
June.
Hunter also alienated Dr. Rudy
Moise, with whom she worked on
Seabreeze Connection which he
started as the original professional
singles cruise.
She said Moise left her with
$40,000 in unpaid debt but he dis-
missed that claim as false and said
he wanted nothing to do with her
because she was “dangerous.â€
Meanwhile, Dr. Bernie Stephen-
son, listed, like Montgomery, in a
ClubExcel Cruise as area coordi-
nator, said he has never been to
any meetings and merely helped
out during a cruise and received a
$50 discount.
“As far as I am concerned,
ClubExcel is a scam. There is no
group. It's only when she wants
you to goon a cruise that she starts
talking about ClubExcel,†he said.
“I have nothing to do with that
organization and I wish she would
stop printing my name on her
brochures.†j
Hunter, who also runs Marteka
Travel, says ClubExcel Cruise is a
nationwide network designed to
foster business in Black
communities.
Her brochure lists area coordi-
nators in 14 cities. She is now lin-
ing up patronage for her fourth
annual cruise from Puerto Rico to
ports in Barbados, Antigua, St.
Maarten, Martinique, St. John and
St. Thomas, in the form of a trade
mission bringing Miami and other
U.S. business people together with
Caribbean counterparts.
It will take place on the S.S. Sea-
ward Aug. 11-18 and she hopes to
sign up 180 persons.
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minority businesses identify new
markets and build export sales by
providing business-to-business
contact in the Caribbean," she told
The Times. “A meeting will be set
up at each port in order for these
businesses to network.â€
Hunter announced that the
trade mission is being co-
sponsored by the Greater Miami
Black Resource Guide, the Africa
USA Chamber of Commerce and
Caribbean Americas Business Net-
work (CABNET). Firms that have
signed on in Miami include T/A
Security, and New Horizons Men-
tal Health Center, she said.
She is expecting to sign up com-
panies based in the Caribbean for
the seven-day event.
Dwayne Wynn, president of Afro
Caribbean Trading Group, willdoa
seminar on “Import and Export to
the Caribbean,†Hunter said.
She said the venture is being
widely welcomed and the United
Negro College Fund will be among
the beneficiaries.
But the venture is running into
problems. Alvino Monk, president
of the Black Resource Guide, told
The Times that he has known
Hunter for years and was not
aware of any allegations against
her.
“I do not know the facts of these
allegations but the whole thing
makes me nervous,†Monk said. “I
don’t know if this thing is going to
happen,â€
The trade mission idea is viewed
with some doubt also by an official
of Tools for Change which prom-
otes business development.
“The trade mission as a concept
is a feasible idea if it is executed
with proper planning...and if there
is enough time. A couple of hours
at each port may not be enough
time," said Nancy Allen, director of
Tools for Change in Homestead.
Montgomery, though, is not
impressed. He is pressing Hunter
for the balance of the money owed
him.
He said two years ago he decided
to join ClubExcel and, last August,
went on a ClubExcel cruise to the
Caribbean. He said before the ship
sailed Hunter told him that she
needed $4,100 to pay Norwegian
Cruise Line because a passenger
had bounced a check at the last
minute.
Hunter, he said, told him she did
not have money in her bank
account to cover the shortfall and
wanted him to pay it.
According to Montgomery,
Hunter promised to repay the
money in full on their return to
Miami after the seven-day outing.
He said when he finally made
contact with her, she promised to
repay the loan by the end of Sep-
tember, last year.
According to him, she went to
his house in September and gave
him four checks dated Sept. 22,
29, Oct 4, 11. The first two
bounced, he said, and he did not
bother to deposit the other two.
Instead, he said, he demanded
payment but not through checks.
“A couple of days later she came
to me with some money orders tot-
aling $1,000. I asked her what had
happened to the rest of my money
and she said I would get it when
she returned from her December
1995 cruise,†he said.
When she was initially con-
tacted by the Times, Hunter said
the reason that she has not repaid
Montgomery the rest of the money
was that her business has been on
a steady decline ever since the
cruise in August.
And, in a nasty turn to the con-
troversy, she claimed he tried to
sexually assault her when she vis-
ited his home to make payment on
the loan. That, she said, was why
she had been staying away from
him.
“When I went to Clarence's
house to give him the checks he
told me that I since he gave me the
money he owned me and I have to
do anything that he says. He also
touched me in ways that were not
appropriate,†she said.
Montgomery described that
allegation as “completely false.†He
said he planned to file criminal and
civil charges against her if he does
not receive the balance of his
money by June 30.
Hunter, meanwhile, insisted to
The Times that there was no story
for the paper to report because her
venture was completely above
board.
Her lawyer, Howard S. Weins-
tein sent a letter to The Times com-
plaining of “irresponsible report-
ing†even though the story had not
yet been published.
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beeper 464-3374.
912 N.W. 55th Terrace
Nice and clean. Call, 754-1350
or 624-5277.
4054 Pembroke Road
Rooms, $80 and up weekly with
HBO, AIR, VCR, MOVIES, Re-
frigerator, Microwave, Rooms
cleaned daily, nice quiet area,
Great Security. Close to 441-
right off Pembroke Rd,
Hollywood.
Call Now !! (954) 967-0901
office, (305) 210-3194 Pager
and (305) 241-2169 Pager.
CAROL CITY AREA
Furnished rooms for rent. Call,
628-1774 or 770-1307.
DOWNTOWN MANSION!
277 N.W. 9th Street
$35 week! Truth Seekers free!
Meals! Cable TV! 358-2387
LIBERTY CITY
Nice clean furnished room.
Call, 751-8580
1430 N. W. 72nd Street
SUGAR HILL APTS
1 bedrooms, gas, water furn-
ished $270 monthly
4325 N. W. 29th Avenue
HAMPTON HOUSE APTS
1 bedrooms, gas, water furn-
ished, $270 monthly. Call,
638-1475.
14460 N.W. 22nd Avenue
1 bedrooms, Free water, $210
monthly. Call, 836-7667.
1461 N.W. 60th Street
1 bedrooms, free water, $210
monthly. Call, 836-7037.
1620 N.W. 64th Street
1 bedroom, carpet, refigerator,
stove. $375 monthly.685-2192.
1624 N.W. 60th Street
1 bdrm, freshly painted, free
water and gas. Manager on
site. $275 monthly. Call Service
First Realty 693-7100.
1824 N.W. 43rd Street
2 bedroom, security bars, cen-
tral air, Section 8 O.K.
Call, 672-2033
2335 N.E. 172 Street
2 bedroom, central air. $595
monthly. Call 696-1460.
2491 N.W. 135th Street
Very large 2 bedroom, 1 bath
apartment, $535 monthly. Car-
pet, central air, all appliances,
gas and water included. MUST
SEE CALL, 685-3921 Mon-Fri
10 am. - 6 p.m.
2950 N.W. 64th Street
2 bedroom, 1 Florida room,
kitchen, bath, Living room,
lovely. $600 monthly call
624-6043
3375-3395 Grand Ave.
MAYFAIR APARTMENTS
1 bedroom apartments, located
on Grand Avenue. $285
monthly, $570 to move in. Apply
at 3737 Charles Terrace or
Call, 448-4225
MIRAMAR, CAROL CITY
Furnished rooms for rent.
963-3521 or 623-6888.
338 N.W. 34th Street
Nice 2 bedroom apartment for
rent. Beeper, 843-5073.
Near N.W. 154th Street
In walking distance to bus stop
on N.W. 7th Avenue. Private
entrance, parking. Pager,
8 64
NORTHEAST AREA
1 furnished room in private
home. Beep, 842-8171
NORTH MIAMI AREA
Room for rent, good location.
Call, 652-5735
NORTHWEST AREA
Furnished room, $65 weekly.
Call, 696-8612
NORTHWEST AREA
2 rooms, 1 with private bath.
Call, 691-2467
NORWOOD, $65 weekly, $150
move in, private home,
655-9914 or pgr. 546-0817.
2348 N.W. 67th Street
Nice neighborhood, cooking,
$65 weekly, $150 to move in.
Call 759-9171
1319 N.W. 68th Street
Furnished, small dining area,
kitchen, and living room. Lights,
water and gas included. Call,
751-8126.
1726 N.W. 93rd Street
Large efficiency, stove, re-
frigerator, air. Pay weekly or
$375 monthly, utilities included.
Call, 621-8729
2341 N.W. 140th Street
Furnished efficiency with cen-
tral heat/air. $485 pays all. Call,
687-3509.
421 N.W. 59th Terrace
Large efficiency, stove, water
and gas. $480 moves you in.
Call, 754-1183.
352 N.W. 11th Street
Brand New 1 & 2 Bedrooms.
Air, stove, refrigerator, and
bars. We take Section 8. $350 -
$450 monthly. Call, 642-7080
or 381-9752.
4127 N.W. 7th Street
2 bedroom apartments, remod-
eled, security bars,, parking,
appliances. 1 month rent gets
you in. Call, 254-7108,
372-0682 or Bpr. 260-6319.
4980 N.W. 2nd Avenue
1 bedroom apartment for rent,
$375 monthly, $375 deposit.
Free water. Call Mickins Realty,
696-0687 or 621-4481.
5000 N.E. 2nd Avenue
2 bedroom, 1 bath, $450
monthly also 1° bedroom, 1
bath, $375 monthly. Call,
757-9515.
50 N.E. 84th Street
Nice 1 bedroom, air condition,
carpet, $375 monthly. Call,
407-398-1331.
6020 N.W. 13th Avenue
One bedroom, $240 monthly,
free water and gas. Security
bars and iron gate doors. Apply
at 2651 N.W. 50th St. or
Call, 638-3699
6091 N.W. 15th Avenue
1 bdrm, security bars, $230
monthly. Call, 696-9786.
Seniors 50 plus $210 monthly.
6901 N.W. 8th Ave., Apt 8,12
825 N.W. 70th Street, Apt-12
1 bdrm apts, newly painted,
security bars, carpet, free wa-
ter. See apts weekdays at 6:00
p.m. Sat. 11:00 am. to 1:00
p.m. $280-$300 per month,
$280-$300 sec dep. $560-$600
to move in. Call 620-6888.
J } J
540 N.W. 7th Street
Efficiency $165 monthly.
1 bedrooms $205 monthly.
Free water. Call, 381-9752.
5422 N.W. 5th Court
2 bedrooms, $550 monthly, 1st,
last and security. Will be
available the first week in June
Call, 654-9917
5511 N.W. 6th Place
1 bedrooms, Free water. $300
monthly. Call, 756-9912.
3915 N.W. 207th St. Road
4 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse,
Section 8 O.K. Drive by then
call owner 935-6600 leave
message.
760 N.E. 85th Street
Apartment for rent, reverse
cycle air, other appliances furn-
ished upon request, real nice,
Section 8 welcome. Call,
754-3819
8475 N.E. 2nd Avenue
Very nice, references, Section
8 welcome, Call, 754-7776.
880 N.W. 7th Avenue
1 bdrm large, $391, bars, park-
ing, hospital, metro.
Call, 854-2467
ALBERTA HEIGHTS APTS.
Walking distance from Browns-
ville metrorail. Free water, sec-
urity bars and iron gate doors. 1
bedroom, $295 monthly. Apply
at 2651 N.W. 50th Street or call,
638-3699
ARENA GARDEN
GRAND OPENING
100 N.W. 11th St.
1601 N.W. 1st Ct.
Brand new 1, 2 and 3 bdrm
apts. Air, appliances, security,
laundry, barbeque, picnic area,
Section 8 welcome. Manager
on premises, tel. 534-5788.
Christmas Bonus rent during
May and receive a December
bonus half rent.
ARENA SQUARE
Overtown Park West Area
Nice Rehab Apartments
NEW MANAGEMENT
Efficiency $275. Move in $540
1 bdrm $315. Move in $630
2 bedroom $400. Move in $800
Refrigerator, Stove, Water and
Sewer included in rent.
Air conditioner and ceiling fan
optional.
Security fence/gate
Rental Office
1023 N.W. 3rd Ave. Mon/Fri
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sat. 9 am. - 12:30 p.m.
Telephone, 372-1383
CHANCELOR POINTS
1996 MOVE IN SPECIAL
$96 MOVES YOU IN
Call, 685-5741
Saturday, 9 a.m. thru 1 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. thru 4 p.m.
COCONUT GROVE AREA
1 and 2 bdrm apts., luxury,
security. Equal Housing Oppor-
tunity. NO PETS. 856-8709.
FIFTIETH ST HEIGHTS APTS.
Walking distance from Brown-
ville Metrorail. Free water, gas,
security bars and iron gate
doors. One and two bdrms from
$275 - $320. Apply at 2651
N.W. 50th St, or call 638-3699.
GOLDEN GLADES RENTAL
APARTMENTS
Spacious 3 bedroom unit im-
mediately available located at:
17600 N.W. 5th Avenue
Call, 652-7858
GREAT N.W. AREA
BIG 2 BDRM DUPLEX
2 15ft BEDROOMS
CEILING FANS, CARPET
BARS, NO AIR
WATER, ELECTRIC PAID
SECTION 8 VOUCHER
ONLY-1-800-953-8552
MIAMI SHORES
Large 1 bedroom corner apart-
ment, air unit, $450 monthly.
Call day or evening 653-6954.
NORTH DADE AREA
Near441 and N.W. 7th Avenue.
1 bedroom furnished cabana
apartment, exclusively private.
No light or water bill.
Pager, 880-5664
NORTH MIAMI BEACH
Large 1 bedroom apartment,
painted, $575 monthly. Also
efficiency $450 monthly free
electric. Pager, 354-1183.
NORTH MIAMI AREA
TERRIFIC
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT
$395 MONTHLY
AIR, CARPET
ABOVE AVERAGE
LOCATED 631 N.E. 72nd Ter-
race. Call, 864-1358 or
757-1314.
NORTH MIAMI AREA
FANTASTIC
STUDIO APARTMENT
FOR ONE PERSON ONLY
$275 MONTHLY
ALL UTILITIES FREE
AIR, CARPET
LOCATED 350 N.E. 82nd
Street. Call, 864-1358 or
757-1314.
1298 N.W. 60th Street
1 and 2 bdrm apts. Security
bars. Call, Mr. Evans 836-4698.
OMNI AREA
Pleasant, safe studio apt. $345
monthly, utilities included. Call,
379-2520. TWO WEEKS FREE
Why rent when you can own!
Large, 1 bedroom apartment
$1900 down, $399 monthly
Owner Finance
Call, 899-8740
OMNI AREA
435 N.E. 26th Terr.
Large 1 bedroom, 1 bath, beau-
tiful wood floors, very clean,
Section 8 welcome. $500
monthly, includes water. Call,
264-3635.
t.3
SILVER BLUE LAKE
APARTMENTS
MANAGEMENT SPECIAL!!!
1 bdrm, $499 to move in. Laun-
dromat and police substation
on site. Appliances, air and free
water. We also have an incen-
tive program, $50 off your rent
the following month for refer-
rals. For details call 693-0122
or apply at:
1401 N.W. 103rd Street
WYNWOOD AREA
1 bedroom apartments, remod-
eled, 1 month rent with good
reference. English and Spanish
welcome. 634-4039 evenings
11336 N.W. 22nd Avenue
2 bedrooms, central air. Must
have references. 693-6583.
1524 N.W. 1 Avenue
Quiet 1 bdrm, free water. $225
monthly. Call, 642-7080.
1860 N. W. 41st Street
1 bedroom, 1 bath, $375
monthly. Call 693-4756.
3631 N.W. 194th Terrace
2 bdrms, 1 bath, Section 8 O.K.
$650. 620-8009, 5p.m-9p.m.
5512 N.W. 1st Court
2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bars,
carpet and air. $450 monthly.
Call, 653-5206
N.E. Section
Large 1 bedroom, unfurnished,
$495 monthly. Call, 696-1460.
6740 N.W. 2nd Court
2 bedrooms, with fenced yard,
carpet, range and refrigerator
$500 monthly, Call, Service
First Realty 693-7100.
7611 N.W. 4th Court
3 bedroom, 2 bath. Security
bars. $600. 891-0082.
FOR RENT
CAROL CITY AREA
House for rent. Section 8 wel-
come. Call, 621-7551.
KENDALL AREA
PALMETTO EXECUTIVE
3 bdrm, fireplace, pool, 1 acree
$1795 monthly.352) 694-6828.
NARANJA AREA
Beautiful 3 bedroom, 1 bath,
with carport, air, new kitchen
cabinets, appliances, very
clean, nice neighbors, Section
8 welcome. $850 monthly.
13531 S.W. 265th Terrace.
Call, (305) 264-3635
NORTHWEST AREA
2 bedroom house for rent. 7812
N.W. 4th Court. For more infor-
mation call 634-2060.
NORTHWEST AREA
Big house for rent, 4 bedroom, 2
bath, family room. Good refer-
ences call 652-0843. i
NORTHWEST AREA
3 bdrm, Section 8 welcome.
Pager, 762-0760
NORTHWEST AREA
Small unfurnished 1 bedroom
house, located near 29th Av-
enue N.W. 63rd Street. Call,
693-9486
NORTHWEST AREA
3 bedrooms, 1 bath, fenced
yard and security bars. Call, Mr.
Evans 836-4698.
NORWOOD AREA
3 bedroom, 2 bath, close to
schools, shopping only $850
monthly. Call, 987-1524.
RENTALS AND
PURCHASES
Condos, Townhouse and
Single Family homes avaliable
from $625 monthly. Many prop-
erties to choose from. Call
Alana of C-21 All Stars at
876-5106
1830 N.W. 80th Terrace
3 bdrms, 2 baths, $875 first,
last, security. 696-3925.
775 N.W. 55th Terrace
3 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator.
$500 monthly. Call, 947-5176.
9375 N.W. 30th Court
1 bdrm, $450, Section 8 O.K.
Terry Dellerson Bkr 891-6776.
COCONUT GROVE AREA
Lovely Duplex, 2 bdrms, 2
baths, tiled floor, central air,
washer, dryer, security gates,
private parking, yard. $700
monthly. Utilities included. 1
month and security deposit
moves you in. Call Irvin McDo-
nald, ERA-Leibert 252-0011.
LIBERTY CITY
(2) 2 bedrooms. $500 monthly
first, last and security.
1 bedroom furnished, bars, utili-
ties included. $425, first, last
and security. Beep 855-2951.
FOR RENT
2 bedroom, air, carpet, $475
monthly. Call, 430-3941 or
Beeper, 881-7728.
GOLDEN GLADES CONDO
300 N.W. 177th Street
Discounted 2 bedroom, 2 bath,
air, wall to wall carpet, patio, full
applianced kitchen. $550
monthly, plus deposit. Section
8 is acceptable. Call Don at
652-0937
11405 S.W. 147th Street
2 bedroom, 1 bath, central air,
$575 monthly. Call, 754-2764
or 324-8303.
1203 N.W. 51st Terrace
1 bedroom house for rent, free
water, $350 monthly, $350 de-
posit. Call Mickins Realty,
696-0687 or 621-4481.
1253 N.W. 38th Street
2 bedrooms, 1 bath, air condi-
tioners, $450 monthly, first, last
and $350 security. $1,250 to
move in. Call 635-1678.
1735 N.W. 69th Street
4 bedroom, 2 bath for rent. $850
monthly, first and last required,
Section 8 O.K. Call, 696-7637.
1825 N.W. 59th Street
2 bedroom, fenced yard, $450
monthly. Call, 642-7080.
1860 N. W. 41st Street
2 bedrooms, 1 bath, $500
monthly. Call 693-4756.
18943 N.W. 45th Avenue
3 bedroom, 1 bath, $595
monthly. Doreen, 626-0190.
2250 N.W. 170th Street
3 bdrm, $750, No Section 8.
Terry Dellerson Bkr 891-6776.
2460 N.W. 140th Street
2 bdrm, $625, No Section 8.
Terry Dellerson Bkr 891-6776.
2841 N.W. 151st Terrace
3 bdrm, $700, No Section 8.
Terry Dellerson Bkr 891-6776.
6222 N.W. 22nd Court
4 bedroom, 2 baths, neat and
clean, rent to own. $550
monthly. Call, 566-1446.
840 Oriental Blvd, NW 151 St.
3 bdrm, $700, No Section 8.
Terry Dellerson Bkr 891-6776.
9306 N.W. 29th Avenue
Spacious, $500 monthly, No
Section-8. Call, 636-2632 or
beeper, 210-3479.
NW, SW OR NE
OWN your Dream Home NOW.
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY
with. EASY QUALIFICATION.
Low low Down, Interest.
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232-1903 or 729-9061 Bp:.
EIR Re i Fi
Attention Potential Home Buy-
ers. If you are considering pur-
chasing a home but don’t think
you can afford it, give us a call
today at (305) 685-9555 for
quick and fast prequalification.
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(Chance of a Lifetime)
$4000 down moves you in!
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Co-Star Realty, Inc. (305)
947-8833 office or (305)
880-4500 beeper.
BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE HB
SNJ=
1961 N.W. 47th Terrace
3 bdrm, 2 bath, $69,900, FHA.
Terry Dellerson Bkr, 891-6776.
FAX YOUR
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
BEFORE 4 PM
TUESDAY
757-4764
2260 N.W. 172nd Terrace
3 bdrm, 2 bath, $72,000 FHA.
Terry Dellerson Bkr, 891-6776
2357 N.W. 55th Terrace
Huge 4 bedrooms, large porch.
$52K. Owner helps finance.
891-0082
2367 N.W. 99th Terrace
2 houses on one property,
$42,000. Call, 688-4661 owner.
2061 N.W. 209th Terrace
Huge 4 bedroom, 3 bath. Large
family room. $80K. Call
891-0082
4741 N.W. 173rd Drive
Huge corner 4 bdrms, 2 baths,
waterfront home. Ceramic tile,
carpet, central air and lots
more. Beep Ms. Grant
795-4732
APOLLO GROUP REALTY
755 N.W. 80th Street
Handyman special, very large
yard, nice street. $32,000 total
price. Owner will help with the
financing. Drive by then call
owner 935-6600 leave
message.
9628 Little River Drive
4 bedrooms, 2 baths on the
lake. $45,000. Call, 754-6564.
Attention: Home Buyers a fan-
tastic program offered by Metro
Miami Action Plan to assist first
time homebuyers with up to
$3,000 to help you with down-
payments and closing costs.
Call Tangela Green, 770-9123
beeper or Marie Jean,
8 3 8 - 0 4 9 2
Norka Realty Inc. 822-7474
Brownsville Area
Stucco frame house. 2 bdrm, 1
bath. Den. Large front porch
closed in. Security bars, large
lot and fenced in. Call 635-2892
CAROL CITY
16845 N.W. 28th Avenue
Nice 3 Bedroom house
Low Down Payment
Asking $65,000
ALL POINTS REALTY & IN-
VESTMENTS, INC. (305)
621-5800.
CAROL CITY
3334 N.W. 181st Street
$60's
2758 N.W. 196th Terrace
$50's
Both 3 bedrooms, central air,
alarm system, grill work,
appliances.
C-21 Miramar Realty
Agent Brian Johnson
Call, 620-2640
Beeper, 244-6246
FHA/VA REPO'S FOR SALE
LOW MONEY DOWN
EASY QUALIFYING
MONEY FOR REPAIRS
QUICK CLOSINGS
ALL AREAS
GENERAL REALTY SERVICE
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| PAY CASH FOR HOUSES
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OWN YOUR OWN HOME!!!
$2000 and up. Good or bad
credit. Call, 954-215-1129.
WE BUY HOMES
ALL CASH
ANY CONDITION
QUICK CLOSING
LIFE REALTY, 864-1881
FOR SALE
13500 N.E. 3rd Court
Beautiful condo for sale, under
$27,000. Call Inid at 893-3070
day or 681-4161 evenings.
GREAT DEALS
TOWNHOMES
18627 N.W. 45th Avenue
3 bedrooms, $42,900
18830 N.W. 45th Avenue
2 bedrooms, $36,900
21303 N.W. 39th Avenue
2 bedrooms, $29,900
Anita Berger Realty, Inc.
932-0828.
RR
1446 N.E. 146th Street
3 bedroom, 3 bath also 2 bed-
room, 2 bath. $137,900
450 N.E. 168th Terrace
2 bedroom, 2 bath on each side.
$119,900. Call, Eagle Realty
954-436-4686 or pager,
543-3249.
1455 N.W. 59th Street
1441 N.W. 58th Street
Duplex for sale, make a offer.
Call, 688-2116
43 N.W. 42nd Street
1 bdrm each side. $45,000.
Owner helps finance. 891-0082
1861 N.W. 112th Street
3 bdrm, 2 bath, $67,000 FHA.
Terry Dellerson Bkr, 891-6776
1750 N.W. 68th Street
“AS-ISâ€, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath
home. HANDYMAN SPECIAL.
$25,000. Call, 621-1562 or
1-800-969-1848.
FAX YOUR
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
BEFORE 4 PM
TUESDAY
757-4764
FT. LAUDERDALE
2 bedrooms with carport,
freshly painted, only $58,900,
$3,500 down and $550 per
month. Call today. ALLEN SIL-
BERBERG, BROKER, NEW
HORIZON REALTY 963-9777.
Fully Remodeled Doll House
3 bdrm, large fenced yard, cov-
ered carport, central location.
Only $62,500 owner will help.
Call, 665-4542 Sun. 10 - 4
1480 N.W. 38th Street
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HOLLYWOOD
Triplex, Siced to sell
ADE
7 bedrooms, 6 baths “As Is"
5 bedrooms, 3 baths
“Great Buyâ€
3 bedrooms, 1 bath
“Imrhaculateâ€
For Rentals also
Call Leslie Wallen, beeper
465-2361 Compliments of
J.A.Stone Real Estate Corp.
LIBERTY CITY
HANDYMAN SPECIAL!
2 bedroom, 1 bath, fireplace,
big lot, low down financing
available. Will not last long.
Bri our best offer. Call, NO
267.78
‘ 00, 621-7667 or even-
ings 386-3334.
MAPP/LOW DOWN
PAYMENT
North Dade 3 and 4 bedrooms
homes. Let me aoe you in
ing for the monies
iim Free credit check
and you can start contract with
as little as $1000 to $2000
down. Call Dorothea Domond
655-0193 or 376-9086 Chan-
tilly Realty.
NO QUALIFYING
NORTH DADE AREA
Assume take over 2, 3 and 4
bedroom homes with as little as
$15,000 to $25,000 down. No
credit check and quick closings.
Call Dorothea Domond
655-0193 or 376-9086 Chan-
tilly Realty.
MIRAMAR AREA
Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath
pool home on corner lot. Asking
$152,999. Seller will pay
$3000. Closing cost for full
price offer. Nadine Wallace
652-7999 or 808-7472. CRA
Sales/Alvin 652-7999.
N. DADE-REDUCED!
3 bdrm, 2 bath-FHA
Custom-FIREPLACE
800 N.W. 199th Street
ANCHELL REALTY, 688-6671
N. Mia Area- $57,500
3 bdrm, 2 bath!
1224 N.W. 118th Street
ANCHELL REALTY, 688-6671
NORTHWEST AREA
Tri-level, family room and pool.
»
NORTHWEST AREA
3 bedroom, 2 bath, screened
patio. $73,900
NORTHWEST AREA
2 bedroom J bath, central air.
NORTHWEST AREA
3 bedroom, 2 bath, with den.
ALL OF THE ABOVE PROP-
ERTIES WILL BE COM-
PLETELY REMODELED AND
ION MOVE—IN CONDITION
AT TIME OF CLOSING.
PLEASE CALL: BRYANT AT
SAY REALTY FOR DETAILS.
OFFICE, 652-7653 OR
BEEPER, 734-5520.
NORWOOD AREA
3 bedroom, 2 bath, close to
schools, shopping, assumable
mortgage or FHA/VA. Call,
987-1524.
BENEDICT APPLIANCES
NO service charge. Washer,
dryer, stove, air water heater,
plumbing, electrical. 623-7050.
Cheerful Giving! Tony & Son
Roofing. Repair leaks. All work
guaranteed. Call 693-7354.
Beeper no. 201-0240
GENE & SONS, INC.
13700 N.W. 19th Avenue
Bay 1 Custom made cabinets
for kitchens and bathrooms and
more. Residential, commercial
and individual services. Quality
workmanship at affordable
prices. Call, 685-3565.
LOYDS AIR CONDITION
Specializing in refrigerators,
washers, dryers, ranges, water
heaters and light plumbing. Call
835-0964 or beep 290-3010
Lic. CC#3602951.
AUTOMOBILES
WE BUY JUNK CARS!!!
! ,000 PLO VE enve-
lopes at home. FREE DE-
TAILS. Send SASE: PO Box
500-PB Lima. PA 19037.
AIDS
SERVICE AGENCY
Addiction Counselor
Full-time. Required: Bachelor's
degree, experience in addition
and HIV counseling. Preferred:
Master's degree, CAP, LCSW,
bilingual (English, Spanish).
Clinical Services
Administrative Assistant
Excellent word processing
skills required; prioritize multi-
ple tasks, attention to detail.
Resumes by June 7 to Jaime
Acosta, HCN, PO BOX
37-0098, Mia FL 33137. Equal
Opportunity Employer.
BROOKS BUILDERS, INC GC
actively seeking Dade County
BBE and WBE sub and mat]
supplier particip on the follow-
ing project: RENOVATIONS
AND REPAIRS TOCHILD
DAY CARE BUILDING, JOS,
CALEB CENTER, PROJ
#7403-009. Project bids
6/12/96, 1:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMA-
TION ON ANY PROJ.
274-3222.
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certain restrictions apply
Relaxers-$20, full head of
weave-$75, Curly perm-$35
and more. Call 754-6564.
Andy's Windows & Doors
New and used, will install.
Beeper, 707-7646
C & F DECORATING Service
Painting, and fencing. Call for
free estimate 757-4840.
Full Health Plan Coverage
Low cost also Medicaid
pliers are welcomed. Call,
754-1862 or Beeper 656-4116
JOMANI AIR CONDITIONING
CONTRACTOR
“Committed To Excellenceâ€
Refrigeration and major ap-
pliances service-sales-repair,
Pager, 464-1319, 691-1744,
663-8844-S.W. or
604-9733-M.B. Licensed and
insured CAC-057236.
RON'S LAWN SERVICE
We'll cut your lawn from $25
and up. Call, 754-9459.
SEA BREEZE LAWN
And Tree Service
696-2659 or 624-2501
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FAST ACTION. 233-5305
TLC FLOWERS
Complete arrangements for
Special pesaslon such as wed-
Ings and receptions. Special
on balloon decorations. Call
Earthsean at 836-6695 or
Bpr. 241-3177.
REPAIRS
N And ® dows & Doors
ew and used, will install.
Beeper, 707-7646
BENEDICT APPLIANCES
service charge. Washer,
dryer, stove, air water heater,
plumbing, electrical. 623-7050.
DRYCLEANING PRESSERS
Full and part time pressers for
quality Dry Cleaner. Exper-
ienced only, excellent pay and
benefits. 250 Minorca Ave,
Coral Gables 446-6458.
“EARN $1,000'S WEELKLY"!
Processing Mail. Work-At-
Home. For free information
send self addressed stamped
envelope to: PRESTIGE & AS-
SOC. DEBT. #6 P.O. Box
695163 Miami, Fl 33269.
KEMP SERVICES INC.
Is accepting applications for the
following: Receptionist, Clerk,
Word processor, Secretary,
Administrative Assistant, PC-
CADD Technician, Grounds-
keeper. Apply at 5903 S.W.
21st Street, Hollywood.
Licensed Cosmetologist
Friendly professional salon
seeking friendly professinal.
Licensed cosmetologist with
clientele. Call, 691-6999 or
353-1518.
Mobile carwash needs exper-
ienced person in buffing. Valid
Driver's Licensced needed.
And also hand carwasher Call
696-4627 or 542-1332.
OFFICE MANAGER
Growing construction firm
seeks full charge office mana-
ger. Computer a must, keen on
purchasing bid proposals and
contract administration. Cap-
able of implementing office pro-
cedure and operation.
Successful candidate needs
ten years experience in con-
struction. Degree or training
helpful.
Salary range $20,000 - $32,000
yearly comensurate with exper-
ience. Call, 623-6833.
PLUMBERS
With experience in new con-
struction, drug free, Equal Op-
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LUMBING, 821-8111.
Progressive Day Care
Seeking partime Booher with 2
or more years experience. For
more _ information call
Mr, Findley-694-1244
9507 N.W. 27th Avenue
resume to Samuel S. Gaines,
Owner P.O. Box 831, Ft.
Pierece, FL 34954 (407)
461-1800.
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Church Council says
fires are hate crimes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The
8! of church fires across the
Southeast shows a pattern of racial
hatred, the National Council of
Churches says.
The council's report, released
May 20, criticizes federal and local
authorities, hinting they have bul-
lied church members and had
been lax in their investigation.
The council maintains the fires
are hate crimes and not random
acts of violence, The (Columbia)
State reported.
Several churches and houses
fire-bombed or shot at in Tennes-
see happened near “where the
Whites-only, good ol’ boys round-
up took place last year,†the report
said. “Among the participants were
known agents of the (Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)."â€
No one from the ATF was avail-
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FICTITIOUS NAME
STATUTE
State of Florida,
County of Dade
The undersigned under oath,
says it is the intention of the
undersigned enterprise under
the ficitious name of:
B and J Fashion City
780 N.W. 170th Terrace
Miami, Florida 33169
In the City of Miami, Dade
County, Florida
those interested in said enter-
prise and extent of the interest
of each as follows:
Vidablue Scott
780 N.W. 170th Terrace
Miami, Florida 33169
IN THE DISTRICT/SUPERIOR
COURT FOR THE STATE OF
ALASKA AT ANCHORAGE
Case No. 96-00837 Cl
NOTICE TO ABSENT
DEFENDANT
Gennifer L. Juarez, Plaintiff,
vs. William Juarez, Jr.
Defendant
TO DEFENDANT: William
Juarez, Jr
You are hereby summoned and
required to file with the court
and answer to the complaint
filed in this case. Your answer
must be filed with the court at
303 K Stret, Anchorage AK
within 30 days after the last date
of publication of this notice. In
addition, a copy of your answer
must be sent to the plaintiff's
attorney, Dickerson and Gib-
bons, Inc. whose address is:
1330 East 15th Avenue,
Anchorage AK 99501. If you fail
to file your answer within the
required time, a default judg-
ment may be entered against
you for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
This is an action for * DIVORCE
AND CUSTODY OF MINOR
CHILD. The relief demanded is
granting of divorce, sole legal
and physical cus! and prop-
erty division. You e been
made a party to this action
because you are the spouse of
the plaintiff.
*Explain nature of the action. If
real property is involved or has
been attached, give legal de-
scription and $Bgelie fOcaton
of the property. personal
property has been attached,
describe the property. If a mort-
gage is to be foreclosed, state
names of all parties thereto and
dates the mortgage was
executed.
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able for comment.
The council, which works to
promote Christian unity, has 33
member-communions with 52 mil-
lion Christians. It has spent
months investigating fires at Black
churches.
The report was released on the
eve of hearings by the House Judi-
ciary Committee in Washington.
The council says the circum-
stances surrounding many of the
fires are similar, including the use
of Molotov cocktails, racist graffiti
and hate notes.
And, during the past two years,
at least 11 torchings happened on
or near the Jan. 15 Martin Luther
King Jr. holiday.
“We can't say there's a conspira-
cy but there's clearly a pattern of
hate,†said Don Rojas, a council
spokesman.
Thirty people arrested or con-
victed are all White males between
15 and 45, the report noted. Many
have admitted to belonging to
White supremacy groups, such as
the Aryan Faction, Skinheads for
White Justice and the Ku Klux
Klan.
Rojas also said church members
offered a unanimous voice in dis-
approving the way authorities are
handling their cases.
“They've been made to feel like
the criminals, not the victims," he
said. “They talked about being
forced to give up church records,
pastors being forced to take poly-
graph tests, and church members
being questioned into tears.â€
The council released its report
after being told representatives
couldn't testify at the House
hearings.
HOSPITAL CONSULTANT SUPERVISOR
AHCA—HQA—11
Positions # 63275 & 63236—Pay Grade 20
Immediate opening for a Hospital Consultant Supervisor in
the Division of Health Quality Assurance, Office of Health
Facility Regulation. Minimum qualifications: A bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university with a
major in pharmacy, hospital or health care administration
or business and three years of professional administrative
or consultative experience in pharmacy, hospital or health
care administration.
SPECIAL NOTE: The incumbent of this position will be
required to successfully complete the Surveyor Minimum
Qualifications Test within the first 12 months of employ-
ment as required by Sections 1819 (g) (2) (c) (ii) of the
Social Security Act as amended and Article IV (b) of the
Agreement pursuant to Section 1864 of the Social Security
At. *Readvertisement; Previous applicants will be consid-
ered & need to not reapply.
Position responsibilities include supervising the perfor-
mance of a complex multi-program health-care facility sur-
vey process. The person occupying this position will work
individually and as the supervisor of a team of profession-
als surveying health-care facilities throughout Dade and
Monroe counties for compliance with state and federal
regulations. Health care administration experience pre-
ferred. Biweekly salary: $993.16- $1,624.36. Call (305)
499-2165 for an application.
Qualified applicants should mail a completed
State of Florida employment application to:
Ms. Karlene Peyton
Area Office Supervisor
State of Florida
Agency for Health Care Administration
8355 N.W. 53rd Street, Manchester Building, 1st Floor
Miami, Florida 33166
Closing Date June 3, 1996
EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans Preference
If you need an accommodation because of a
disability inorder to participate in the
application/selection process, please notify
the hiring authority in advance.
Graphic Artist
Abil. To design/create graphic materials (slides, signs,
brochures, etc.). Profic. on Mac & PC, all graphic prog. esp.
Freehand, Photoshop, Persuasion, Pagemaker/Quark.
Internet skills a +. 8:30-500pm. OT when required. HS.
Diploma & 4 yrs. exp. Coll. courses may subst. for equiv.
period of exp.
INTERNATIONAL
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The Public University at Miami
Appl. to Personnel Relations, University Park, PC-220,
Miami, Fl 33199. Florida International University is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access
Employer and institution. Member of the state university
system.
BID NO.
018-TT05 M/WBE
BID TITLE
MASKING TAPE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
1450 N.E. 2ND AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132
Sealed bids for categories of items listed below will be received, at the address listed, on
the designated date. Said bids will be publicly opened and read in the Board auditorium,
Dade County School Board Administration Building. Bids are to be placed in the “BID
BOX†in room 352, by 2:00 P.M. on the date designated. Bid forms on which the bids must
be submitted are available upon request to the DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT MANAGE-
MENT, room 352, address above, telephone (305)995-1380. Award recommendations will
be available on the Friday preceding the scheduled Board Meeting award. The results of
bids awarded at the official School Board meetings will be available in the DIVISION OF
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT on the Monday following the meetings.
reserves the right to waive informalities and to reject any and all bids.
The Board
BID NO. BID TITLE OPENING DATE
268-SS07 FORKLIFT TRUCK 06/11/96
273-SS05 ELECTRICAL LIGHTING FIXTURES 06/13/96
283-SS RFP:
Comprehensive Technology /Curriculum
System to Improve Student Achieve-
ment In 41 Elementary Schools 8/6/96
1 289-SS10 RFP:
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS FOR
ALL DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL 1996-1999 6/21/96
MINORITY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION: THE FOLLOWING BIDS
ARE LIMITED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES CLASSIFIED AS AFRICAN—
AMERICAN/WOMEN OWED AND OPERATED, WHICH SHALL BE SO CERTIFIED BY THE
SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PRIOR TO CONTACT AWARD.
OPENING DATE
06/13/96
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: Mr. Octavio J. Visiedo
Superintendent of Schools
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FOR BIDS
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sealed bids for furnishing all labor, materials and equip-
ment for the following project will be received in the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, Room
210, Dade County Administration Building, 111 N.W. 1st.
Street, Miami, up to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, June 12, 1996
where they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the
Clerk.
THIS PROJECT IS SET ASIDE FOR COMPETITION FOR
BLACK PRIME CONTRACTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
CHAPTER 10, SECTION 10-38, ARTICLE 11 OF THE
CODE OF METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, AS AMEND-
ED BY ORDINANCE 94-96 WHICH IS INCORPORATED IN
THIS INVITATION TO BID BY PREFERENCE. THIS BID IS
LIMITED TO THOSE BLACK CONTRACTORS OR BUSI-
NESS THAT ARE AT LEAST 51% OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED BY BLACKS THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED A
PLACE OF BUSINESS IN DADE COUNTY.
THESE BLACK OWNED/AND CONTROLLED BUSINESS-
ES SHALL BE CERTIFIED PRIOR TO THE TIME OF BID BY
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDER ORDI-
NANCE 94-96. TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING
CERTIFICATION, PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE ADVISED
TO CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STEPHEN P. CLARK CEN-
TER, 111 N.W. FIRST STREET, 17TH FLOOR, MIAMI,
TELEPHONE (305) 375-4132, REGARDING THE PROCE-
DURES AND TIME REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THE PROPER
CERTIFICATION.
PROJECT NUMBER: 610042-A
N.W. 7th Street from N.W. 79
PROJECT NAME:
Avenue To N.W. 82nd Avenue
DESCRIPTION: The work proposed under this
Contract consists of construction of
asphaltic concrete pavement, con-
crete sidewalk, curb and gutter,
drainage system, pavement mark-
ings, traffic signal, and miscella-
neous roadway items.
DADE COUNTY CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATION IS
REQUIRED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
General Engineering, General Building, and/or Paving,
other categories as applicable to Chapter 10 of the Code of
Metropolitan Dade County.
Ordinance No. 90-143, The Responsible Wages and
Benefits Ordinance, Ordinance No. 93-129, Contractors
Debarment Ordinance, Ordinance No. 90-142, Family
Leave Ordinance, Ordinance No. 92-15, Drug-Free
Workplace, all apply to this project. The requirements are
spelled out in the contract documents.
All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes bearing on
the outside the name of the Bidder, his address, the num-
ber of the project for which the bid is submitted, and the
date of opening.
Specifications and Contract Documents are open to the
public inspection and may be obtained from the Contracts
and Specifications Section, Public Works Department,
Telephone No. (305) 375-2930 at Stephen P. Clark Center,
111 N.W. First Street, Suite 1510, Miami, Florida 33128-
1970 upon deposit of $50.00 in check or money order
.payable to the Board of County Commissioners of Dade
County, Florida for the first set of documents. The full
amount of the depdsit will be refunded within thirty (30)
days after the date of opening of bids upon request of the
Bidder and return of the documents, if any, in good condi-
tion, to the above address after which time all remaining
checks will be deposited in the General Fund of Dade
County, Florida. All additional sets of plans any/or docu-
ments will require a separate deposit by check of $50.00
per set, which is not refundable. 4
The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in,
or to reject any or all bids. Bids from any person, firm or
corporation in default upon any agreement with the
County will be rejected.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or
acceptable bid bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the
base bid as guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the
Contract, will within ten (10) consecutive calendar days
after being presented with the prescribed contract forms,
enter into a written contract with the Board of County
Commissioners of Dade County, Florida in accordance
with the accepted bid, and give a performance bond satis-
factory to the Board of County Commissioners, Dade
County, Florida, equal to one hundred (100%) percent of
the base Contract price.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days
after date set for the opening thereof.
ARMANDO VIDAL, P.E.
COUNTY MANAGER
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
KAY SULLIVAN, DEPUTY CLERK
6 THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEDICAL CENTER
At the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical
Center, you'll gain more than just the support of a hospi-
tal inter- nationally known for its specialty care. You'll
gain the expertise needed to handle any challenge that
health care has to offer.
Current opportunities include:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COORDINATOR
Human Resources Division
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human
Resources or the Behavioral Sciences and four years in
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Administration required. Extensive knowledge of state and
federal employment laws necessary. Master's degree in a
related field preferred. Computer literacy and statistical
analysis experience a plus. Develops and executes the
Public Health Trust's Affirmative Action Plans. Serves as a
consultant to Public Health Trust Board and Management
in the latest developments in Equal Employment
Opportunity laws and regularity agency requirements.
For further consideration, please fax your resume to: (305)
326-9470.
Recruitment Services
Jackson Memorial Hospital
1611 NW 12th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33136
We are an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Emplcyer
INTERNATIONAL
The Public University at Miami
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
FIU invites applications for the following positions in the
Division of University Outreach, which provides academic
credit and non-credit instruction, professional develop-
ment, distance learning and conference programs and ser-
vices to the academic, business and professional commu-
nities on and off-campus. The Kovens Conference Center
(KCC) located on the North Campus is fully equipped with
telecommunications resources including computer labs,
video conferencing, audio/visual services, case study
rooms, international satellite transmission, and simulta-
neous language translation capabilities.
Business Manager
Salary Range: $26,330-47,400 Annually
This position reports to Dean, University Outreach, and is
--] responsible for assisting in the development and imple-
mentation of all fiscal and business operations including
accounting, purchasing, collections, deposits, budget and
financial reports and audit compliance for E&G and
Auxiliary functions in Out- reach Programs and the KCC.
A Master's degree plus four years experience, or Bachelor's
degree and six years experience is required. Individual
supervises an accounting staff. Know- ledge of accounting
principles and practices in public higher education set-
tings preferred.
Accounting Coordinator ..
Minimum Salary: $26,330 Annually
This position reports to the Business Manager, University
Outreach, and is responsible for reconciling all revenues
and expenditures generated through E&G and Auxiliary
functions in Outreach Programs and the KCC; monitoring,
invoicing and billing processes, reviewing requests for.
expenditures and assuring compliance with University pol-
icy. A Master's degree in appropriate area of specializa-
tion; or Bachelor's degree and two years appropriate expe-
rience is required. Experience reconciling revenues and
expenditures in public higher education settings preferred.
Coordinator, Public Functions
Minimum Salary: $26,330 Annually
This position reports to the Director, KCC and is responsi-
ble for coordinating and implementing plans and strategies
to increase utilization of KCC facilities and services; pro-
viding logistical support; assisting sponsors with program
execution; providing day-to-day coordination of KCC oper-
ations and participating in a manager-on-call duty rotation
to provide evening and weekend coverage as necessary. A
Master's degree in appropriate area of specialization; or
Bachelor's degree and two years directly related profes-
sional experience required. Experience as conference
meeting planner and sales account executive in public
higher education settings preferred.
Sr. Secretary (Part-Time)
Minimum Salary: $322.25 bi-weekly
This part-time position provides secretarial support for the
Director, University Outreach Marketing. Individual pre-
pares and distributes correspondence, maintains appoint-
ment calendar, handles routine inquires and requests
independently, monitors departmental budget. Knowledge
of McIntosh computers and office procedures related to
promotion, publicity and marketing preferred. A high
school diploma, three years experience, and a sore of 35
correct words per minute on a typing test is required.
Hours of work: 8:30 am to 12:30 p.m.
FIU enrolls more than 29,000 students. These positions
are located on the North Campus overlooking Biscayne
Bay. FIU is a member of the State University System of
Florida and an Affirmative Action/Equal Access/Equal
Opportunity Employer. Interested candidates should send
a letter of application, resume and the names of three pro-
fessional references by June 13, 1996 to:
Arnetta W. Davis, Chair
Search and Screen
Florida International University
Office of the Vice President, LIB 311
North Campus and University Outreach
North Miami, FL 33181
ms
INVITATION TO BID
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sealed bids for furnishing all labor, material and equip-
ment for the following project will be received in the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, Suite
210, Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. First Street,
Miami, Florida 33128, up to 1:00 p.m., local time, July 30,
1996, where they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Sign language interpreters are available upon request. To
arrange for sign language interpreters, please call (305)
670-9099 at least five (5) working days in advance.
PROJECT NO. 92C025
NAME: Central Transfer Station Improvements
LOCATION: 1150 N.W. 20th Street
DESCRIPTION: The work consists of furnishing all
material, labor, services, permit fees,
supervision, tools, equipment, and any
other items necessary for the installation of
covered areas adjacent to the building,
sanitary sewer lines, concrete pavement,
stormwater drainage, and an asphalt
concrete pavement and all associated site
work.
Bid Documents were prepared by: Asok Ganguli, Senior
Engineer, DSWM
This project is set aside for competition by Black Prime
Contractors in accordance with section 2-8.2 of the Code
of Metropolitan Dade County. This bid is limited to those
Black Contractors or businesses that are at least 51%
owned and controlled by Blacks that have established a
place of business in Dade County. These Black owned and
controlled businesses shall be certified prior to the time of
bid by Metropolitan Dade County in accordance with the
requirements of Section 2-8.2 of the Code of Metropolitan
Dade County. To obtain information regarding certifica-
tion, prospective bidders are advised to contact the
Department of Business Development, Stephen P. Clark
Center, 111 N.W. 1st Street, 17th floor, Miami, telephone
(305) 375-4132, regarding the procedures and time
required to obtain the proper certification.
This project is also subject to Equal Employment
Opportunity and Ordinance 90-143, Responsible Wages,
as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders.
A Pre-Bid Conference for the project will be held on July 9,
1996, at 2:00 p.m., local time, at the Department of Solid
Waste Management, 8675 N.W. 53rd Street, Room 108,
Miami, Florida. While attendance is not compulsory, it is
strongly recommended that all bidders attend to assure
full understanding of the project requirements.
Project site visits must be performed in the presence of an
authorized County representative and scheduled 48 hours
in advance. Visits shall be made by appointment only, on
Monday through Friday, excluding Wednesday from 9:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., during the bidding period. Please con-
tact Willie Moore at (305) 547-7808 to schedule visits.
The Contract Documents are open to public inspection and
become available on May 27, 1996, or may be seen at the
following drawing room locations:
F.W. Dodge Corporation Minority Business
Office Development Center
8700 West Flagler Street 1200 N.W. 78th Avenue,
Miami, FL. Suite 301
Miami, FL 33126
Contractors Resource Center Construction Market Data
3050 Biscayne Boulevard 3550-B N.W. 9th Avenue
Suite 702 Oakland Park, FL 33309
Miami, FL. 33137
Copies may be obtained from the Administrative Services
and Contracts Division, Department of Solid Waste
Management, 8675 N.W. 53rd Street, Suite 201, Miami,
Florida 33166-1970, (phone: (305) 597-1777), upon non-
refundable payment of $50.00. Check or money order
should be made payable to the Dade County Department
of Solid Waste Management. Each additional set of plans
and Contract Documents will require a separate non-
refundable payment of $50.00.
No interpretation of the meaning of the Plans,
Specifications or other Contract Documents will be made
to any Bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation
shall be submitted in writing, addressed to the
Administrative Services and Contracts Division,
Department of Solid Waste Management, 8675 N.W. 53rd
Street, Miami, Florida, 33166-1970, and to be given con-
sideration, must be received at least ten (10) days prior to
the date fixed for the opening of bids.
All bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes bearing on
the outside the name of the Bidder, his or her address, the
number of the project for which the bid is submitted, and
the date of opening.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check,
cashier's check or acceptable Bid Bond in the amount of
five percent (5%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the
Bidder, if awarded the contract, will, within twenty-eight
(28) calendar days after award by the County Commission,
enter into a written contract with the Board of County
Commissioners of Dade County, Florida, in accordance
with the accepted bid, and deliver a Contract Bond equal
to one hundred percent (100%) of the accepted bid.
The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in,
or to reject, any or all bids. Bids from any person, firm or
corporation that has ever been in default upon any agree-
ment with the County may be rejected. No bidder may
withdraw his or her bid within ninety (90) days after the
date set for the opening of bids.
The estimated cost of construction for this project is
$228,025.00 (Base Bid).
CITY OF MIAMI
AUTOMOBILE AUCTION
Pursuant to Article III, Section 42-44 of the Code of the
City of Miami, Florida, Public Notice is hearby given that
on June 6, 1996, 9:30 A.M., at the City of Miami Auto
Pound, N.W. 7th St. & 3rd Avenue, the City of Miami, |
Florida, a Municipal Corporation, will sell at Public
Auction to the highest bidder the following described vehi-
cles for storage and other charges, subject to any and all
liens. Only cash, certified, cashier's or traveler's checks,
and money orders will be accepted. Automobiles will be
sold in “as is†condition with no guarantees. It is the sole
responsibility of the buyer to acquire titles to vehicles.
Vehicles may be claimed by owners at any time prior to
sale.
Year/Make/Type Vehicle I.D.#
1988/KAWA /JETSKI KAWG68900E888
1984 /DATS/SW JN1PB15S7EU11778
1992/SUZI/M.C. JS1GR7AA9N210487
1972/CHEVY/4DR 1M69H2Yi37506
1984/MERC/2DR 1MEBP9235EA610783
1984 /FORD/4DR 1FABP22RoEK256359
1986/NISS/2DR 1N4PB12S6GC754192
1988/KAWA /JETSKI KAW27682G888
1993/CONT/TRAILER 1ZJBE1215P1028598
1976 /FORD/4DR 6E83F269782
1985/TOYO/3DR JT2RA65L4F0010543
1980/TOYO/2DR 3R47FAD402683
1985/BUICK/2DR 1G4NJ27U2FM431041
1981/CADI/4DR 1G6AB6995B9183061
1977/CHEVY/4DR 1X69D7T211588
1977 /PLYM/2DR HP29G7B234325
1977/TOYO/SW TE38106065
1980/CHEVY/4DR 1B680AA134062
1981/CADI/4DR 1G6AB6990B9101446
1984 /FORD/VAN 1FTEEI4Y7EHCO05949
1978/TOYO/2DR RA42100869
1983/HOND/2DR JHMAB7225DC007146
1982/DATS/4DR JN1HT13S4CT043761
1985/0LDS/2DR 1G3AM47YOEM329308
1973/0LDS/2DR 3N57H3E263150
1980/TOYO/4DR TE720487406
1978/0LDS/4DR 3J09F82442410
1978 /CHEVY/2DR 1Z37A8D430632
Ad No. 4363 JUDY S. CARTER
CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER
Remember The MM March Pledge
Updated on May 20, 1996
Bid # RFP000061
RFP/RFQ/RFI
Title: IMPROVEMENT AND OPERATION OF
TRAIL GLADES RANGE
Department: PARKS AND RECREATION (AZ)
Due Date: 1:00 p.m.- JUNE 28, 1996
Period: 20 YEARS Option to Renew: 10
YEARS
Conditions:
Bid # RFPO00068
Title: TENNIS INSTRUCTION AND RELATED
SERVICES AT TENNIS CENTER AT
CRANDON PARK
Department: (AZ)
Due Date: 1:00 p.m. - JUNE 28, 1996
Period: 3 YEARS Option to Renew: 2 YEARS
Conditions:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
No. 000061
Improvement and Operation of Trail Glades Range
Metropolitan Dade County, through its Park and
Recreation Department is seeking interested and capable
parties for the improvement of the facility known as Trail
Glades Range located at 17601 SW 8 St., Miami, FL. The
Department is seeking to receive proposals which may lead
to award of a twenty (20) year lease. The successful
Proposer responding to this RFP will be expected to lease,
the facility in an as-is and with all faults condition; make
all improvements necessary to cure environmental, dis-
ability, operating and other conditions not in compliance
with all laws, codes and regulations; operate the facility for
public use; and pay the County a minimum of $500 per
month as rent plus a participation in gross sales. Final
payment to the County will be determined through this
competitive bidding (RFP) process. RFP documents are
available at: Park and Recreation Department, 175 NW 1
Ave., 12th Floor, Miami, FL beginning May 20, 1997. The
designated contact person is Bud Daniels, (305) 533-2009,
available at the above address. A pre-proposal conference
and site visit are scheduled for May 29, 1996, 9:00 AM at
the facility. Attendance is not mandatory. Proposals, pre-
pared and submitted in accordance with the RFP, are due
no later than 1:00 PM, Friday, June 28, 1996 at the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
No. 000068
Tennis Instruction at The Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Metropolitan Dade County, through its Park and
Recreation Department is seeking interested and capable
parties to provide tennis instruction and some an
services at The Tennis Center at Crandon Park, located at
7300 Crandon Blvd. on Key Biscayne. The Department is
seeking to receive proposals which may lead to award of a
three (3) year license plus possible renewals. The suc-
cessful Proposer responding to this RFP will be expected to
provide: (1) public instruction and training in tennis
through single or group activities, (2) clinics, (3) coaching,
promotion of the sport and the facility and junior tennis,
(4) administrative assistance to the Department, and (5)
pay the County a minimum of $1000 per month as rent.
Final payment to the County will be determined through
this competitive bidding (RFP) process. RFP documents
are available at: Park and Recreation Department, 175
NW 1 Ave., 12th Floor, Miami, FL beginning May 20, 1996.
The designated contract person is Bud Daniels, (305) 533-
2009, available at the above address. A pre-proposal con-
ference and site visit are scheduled for May 30, 1996, 9:00
AM at the facility. Attendance is not mandatory.
Proposals, prepared and submitted in accordance with the
RFP, are due no later than 1:00 PM, Friday, June 28, 1996
at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners.
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CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1996
COUNCIL CONFERENCE MEETING: 4TH FLOOR CONF
: ERENCE ROOM, 6:30 PM.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 7:30 PM
LOCATION: 17011 NE 19 AVENUE, NORTH MIAMI BEACH. :
ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.
(NOTE: A COPY OF THE AGENDA CAN BE OBTAI
NED AT THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, CITY HALL, 17011 N.E. 19 AVENUE)
SOLOMON ODENZ, CITY CLERK
HOWARD B. LENARD, CITY ATTORNEY
SHOULD ANY PERSON DESIRE TO APPEAL ANY DECISIO!
N OF THE CITY COUN-
CIL Yin RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING,
THA RSON SHALL INSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEED-
INGS IS MADE INCLUDING ALL TESTIMONY AND EVIDEN
E ANY
APPEAL MAY BE BASED (F/S 286.0105). CF UPON Wonca!
LEGAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIDS
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Metropolitan Dade County, Florida is announcing the
availability of the following bids which can be obtained
through the Dade County G.S.A. Procurement
Management Division, 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 2350,
Miami, Florida 33128-1989, (305) 375-5289. Bid
Proposals from prospective vendors must be received in
the Clerk of the Board Office located at 111 N.W. 1st
Street, Suite 210 by no later than 1:00 p.m. on the Bid
Opening Date in order to be considered.
The following Bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 26, 1996:
Bid # RP7214-3/01-OTR Repair of Personal
Computers and their
Peripheral Devices.
This contract includes Bid
Preference provisions for
Certified Black Business
Enterprises (BBE's)
Bid # 0400-3/01-OTR Liquid Sodium Silicate
This bid is County-wide.
Bid # 1445-0/98 Filter Anthracite
Bid # 1802-2/99-OTR Shoes and Boots (Safety)
This contract includes Bid
Preference provisions for
Certified Black Business
Enterprises (BBE'’s)
This bid is County-wide.
Bid # 2062-0/98 Pens and Markers
Bid # 4589-2/00-OTR Cremation Services
Bid # 5374-0/98 Limerock (Minimum 50%
Carbonates)
Bid # 5481-0/98-CW Collect & Dispose
Household Chemical Waste
This bid is County-wide.
Bid # 5485-2/99-0OTR Gas Detector Equipment,
Parts and Service
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
COST ESTIMATING AND DOCUMENT
COORDINATION SERVICES
The School Board of Dade County, Florida, intends to com-
mission one cost estimating firm having full estimating,
coordinating, and constructability analysis capabilities for
a one year term with one additional one-year extension at
the option of the Board. The commissioned cost estimating
firm shall provide general estimating consulting services,
which include but are not limited to: 1) construction cost
estimates for school facilities from preliminary and/or
completed construction design documents; 2) comparative
cost analysis services for school buildings construction
assemblies; 3) constructability review and coordination
services to identify and document omissions and/or con-
flicts among the several work elements; 4) analyze change
order proposals from a cost perspective.
Only one (1) submittal will be accepted per applicant as a
single prime firm. The cost estimating firm must show a
successful track record in estimating institutional projects
in South Florida for the past three years. A list of projects
must be submitted with the application identifying each
project and entity to which the estimating services were
performed.
Letters of interest, Qualification Questionnaires and other
proposer's information must be received at the
Department of A/E Selection & Negotiations, Room 569,
no later than 4:30 p.m., May 31, 1996. Such forms must
accurately describe the current status and configuration of
the applicant. The Request for Proposal package, with all
pertinent information and required forms, shall be picked
up at the Department of A/E Selection & Negotiations,
1450 Northeast Second Avenue, Room 569, Miami, Florida
33132.
The School Board of Dade County, Florida, adheres to a
policy of non-discrimination in educational
programs/activities and employment and strives to pro-
vide equal opportunity for all. pad
Any firm whose contract has been terminated by the
Board, “with cause†will not be considered for commission
under this proposal. Firms presently under contract with
DCPS will be considered for commission under this pro-
posal, unless their contract with DCPS explicitly prohibits
it.
Proposals are to be submitted to:
DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Department of A/E Selection & Negotiations
Mr. Ivan M. Rodriguez, R.A., Director
1450 Northeast Second Avenue, Room 569
: Miami, Florida 33132
STAMP OUT
Request for Proposals
West Perrine CDC is soliciting Request for Proposals to
design, permit and perform renovation on entry features in
South Miami Heights. Scope will include survey, permit-
table drawings, permit processing and construction. The
budget for this project is $26,738.00 and is funded by
Dade County. Interested parties are to notify DeWayne
Little by telephone at (305) 234-0803 or fax at (305) 234-
0708, by June 5, 1995, for additional information. This is
an Equal Opportunity Employment project and minority
participation is encouraged.
ns | MEETING NOTICE
The Dade County Expressway Authority (DCEA) will meet on Friday,
June 7, 1996 at 2:00 P.M. in the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. First
Street, Conference Room 18-4. The DCEA invites all interested parties to
attend.
For further information, please contact:
Dade County Expressway Authority
Attention: Helen Cespedes
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. First Street, Suite 2740
Miami, Florida 33128
(305) 375-3232
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Older Americans Act Program
The Alliance for Aging, Inc., Area Agency on Aging for Dade
and Monroe Counties, is soliciting proposals for the provi-
sion of supportive, nutrition, health prevention & in-home
services to persons age 60+ in Dade and Monroe Counties.
Contact person for this RFP is:
Pedro Jove
9500 So. Dadeland Blvd., Ste. 400
Copies of the RFP may be picked up at the same address
between 9 AM & 4 PM, Monday through Friday, starting
5/28/96.
A pre-proposers conference will be held on Monday, June
3rd, at 10 AM at the main offices of the Alliance.
Notices of Intent to Submit Proposals are due by 4 PM on
6/7/96.
Sealed proposals are due by 4 PM on 7/12/96 at Ste, 400,
9500 So. Dadeland Blvd.
The Alliance reserves the right to reject any and all pro-
posals or to waive minor irregularities when to do so would
be in the best interest of the Alliance.
METRO-DADE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
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SEAPORT DEPARTMENT
RFP # 000079
SEAPORT CATERING SERVICES
The Metropolitan Dade County Seaport Department will be selecting
FOUR experienced catering firms to provide catering services, on an
AS-NEEDED BASIS, for the Port of Miami beginning in September
1996. Contracts will be for a two year period with an option to renew for
an additional one year period. These non-exclusive contracts will be for
a ri of $1 P YEAR, PER FIRM, ON AN
AS-NEEDED BASIS.
To be considered for award, Proposers must (A) be a firm that has been
an ongoing catering business for a minimum of 5 years, and (B) have a
minimum aggregate billing of $500,000 for each of the last three (3)
years. If the proposer has not been in business for a minimum of five
(5) years, then the Proposer must meet three (3) criteria: that the
Proposer have a Principal who has five (5) years of catering experience,
that the Proposer has been an on-going business for a minimum of three
(3) years, and that the business has had a minimum aggregate catering
billing of $300,000 for each of the past two (2) years.
The Request for Proposal Package will be available for distribution on
May 28, 1996 and may be obtained by contacting the Seaport
Department, Assistant Directors Office at (305) 371-7678. A
pre-proposal conference will be held at the Seaport Department
Conference Room at 10:00 AM on June 7, 1996. Attendance at the
pre-proposal conference is encouraged but is not mandatory. Proposers
must submit the completed proposal package to the Clerk of the Board
of County Commissioners, Suite 210 Stephen P. Clark Center, 111
N.W. First Street, Miami FL 33132, no later than 1:00 P.M. DST on
June 17 , 1996.
The contact person for this Request for Proposals is Scott Mendelsberg,
Port of Miami, 1015 North American Way, Second Floor, Miami FL
33132 (305) 371-7678
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
The School Board of Dade County, Florida, intends to com-
mission one (1) architect to perform architectural/engi-
neering services for the additions, remodeling and renova-
tions to Kinloch Park Elementary School with an estimat-
ed construction cost of $1,800.00.
The services for this project may include the use of specif-
ic building systems, methods and/or processes as desig-
nated by the School Board.
Only one submittal will be accepted per applicant, either
as a single prime firm, or as a part of a joint venture. If the
applicant is a joint venture, an executed copy of the joint
venture agreement must be submitted with the applica-
tion. Percentage participation of fees must be clearly stat-
ed for each joint venture partner.
Letters of interest, DCPS Qualification Questionnaires (FM
5231A, 5231B, 5232, 5233) and U.S. Government General
Services Administration Form 254 and Form 255 must be
received at the Department of A/E Selection and
Negotiations, Room 569, no later than 4:30 p.m., June 14,
1996. Such forms must accurately describe the current
status and configuration of the applicant. Architects must
name and provide Form 254 for each of the following engi-
neering consultants unless they are “in-house staff": elec-
trical, mechanical, structural and civil. The DCPS
Architect/Engineer Selection Procedures, with all perti-
nent information and required forms, may be picked up at
the Department of A/E Selection & Negotiations, 1450
N.E. Second Avenue, Room 569, Miami, Florida, 33132.
Applicants must have capability to produce CADD draw-
ings. CADD services may be subcontracted to another
entity or service bureau. The successful applicant and its
consultants will be required to sign contracts which con-
tain professional liability insurance requirements of
$500,000 for architectural and structural engineering dis-
ciplines, and $250,000 for all others.
The School Board of Dade County, Florida adheres to a
policy of non-discrimination in educational
programs/activities and employment and strives affirma-
tively to provide equal opportunity for all.
Any firm or individual whose contract has been terminat-
ed by the Board, “with cause†will not be considered for
commission under this proposal.
Proposals are to be submitted to:
DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENT OF A/E SELECTION & NEGOTIATIONS
Mr. Ivan Rodriguez, Director
1450 N.E. Second Avenue, Room 569
Miami, Florida 33132
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
CASE NO. 93-1469-CIV-NESBIT (Moore)
CYNTHIA JORDAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
VS. OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
CITY OF MIAMI,
Defendants.
To: The Following Plaintiffs Whose Last Known Addresses Were:
Ida Gadson Andrea Corinthian
675 N.W. 17 St, Apt 46 675 N.W. 17 St, Apt 34
Miami, FL 33136 Miami, FL 33136
Eugene Lamb Dalio Cardenas
675 N.W. 17 St, Apt 24 675 N.W. 17 St, Apt 42
Miami, FL 33136 Miami, FL 33136
Lynn Rush Shirley Davis
301 N.W. 22 St, Apt 209 675 N.W. 17 St, Apt 10
Miami, FL. 33136 Miami, FL 33136
Laura Stubbs
212 N.E. 26 Terrace
Miami, FL 33137-4520
Please take notice that the city of Miami has proposed to settle all
of your claims against the city by paying the plaintiffs a lump
sum of money. If you do not respond to this notice by June 30,
1996 the settlement proceeds will be divided among all of the
other plaintiffs who have come forward and accepted the settle-
ment. For further information contact:
BARBARA GOOLSBY
Attorney for Plaintiffs
LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER
MIAMI, INC.
3000 Bisc Blvd Suite 500
Miami, FL 33137
Telephone: (305) 576-0800
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE COVERING OPENING OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by The School Board of Dade
County, Florida, for the projects listed herein, until 2:00
P.M. local time, Tuesday, the 25th day of June, 1996 at
1450 N.E. Second Avenue, Room 352, Miami, Florida, fol-
lowing which time and place, or as soon thereafter as the
Board can attend to the same, the said bids will be pub-
licly opened, read and tabulated in the Board Auditorium,
Dade County School Board Administration Building, by an
authorized representative of the Board. Award of the con-
tract will be made to the lowest responsible bidder for the
actual amount bid considering base bid and accepted
alternates (if any) as listed in the bidding documents. The
board will award the contract based upon-the result of the
tabulations as covered by applicable laws and regulations.
PROJECT NO. 1-0124 :
COVERED WALKWAY /VARIOUS RENOVATIONS
SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5120 SW 72 Street
Miami, FL 33143
The Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference has been scheduled for
Tuesday, June 11, 1996 at 9:00 AM at the School Site,
Sunset Elementary School, 5120 SW 72 Street, Miami, F
33143 :
PRE-BID CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE BY THE BIDDER
OR HI IFIED REPRESENTATIVE I MANDATORY
PRE- I FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF A BID FROM
THE CONTRACTOR
Prime Bidders may obtain one or two sets of bid and con-
tract documents from the office of WOLFBERG/ALVAREZ
W_ 57 Avenu FL
-5474 on and after JUNE 3, 1996 with
deposit of $50.00 per set. (Cashier's Check or Money
Order. Payable to The School Board of Dade County,
Florida). Deposit will be refunded when documents are
returned, in good condition, no more than 10 days after
award or rejection of Bid. Deposits will be retained by The
School Board of Dade County, Florida, if documents are
not returned within the above stipulated time and/or con-
dition.
The Board reserves the right to waive informalities and to
reject any and all bids.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: Octavio J. Visiedo
Superintendent of Schools
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
For THE WEEK OF MAY 28 THROUGH JUNE 3, 1996
All Sports Photography
FALCONS FALL: St.
Aug's loses first NCAA
track title in seven years.
V SAINT AUG'S LOSES A NATIONAL
CROWN; FAYETTEVILLE ST. GAINS ONE
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MEN WOMEN
1. Abilene Christian 149 1. Abilene Christian
2. St. Augustine's 77.5 2. St. Augustine's
3. Angelo State 58.5 3. Cal St. Los Angeles
4. Cal St. Los Angeles 52 4. Westem St. (Colorado)
5. Central Missouri St. 29 5. Emporia University
6. Ashland University 27 6. N. Dakota State
7. Lewis University 25 7. Lewis University
7. Emporia University 25 8. Ashland University
9. Morehouse 24 9. North Florida
10. Edinboro University 23.5 9. California-Davis
OTHERS
21. NC Central
36. Virginia State
Div. Il All-Americans are the top eight finishers in each event
of the National Championships
MEN
136 MOREHOUSE
Charlie Thomas - Morehouse 110H - 1st
5 Kenny Dove, Jared Russell, Radcl Quarter-
54 man, Carl Parrish - 4x100R - 5th
42 Gregory Roberts - HJ - 1st
40 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S
29 Elgin Gordon - 100M - 2nd, 200 M -1st,
26 4x100R - 2nd, 4x400R - 3rd -
24 Dave Scott - 100M - 4th, 200M - 6th
20 Derrick Cunningham - 200M - 5th, 400m -
7th, 4x100R - 2nd, 4x400R - 3rd
20 Lynn Stewart - 400M - 5th, 4x400R - 3rd
Chris Scott - 800M - 4th, 4x400R - 3rd
Joseph King - 800M - 6th
10 Rory Norris - 110H - 6th
4 Eric Chism - 110H - 7th
William Perry - 4x100R - 2nd
Christopher Keene - 4x100R - 2nd
Dayton Watson - HJ - Tie 3rd
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Burkheart Ellis - LJ - 8th, TJ - 6th
Harvey Kendall - TJ - 4th
WOMEN
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
Elisha Marshall - 100M - 3rd
Kimberly McPhatter - HJ - 5th
SAINT AUGUSTINE'S
Joyann Eli - 100M - 5th, 200M - 6th,
4x100R -2nd, 4x400R - 3rd
Juel Turner - 100M - 6th, 4x100R - 2nd
Prisca Phillips - 200M - 4th, 400M - 5th,
4x100R - 2nd, 4x400R - 3rd
Jennifer Fisher - 800M - 1st
Andrea Giscombe - 100H - 4th, 400H - 1st,
4x100R - 2nd, 4x400 R - 3rd, LJ - 1st
Karen Constable - 400H - 4th, 4x400R -
3rd, HPTHLN - 4th
Denise George - SHP - 2nd
VIRGINIA STATE
Tiffany Anglin - 100H - 5th
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
AMERICAN SPIRIT: united states Olym-
pic Committee President, Dr. Leroy Walker, was pre-
sented the Eddie Robinson "Spirit of
America" Award, atthe 1996 South-
western Athletic Conference
(SWAC) Spring Meetings in New
Orleans this weekend. The award is
the highest honor bestowed upon an
individual by the conference. It is
presented annually toa distinguished
A. B. Whitield Photo
WALKER: USOC
pres wins highest
SWAC honor.
citizen of national reputation and
outstanding accomplishment.
Walker, 77, a graduate of Benedict
(S. C.) College, has served in numerous capacities as a
coach, administrator and executive. He has spent more than
30 years as a coach and official in the Olympic movement
culminating with his appointment to lead the USOC into
this year's Olympic Games in Atlanta. Walker has served as
coach or consultant for teams from Israel (1960), Ethiopia
(1960), Trinidad-Tobago (1964), Jamaica (1968), and Kenya
(1972) before his assignment in 1976 as the head men's
coach of the U. S. track and field team in the Montreal
Olympics. He was inducted into the U. S. Olympic Hall of
Fame in the Special Category in 1987. Walker was also the
architect of the 1970s North Carolina Central track pow-
erhouse that produced Olympians Larry Black (200 meters,
4x100 relay), Julius Sang (400 meters, 4x400 relay), Rob-
ert Ouko (800 meters, 4x400 relay)and Charles Foster
(110 meter hurdles). Walker also served a stint as chancellor
of NCCU. He is the fifth recipient of the award. The other
recipients are John B. McClendon (1993), Walter Wash-
ington (1994)and Mel Blount (1995).
ALLEN TO EUGENE: Coppin State's
Twana Allen has qualified for next week's 800 meters
competition at the NCAA Div. |
Outdoor Track and Field Champi-
onships in Eugene, Oregon. Allen,
the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer-
ence indoor 800 and 3,000 meter
champ, and outdoor 800, 1,500 and
3,000 meter champ, ran a personal
best 2:05.7, the ninth fastest time
among collegeiate runners this year,
Coppin St. Sports Photo
ALLEN: Seeks 800
crown at NCAADiv.| in the preliminary round of last
on andfieldnation- yeekend's Eastern College Athletic
als.
Conference Championships. Allen,
a senior, setan MEAC record in the 3,000 outdoors with a
time of 10:44.25. She finished fifth at this year's NCAA
Indoor Championships to earn All-America honors.
LATE LEE: West Virginia State has a new football
coach — former Minnesota Vikings defensive back Carl
Lee. Lee takes over from interim coach Eric Gates who led
the Yellow Jackets to a 1-9 record a year ago. Lee, a native
of Charleston, W. V., played collegeiately at Marshall
University before toiling for 12 years inthe Vikings second-
ary. He was respected aroung the NFL as a tough player and
competent defender. Dr. Steve Rader, WVSU Athletic
Director expressed that Lee's reputation as a winner should
"restore the football program to prominance within the West
Virginia Conference."
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
NC CENTRAL'S OLYMIC CONNECTION
DR. LEROY WALKER
Presently, United States Olympic Committee President
Former Track Coach and Chancellor, NC Central
MICHAEL J. WILSON
Presently, Asst. Director, Public Information and Media
Relations, United State Olympic Committee
and Olympic Village Press Operations Chief
Formerly, Sports Information Director, NC Central,
MARLYNN JONES
Presently, Volunteer Coord., Atlanta Committee for Olympic Games
Formerly, Asst. Admissions Director, NC Central
Fayetteville State brings home minority golf crown
ERIC MOORE
BCSP Co-Editor
Fayetteville State University
jumped out to a ten-stroke lead
first day and cruised to the National
Minority Golf Championship in
land last week. The Broncos captured [lS
both the Division II and overall
with a three-day total of 743 in the rain-
shortened event at the par 71,
yard Highland Hills Golf Club.
Originally scheduled for 54
championship was reduced to 45
shrunk second round play to only nine holes.
FSU, who were defending Division I cham-
pions, finished 10 strokes ahead
on the
Cleve-
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KATSOUDAS:
Top finisher on
winning squad.
crown
6,753-
A&M tied for third at 754. Defending
champion Jackson State was not able
to participate in this year's tournament
because the Tigers had played the NCAA
maximum number of tournaments.
"We complemented each other
well," said George Katsoudas, FSU
captainand runner-upinindividual play.
"On the Division II side, we felt we had
a real good chance to win. The overall
championship was just gravy."
holes, this year's
holes when rain
of second place
Talledega College with Hampton and Florida
The Broncos had four players finish in the
top ten with two in the top five. FAMU's Ulric
Francis grabbed medalist honors with a 45-hole
total of 178, three strokes ahead of Katsoudas.
Alabama State coach, team hurt en route to tourney
The Alabama State head
golf coach, his wife and a uni-
versity employee were injured May
19 when the van they were in was
involved in an accident just outside
Cincinnati, OH. They, along with
two team members, were en
route to the Minority Golf
Championship in Cleveland.
Coach James Shannon, his
wife Helen, and Lorenza
Patrick were taken to Clinton
Memorial Hospital and were
listed in stable condition. As of
May 27, they had been released.
Two team members, Gary
Grandison and David Nichols
were not injured.
St. Augustine's string broken at
NCAA Div. II track nationals
Abilene Christian com-
pleted an indoor/outdoor sweep
of both men's anad women's
NCAA Track and Field titles,
nearly doubling rival St.
Augustine's totals in both
events over the weekend at the
Div. Il Outdoor Track and Field
Championships at the Univer-
sity of California, Riverside.
The win by the ACU men
(149-77.5) over St. Aug's broke
asix-year hold on the title by the
Falcons, who finished a distant
second in both men's and
women's (136 - 86) competi-
tion.
The results mirror the
March indoor championship
where ACU got by the men 86 -
46 1/3 and handed the Lady
Falcons a 68 - 40 defeat.
Morehouse got two firsts
and scored 24 points overall to
finish ninth in men's team com-
petition
Last year St. Aug's men
dominated the sprints, winning
the 100, 200, 400, 110 hurdles,
400 meter hurldes, 4x400 relay
and the triple jump en route to a
140-95 winover ACU. Thistime
it was ACU that had someone
either at or near the top in each
running event.
St. Aug coach George Wil-
liams lost most of last year's
dominant sprinters to gradua-
tion or eligibility. Their sup-
porting cast from a year ago
moved into the spotlight this
year, but there wasn't enough
team depth to pull out a victory.
Seniors Elgin Gordon, Derrick
Cunning-ham, Chris Scott,
Josheph King, Rory Norris,
Eric Chism, Dayton Watson
and Harvey Kendall accounted
for 56 of the Falcons 77.5 total
score. Only Gordon pulled out a
win in individual competion.
He scored a first in the 200
meters (20.97) and finished sec-
ond to Abilene Christian's
Dantra Boykins in the 100 with
a time of 10.37. Gordon ran the
opening leg on the 4x100 relay
team that finished second and
was the third leg on the third
place 4x400 relay team.
The only other black col-
lege individual winners were
Morehouse sophomores
Charlie Thomas and Gregory
Roberts. Thomas ran 13.9 in
winning the 110-meter hurldes
crown. St. Aug's Norris and
Chism finished sixth (14.29) and
seventh (14.32). Roberts’ leap
of 7 feet, three inches won the
high jump competition. St. Aug's
Watson cleared 6 feet, 10 1/4
inches to finish tied for third.
On the women's side, St.
Aug junior Andrea Giscombe
got two firsts and accounted for
26 1/2 points for the Lady Fal-
cons. Freshman teammate Jen-
nifer Fisher got the other black
college individual champion-
ship witha win inthe 800 meters
in 2:07.81. North Carolina
Central garnered 10 points to
finish in a tie for 21st. Virginia
: RESULTS FROM
MINORITY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM PLAY
Fayetteville State 292 147 304 743
Talladega 302 145 306 753
Hampton 307 145 302 754
Florida A&M 311 147 296 754
Tennessee State 309 147 304 760
St. Augustine's 300 148 318 766
Southern 319 155 316 790
Alabama State 314 154 323 791
S.C. State 325 154 315 794
Kentucky State 315 168 332 815
Grambling State .. 336 164 321 821
Virginia Union 384 177 365 926
INDIVIDUAL PLAY
Ulric Francis, FAMU 71 33 74 178
George Katsoudas, FSU 72 36 73 181
Thomas Litten, Hampton 71 34 77 182
Lorenzo Jaurez, FSU 69 38 76 183
Adrian Adams, TSU 73 36 75 184
Cornell McCray, Talladega 75 35 77 186
Ahmad Perry, Hampton 74 35 76 186
David VanKula, FSU 75 36 78 189
Brian Digg, St. Aug. 80 34 75 189
Wesley Brown, FSU 78 37 75 190
All Pro Photography
ELISHAMARSHALL:NCCen-
tral sprinter, shown here at the
Penn Relays, finished third in
the NCAA 100 meters with a
time of 11.86 seconds.
State scored 4 points
36th).
Giscombe's wins came in
the long jump with a leap of 20
feet,4 1/2 inches and in the 400-
meter hurdles with a time of
1:00.14. She also ran on the
4x100 (second place) and 4x400
(third place) relay teams. Elisha
Marshall's third place finish in
the 100 meters (11.86) and
(tied,
Kinberly McPhatter's fifth
place finish (5'61/2") in the high
jump accounted for NCCU's
points.
St. Aug sprinters Prisca
Phillips and Joyann Eli were
also impressive. Phillips fin-
ished fourth in the 200 and fifth
in the 400. Eli finished fifth in
the 100 and fourth in the 200.
They both ran on the two sprint
relay teams.
Cunningham finished fifth
in the 200 (21.46) and seventh
inthe 400 (47.81) in men's com-
petition. He also ran legs on the
4x100 and 4x400 relays. Chris
Scott finished fourth in a tightly
bunched 800 meter final in
1:51:34, just two places ahead
of King who ran 1:51.51. Scott
also ran the opening leg of the
4x400 relay.
Junior Dave Scott's (St.
Aug's) 10.63 second time in the
100 was good for fourth. He ran
21.49 in the 200 for sixth place.
St. Aug freshman Lynn Stewart
got a fifth place finish in the 400
(46.86) and ran the anchor leg
of the 4x400 relay.
Black co
ALABAMA STATE
Anthony Artis
ALCORN STATE
Brian Adams (6-5, F)
Tarrance Cameron ((6-4, F)
GRAMBLING STATE
Leroy Hollingshed, Jr.
Charley Bass
Chris Thomas
Chris Carter
JACKSON STATE
Roy Dixon (6-4, G)
Marino Walker (6-3, G)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
John Parker (6-4, G)
Corey Battee (6-6, F)
Awia Rice (6-7, F)
SOUTHERN
Marques Washington (6-0, G)
oward Butler, Jr. (6-4, G)
ylie Kirby (6-5, G)
TEXAS SOUTHERN
Ifeanichukwu Anyanwu
basketball signings
SOUTHWESTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
BCSP Notes
Piney Woods, MS
Port Gibson, MS
COMPILED BY LUT WILLIAMS AND ERIC MOORE
SWAC SPRING UPDATE
Vv BACK TO SWAC IN '97: The Univer-
sity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will apply for
Southwestern Athletic Conference next year in-
stead of this year it was revealed at the SWAC
Spring Meetings in New Orleans this week. UAPB
Athletic Director, H. O. Clemons, said the school
in in the process of meeting all requirements for
league membership including placing the current
eight members of the conference on its sports
schedules. They plan to apply in May of 1997.
That preparation also involves adding several
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
announced other individual award winners at their
CIAA Photo
GOINGS: CIAA
SID of the Year.
year.
State (155), North Carolina Central (137.5) and
Loretta Taylor Award for women's athletic excel-
lence. They scored 110.5 points to outdistance St.
Augustine's (105) and Shaw (101).
Jackson, MS sports to the UAPB program, Clemons said. Men's
Port Gibson, MS and women's golf and tennis, women's volleyball
and women's softball are being added. Should
Laurel, MD UAPB gain entrance, it would be the first member-
Jackson, MS ship change in the confernce since Alabama State Spartans scored 177
‘Madison, MS joined in 1992.
Bowie State (134).
Davis CC CIAA SPRING UPDATE The Spartanettes
Bossier CC
McKinley HS v OTHER AWARD WINNERS: The
istration Award for outstanding achievement for the
Vv THE BROOMS, PLEASE: Norfolk
State University may be leaving the Central In-
tercollegiate Atletic Association next year, but not
before capturing the men's and women's all-sports
trophies for the second consecutive year. For the
men, this was the second straight C. H. Williams
Award, indicating men's athletic excellence. The
annual Awards Luncheon
this weekend in Durham, NC.
Norfolk State Athletic Di-
rector, Dick Price, was
named Athletic Director of
the Year. Virginia State's
Greg Goings, won the Sports
Information Director of the
Year. Alfreda Goff, also of
Virginia State, received teh
Jeanette Lee Athletic Admin-
points, edging out Virginia
won their fourth consecutive
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Religion
The Miami Times
Thursday, May 30, 1996
Section D
Pastor turns former crack dens
into places to educate children
By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
The Rev. Jeremiah Tillman, a
fiery, young preacher from Colum-
bia, SC, says that when he heard of
the June 1 Stand For Children in
Washington D.C., § P]
he realized right
away, the poten-
tial it held for get-
ting the Black
church—and our
nation, as awhole
— refocused on
the task of saving
children and re-
instilling a sense
of community.
“Every historic movement worth
anything in Black America was ini-
tiated and supported by the Black
Church,†says Rev. Tillman, pastor
of New Light Beulah Baptist
Church, founded in 1860. “Our
churches must get involved on
June 1 if the Stand For Children is
to have the proper impact.
“There's a void in every human
that needs to be filled — and it can
only be filled spiritually,†he con-
tinues. “We don't talk about that
anymore — and we are reaping the
fallout. We're seeing a lack of
respect for life and the law, which
are biblical principles. That void"
was made to be filled with the spirit
of God but, instead, it is being filled
with a spirit of selfishness, having
a good time, malice, and anger. We
have to get back to that Biblical
mandate and start letting our
children know that we love them
and start holding people account-
able for how they treat them.â€
Rev. Tillman remembers a time
when the Church was the mortar
that held Black community life,
together. Not only did it cement the
values that helped children under-
stand their worth and responsibili-
ty to society but it also protected
families from the realities of an
often hostile world.
“Church was important,
because it helped set the focus and
foundation of what ‘community’
and ‘values’ were all about,†says
Rev. Tillman, noting that the val-
ues in his church were established
long before the Emancipation Pro-
clamation was issued in 1863. “It
was by hearing the preacher on
Sunday and sharing our family
experiences and history that we
learned about the pitfalls and how
not to be trapped by the snares of
this world.â€
In February, Rev. Tillman took
his wife, Veretta, and two beautiful
children, Gabrielle, 5, and Jere-
miah II, 2, to visit his hometown, a
small rural community known as
South Jackson, Miss. Even though
South Jackson by no means has
become a large metropolis, it still
looks much different than the
neighborhood where Rev. Tillman
grew up. “I thought about how the
values we shared when I was a
child, really sustained us as a fam-
ily and prepared us for when we
moved into the heart of what we
thought of, as the big city, Jack-
son,†he said.
Rev. Tillman, one of 11 children,
remembers how, as a child, he
looked forward to the “family activ-
ities" and how his family grew
stronger through the seemingly
little things like sitting together
each night to eat dinner, singing
songs in the home they had
learned at church and listening to
adults share the family history and
culture.
“Between the church and fami-
ly, this is how we transferred our
values from one generation to the
next,†Rev. Tillman says. “Now the
New Vision for Christ
to be dedicated Sunday
Pastor Michael Screen and first
lady Marsha Screen, along with the
congregation, will be celebrating
their official dedication of New Vis-
ion For Christ Ministries, formerly
Evangelism For Christ Church, at
520 N.W. 103rd St. on Sunday,
June 2, beginning at the noon wor-
ship service.
Rev. Screen was assistant pas-
tor for two and a half years at
Evangelism For Christ Church,
after the death of the founder and
pastor, Edwin L. Kelley, in August,
1993.
After the re-location of that
church to Tampa, in April, last
year, Pastor Screen continued the
Miami congregation, until Jan. 14,
when he as appointed senior pas-
tor of New Vision For Christ
Ministries.
Services are held Sundays at
noon and 5:30 p.m. and on Wed-
nesdays Bible Study is held at 8
p.m.
Pastor Michael Screen and first
lady Marsha Screen
Ebenezer represented at meeting
Ebenezer United Methodist
Church announces that the 154th
Session of the Florida Annual Con-
ference of The United Methodist
Church is meeting through Satur-
day in Lakeland.
Pastor Alfonso T. Delaney is in
attdenance to receive his fifth
appointment as Ebenezer’s pastor.
Attending as delegates are Mes-
dames Christina M. Eve, lay lead-
er, and Willie Mae Piner, mission
New Testament
On Father's Day, June 16, the
drama de nt of New Testa-
ment Baptist Church will be pre-
senting the play “Snapshots and
Portraits,†by Paul McCusker. The
6 p.m. performance, in the church
auditorium, is free and open to the
public.
“Snapshots and Portraits,†orig-
inally produced by the touring dra-
ma troupe, The Jeremiah People, is
a picture of the family in the nine-
ties. Jim Forbes's family is ripped
apart by unpleasant circum-
stances, the death of his wife, his
daughter's divorce and his son's
arrest. Through this turmoil, he
departm
learns to deal with his troublesand Jerusalem, located at 2010 N.W. Young people hang on the street,
slowly puts his life and his family
back together.
This heart-wrenching and often going through Friday, June 7, program
comic look at today’s family pre-
sent portraits of ourselves through
which we can learn the power of
perserverance,
faith in God.
coordinator, along with Rev. Dr.
Aaron D. Hill Sr., pastor-emeritus.
Also, all 1996 prospective high
school and college graduates are
asked to contact Mrs. Pauline M.
Johnson or Ms. Marva Hill as soon
as possible for information regard-
ing the Baccalaureate Service to be
held Sunday, June 9.
REV. JOSEPH TURNER
Youth revival
The youth ent of New
36th St., will be in a Youth Revival,
starting Wednesday, June 5, and
starting at 7:30 p.m.
The speaker for the youth revival
is Rev. Joseph Turner, Youth
. reconciliation, and Minister of Sweet Home Mission- before
ary Baptist Church.
church has relegated that to the.
legislative process, and you can't
legislate morality.â€
Rev. Tillman says he is hoping
his congregation sees the Stand
For Children as a way to transform
the African proverb, “It takes a
whole village to raise a child,†—
from myth to reality.
“First and foremost, our child-
ren are our future,†says Rev. Till-
man. “If we are not concerned, who
will be? I tell my congregation
that...'You choose your battles in
life very carefully. For this one on
June 1, you will need to pull out the
whole arsenal.’ We all need to see
this Stand For Children in terms of
my kids, my niece or nephew, my
next-door neighbors’ kids, the kids
in my church. These are the same
kids who will be responsible for us
when we get old. These are the
same kids who will be responsible
for watching over this world after
we are gone.â€
Marian Wright Edelman is the
president of the Children’s Defense
Fund, and a leader of the Black
Co Crusade for Children
(BCCC), whose mission is to leave
no child behind.
Be a Witness concert
June 1, at the Bethel Apostolic Church, 1855 N.W. 119th
St., 7:30 p.m., Agape Christian Enterprises Inc. will pre-
sent Miami with the opportunity to worship and be minis-
tered to in songs from the recording artists Angelo & Ver-
onica (an Italian and Puerto Rican husband and wife
team) and Witness, (an African American female group).
Also ministering in song will be the Macedonia C.0.G.I.C.
Youth Choir. Ron Baker Jr., a Christian comedian, will
also perform. The time is: 7:30 p.m.; doors will open at
6:45 p.m. For more ticket information, call 693-3456.
Photo shows Members of Witness, who will be performing.
The church has a fundamental
role in helping to raise
By BARRINGTON SALMON
Times Staff Writer
Several months ago, what is now
the “Operation Hope†educational
facility was two thriving crack
houses. But Rev. Selwyn Scott,
pastor of Revival Tabernacle, in an
effort to help children and teens in
the North Dade community,
decided to take action.
“We purchased the two build-
ings in October and we're trying to
get them in shape for ‘Operation
Hope',†he said. “This was a horri-
ble place. Electrical fittings,
plumbing and copper piping had
been ripped out. And plastic milk
bottles were piled several deep.
There was feces on the wall, the
roof was leaking and walls were
damaged and torn out.â€
Scott, who's pastored at the
church for two decades, said he
and his son set to work on the two
1,754-square-foot buildings which
his church bought with aloan from
the General Council of Assemblies
of God.
Now, $140,000 and seven
months later, what the men and
church members have produced is
almost ready to serve the 50 or so
boys and girls fortunate enough to
get into the program.
From a creaky skeleton has
grown buildings that house a com-
puter lab, classrooms, a recrea-
tional hall, an assembly hall and
administrative offices.
“Operation Hands†— “Hands
Outstretched Pursuing Excel-
lence†— provides crime preven-
tion, early intervention, cultural
enrichment, education and spir-
itually uplifting programs for boys
and girls 10 to 17. After-school
tutoring, counseling and recrea-
tional activities will be offered
between 3:30 and 7 p.m. Monday
though Friday during the summer,
with a new schedule in the fall.
Teachers will focus on character
and personality development, con-
flict resolution counseling, family
‘resource and support services,
recreational activities, life skills
training, tutorial and remedial
programs and drug and alcohol
prevention.
Scott said the program is neces-
sary because juvenile delinquency
and juvenile crime are eroding the
core of his community. He cites
police statistics from the latter part
of last year which show a profusion
— more than 100 cases — of youth-
related crime, including breaking
“I've been here at this church for
24 years. I've seen kids grow up
and become adults,†he said.
“There's a family at the corner who
had three boys. Two are’ in jail —
one for 13 years. I see what hap-
pened because of lack of direction.
they engage in petty burglaries,
So bicycles. ig a good
in the church but that
doesn't seem to interest them.â€
“Operation Hope," Scott said, is
a way to deal with young people
they become involved in
illegal activities and socially
REV. SELWYN SCOTT: Pastor of
Revival Tabernacle
destructive behavior.
“These problems are so over-
whelming that our social, judicial
and educational agencies are at
their wits’ end trying to find solu-
tions,†he said. “As difficult as
these problems seem to be, we
Christians believe that with God all
things are possible. We believe,
with God's help, we can make a
difference.â€
Two weekends ago, the church
hosted an open house at 9730 N.W.
children
20th Ave., which attracted several
hundred people, who had a chance
to tour the classroomsg enjoy live
music from groups such as Xodus
& Robert and Company, LMD gos-
pel rap, Preacher Man and New
Vessels, eat and have a good time.
Visitors also heard messages
from Donald Manning, Metro-
Dade's Department of Corrections
director, Charlie Jones, youth pas-
tor at Revival Tabernacle, Paul Wil-
son, departing student represen-
tative on the Board and Charles
Jackson, of Champions for Christ
Youth Club. WEDR's Rickie Jack-
son was Master of Ceremonies.
Putting the buildings in opera-
' tional condition is just the first
step, Scott said.
First, he explained, those
who've pulled this program
together need community and
other support if it is to succeed. He
asked people to pray for everyone
involved.
Next, he said, volunteers are
needed as teachers, counselors,
mentors and role models.
Lastly, the program needs
investors.
Anyone wishing to donate or vol-
unteer may call Scott or Duren at
693-1356 or 693-2600.
Panorama for
Truth to be
held in Tampa
Panorama of Truth, the annual
conference sponsored by the Uni-
versal Foundation for Better Liv-
ing, will be held July 24-28 in
Orlando.
The summer extravagenza,
which features workshops and
speakers, regularly hosts more
than 2,500 from around the globe.
Many of the participants, who refer
to themselves as Truth students,
are members of one of the over 20
independent churches or study
groups that make up the Universal
Foundation for Better Living.
Panorama of Truth has been
held in various locations over the
years, Toronto, Las Vegas, Chica-
go, Miami and Bahamas. Moving
around gives attendees an oppor-
tunity to experience other places
and allows the host cities “...to be
touched by his Truth,†says UFBL
founder, Rev. Dr. Johnnie
Colemon.
This year's conference, which
has “Bursting Forth Into New Lifeâ€
as it theme, will feature appear-
ances by the Rev. Michael Beck-
with from the Agape Church of
Religious Science, Dr. Dennis Kim-
bro, author and consultant, Carol
Adrienne, co-author of “The Celes-
tine Prophecy: An Experiental
Guide,†and John and Jan Price,
founders of the Quartus
Foundation.
A youth conference, held simul-
taneously with the adult conven-
tion, will provide children with
their own opportunity for spiritual
growth, coupled with summer fun.
Founded in 1974, the founda-
tion is a Christian organization
whose philosophy is that every per-
son should live a healthy, happy
and prosperous life. Its mission is
to give everyone the principles
necessary to create that life.
The local church, Universal
Truth Center, is located at
21310 NW 37th Ave.
Annual revival
Antioch Missionary Baptist
Church of Liberty City will cele-
brate Revival ‘96 and Baccalaurate *
Sunday.
The revival will take place June
3-7. Rev.JamesKinchen, pastor of
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, will be
the guest preacher. Services begin
with prayer at 7 p.m. and preach-
ing at 8 p.m.
Dr. Nelson Adams will be the
special speaker on Sunday, June
9, at 11 a.m. he is the chief physi-
cian at North Shore Medical Center
and a member of St. John Baptist
Church.
Rev. Jimmie L. Bryant is the
pastor.
rdan (center) is seen with Swee
(right) and Rev. Melvin Dawson.
Sweet Home’s oldest deacon
Edward Jordan was made
deacon-emeritus at a special
appreciation ceremony on Sunday,
at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist
Church in Perrine.
At 83, he is the oldest living
founding member of the church. In
1952, he along with several other
deacons and ministers, began a
.new church and named it Sweet
Home.
A devoted husband since 1936
and father of five children, Jordan
has dedicated almost 60 years of
his life to Christian service, since
his conversion at Bethpage Baptist
Church in Jefferson County. .
A role model to both adults and
children, he is known to be a lover
of the scriptures, often reciting his
favorite, the 23rd Psalm, and sing-
ing the well-known gospel song,
“Father I Stretch My Hands To
Thee.â€
Born Feb. 4, 1913, the third of
nine children, Deacon Jordan was
educated in Jefferson County and
later went on to work for the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, often
traveling to foreign countries, until
his retirement in 1983.
He moved to Miami in 1945 and
was a deacon at Mount Morial Bap-
tist Church until 1952, when he
left to help start Sweet Home.
He was honored at the special
t Home pastor Rev. Walter T. Richardson
is honored
appreciation service by his wife,
children, grandchildren and mem-
bers and ministers of Sweet Home,
as well as by members and choir of
St. Matthew's Holiness Church of
Florida City. Rev. Melvin Dawson,
pastor of St. Matthew's, preached a
special sermon in his honor. .
The Sweet Home ministries
showered him with gifts, including
a ride in a chauffeured limousine.
He was presented with pro- clama-
tion from the Metro-Dade County
Commission declaring Sunday
“Deacon Edward Jordan Day†and
was named deacon-emeritus by
Rev. Walter T. Richardson, pastor
of Sweet Home.
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2 THE MIAMI TIMES
Thursday, May 30, 1996
BB i i tol
The shame
It was shocking — to drive down
that country road outside Meri-
dian, Miss., and turn onto a park-
ing area and see only charred
remains of what
used to be a
house of God.
Only the concrete
steps were left
standing of what
was once St. §
Paul's Primitive
Baptist Church.
Gone were the
pews. Gone was
the pulpit. Gone
was the cross.
Only a few pieces
of burned wood and ashes, a little
bit of the siding and the memories
of the people were left.
The fire started on Easter Sun-
day but, because this little country
church only meets two Sundays a
month, no one was there. The local
officials came, followed by the Jus-
tice Department. They sifted
through the ashes for nearly two
days. And, then after they left, a
second fire started, destroying
everything.
And, as in many of the 3 cases
of Black church burnings since the
beginning of last year, the officials
are investigating the deacons or
the pastors first, accusing them of
burning down their own churches,
intentionally or accidentally. In
this case, they say it was acciden-
tally started by a deacon who put
out a cigarette as he was locking
up.
But when you see the building's
remains and see that the church
sat up two feet off the ground, you
see how unlikely that was. When
you know how reverent Black folks
are about their churches, you
know no deacon would have ever
been so careless. And when you see
the pattern of the firebombings in
churches across the South, you
realize how unlikely it is that these
burnings are unconnected, ran-
don acts.
I joined a National Council of
Churches delegation visiting with
the pastors of many of the burned
churches and, over and over again,
we heard the same stories — we
heard the story of how both local
and federal officials first investi-
gated the pastors and deacons.
Even though many of the churches
were underinsured, even when two
Black churches in the same com-
munity were burned the same
night, officials suspected that the
churchs were burned down by
those who loved them the most. In
some cases, that seems to be as far
as the investigation has gotten.
We heard stories of White men
seen near the fires, sometimes by
the fire fighters, but never heard
about again. We heard stories of
.expletives being painted on buid-
ings, and then being painted over
by investigators and never men-
tioned again. We heard stories of
how months passed with no con-
tact from local or federal
investigators.
We heard the story of one Black
judge in Alabama who was bold
enough to sentence the White men
responsible for a church burning,
having his house shot at in the
middle of the night.
We heard stories of how officials
JACKSON
BISHOP VICTOR T. CURRY
Annual revival
The 93r St. Community Mis-
sionary Baptist Church will have
its third annual revival at the
Miami Central High School Audi-
torium, June 3-7, 7 p.m. nightly.
The guest revivalist will be
Bishop Victor T. Curry.
Rev. Carl Johnson is the pastor.
{ §
Bernice Powell Jackson
continues
told church people in Tennessee
towns not to talk about what hap-
pened, so that months passed
before they realized what was going
on around them.
On Monday, last week, we vis-
ited with a group of pastors who
had come to Nashville to tell their
stories of what was happening in
their communities. They told of the
unanswered questions, the cloud
of suspicion placed over them, the
questioning of their members. But
: they also expressed their committ-
ment to re-build.
Indeed, many of them already
have re-built, often with their con-
gregations going into debt to do so.
As the assistant pastor of the Inner
City Church in Knoxville said, “If
they burn us again, we'll re-build.
They're not going to run us out of
our community.â€
We were in Tennessee on Mon-
day. On Tuesday, another Black
church was burned there.
The burning of churches is evil
but it is not a new phenomenon in
this country. There were small
church burnings, Black business
and home bombings prior to the
infamous bombing of the Baptist
Church in Birmingham in 1963.
The silence of the nation about
those “small†incidents allowed the
murderers to strike that Sunday
morning in Birmingham. Now is
the time for our government to act
forcefully. Now is the time for chur-
ches to cry out for justice. Before it
is too late.
w You may write to Attorney
General Janet Reno at the Depart-
ment of Justice, Constituition
Avenue & 10th Stret, NW, Room
4400, Washington, DC 20530 and
as for full and impartial investiga-
tion into the burnings of African
American churches. The National
Council of Churches is setting up a
fund for all of the churches which
have burned. You may send contri-
butions to the National Ministries
Unit, 475 Riverside Drive, Room
572, NY, NY 10115.
Bernice Powell Jackson is execu-
tive director of the Commission for
Racial Justice of the United Church.
of Christ. She is based in Cleve-
land, Ohio.
APOSTLE DR. ELIZABETH
HAIRSTON
Apostle
Appreciation
Celebration
The Rose of Sharon Ministries
invite the public to help them cele-
brate Apostle Dr. Elozabeth Hair-
ston, this precious vessel whom
God has placed in their midst.
Join them to hear anointed
speakers such as Prophet Todd
Hall, Prophetess Geraldine Eady of
Savannah, Ga., and many more.
Also enjoy in concert Apostle Darr-
ly Yancey singing his latest hits,
“Another Chance†and “Thank You
Lord,†on Saturday, June 8, 7:30
Im.
P Services started May 29 and will
run through June 9, nightly, 7:30
p.m.
Call (305) 621-0060 for further
information.
Shekinah Glory
Prophet Nathaniel Dodd is
“Ministering†at Shekinah Glory
Power and Praise Ministries #1,
1051 N.W. 62nd St., at 7:30 p.m.
nightly, May 28-31.
Host Pastor is Overseer Cassie
S. Brown.
Greater Bethel
AWAY 2
Power Prayer Breakfast
June 1, 1996
Come Early to hear
Rev. Brenda McCaslin
Mt. Herman A.M.E. Church
and Local Evangelists
8:30 a.m., 245 N.W. 8th Street.
Rev. John FE. White,
Senior Minister
Group’s sixth singing anniversary
The Spirituallets will celebrate
their 6th Singing Anniversary on
Sunday, June 2, at 2:30 p.m., at
Calvary Holiness #2, ,7600 N.W.
7th Ave., Rev. Murry Williams,
Pastor.
The C Lord C's, The Wimberly
Family, The Zionetts, Southern
Echoes, Spiritual Harmonizers,
The Doe Family, The Mighty
Voices, The Goldenaries, The
H PILGRIM REST M.B. Rev. Earl
Ponder: Youth Department's sec-
ond annual Youth Revival, June
3-7, 7:30 p.m., with Rev. Kenneth
Johnson, New Shiloh Missionary
Baptist Church.
BH WAY OF DELIVERANCE PEN-
TECOSTAL CENTER: First Joy
Conference ends Friday. Pastors
Betty Francis of Cathedral of
Praises & Worship Center, Pastor
Jerome Noble and Pastor Jimmie
Williams of Lighthouse Praise and
Worship Center and joining Pastor
Sarah Person and congregation.
HE BROWNS M.B., Rev. Robinson:
Pre-anniversary of the Spiritual-
lets, Saturday, 8 p.m., featuring
Voices of Joy, Green Specials, Mes-
senger for Christ, Hickson Ensem-
ble Choir, Carnations, The Wim-
berly Family.
EH NEW HOPE M.B. Rev. Randall
Holts: Pastor and congregation,
along with Pastors Cecil and Regi-
na Lamb and Church of Christ will
worship together in “A Harvest
Night†service Sunday, 6 p.m., at
Friendly Five, Gospel Lyrics, South
Florida's, G.C. Singers, Sis. Roset-
ta Ellis, Holy Stars, Idenity and
special guest The Smiling Jiubilees
will be on the program.
Donation is $10; children, 6-12,
$5.
For more information, call Bro.
Jake Wright, 377-1959, or Sis.
Fannie, 754-4626.
New Hope, featuring recording
artist Lisa Kemp.
HB EASON TEMPLE: Testimony of
Vanessa Audrey on how God deliv-
ered her from crack, jail, sex and
sin will be given Saturday, 8 p.m.
HE MT. PLEASANT M.B. Rev.
James C. Wise: Church's 82nd
anniversary, Sunday, June 9.
Guests at 3 p.m. will be Rev. Jeffery
Mack and Second Canaan Baptist
Church. Theme: “We've Come
This Far by Faith.†Colors: blue
and white.
HE NOW FAITH DELIVERANCE
TABERNACLE, Overseer Katrine
Forbes: Dr. Forbes will be in revi-
val througout Friday at 319 S.W.
25th St., Ft. Lauderdale. Forbes's
appreciation, June 3-7.
HB HOLY TEMPLE M.B. Rev.
Joseph Kelly: Friday, 7:30 p.m.,
Deaconess Ministry's Fellowship
program. Saturday, 7 p.m., choir
#1 and Usher Ministry #2 will
sponsor a Christian Fellowship
Ball at the Ingram Senior Building,
14295 N.W. 21st Ct.
BY LAWRENCE W. ALTHOUSE
ARE YOU OUT OF SHAPE?
June 2, 1996
Background Scripture:
1 Timothy 4:6-16
Devotional Reading:
Psalm 37:1-11
When | was a seminary student
some forty years ago, I was graded on
my knowledge of the Bible and theol-
ogy, Church history, administration
and education, pastoral psychology
and even preaching although in sem-
inary they call it homiletics.
But I was never evaluated, grad-
ed or classified on “godliness,â€
as the writer of 1 Timothy puts it.
“Train yourself in godliness, for while
bodily training is of some value,
godliness is of a value in every
way, as it holds promise for the
present life and also for the life to
come†(4:7b, 8). As far as the writer of
1 Timothy is concerned, godliness is
probably the minister’s most
important subject-much more
important then theological specula-
tion: “Have nothing to do with god-
less and silly myths†(4:7a).
Actually, although I did rather well
in my seminary studies, I’m glad I
wasn’t graded on godliness. Can
you imagine getting your report card
and finding you failed it! Although I
didn’t think the study of theology
was easy, godliness would have
been a lot harder.
50 PER CENT!
It still is. I can get 50% on the cur-
riculum in 1 Timothy, “Till I come,
attend to the public reading of scrip-
ture, to preaching, to teachingâ€
(4:13). Yes, I can handle that well
enough. The writer also says the
“good minister of Christ Jesus†is
nourished on the “words of the faith
and of the good doctrine which
you have followed.†Yes, I’ve got
the words and 1 know the doctrine.
help us to serve you better.
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But, what about godliness?
I’ve looked at my commentaries to
find what the writer meant by “godli-
ness,†but none of them gave me a
clue. So, I’ve tuned to some varying
translations and find the following
translations of verse 7b:
Living Bible: “Spend your time
and energy in the exercise of
keeping spiritually fit.†New Eng-
lish Bible: “Keep yourself in
training for the practice of reli-
gion.†Phillips Bible: “Take time
and trouble to keep yourself spiritu-
ally fit.†Jerusalem Bible: “Train
yourself spiritually.â€
What the writer of 1 Timothy is
talking about, then, is keeping our-
selves in a state of spiritual fitness.
And I’m still not sure how I stack up
there. I do pretty well in the physical
fitness department. Five days a week
my wife and I walk three miles
every moming and then do a half
hour of aerobic exercises. In the
summertime, we supplement that
with water exercise as well.
SPIRITUAL AEROBICS
When we travel we marvel at the
great number of people who share
our concern for keeping physically
fit. Lots of hotels and most cruise
ships have jogging courses and a fit-
ness center, often complete with the
latest equipment. Hotel managers
tell us that, unless they offer physical
fitness facilities and equipment, they
cannot attract the regular business
travelers.
Undoubtedly, physical fitness has
captured the public imagination and
I am glad. The physical being and
our health are gifts from God that we
ought not to abuse or neglect. But, if
we could also make people aware of
the need for spiritual fitness as well,
how much better would this world
be! And Christians must lead the
way: “...set the believers an example
in speech and conduct, in love, in
faith, in purity†(4:12).
So, speaking in terms of spiritual fit-
ness, are you in or out of shape?
The Althouses will lead a group to
the Holy Land, Oct. 9 to Nov. 2,
1996. Space is limited. for informa-
tion, write them at 4412 Shenan-
doah Ave., Dallas, TX 75205.
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Mount Olivette
On Saturday, the Pastor's Aide
Board of Mt. Olivette M.B. Church
will meet at 4 p.m. Sis. Bernice
Brown is president. At 5 p.m,
there will be a meeting of the Dea-
cons Board. . Richard Smith is
chairman.
Holy Communion will be admi-
nistered during the 8 a.m. and 11
a.m. services. Pastor Franklin
Clark will bring both messages.
A Father's Day Brunch will be
held on Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m.,
in the Dawkins/Ward Educational
Building of the church.
And plans are being set for Vaca-
tion Bible School onJune 17 - 21st.
Continued prayers for Sisters
Maxine Humes-Smith, Pat John-
son, Naomi Collie, Arlene Mingo,
Cecil Goring and Joseph Gooden.
Holy Ghost
Assembly
At Holy Ghost Assembly of the
Apostolic Faith will on Saturday,
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., the Pastor's
Aide Board is sponsoring a dinner
sale at the church. You may phone
in your order at 836-6258 or stop
by and pick it up.
On Sunday, June 9, at 2 p.m.,
for the first time, Holy Ghost
Assembly will be having Combined
Men and Women Day Service.
Mother C. Johnson and Deacon
I. Kent will preside.
Soul Saving Station
REV. LEWIS NESBITT
Greater Love
will install
new pastor
The members of Greater Love
Missionary Baptist Church, cor-
dially invite you to attend the
Installation of their new pastor,
Rev. Lewis Nesbitt.
Installation services will be on
June 9 at 3:30 p.m. at Jordan
Grove Missionary Baptist Church,
5946 N.W. 12th Ave., Rev. Douglas
Cook, Pastor.
Memorial Temple
Sun. Morning Service 7:30 a.m.
Sun. School & Orientation 9:30 a.m.
Sun. Worship (Svc) 11 am.
Thur. Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 a.m.
Tues. Intercessory Prayer 6-7 p.m.
F 6075 S.W. 64th Street
So: Miami, FL 33143
667-3696
Rev. Emanuel Whipple, Pastor/Teacher
1880 Washington Ave., Opa-locka Missionary B aptist
681-4868
Order of Services Church
Sunday School-—-9:00 a.m 16600 N.W. 44th Court, Carol City
Morning Worship—-—11:00 a.m. 624-2502
Sun. Eve. Service —-7:00p.m. Order of Service
Mon-Sat. noon Day Prayer
Tues. 7:45 p.m. Mid-Week SocrvSund Early Morning Worship 745
Serv. Sunday Scho 30am
Wed--7:45 p.m. Bible Study Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
New Believers, Youth Serv. Mission Study = MONday...............cimiemmsmsmsinsnssions 7 p.m.
Prayer Meeting - Thursday. 7 p.m.
: Fri. 7:30 p.m. Bible Study - TRUISay.......ccooowevcrirersrmsssesisersssisasnnss 8 PL.
Pastor: Rev. Carolyn Sheffield Rev. Ellise Cox, Pastor
Mt. Nebo New Birth Baptist
Missionary Baptist Church
13230 N.W. 7th Avenue
Church North Miami, FL 33169
i riointi (305) 685-3700 Fax (305) 685-0705
Ca ig oe Anne Bishop Victor T. Curry, Senior Pastor/Teacher
Schedule of Worship Services
7 a.m. Early Morning Worship
9:30 a.m. Mid-Morning Worship at
Miami Northwestern Senior High School
7007 N.W. 12th Avenue
11 a.m. Morning Worship
7 p.m. Evening Worship
(New Birth Live on AM 1490 WMBM)
Bible Study is held every Tuesday, 7 p.m.
and Wednesday morning, 10:30 a.m.
Saint City Church of God
9302 N.W. 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 693-4725 693-3877
Order of Service
Sunday School 9am.
Morning Worship lam.
Evening Worship. 6 p.m.
Tuesday Night. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Night. 7:30 p.m.
Bishop J.P. Jenkins, Founder & Overseer
1st Lady Helen Jenkins, Asst. Bishop
Zion Hope Missionary
Baptist Church
5129 N.W. 17th Avenue, Miami
696-4341
Order of Service
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11am.
Sun. Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Youth Ministry - MONday.............cummmmsisnssinsannns 8 p.m.
Prayer Meeting & Bible Study Tuesday................. 7 p.m.
Transportation Available for Sunday
Morning Worship. Call 621-4513.
Rev. Paul Freeman, Pastor
Community Missionary
Baptist Church
'5431 Mayo Street, Hollywood, FL 32023
954-963-1355
“Come, Lift up your heads in praise . . .
and expect to receive from
the King of Glory!†Psalm 24
Sunday - Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Praise & Worship 11 am.
Tuesday - Prayer Meeting /
Expository Bible Teaching 8 p.m.
11 Timothy 2:15
Wednesday - Mission Ministry 8 p.m.
Matthew 25:33-40
Bobby L. Mack, Senior Pastor
Greater St. Luke
Primitive Baptist Church
“Where God 1s Glorifiedâ€
4205 S.W. 18th Street
West Hollywood, Florida 33023
Phone (954) 966-7656
Sunday School - 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday Service 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Youth Ministry 1 p.m.
; Transportation Available for
Sunday School
Elder Nathan Robinson Paster
New Beginning Missionary
Baptist Church
“A church to make a difference in
Opa-locka and Carol Clty areas.â€
Morning Service 7:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Svc. (Sun) 10:45 a.m.
Tues. - Youth Night 6-8 p.m.
Wed. Prayer/Bible Study /
Orientation 7-8:30 p.m.
2775 N.W. 183rd Street
620-9319
REV. IRVING READON
You are invited to be a guest of
The Church of Jesus Christ
1491 N.W. 26th Street
Where God is Father, Jesus Christ is Lord and
Savior, and everyone is loved.
Elder Oliver Gordon Sr.,
P.E., B.A. M.Div, is the pastor.
Sunday
Church School 9am.
Worship 10am
Bible Study. Spm.
Tuesday - Choir Rehearsal.............cceoe... 7 p.m.
Phone 634-7407
Parsonage 635-7188 Church
Elder Oliver Gordon Sr.
St. John Baptist Church
1328 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 (305)
371-3212
Early Morning Worship -
7:30 am.
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship - 11 a.m.
Nurture for Baptist Churches
(BTU) -5 pm.
Evening Worship - 7 p.m.
Bible Study (Thurs.) 7-9 p.m.
Prayer Meeting (Tues.) -
7p.m.
REV. HENRY NEVIN, PASTOR
First Redeem Missionary Baptist Church
880 N.W. 54th Street
Miami, FL 33127
758-4200
Easily accessible to the handicapped.
“Eternal salvation is freeâ€
; Order of Service
Sunday School 9 a.m.
i Nurture for Baptist Churches
10 am.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
1st Sunday - The Lord's Supper
Wednesday evening 7 p.m.
Mid-week Services
Prayer Meeting, Bible Study
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Baptist Church
“The church where everybody is somebody,
and Christ is head of allâ€.
4617 NW 22nd Ave.
Miami, Florida
620-0057
Order of Services
Sunday School
Minister Lewis Nesbitt, Pastor/Teacher
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Thursday, May 30, 1996
THE MIAMI TIMES
3D
Floridians prefer public schools
By CATHY KEEN
UF Feature
Many parents prefer
the diversity and quality
of public schools and
would not send their
children to private
schools even if tuition
was paid for, a Unversity
of Florida survey finds.
“The conventional wis-
dom is that most parents
would probably send
their kids to private
Card of Thanks’
The family of the late,
BROTHER WILLIE B.
COLEMAN
would like to thank you
for your expressions of
love and kindness.
Special thanks to The
Mount Olive Primitive
Baptist Church, Elder
Frazier Amold, Jr., Hall
Ferguson Hewitt Funeral
Home, Reverend Willie
Simms, Brothers Frank
and Michael Johnson.
Mother Evelyn Simp-
son and family.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,
RUFUS RAWLS, JR.
A heartfelt thanks to
Rev. W.J. Gaskins of St.
Luke Baptist
Church,Broward
County, Rev. Christo-
pher G. Clark of Greater
Mt. Carmel Missionary
Ba pt I § 1
Church, Tangerine, Fla,
St. Arthur's Lodge #488,
St. Luke Lodge #530, The
Progressive Band, Ba-
balu & The Junkanoos,
wonderful neighbors
past & present, loving
family & friends.
May God keep his lov-
ing arms around us with
guidance.
Wife, Sarah; sons, Wil-
ford and Gary, and
grandchildren.
Happy
Birthday
In loving memory of,
AKA “Hollywoodâ€
05/30/71 - 06/22/94
I won't see u smile, and
I won't see u laugh any-
more, everynight I won't
see u walk through that
door; cause time wasn't
on your side. It isn’t right
I can't say I love u. It's too
late to tell u but I really
need u to know “Holly-
woodâ€. No, I'll never
forget u I'll never let u out
of my heart; Oh, you'll
always be here with me
baby . . .
Two years has come
and gone so fast, it seems
like only yesterday I saw
u last.
In body u may be gone,
but in heart, mind, and
spirit your memory lin-
gers on.
I love u “Hollywoodâ€,
Always & Forever.
Katrina Taylor
BKA “KayKayâ€
We love u, we miss u,
and most of all we need u
. . .But one day in time
we'll all meet again. A
loving son, dad, brother.
Love always and forever.
Mom, Tiny; daught-
ers, Bianca and Brionna;
sister, Mekeba . . .
Now, all I got left is
stinkin memories, I love:
my nigga to death. I'm
drinking Hennessy;
How many brothers
play a victim to the
streets. Rest in peace,
“Hollywood†there's a
heaven for a Gâ„¢!!
See ya at the crossroad
DOG!
Homie 4 Life, “Q.T."; fam-
ily and friends.
schools if they could
afford it,†said Chris
McCarty, survey director
for UF's Bureau of Eco-
nomic and Business
Research, “but our study
shows that parents do
not necessarily prefer
private schools to public
schools. If anything,
parents with children in
the public schools are
relatively satisfied with
those schools.â€
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
ETHEL CLARK
07/09/02 - 05/30/92
We think of you always
but especially today.
You will never be for-
gotten although you are
gone away.
Your memory is a
keepsake with which we
never part.
God has you in his
keepng we have you in
our hearts.
The Family
The bureau asked
about schools during its
monthly consumer
surveys of Floridians in
August, September and
February. The 1,170
respondents were cho-
sen through random
digit dialing for 10-mi-
nute telephone
interviews.
In one question,
parents were asked to
grade the schools their
children attended. Pri-
vate schools received bet-
ter grades, overall, and
public high schools the
lowest, “C."
But, despite the differ-
ing views of their own
children’s schools, most
wouldn't switch if they
had a choice.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,
bY
iQ
ISREAL CURTIS
wishes to thank all per-
sons who gave them com-
fort in any manner dur-
ing the illness and pass-
ing of their loved one.
Special thanks to
Father Norbert Cooper,
The Church of The As-
cension, Bishop H.E.
Dean, The Church of God
of Prophecy, Miami No. 1,
Dr. Edwin T. Demeritt,
The Fruits of The Saints,
and members of The
Church of The Open
Door.
Your Acts of Kindness
and love will always be
remembered and
cherished.
The Family
In Memoriam
In loving memory of
my husband,
EDDIE L. JACKSON
Looking back over the
year it seems like a life-
time since you left us
behind.
Tears of joy and happi-
ness fill our hearts and
eyes, because you touch
and made this life better
for so many.
You will always stay in
my heart.
Your wife, Ellen Peter-
son Jackson.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
-
8/29/30 - 5/29/90
It has been six years
since you have been
gone. Willie Mae McKin-
ney Charlow, May the
light of God surround
you. May the love of God
enfold you. May the
power of God protect you.
and the presence of God
watch over you.
You are deeply
missed. Harold L. Char-
low and Family.
oh
ALFONSO CURRY
would like to express our
deepest thanks to every-
one. You made our time
of bereavement much
easier.
May God bless you all.
The Curry family.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
DAVID L.
WASHINGTON
02/14/68 - 06/01/94
You are gone and
missed but not forgotten
Your loving fater; Wil-
lie, mother; Mary,
brother; Rory, sister;
Doris Coats and other
relatives.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
fi SEP NF
ELIJAH B. PRATT.II
08/10/49 - 05/24/95
Of parents with child-
ren in public elementary
schools, 57 percent said
there. was no private
school they would prefer
for their child, compared
to 52 percent of those
with youngsters in
middle schools and 55
percent in high schools.
Only 17 percent said the
reason was no private
school in their area.
“The main reason peo-
ple gave for wanting to
keep their children in
public schools was
exposing them to a diver-
sity of students from dif-
ferent economic classes
or races,†McCarty said.
“Others simply said their
public school was doing a
good job and they had
never thought about
switching.â€
Twenty-three percent
of parents with children
in middle schools said
they would sent them to
another public school if
they had the choice, com-
pared to 17 percent with
children in high schools
and 15 percent in
elementary schools.
“It's unclear whether
or not middle schools in
particular are being
managed poorly or this is
just a difficult age to deal
with,†McCarty said.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,
JOHNNIE MAE
POUNCY
expresses with great ap-
preciation all the kind
deeds that was shown to
our family during the be-
reavement of our dear
love one.
Many thanks to family
members, neighbors, co-
workers, and friends.
Special thanks to Rev.
Horton and Greater New
Bethel, M.B., Solomon
Funeral Home, Christian
Fellowship, Antioch Bap-
tist of Liberty City and
Bethel Baptist Church.
Your prayers, flowers,
calls, visits, cards, cov-
ered dishes and many
other expressions will al-
ways be remembered and
flfl our prayers goes out to
you also.
The Pouncy, Viel,
Tarver, lIvery, Stanley,
Jones and Penn families.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late,
It has been one year ..
since you passed, and
. your absence lingers on.
It seems like yesterday
that you were here. Our
hearts always hurt and
the emptiness will never
be fulfilled.
We love you but God
love you best.
Mother and father;
Gladys and Elijah Pratt
and the entire family.
In Memoriam
In loving memory of,
JAMES H. FURMAN
Jimmie it has been
three years since you left
us for a better place. To
some you are forgotten,
to some you are of the
past. But to us the one's
who loved and lost you
your memories will al-
ways last.
The Family
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ROOSEVELT TILLMAN
AKA. “PAPAâ€
08/13/53 - 05/11/96
would like to take this
opportunity to express
our sincere gratitude to
each and every one of you
individually and collec-
tively for your loving and
caring acts of kindness.
Your visits, prayers,
gifts, flowers and cards
were appreciated more
than you will ever know.
Your support made our
tremendous loss a little
easier to bear.
Special thanks to St.
John Missionary Baptist
Church, Rev. Nivens,
Rev. Dr. Henry Daniels,
Chaplain Dr. Ralph
Ross, Dr. Nelson Adams,
Master Chief Dennis
Middlebrooks, Chief Ri-
chard Staley, Poitier
Funeral Home, New Hope
Missionary Baptist
Church, Boy Scout Troop
79, Northwestern Class
of '71, relatives, friends
and neighbors
The Sands Family.
Range
Miami
ELMINAT. TAYLOR, 75, Miam-
i, died May 25 at the North Shore
Medical Center Vitas. Survivors
include sons, J. Hartman Taylor
Jr., Henderson Paul Taylor III;
daughters, Marcia Taylor McCoy of
Upper Marlboro, Md., Cassandra
Taylor Edmonds of Greenwood,
SC, Elmina Maria Taylor and Mary
Ferrell. Services will be held today
(Thursday), 11 a.m., at Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church, 1301
N.W. 71st St.; interment, Our Lady
of Mercy.
MARIE W. MACK, 69, Miami,
retired licensed practical nurse at
Jackson Hospital, died May 25 at
Jackson. Survivors include sons,
Ulyssee Jr., Glenn Williams; sis-
ters, Emestine Bland and Ann P.
Holly; brother, Stanley Williams.
Services will be held Friday, 1 p.m.,
at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1845
N.W. 65th St.; interment, Dade
Memorial Park.
EDNA VIOLA SMITH, 54,
Miami, died May 21 at North Shore
Medical Center. Survivors include
daughter, Sophia McKenzie; son,
Alvin Wright; sisters, Lois Ander-
son and Shernette H. Hardy. Final
rites and burial will be in Annotto
Bay, St. Mary's Parrish, Jamaica.
SAVANNAH MAE MARTIN, 46,
Miami, died May 24 at Baptist Hos-
pital. Survivors include son,
James; sisters, Darlene Leonard
and Sharon Truman. Final rites
and burial will be in Detroit, Mich.
WINFRED WHITE, 54, Miami,
died May 26 at Jackson Hospital.
Survivors include sons, Darius,
Tyrone, Kep and Trent; sisters,
Marva, Deborah Johnson, Eloise
Matthews and Bertha Clark;
brothers, David and Freddie. Final
rites and burial will be on Satur-
day, 4 p.m., in Wachula.
ROBERT C. WILLIAMS, 58,
Miami, died May 25 at Hialeah
Hospital. Survivors include
daughter, Tavia Maxwell; nieces,
Patricia Lloyd and Demetria Clark;
nephew, Ray Faison. Final rites
and burial will be on Saturday in
Rosehill, N.C.
Range Coconut Grove
VALENTINA FALCO GERI-
DEAU, 79, Coconut Grove, died
May 25. Survivors include daught-
er, Annette (Pumpkin) Largins;
son, Isaiah Brock; grandchildren,
Tonya Sutton, Steve Sebrina, Regl-
nald, Ronald and Shawn Brock;
great-grandchildren, Shayna and
Shea. Repose will be on Friday, 6-8
p.m., at Sweetfield Missionary
Baptist Church, 3585 Plaza St.,
Coconut Grove; services, Satur-
day, 11 a.m. at St. Paul AME.
Church, 3680 Thomas Ave., Coco-
nut Grove.
Royal
LULA MAE BACON, 73, Opa-
locka, died May 26 at Aventura
Medical Center. Survivors include
husband, Percy Bacon; son, West-
ley Bradwell. Services will be on
Saturday, 10 a.m., at Greater New
Bethel Church, 17025 N.W. 22nd
Ave.; repose, 5-10 p.m.; interment,
Dade Memorial Park.
AUBREY LEE, 72, Carol City,
died May 23, at Hollywood Medical
Center. Survivors include wife,
Arthense Lee; children, Dorothy,
Robert, Patrick, Alicia and Janet.
Services will be on Saturday, 11
a.m., at Norland United Methodist
Church; interment, Hollywood
Memorial Gardens.
JACOB BURKE, Carol City,
died May 27 at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Survivors included wife, Lilie
Burke. Services willbe at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Miami Christian Cen-
ter, 777 N.W. 85th St.; interment,
Dade Memorial Park.
CHARLES SARGENT, Carol
City, died at the V.A. hospital. Sur-
vivors include sister, Jacquline
Burnside. Services will be held
Saturday, 10 a.m., at Mt. Hermon
AM.E. Church, Opa-locka.
AUSTIN MANNING, 57, Laur-
dale Lakes, died May 27 at the
Cleveland Clinic Ft. Lauderdale.
Survivors include wife, Icilda Man-
ning. Arrangements are
incomplete.
GARY PHILLIP, 53, Carol City,
died May 27 at Jackson Hospital.
Arrangements are incomplete.
Hall-Ferguson-Hewitt
CALVIN G. WOODS, 54, Pepsi-
Cola Bottling Co. employee, Miami,
died May 26. Survivors include
wife, Sally Woods; daughters,
Brenda Hooks and Iresa Bryant;
sons, Kelvin and Michael Anthony;
sister, Marion Smith; brother,
Camillus Wood Jr.; aunt, Jeane-
mae Monroe. Services will be held
Saturday, 2 p.m., at the chapel;
interment, Dade Memorial Park,
North.
Le
DERRICK N. MILLER, 32, con-
struction company employee,
Miami, died May 27. Survivors
include mother, Carolyn Miller;
maternal grandmother, Ethel Den-
nis; sons, Derrick and DeJuan;
daughters, Jenique and Ayesha;
father, Lloyd Miller; stepmother,
Betty Miller; sister, Fameshi; step-
sister, Donna; stepbrothers, Lloyd
and Dwight; uncles, William and §
Carl Dennis and Owen Thompson;
aunts, Sophia and Connie Dennis,
Sandra Thompson and Rovenia
Drake. Services will be held Fri-
day, 11 a.m., at the chapel.
RUTH S. HALL, 68, health-care
professional, Miami, died May 22.
Survivors include sisters, Marie H.
Taylor, Mozelle H. Pierce, Clairetha
Marshall and Casandra; brothers,
Andrew, Milton, co-owner of Hall-
Ferguson-Hewitt Mortuary, and
Frank; niece, Denise E. Lott. Ser-
vices were held Wednesday at the
Episcopal Church of the Incarna-
tion; interment, Lincoln Memorial
Park.
SEAN D. BAKER, 29, musician
of Atlanta, Ga., passenger aboard
ValuJet Flight #592, died May 11.
Survivors include mother, Barbara
Baker; father, Sam Baker Jr.;
brother, Derrick; maternal grand-
mother, Deiser Zeigler; niece, Deri-
ca Johnson; nephew, Khaalig
Johnson; aunts, Dorothy and Dar-
lene Zeigler, Patricia Cannon and
Debra Eleby; uncles, Jerry and
Robert Zeigler and Louis Cannon
godmother, Virginia Bostic. Ser-
vices were held Saturday at Miami
Christian Center; interment, Dade
Memorial Park, North.
SYLVESTER TONY
LAWRENCE, 78, laundromat own-
er, Miami, died May 16. Survivors
include daughters, Maeonme, Bet-
ty J. Parsons, Dorothy Tucker and
Betty Kelly; son, John; sisters,
Mary Jones, Charlie Mae Baker
and Bertha Goodman; brother,
Mose Godfrey; grandchildren,
Shaundra Parsons, Shanah Gol-
phin, Martha, Mary and Wayne
Tucker, Gary, Chris and Tony Kel-
ly. Services were held Saturday at
New Hope MB Church; interment,
Southern Memorial Park.
JAMES L. GIBSON, 45, LPN of
Hartford, Conn., died May 20. Sur-
vivors include wife, Helen
Williams-Gibson; son, James Jr;
daughters, Susan and Shekema,
Brady Williams-Gibson; surrogate
mother, Grace Sweeting-
McKinnon; brothers, Theodore Sr.,
Fred B. Blakely; sisters, Joanne
Strong, Joann Williams and Dian-
ne Pierre-Ramsey; grandchildren,
Richard and Lydia Marone; aunt,
Henrietta Anderson. Services were
held Friday at the chapel; inter-
ment, Coconut Grove Cemetery.
Martha Solomon
EDDY DAVIS, 66, 17600 N.W.
5th Ave., Apt. 1205, died May 21 at
Jackson Hospital. He was a
dancer, musician and entertainer.
Survivors include wife, Frances;
daughters, Cythia and Margaret.
Servies will be held Saturday at the
chapel, 11 a.m.
ERNEST SIMS, 85, retired:
longshoreman, Miami, died May
21. Survivors include wife, Carle~
nia Sims; sons, Carwell Sr. and
Rev. Reginald Sims; daughters,
Carlenia Sims-Omaghomi and
Eldora; grandchildren, CarwellJr.,
Brandon, Tito and Curtis Omagh-
omi, Lenny Hughes and Tyrone,
Cheryl, Janelle, Kemyota, Kayon- -
za, Tonika, Naiomi and Victoria.
Services were held Saturday at Mt, .:
Sinai MB Church; interment, Dade
Memorial Park, North.
CARLTON F. KNOX, 28,
department store assistant mana-
ger, Miami, died May 22. Survivors...
include parents, Corine and
Joseph Moton; father, Edward
Knox; grandparents, Edythe
Reese, Archie Weatherspoon,
Malinda Minor and Jimmie; great
grandparents, Susie Mims and
David Kelly; sisters, Deidre Dixon,
Pamela Knox-Shuler, Edwina and
Carolyn, Shannon Walker;
brothers, Edwin and Lawrence;
aunts, Cheryl Woodson, Christine
Gilmore (Frank), Carolyn Dunnell,
Wanda Johnson, Malinda (T.J.});
uncles, Carl McBride, Nathaniel
and David Weatherspoon, Thomas
Moton, Charles Moton. Services
were held Monday at New Birth
Baptist Church; interment, -
Sunset Memorial Park.
Richardson
OLIVER LEE, 75, car dealer,
8025 N.W. 11th Ct., died May 21 at
North Shore Hospital. Survivors
include daughters, Robbie Wat-
son, Kathy Way; sons, Oliver Jr.,
Vincent Carter. Services were
held.
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MILDRED JOHNSON, 79, 2040
N.W. 135th St., died May 25 at
South Miami Hospital. Survivors
include sons, Charles Jr., Olrick,
Earl and Cecil; daughters, Albert-
ha Caldwell, JuanitaJackson, Por-
tia, Paula Brown; sisters, Albertha,
Juanita Mackey, Gladys Harden.
Services will be held Saturday, 11
a.m., at St. Agnes Episcopal
Church; litany service, 7 p.m., Fri
day, at the church.
DEBORAH DAVIS CUNNING-
HAM, 40, mail carrier, 595 N.W,
123rd St., Miami, died May 26, at
North Shore Medical Center. Sur-
vivors include mother, Versie
Johnson; stepfather, Simon;
father, Nathaniel Davis; daught-
ers, Vashon, Kimberly, Joneisha;
grandchildren, Crystal, Tavon and
Benjamin; sister, Dale Carter, Ali-
cia Young, Regina Jones; brother,
Anthony Davis. Services will be
held Saturday, 3:30 p.m., at St.
Luke Baptist Church.
ARTHUR RUSSELL, 50, Metro-
Dade Water and Sewer technician,
1870 N.W. 55th St. Survivors.
include daughters; Tabitha, Jac-
quline, Debra Moss; sisters, Bever-
ly Douglass, Stephanie; brothers,
Clinton, Andrew, Eugene. Services
will be held Saturday, noon at the
chapel.
wo. Br
70, Corrections Purchaser, 1930
N.W. 58th St., died May 21 at
Cedars Medical Center. Survivors
include wife, Joycelyn; daughter, :
Justina Brown; son, Dr. Roland.
Burroughs; sisters, Carolyn, Bes-;
sie Graham, Eleanor Myrick. Ser-
vices were held at St. Agnes Epis- ;
copal Church.
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MAYME LEE BRUNT, 79, 2555
N.W. 159th St., died May 22 at
home. Survivors include husband,
George Brunt; stepsons, Lemuel,
Benjamin Stephens; daughter,
Velma E. Love; step daughters, Ida
Owens, Gwendolyn Bradley; sis-
ters, Reatha Gilliam, Ethel Poole,
Hattie McKay. Services were held
Tuesday at First Baptist of Bunche
Park; interment, Southern Memor-
ial Park.
WILL EDWARD WASHING-
TON, 42, 1590N.E. 152nd St., died
May 21 at Parkway Hosptial. Sur-
vivors include mother, Irene
Washington; brother, Tommie C.
Bobo; sisters, Melvin, Brenda,
Levette, Patricia Andrews, Doris
Contino, Aurelia Ford, Sharon Jor-
dan. Services will be held Satur-
day, 11 a.m., at Liberty City
Church of Christ; interment,
Southern Memorial Park.
CHARLESTON STURRUP, 21,
500 North Congress Ave., Apt. #
T161, West Palm Beach. Survivors
include father, Charles Sturrup;
mother, Deborah Dean; brothers,
Anton, McLarin, Cranston.
Remains were shipped to Nassau,
Bahamas.
MARY LEE WASHINGTON, 68,
11415S.W. 226th St., died May 22
at Jackson Hospital. Survivors
include sons, James A. Coleman,
Nathan; daughters, Mamie Lee
Pender, Mary Neason, Carolyn
Randolph, Bonnie Wordly; sister,
Rosa Lee Flutch. Services will be
held Saturday, 1 p.m., at Trinity
Christian Fellowship Church.
AARON MCcKISSIC, 76, 4120
N.W. 11th Ave., died May 26 at
North Shore Hosptial. Survivors
include wife, Juanita McKissic;
sisters, Rhonda McLoan, Lottie
Vickers. Services will be held Fri-
day, 1 p.m., at New Hope Mission-
ary Baptist Church.
ADDIE BEHLIN, 80, 12501
East Randall Park Drive, died May
25 at North Shore Hospital. Survi-
vors include sons, Willie, James,
Dave Glen Behlin; daughters,
Ethel Sanders, Evelyn, Louise,
Mary Leggett, Alene Stevens, Ger-
tie Johnson. Remains were
shipped to Hampton, S.C.
THOMAS RANGER, 86, 1205
N.W. 95th St., #105, died May 23 at
Franco Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center. Survivors include
nephews, Leroy, Joseph, Edwin
Lloyd, Rev. Williams Johnson;
nieces, Virginia Lloyd, Ernestine
Hambrick, Josephine Lundy, Elvi-
ra Lloyd Charles, Carolyn Cole-
brook, Shirley Johnson; grand-
niece, Dominique Lloyd. Services
will be held Saturday at the chapel.
HELEN ADDERLY, 51, 2181
N.W. 86th Terr., died May 27 at
Mount Sinai Hospital. Survivors
include mother, Alagre D. Ellis;
husband, Chauncey Adderly;
daughters, Tonya, Andre; James
McTursh, Roosevelt Ellis, Dr.
Rufus Ellis Jr.; sisters, Rosa Walk-
er, Mary Ham, Cherrie Brown. Ser-
vices will be held today, noon, at
the House of God Church; inter-
ment, Dade Memorial Park.
HARRY ZUCKER, 89, 17000
N.W. 17th Ct., died May 28 at
Aventura Hospital. Survivors
include wife, Viola; daughter, Ula.
Services will be held Saturday, 10
a.m., at Poitier North Dade Chapel.
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FREDDIE LEE MINCEY, 57,
5215 N.W. 30th Pl., died May 28 at
Parkway Medical Center. Survi-
vors include sons, Trishawn and
Michael; brothers, James and
Charles; sisters, Mamie Nelson
and Lillie Mae Jones. Services will
be held Saturday, 11 a.m., at the
chapel.
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ELVERA REESE, 76, 17600
N.W. 5th Ave., died May 22 at
T.H.C. Hospital, Hollywood. Survi-
vors include sons, Jimmy, Willie
Reese; daughters, Betty, Rebecca
Reese; brother, Roszell Dixon; sis-
ter, Nerissia Lowe. Services will be
held Saturday, 2 p.m., at First
Baptist of Bunche Park; interment,
Dade Memorial Park.
ROBIN BROWN, 87, 2380 Ser-
vice Road, Opa-locka, died May 22
at Parkway Hospital. Survivors
include niece, Minnie Horne. Ser-
vices will be held Saturday, 11
a.m., at Holy Temple Baptist
Church; interment, Dade Memor-
ial Park.
DORIS O'NEAL, 45, 362 N.W.
66th St., died May 27 at Jackson
Hospital. Survivors include
mother, Lucille O'Neal; sons, Dar-
ryl Sheffield, Richard Howard;
brothers, Ricky, James Jackson,
David, Ronnie; sisters, Paulette,
Sheila, Deborah LeBlanc, Delores
Hall. Services will be held Satur-
day, 1 p.m., at the chapel; inter-
ment, Dade Memorial Park.
ABRAHAM BERNARD CHIN,
82, 115 N.W. 202nd Terr., #605,
died May 25 at Aventura Hospital.
Survivors include wife, Delores
Chin; sons, William, Mark Miller;
daughters, Cathy Hubbard, Lynn
Morris, Lori Miller; grandchildren,
Michael and Heather Hubbard.
Service were held Wednesday at
Visitation Catholic Church.
JERRY D. RUDD Jr., 20, 8410
Sherman Circle, H502, died May
27 in Homestead. Survivors
include mother, Patricia Rudd;
father, Jerry Rudd; brothers, Mar-
lon Gilliam, Torrance. Services will
be held Monday at Mt. Hermon
AME Church, 1 p.m.; interment,
Dade Memorial Park.
Mitchell
JOHNNY CHARLES THO!
(b.k.a. BeBe/Son), died May 26.
He worked with the City of Miami
Beach Sanitation Department.
Survivors include wife, Bernice;
children, Ronnie, Donald, Terry,
Jeffery, Randy and Cynthia, all of
Miami; brother, Eddie Jr.; nieces,
Gwendolyn Williams, Maxine
Majors, Brenda and Patricia. Ser-
vices will be on Saturday, 11 a.m.,
at New Fellowship Missionary Bap-
tist Church.
EMMANUEL SAINT-JEAN,
Miami, died May 26 at Jackson
Hospital. He was a maintenance
worker with the Parks and Recrea-
tion Department. Survivors
include wife, Josey; daughter,
Cathia. Services will be on Satur-
day, 2:30 p.m., at Notre Dame
D'Haiti Church.
RAYMOND OSBY, Miami, died
at Parkway Regional Medical Cen-
ter. Services will be on Saturday, 5
p.m., at the chapel.
Manker
ISMARA PREVILON, 72, 630
N.W. 107th St., died May 14 at
Jackson Hospital. Survivors
include brothers, Ismoles and Tha-
las. Services will be held Saturday,
10 a.m.; interment, Southern
Memorial Park.
MELIANIE ANDRE, 48, 2148
N.W. 84th St., died May 18 at Jack-
son Hospital. Survivors include
husbands, Cajes Andre. Services
will be held Thursday.
MICHAEL BATTEN, Miami,
died May 27 at North Shore Medi-
cal Center. Arrangements are
incomplete.
Jay
JIMMIE LEE JOHNSON, 59,
roofer, Goulds died May 19 at Col-
umbia Deering Hospital. Survi-
vors include wife Linda; mother,
Dora Mae Jones; stepfather, Ollie
Jones. Services were held
Saturday.
LEVI FERGUSON, 69, horticul-
turist, Perrine, died May 25 at Col-
umbia Deering Hospital. Survi-
vors include daughters, Althea,
Elthea, Albertha, Caprice and
Tina; sister, Albertha Smith. Ser-
vices will be held Saturday, 1 p.m.,
at St. Peters Missionary Baptist
Church.
ARTHUR LEE BROWN, 56,
roofer, Perrine, died May 19. Sur-
vivors included wife, Addie Mae
Brown; daughters, Delores and
Vanessa; mother, Willie Mae
Parks; sisters, Carolyn Culp and
Emma; brothers, Alphonso,
Anthony, and Willie Brown, Iraand
Randio Link and Keith Dixon. Ser-
vices will be held Saturday, 11
a.m., at St. John Baptist Church,
Naranja.
INELL TUCKER, 76, Goulds,
died May 28 at Columbia Deering
Hospital. Survivors include
daughters, Ethel Harper, Fannie
Hunter, Mattie Sue Dixon, Barba-
ra Bullard and Jennie Coleman;
son, James. Services will be held
Saturday, 2 p.m., at Morningstar
Missionary Baptist Church.
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ELIZABETH S. THOMAS, 69,
Miami, died May 21 at Transitional
Hospital, Hollywood. Survivors
include husband, Willie Thomas;
son, Sylvester; daughter, Helen
Pittman Delancy. Family time will
be 6-8 p.m., Friday; services Satur-
day, 10 a.m., at Mt. Zion Apostolic
Temple, 9300 N.W. 32nd Ave.;
interment, Dade Memorial Park.
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JOE N. ROBERTSON, 62,
Miami, died May 23 at Human
Resource Center. Survivors
include sister, Nancy Rolle; cou-
sin, Trudy Melton. Visitation will
be on Friday, 6-8 p.m.; services,
Saturday, at the chapel, 1 p.m.
Carey-Royal-Ram’n
ROBERT NESBITT, 78, Miami,
died May 18 at Parkway Regional
Medical Center. Survivors include
wife, Vivian; sons; Robert Jr. and
Robin; sister, Nancy; grandchil-
dren, Idris, Aquil, Aliya, Isa, Sufiya
and Muhammed, Robin Jr. and
Christine. Services were held
Saturday at Canaan Missionary
Baptist Church; interment, Dade
Memorial Park.
JEAN ROBERT FRANCOIS, 25,
Miami, died May 24 at home. Sur-
vivors include Nadia Desamours,
Dwayne, Nicole Etienne, Carole
Etienne, Suzanne, Whilnamy
Louis, Bernadette Louis, Georgette
Desamours, Jean Desamours,
Nadege Desamours, Evans Desa-
mours. Services will be held Satur-
day at St. James Catholic Church;
interment, Southern Memorial
Park.
DAPHNEY PEART, 62, Miami,
died May 23 at North Shore Medi-
cal Center. Survivors include
father, Edward Chambers Sr.;
mother, Marion Chambers;
brother, Edward Jr.; sister, Del Sie
Buddle. Final rites will be in Mon-
tego Bay, Jamaica.
Donaldson-Fryar
OLA LEE “NIT†JACKSON, 71,
1274 S.W. 2nd St., Homestead,
died May 22. Survivors include
daughter, Bobbie; sons, Robert
and Freddie; sisters, Lizzie Cha-
ney; Ruth Hamilton. Service will
be on Thursday, 11 a.m., at
Greatert New Mt. Zion A.M.E.
Church, Homestead.
House panel under attack for
slow action on church fires
By DAVID PACE
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) —
Outrage over a rash of Black
church fires in the Southeast
turned into bickering when Black
lawmakers used a House hearing
to question the government's com-
mitment to solving the crimes.
Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J.,
chairman of the Congressional
Black Caucus, criticized the House
Judiciary Committee May 22 for
taking too long to schedule a hear-
ing into the string of 25 arsons
since January, last year.
Payne said the delay was parti-
cularly disturbing in light of sever-
al weeks of hearings by the com-
mittee last year into the 1993 siege
of the Branch Davidian compound
near Waco, Texas, and the 1992
shootout at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
“We should have the same effort
put into church burnings,†said
Payne. “There is a disparity in the
way justice is being dispensed in
this country.â€
Jay/Johnson’s
WILLIE YORK, 15, formerly of
Florida City, died May 21 in North
Carolina. Survivors include
parents, Harvey Johnson and Car-
olyn; sisters, Margaret, Brenda,
Sharon, Cassandra and Lakay
Johnson; brothers, Edward, Tyr-
one, Brandon and Harvey Jr. Ser-
vices will be at 11 a.m. Friday at
Paradise Memorial Cemetery.
CLARENCE WILSON, 61,
Homestead, died May 20 at
Greenbriar Vitas. Survivors
include sister, Ruth Miller;
brothers, Earl, Lloyd, John Henry,
James and Leonard. Services were
held Tuesday.
CURTIS SMITH, 25, Home-
stead, died May 25. Survivors
include parents, Lillie Taylor and
Leroy Wilder; brothers, Leroy Wil-
der Jr. and Thomas; sisters, Shir-
ley Boston, Yvonne McCray, Elma
Joe, Cynthia, Sylvia and Beverly;
daughter; Amy Cruse; son, Curtis
Jr. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Saturday at Freewill Baptist
Church.
Calvin Butler Jr.
JERRY McGRIFF, died May 19.
Survivors include father, Rev. Bei-
sey Lee McGriff; son, Jerry Jr.; sis-
ters, Lanier, Gloria, Charlene Wil-
liams, Cynthia, Pamela; brother,
Joseph. Services were held Satur-
day at Calvin Butler Memorial
Temple.
ANNIE BURROWS, died May 14
at Greynolds Park Nursing Home.
Survivors include daughter, Fred-
ricka Williams; granddaughter,
Sandra. Services were held Wed-
nesday at Butler Memorial Temple.
LARRY DELL WEST Sr., 35,
auto mechanic, died May 25 at
Jackson Hospital. Survivors
include wife Bonita; son, Larry Jr.
Services will be held Saturday.
Barrett-Fryar-
Thompkins
NAOMI RUCKER, 77, Miami,
died May 24 at Greenbriar Nursing
Home. Survivors include son, Fred
D. Lowe; daughter, Tina Campbell;
sister, Gertrude Gumbs; step- P
sister, Frances Tooks; nephew,
Harold McPherson; grandchildren,
William Lowe, Timothy Lowe, Shei-
la Lowe Watson, Danny Lowe, Dis-
hon Campbell and Zaavon Camp-
bell. Services were held Wednes-
day at Upper Room Assembly of
God, Miami.
MARY L. DOUGLAS GARLAND,
76, Goulds, died May 24 at Gram-
ercy Nursing Home. Survivors
include brothers, Johnnie and
Oliver Douglas; sisters, Ruby L.
Everette and Ira Bell Brown. Ser-
vices will be held today, Thursday
at the chapel.
E.A. Stevens
GEORGE CLEVELAND, 59,
5521 S.W. 18th St., West Holly-
wood, died May 26 at Plantation
General Hospital. Survivors
include sons, Adolph and Melvin;
daughters, Cheryl Scavella and
Katie Johnson. Services will be on
Saturday, 11 a.m., at the House of
God Church, West Hollywood;
viewing, Friday, 2-9 p.m., at the
funeral home; interment, Holly-
wood Memorial Gardens.
JACOB MINNIS, 66, 4407 S.W.
28th St., West Hollywood, died
May 26 in Nassau, Bahamas. Sur-
vivors include wife, Maria; sons,
Lesley, Roderick, Joseph and Gre-
gory; daughters, Janice, Cathy,
Nicole and Valerie. Services will be
held on Saturday, 10 a.m. at St.
Anns Episcopal Church, Hallan-
dale; viewing, Friday, 2-9 p.m., at
the funeral home; interment, Hal-
landale Cemetery.
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-
Texas, questioned whether the FBI
and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac-
co and Firearms have committed
sufficient resources to investigat-
ing the church fires.
She noted that more than 100
federal agents have spent the past
57 days at a standoff with the Mon-
tana Freemen and federal authori-
ties have spent millions of dollars
in the past four years investigating
President Clinton's Whitewater
real estate deals.
She added, “Has there been any
loss of life there? I am in a panic
that I will wake up some morning
and see a headline that we have
allowed this to elevate ... into a
bloody mess at an African Ameri-
can church.â€
Rep. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., com-
mittee chairman, said it was unfair
to question law enforcement priori-
ties in deciding how to allocate
resources. And he defended the
committee's commitment to sol-
ving the church fires.
“Just because you're not emo-
tionally demonstrative doesn't
mean you're not taking this deadly
seriously,†he said.
Rep. Bob Barr, R-Ga., the
panel's most outspoken critic of
federal law enforcement agents
during the Waco and Ruby Ridge
hearings, sprang to their defense
when Jackson-Lee questioned
their commitment to solving the
Dreams for
crimes.
The methodical investigation
has been a “hallmark of the profes-
sionalism†of federal agents, he
said.
Earlier, Rep. John Conyers of
Michigan, the senior Democrat on
the panel, opened the hearing by
noting that both Democrats and
Republicans agree that “these acts
are unconscionable, anti-
American and they deserve the
swiftest and most severe
punishment.â€
Deval Patrick, assistant attor-
ney general for civil rights, said fed-
eral authorities have uncovered no
evidence of a widespread
conspiracy.
But he said the Justice Depart-
ment is “actively investigating
whether activity of a nationwide or
even regional scale is being
directed or instigated by any indi-
vidual or specific group.â€
The fires include six in Tennes-
see, five each in Louisiana and
South Carolina, four in Alabama,
three in Mississippi and one each
in Virginia and Georgia. said ATF
Director John Magaw.
Seven arrests have been made
and a conspiracy involving two
fires in South Carolina has been
uncovered, he said. But, he added,
the agency has “not yet — and I
emphasize not yet — found any evi-
dence of an interstate or national
conspiracy.â€
new
church in flames
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) —
Members of the Mount Pleasant
Baptist Church have been saving
and raising money for years, hop-
ing some day to replace the nearly
100-year-old building.
That fund of about $3,000 will
not be enough to start work. The
church burned down May 21, leav-
ing the 35 members without a
place to meet.
“We were looking forward to a
big day Sunday,†said Evelyn
Edwards.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms and the FBI
have been called in to investigate
the blaze as part of aregional probe
into the church fires.
Local authorities referred all
questions to the ATF.
“I can tell you that we were
asked to become involved by the
state fire marshal because it was a
church,†ATF special agent Brian
Hoback said.
According to figures compiled by
various groups, at least 45 South-
ern Black congregation churches
or lodges have been attacked —
vandalized or set fire — since
January 1990. No one has been
killed or injured. Arrests have been
made in 12 cases.
Investigators do not know
whether the Mount Pleasant fire,
the fifth in rural West Tennessee
over the past 18 months, is con-
nected to those incidents or is a
random act of violence.
FBI investigators asked a
Saint Matthews
St. Matthews Missionary Bap-
tist Church, feeds the homeless
every Thursday from noon to 2
I.
The United Choir will meet
tonight at 8 and the Youth Choir
on Saturday at 11 a.m.
The Youth Choir from Salem
Union Baptist Church, Nassau
Bahamas, Rev. Charles Saunders,
pastor will be in concert at St.
Matthews Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday, the choir will again
sing at the 11 a.m. service.
The public is invited to come out
and hear this group from the
Bahamas.
Youth revival
The Youth Department of the
First Baptist Missionary Baptist
Church of Brownsville will hold its
annual Youth Revival June 3-7at7
p.m.
“Our youth will meet together
nightly with area church families,
as we emphasize the importance of
spiritual responsibilities as we
enter the summer months, when
our young people will have more
free time,†said the youth minister,
Rev. Bro. Roderick Johnson. “Our
revival this year will focus on the
family support system to our
young people as we rededicate
ourselves to our Christian
commitment.â€
The youth church will welcome
the choir and congregation of sev-
eral area churches, beginning
Monday night with St. Luke Mis-
sionary Baptist Church. On Tues-
day evening, they will greet Antioch
Missionary Baptist Church of
Brownsville; Thursday, Zion Hope
Missionary Baptist Church, with
Rev. Michael Easley of St. Luke
closing the services on Friday
night.
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church official about space heaters
used in the church, while a state
arson investigator looked closely at
a heater in the rear of the church.
Mount Pleasant held services
only on the first and third Sundays
of the month and church members
said no one had been inside since
May 5.
A volunteer firefighter who lives
down the road from the church,
located in the Tigrett community
seven miles outside Dyersburg,
noticed smoke from the fire. But
gusting winds fanned the fire,
which quickly destroyed the
wooden building.
Firefighters were able to keep
the fire from spreading to nearby
houses in the Black neighborhood
where at least six houses have
burned over the past year. Dyer
County Fire Chief James Medling
said most were caused by acci-
dents such as grease fires.
Macedonia Missionary Baptist
Church near Bells and Johnson
Grove Missionary Baptist Church
in Madison County burned Jan.
13, last year, were ruled arsons.
Johnson Grove is in the process
of rebuilding.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in
Bolivar, destroyed Jan. 30, 1995,
was investigated as arson.
Salem Missionary Baptist
Church in the Fruitland communi-
ty was burned Dec. 30.
Apostolic Center
The Apostolic Revival Center
Graduation Committee will spon-
sor its Graduation Banquet on the
theme “Jesus, the wind beneath
our wings.â€
This is the 10th year and the
church is searching for its alumni.
The banquet will be on June 15
at the Park Plaza Hotel at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, call Janice
Wyre, 251-6730.
Refugee Church
Refugee Church of our Lord is
presenting “Save the Children
Campaign Festival,†with vendor
booths, health and drug aware-
ness sessions, a music workshop,
education awareness, games, arts
and craft.
It will take place Saturday from
10 a.m. at 4450 N.W.17th Ave.
Vendors are welcome. For more
information call 836-9266.
NET a finalist
The Ford Foundation and the
John F. Kennedy School of Govern-
ment at Harvard University have
named five projects in Florida as
semifinalists in the 1996 Innova-
Hons in American Government
s program which recognizes
creative, highly effective approach-
es to meeting public needs.
They include the City of Miami's
Neighborhood Enhancement
Team project which has been cre-
dited with
vices to residents.
selected from a pool o
applicants,
In September, the semifinalists
will be narrowed to 25 finalists and
the National Committee on Innova-
tions in American Government,
chaired by William G. Milliken, for-
mer Governor of Michigan, will
select between 10 and 15 prog-
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New School Board will offer both challenges and opportunities
By BRIAN PETERSON
In November, Dade County will
have a new School Board of nine
members, elected by districts.
Expectations are that there will be
two or three African Americans,
four or five Hispanics and two or
three Anglos on the new Board.
Dade's Black
community will
be in a new rela-
tionship with the
other ethnic com-
munities in plan-
ning the county's
educational
future.
Our present
White-dominated
Board is mostly
made up of PETERSON
humane individuals, some of
whom have a long record of sup-
port for civil rights. They have sup-
ported decentralization of authori-
ty to the schools, ousting ineffec-
tive principals and bringing in
national school restructuring
programs and new curriculum. In
many ways, their policies have led
to greater academic success for
Dade's young people.
Nevertheless, the Anglo majority
has unfairly favored White stu-
dents. They have upheld some pol-
icies which have severely harmed
minority students. And they have
not maintained adequate stan-
dards of professionalism for teach-
ers.
Hostile staff members
Let us examine several
instances in more detail:
@® In the lowest-income neighbor-
hoods, a high percentage of stu-
dents drop out of school. Actually,
they are pushed out by hostile staff
members and ineffective curricu-
lum. The School Board has known
for the past 10 years of better
methods of organizing the inner-
city high schools — schools within
schools and career academies —
, which would keep more kids in
, class but they have failed to imple-
ment these methods widely
enough.
Certainly, they faced opposition
. from many administrators and
,: teachers in reorganizing the high
schools but their failure todo sois
one of their most serious faults.
BW Teachers who do not believe that
minority children can succeed in
school have been allowed to stay in
the classrooms year after year.
Racism directed against African
Americans has been most virulent
but other groups have also been
affected. Some teachers tell Nicar-
aguan students to go back where
they came from.
Inadequate basic skills
HB Teachers in predominantly
minority schools who have deeply
inadequate basic skills, subject
matter knowledge and classroom
management skills have not been
retrained or replaced. The School
Board has been very active in
ensuring that teachers in affluent,
Anglo schools perform as
professionals.
MH Both Black and Latin students
are under-represented in magnet,
gifted and Advanced Placement
programs. Anglos are 15 percent of
DCPS enrollments but 40 percent
at the MAST Academy and the New
World School of the Arts — the high
schools with the top Stanford
scores in the county.
Some School Board members
have explicitly stated that the
advanced programs are primarily
designed to keep Anglo kids in the
public schools.
On the new School Board, His-
panics will have the most votes.
Some of the Latin representatives
are likely to be conservative Repu-
blicans. They want harsh discip-
line in the schools. They wish to
make deep cuts in school spend-
ing. And they support vouchers so
that children can attend private
and parochial schools.
Majority of moderates
However, the likelihood is that a
majority of moderates on the new
School Board — Republican and
Democrat, Hispanic, African
American and Anglo — will rally to
prevent the implementation of a
right-wing extremist program. At
least some of the Cuban Republi-
cans on the School Board will likely
be moderates.
The Black community can reap
substantial advantages from the
coming majority-minority School
Board. African Americans and His-
panics have a long-overdue com-
mon agenda, including the follow-
ing items:
BW Parity between the percentage of
students in the DCPS and the per-
centage of teachers from each
ethnic group to be phased in over
10 years. This means an eight per-
cent increase in the number of
Black teachers — 1500 new jobs —
and a 20 percent increase for
Hispanics.
HB Ending ability group tracking in
middle and high school which puts
the minority students in the slower
(“Regularâ€) classes. A high-quality,
hands-on curriculum should be
implemented for all students.
Progressive measures
BH Retraining or replacing ineffec-
tive teachers and principals in
minority schools. No more toler-
ance for transferring the losers
from high-income to low-income
schools.
Politics being the wonderful
game that it is, full of twists and
turns, some Anglo School Board
members who currently support
harmful policies will likely switch
to support more progressive mea-
sures.
If it is impossible for them to cre-
ate little “Country Club†magnet
programs which are dispropor-
tionately White, they will be forced
to work for improved academic
programs for all students. If they
can't monopolize the best teachers
for the wealthiest Anglo schools,
they must pay serious attention,
for the first time, to upgrading the
standards for all the teachers in
the district.
Miamian is among four at FAMU named
Science Graduate Fellows
as National
The National Science Founda-
tion Minority Graduate
Fellowship, one of the nation's
most competitive and prestigious
scholarships for graduate studies,
has been awarded to four senior
engineering majors at Florida A&M
University.
Nneka Jackman, civil engineer-
ing major, Miami, Kali-Nicole
Hodge, electrical engineering
major, Fort Lauderdale, William
Hugh Robinson III, electrical engi-
neering major, Wauchula, and
Michelle McRae, chemical engi-
neering major, Fort Valley, Ga, are
the winners.
Jackman, 21, will attend the
University of Florida. She has a
3.68 grade point average and has
interned at the University of Flori-
da, where she co-directed the first
hands-on Institute of Science and
Technoloy. She also facilitated the
civil engineering laboratory for the
19th Annual South Eastern Con-
sortium for Minorities in Engineer-
ing Summer Institute during her
UF intership.
She also interned at Florida
Atlantic University, where she was
KALI—-NICOLE HODGE
a research assistant and investi-
gated the effects of holes in double-
lined landfill systems.
“Winning the National Science
Foundation Fellowship is one of
the most fulfilling accomplish-
ments to date,†said Jackman. “Itis
NEKA JACKSON
a culmination of my hard work and
perseverance. The fellowship will
afford me the opportunity to
accomplish my ultimate goal.â€
Hodge, 21, plans to attend the
FAMU /FSU College of Engineer-
ing, to study for a Ph.D in electrical
engineering, with an emphasis on
computers. Her long range goal is
to become a college professor.
Hodge, who interned with the
U.S. Department of Defense/
National Security Agency in Fort
Mead, has a 3.78 grade point
average.
Robinson, 22, has a 3.9 grade
point average, and plans to earn a
Ph.D in computer engineering at
the Georgia Institute of
Technology.
McRae, 22, plans to attend
Georgia Institute of Technology, to
earn a Ph.D in biomedical
engineering.
McRae, who has a 3.58 grade
point average, has interned at
Mobil Chemical as a researcher
and Mobile Paulsboro Refinery
where she worked with the envir-
onmental group.
The fellowship, which has been
a competitive means for attracting
the best and brightest students
into the fields of sciences, mathe-
matics and engineering, is
awarded to about 10 percent of the
1,300 non-White applicants.
It’s a crime in Gambia to use skin lightners
By ROSEMARY LONG
Gemini News Service
BANJUL,Gambia—When
Gambia’s National Intelligence
Agency (NIA), acting on a tip-off,
swooped on the head post office in
the capital, Banjul, it was not for
mail tampering, suspected sabot-
age or interference with govern-
ment documents. No, the NIA was
there to pick up three young
women — for skin bleaching.
In December, Captain Yahya
Jammeh, chairman of the milita
junta, signed the Skin Bleaching
(Prohibition) Decree 1995, one of
more than 70 decrees introduced
since the Armed Forces Provisional
Ruling Council (AFPRC) took con-
trol in July, 1994, and suspended
the old constitution.
Previously, Jammeh had
ordered that all government
employees should refrain from
skin bleaching or risk disciplinary
action. But the mysterious lure of
paler skin was stronger than fear of
suspension or dismissal. Sadly,
some Gambian women still feel
that they will become more attrac-
tive if they become lighter-skinned.
A e women wrote toa news-
paper the decree, saying,
“This is the saddest day of my
life...I was born a very ugly
person.†:
When her boss threw away old
bleaching-cream tubes, she took
them home and began using the
dregs, and “two months later,
young men started to take an inter-
est in me.â€
When the first order to stop
bleaching was passed, she
stopped. Then, she claims, “my
husband started to be very cruel to
me...Now he has gone to live with
another woman.â€
Her anguish has been echoed by
many confused young women.
Health workshops, medical semi-
nars and talks by renowed women
in government all point to the
negative effects of bleaching,
which can permanently damage
the skin. But their advice often
falls on deaf ears.
Men, who nevertheless often
look for light-skinned girlfriends,
make lordly statements on the
shame of bleaching.
One student said: “It is the
throwing away of the natually
gifted color of God.â€
He thanked the ruling council
for the measures they had taken to
ban “this evil practiceâ€.
Ebrahim Malick Samba, a Gam-
bian doctor who is the Regional
Director for Africa of the World
Health Organization, declared his
support for Jammeh's decree.
He called bleaching the cause of
“the deaths of our mothers, wives
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and sisters†and said he was grate-
ful to the council for its decision to
protect Gambian women.
Similar rows over bleaching
creams and hair straightners
broke out on the other side of the
continent, in East Africa, in the
1960s, while, in South Africa,
skin-lighteners were banned as a
health hazard after a campaign by
doctors.
The South African controversy
has returned to haunt the new gov-
ernment there. Critics have
attacked President Mandela's deci-
sion to appoint Sol and Abe Krok as
project leaders for his plans for a
$15 million national monument.
The brothers made their fortune
selling cosmetics, including skin
bleaches, to the country’s Black
population.
The Gambian decree provides a
penalty of up to 5,000dalasis for
anyone who bleaches. The fine for
importing or selling skin-
bleaching creams or substances
which contain the chemical hydro-
quinone is D20,000. For posses-
sion, the maximum penalty is
D5,000.
Hence the swoop by the NIA—
reformed with unlimited powers of
arrest, detention and search last
year “in the interest of national
security.â€
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The most serious danger asso-
ciated with the new School Board is
that it will be captured by stand-
patters within the system and peo-
ple loyal to them. An important
group of employees want to avoid
increased accountability. They
don't want to go to the trouble to
restructure the schools. They don't
even understand that the present
results are totally unacceptable.
Constructive improvement
A couple of existing School
Board members take this view
already but most of today's mem-
bers, in spite of the inadequacies
mentioned above, do favor con-
structive improvement of the
schools.
Ifthe new Board sees itself most-
ly as an employment agency for
ethnic constituencies, without
Board just goes along with whatev-
er curriculum, school organiza-
tional plans and teaching methods
the DCPS administration comes
up with, change will be too slow.
The present Board has helped to
keep our system moving ahead
over the past 10years, even ifnot in
all areas and not at the necessary
pace. The new Board should retain
the best traditions of the existing
Board but move beyond them in
helping the schools to aid in the
unfolding of the full potential of all
students.
Dr. Brian Peterson is a history
professor at Florida International
University, with ongoing interest in
education, particularly as it relates
to Blacks. The above is part of an
ongoing series he has been writing
for The Times. Comments are wel-
come and should be addressed to
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ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Sealed bids for furnishing all labor, materials and equip-
ment for the following project will be received in the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of the County Commissioners,
Room 210, Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. 1st. Street,
Miami, up to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, June 19, 1996, where
they will be publicly opened and read aloud by the clerk.
PROJECT NAME: J.F. Kennedy Causeway Signal
Replacement
PROJECT NUMBER 671258
LOCATION: North Bay Village
DESCRIPTION: Replace spanwire signals on J.F. Kennedy
Causeway within North Bay Village with steel mast arms,
install interconnect conduit throughout, mill and resur-
face seven (7) intersections.
DADE COUNTY CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATION IS
REQUIRED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
General Building, General Engineering, Electrical
Contractor or other categories as applicable to Chapter 10
of the Code of Metropolitan Dade County.
A Bid Preference for Black and Hispanic Business
Enterprises has been established for this project in accor-
dance with Ordinances 94-96 and 94-95 respectively.
Other applicable Ordinances and Resolutions are spelled
out in the contract documents in Part II entitled,
“Ordinances and Resolutions.â€
All bids must be submitted ion sealed envelopes bearing on
the outside the name of the Bidder, his address, the num-
ber of the project for which the bid is submitted, and the
date of opening. ;
Specifications and Contract Documents are open to public
inspection and may be obtained from the Contracts and
Specifications Section, Public Works Dept, Telephone No.
(805) 375-2930 at Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. First
Street, Suite 1510, Miami, Florida: 33128-1970 upon
deposit of $25.00 in check or money order payable to the
Board of County Commissioners of Dade County, Florida
for the first set of documents. The full amount of .the
deposit will be refunded within thirty (30) days after th
date of opening of bids upon request of the Bidder and
return of documents, if any, in good condiction, to the
above address after which time all remaining checks will
be deposited in the General Fund of Dade County, Florida.
All additional sets of plans and/or documents will require
a separate payment by check of $25.00 per set, which is
not refundable.
The County reserves the right to waive any informalities in,
or to reject any or all bids. Bids from any person, firm or
corporation in default upon any agreement with the
County will be rejected.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or
acceptable bid bond in the amount of five (5) percent of the
base bid as guarantee that the Bidder, if awarded the
Contract, will within ten (10) consecutive work days after
being notified of the availability of the prescribed contract
forms, enter into a written contract with the Board of
County Commissioners of Dade County, Florida in accor-
dance with the accepted bid, and give a performance bond
satisfactory to the Board of County Commissioners, Dade
County, Florida, equal to one hundred (100%) percent of
the base Contract price.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days
after date set for the opening thereof.
ARMANDO VIDAL, P.E., COUNTY MANAGER
METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
KAY SULLIVAN, DEPUTY CLERK
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Parents plan to launch PTSA at
Miami Springs Middle on Tuesday Chavis sex harassment settlement
A brand new Miami Springs
Middle School Parent Teacher Stu-
dent Association (PTSA) is now
being organized for the 1996-97
school year by a group of parents
who are eager to increase parental
involvement at the school — which
serves more than 2,000 students,
including graduates of Lorah Park
Elementary.
The PTSA's first meeting — to
adopt bylaws, join members and
elect officers — is set for Tuesday,
June 4, 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditor-
ium, 150 S. Royal Poinciana Blvd.
“We're particularly eager to
encourage the participation of
parents and guardians of students
who will be at the middle school
next fall — especially students who
are now in sixth grade at Lorah
Park,†said Bob Joffee, a spokes-
man for the ad hoc group that
called the meetings “Those are the
kids for whom the middle school is
farthest from home. However, we'll
also welcome the participation of
grandparents, business people
and any other civic-minded peo-
ple.†We want that meeting to
include anyone and everyone who
would like to work toward the goal
of improving education in our
community.â€
Joffee said the ad hoc group
originally got together to discuss
concerns about the educational
environment and discipline at the
school.
“But what we quickly learned,â€
he said, “is that this middle school,
which has more than 2,000 stu-
dents, does not have any parent-
teacher organization that's recog-
nized by the county, state or
national PTA. That's a disgrace
that we've absolutely got to rectify.â€
Fortunately, he said, the group
has been receiving a great deal of
help and encouragement from
Julie Palm, president of the Dade
Council of PTAs, “and from school
officials at all levels, from Superin-
tendent Octavio Visiedo on down.â€
In the Brownsville area that is
served by Lorah Park, efforts to
encourage participation in the
June 4 meeting also are being
assisted by Everett Stewart Sr.,
president of the Brownsville Neigh-
borhood Civic Association. A
retired teacher, he is a devoted vol-
unteer at Lorah Park.
Membership in the PTSA, as in
other chartered PTA organizations,
will be open to any person who
supports the organization's goals
and pays its dues, which are
expected to be about three dollars
per year per person. New member-
ships will be good through Septem-
ber, 1997.
“And there's no limit on the
number of individuals from any
family who can join,†Joffee said.
After the meeting, he said, new-
comers to the school will be invited
to meet and chat with Principal
Brenda Fuentes and some of the
faculty and staff.
Those who are interested,
whether or not they can attend the
June 4 meeting, are urged to call
Everett Stewart at 633-4134 or to
leave a name, address and phone
number with the Dade Council of
PTAs at 995-1102.
Blacks hardest hit as AIDS
soars among IV drug users
By JANIS L. MAGIN
The Associated Press
ATLANTA, Ga. — The number of
AIDS cases among intravenous
drug users grew nearly 50 percent
from 1990 to 1995, with Blacks
among the hardest hit, govern-
ment researchers said.
AIDS cases contracted through
intravenous drug use were 17
times more common among Black
women than White women and 14
times more common among Black
men than White men, according to
figures for last year released by the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Although the spread of the dis-
ease through contaminated nee-
dles continues to rise, the growth
rate is slowing, according to the
CDC.
The Northeast still has the high-
The statistics
Last year, the rate of IV-
associated cases among Black
women was 31.8 per 100,000
population; for White women,
1.9 per 100,000.
The rate among Black men
was 78.7 per 100,000, com-
pared with 5.8 for White men,
44.7 for Latino men and 15 for
Latino women.
est rate of AIDS cases associated
with IV drug use but the South and
the West are rapidly gaining, parti-
cularly among heterosexuals and
Blacks.
Last year, the rate of IV-
associated cases among Black
women was 31.8 per 100,000
population; for White women, 1.9
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per 100,000.
The rate among Black men was
78.7 per 100,000, compared with
5.8 for White men, 44.7 for Latino
men and 15 for Latino women.
Because AIDS inIVdrug usersis
probably under-reported, the fig-
ures in the report represent mini-
mum estimates, the CDC said.
The number of all IV-related
AIDS cases — which includes
users and their heterosexual sex
partners — grew 48 percent
between 1990 and mid-1995, the
CDC said.
The rate of growth has been
slowing from year to year, however,
the agency said. In 1990-91, for
example, IV-related AIDS cases
rose 17 percent but slowed to four
percent in 1993-94.
Thirty-six percent of the
513,486 AIDS cases in the United
States reported to the CDC from
1981 through last year were
among IV drug users or their heter-
osexual sex partners. Last year
alone, 34 percent of the AIDS cases
were associated with IV drug use.
Mike Shriver of the National
Association of People with AIDS
said the numbers reflect that peo-
ple at high risk for getting infected
— gays, IV drug users, Blacks and
Latinos — were not targeted in
AIDS prevention programs until
about two years ago.
“This is clearly a clarion call to
say here is where the epidemic is,
here is where it's going, here's
where we need to target money,
boom, boom, boom,†he said.
NAACP denies responsibility for
By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former
NAACP Executive Director Benja-
min Chavis Jr., who obligated the
civil-rights organization to pay a
$332,400 sexual harassment set-
tlement, testified May 22 that he
had made settlements in other
matters without asking for his
executive board's approval.
Without a jury present, he told !
of obtaining up to $1.5 million in
credit from a Maryland bank for
the NAACP's televised “Image .
Awards,†which honor actors,
musicians and others who portray
Blacks positively in the entertain-
ment industry.
That matter and other areas
where Chavis says he acted with-
out prior approval by the executive
board or budget committees of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
were not at stake in the trial.
Instead, it was whether the
NAACP shared responsibility with
Chavis to pay the sexual harass-
ment settlement he reached with
Mary Stansel, a former aide.
Stansel contends in her Super-
ior Court lawsuit that the NAACP
must pay. The civil-rights organi-
zation is trying to show Chavis, a
Cleveland native who was its
executive director from April,
1993, to August, 1994, acted on
his own and in secret to protect
himself from Stansel's allegations.
Testifying about the line of cre-
dit, Chavis said, “It was not neces-
sary for me to get avote of the board
to write a check for $1.5 million.â€
“You signed a paper on behalf of
the NAACP which you understood
obligated the NAACP to repay $1.5
million?†asked Superior Court
Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr.
“Yes,†Chavis said.
Parkway to unveil
Student anthology
On Wednesday, June 5, Park-
way Middle Community School's
Center for the Writing Magnet's
student anthology, “In Their Own
Writeâ€, will be unveiled in a Media
Center, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Selections from over half of the
enrolled magnet students have
been published and will be avail-
able for review that day.
The program will feature read-
ings by the authors, music by
Northwestern High School's String
Quartet and exhibition of students’
works.
Many of these young writers
already have been published.
Their selections range from poetry
to short stories, fiction to journa-
listic interviews.
The publication has been illus-
trated, written and printed entirely
through the efforts of the students.
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DR. BENJAMIN C. CHAVIS: For-
mer NAACP executive director
“Before you did that, did you
have any discussion with the
board ... to get approval?â€
“No sir, it wasn't necessary.â€
In another case, Chavis said, he
obligated the NAACP to pay about
$100,000 to settle an federal tax
case growing out of illegal solicita-
tions of tax-deductible donations
by four local branches.
Kennedy was to decide whether
the testimony would be heard by
the jury.
Stansel charges that Chavis, a
minister, coerced her into having
“a hot two minutes of sex†at a
downtown Washington hotel.
! Stansel already has been paid
$87,200 out of NAACP coffers and
the organization wants its money
back from Stansel and Chavis.
Stansel wants the NAACP to pay
: $245,200 she contends is still
0 to her.
“The NAACP is caught in the
middle,†NAACP lawyer Lawrence
S. Greenwald told the jury. “All I
can tell you is if there was sex there
wasn't any harassment and so her
charge is groundless. If there
wasn't sex, her whole charge is a
lie.â€
Stansel's lawyer, Sharon A.
Cummings, told the jury: “This isa
case about a contract, a contract
that contains promises the NAACP
has broken.â€
Chavis has said that he
approved the $332,400 settlement
to protect the NAACP's image.
Judge Kennedy ruled last year
that Chavis was personally
responsible for signing the deal but
that the jury in the case must
decide whether the NAACP must
pay also.
The trial was expected to last
another week.
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NOTICE COVERING OPENING OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by The School Board of Dade
County, Florida, for the projects listed herein, until 2:00
P.M. local time, Tuesday, the 18th day of June, 1996 at
1450 N.E. Second Avenue, Room 352, Miami, Florida, fol-
lowing which time and place, or as soon thereafter as the
Board can attend to same, the said bids will be publicly
opened, read and tabulated in the Board Auditorium, Dade
County School Board Administration Building, by an
authorized representative of the Board. Award of the con-
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Facilities Operations, Dept. of Roofing, 2925 NW 41 Street,
Miami, FL 33142.
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Prime Bidders may obtain one or two sets of bid and con-
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days after award or rejection of Bid. Deposits will be
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documents are not returned within the above stipulated
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Corruption, anti-democratic trends in Zambia
By VENARCIOUS MWANSA
Gemini News Service
LUSAKA, Zambia—The latest
diplomatic row to break out
Between Zambia and several Euro-
nations has further interna-
tionally isolated President Freder-
ick Chiluba’s government in the
run-up to elections.
In the past five years, Chiluba
appears to have made more ene-
mies than his predecessor, Ken-
neth Kaunda, managed to do in 27
years. His ruling Movement for
Multi-party Democracy (MMD) is
plagued by corruption allegations
and accusations that it is trying to
force through a new constitution
undemocratically.
The regime is at loggerheads,
not only with many of the Zam-
bians who voted it into power in
1991, but also with Western
donors who welcomed its liberal
economic policies but now express
reservations about “governanceâ€
and justice.
In response, Zambian officials
have lashed out at former colonial
power Britain and other aid-
providing nations, accusing them
of interfering in its internal affairs
and inviting their diplomats to
leave if they dislike government
policies.
The wrangling raises the nation-
alistic temperature ahead of pres-
idential and parliamentary elec-
tions which must be held by Oct.
31. It has also raised concern
Old man Nyerere’s healing touch tries to avert Burundi bloodbath
By DEREK INGRAM
Gemini News Service
LONDON, England—Julius
Nyerere, founding father and for-
mer President of Tanzania, has
taken on a daunting task at the age
of 73. He is leading a team to medi-
ate in Burundi in an attempt to
prevent a duplication of the geno-
cide that suddenly flared in neigh-
boring Rwanda two years ago.
His mission has the support of
the European Union, the Organi-
zation of African Unity (OAU), the
United States and the United
Nations. In preparation, he has
been touring European capitals to
discuss his needs.
Others involved in the peace
effort include former President
Jimmy Carter and Archbishop
Desmond Tutu of South Africa.
The situation in Burundi is
increasingly chaotic. The number
of killings is rising daily and the
government has almost lost
control.
Nyerere believes that any lasting
solution can come about only if the
economy of the region is boosted;
refugees will not go home if there is
nothing for them when they return;
economic aid has to run parallel
with a political settlement.
He also feel that a credible solu-
tion can be permanently achieved
only by the OAU.
Tiny Rwanda and Burundi
erch geographically on the north-
Cameroon
By NDE PATRICE ATEH
Gemini News Service
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — The
Cameroon government has
responded to foreign pressure and
domestic discontent in an effort to
ensure that no incident mars its
hosting of the July 8-10 summit of
the Organization of African Unity
(OAU).
The dismissal of Secretary of
State for Internal Security Jean
Fochive, — widely believed to be
the President's right-hand man —
is an indication of the extent of
pressure on Yaounde.
Fochive appears to have been
sacrificed because of his responsi-
bility for two major concerns in the
run-up to the summit: the harbor-
ing of senior Rwandan figures
accused of implication in genocide
and a crime wave that diplomats
fear could threaten the safety of
their countries’ OAU delegates.
The government is also respond-
ing to security concerns raised by
OAU Secretary-General Salim
Salim by retraining the anti-riot
police with the help of France.
Besides the security issue,
authorities in Yaounde also face
financial problems, with the state
treasury unable to pay many sala-
ries, and a threatened civil dis-
obedience campaign by the opposi-
tion Social Democratic Front (SDF)
aimed at disrupting the summit.
SDF chairman Ni John Fru Ndi
has branded the July meeting “an
ego-boosting project for President
Paul Biya, whose regime has a bat-
tered image internationally.â€
He says: “It would entail huge
expense on a country where the
masses are living below the poverty
line.â€
He stresses, however, that the
opposition’s real target is not the
summit but the government,
which it accuses of rigging elec-
fo a t gl cuts
unem| ent an .
Trade do leaders say a million
people have lost their jobs in the
past decade.
among neighboring countries.
Chiluba has already fallen out with
South Africa and now President
Ketumile Masire of Botswana,
chairman of the Frontline States (a
grouping originally formed as an
anti-apartheid front), proposing a
regional summit to discuss the
“Zambian crisis.†.
In April, British High Commis-
sioner Patrick Nixon was sum-
moned by Zambian Foreign Minis-
ter Christon Tembo and warned
against waging a campaign of eco-
nomic sabotage. Nixon had earlier
told British resident firms to brace
themselves against an adverse
economic and political climate.
Donor countries would not
encourage investment in Zambia
until the atmosphere improved.
“Mr. Nixon was told in no uncer-
tain terms that the Zambian gov-
ernment was not happy with his
statement,†said a Foreign Mini-
stry source.
Central to the controversy is the
mode of adopting the draft consti- |
tution. The government insists it
will be done by the MMD-
dominated parliament, while the
opposition is calling for a consti-
tuent assembly.
Some of the legal powers con-
tained in the draft constitution
have been criticized by foreign dip-
lomats and members of Zambia's
judiciary. One of the most conten-
tious issues in a citizenship clause
allowing only second-generation
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presidency.
Opposition parties and many
donor representatives say this
would bar people such as Kaunda,
whose parents were born in
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west corner of Tanzania. Their
instability is a source of constant
concern for the government of
President Ben Mkapa. Unrest
leads to spillage of huge numbers
of refugees across the borders of
Tanzania, which, by contrast, is
one of Africa's most stable nations.
Economically poor Tanzania
has a long record as a safe heaven
for the people of its troubled neigh-
bors. But the influx puts and
enormous strain on its resources.
Currently, nearly a million refu-
gees are in Tanzania—70,000 to
100,000 from Burundi and more
than 700,000 from Rwanda.
The possibility of a repeat per-
formance of the 1994 genocide in
Rwanda haunts the international
community, which was caught
unaware by the fierceness of the
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trigger civil strife.
Chiluba’s treatment of Kaunda,
who ruled the country from inde-
pendence until 1991, has repor-
violence and failed to staunch the
massive bloodshed. But, although
UN Secretary-General Boutros
Boutros-Ghali has repeatedly
warned of the dangers of the situa-
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The region has suffered from
almost continual turbulence since
Rwanda and Burundi became
independent in 1962. Rivalry
between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes
is at the heart of the problem in
both states. In Burundi, the Tutsi
minority—about 15 percent of the
population—has long dominated
the country.
In 1994, Hassan Mwinyi, then
President of Tanzania, hosted suc-
cessful talks with President Juven-
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President Cyprien Ntaryamira of
Burundi and real hopes rose that
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alarm opponents
tedly upset President Nelson Man-
dela of South Africa. Last year, the
University of Zambia invited Man-
dela to receive an honorary degree.
He declined for reasons observers
have linked to government threats
at the time to deport Kaunda to
Malawi.
Meanwhile, Western diplomats
have also raised concern about the
amendment of the Public Order Act
by parliament earlier this year.
Kaunda's opposition United
National Independence Party
mounted a successful court chal-
lenge to a 30-year-old clause
requiring people wishing to hold
public meetings or marches to
obtain a police permit. When the
Supreme Court ruled that such a
clause had no place in a democra-
cy, parliament amended it. Now
Zambians must inform police 14
days before such rallies take place.
The envoys’ criticism has not
been taken kindly by Chiluba’s
cabinet. At a political rally in the
Copperbelt province, Defense
Minister Ben Mwila invited diplo-
mats and donors who did not agree
with government policies to “leave
the country and not resort to
involving themselves in Zambia's
internal affairs.â€
The minister's remarks incen-
sed several Western diplomats.
Said a Swedish embassy official,
“His statement will not serve to
the region might at last enjoy
peace. But the aircraft carrying
leaders home was shot down as it
landed in Kigali, the Rwandan cap-
ital, and both were killed. This trig-
gered the Rwandan genocide.
In Burundi, civil war and ethnic
massacres have steadily
increased, regardless of the efforts
to restore peace by the current
president, Sylvestre Ntibantun-
ganya, a Hutu, and the prime
minister, Antoine Nduwayo, who is
Tutsi.
In early April, the European
Union and the U.S. suspended all
except humanitarian aid. They
said the coalition government
lacked the will to end violence.
Most fighting has been done in
northern Burundi but, recently,
Hutu rebels have stepped up
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enhance cooperation between our
countries, “It is natural for us to
raise questions about several
issues concerning Zambia's eco-
nomic and democratic enhance-
ment program, as agreed upon by
the two governments.â€
German ambassador Peter
Schmidt, who has threatened
sanctions over the regime's har-
assment of independent journal-
ists, said the latest issue would be
discussed in blateral talks.
Denmark, meanwhile, made 8.4
billion kwacha in assistance to
help with debt repayment condi-
tional on the Lusaka regime
accommodating various views on
the proposed constitution and
reflecting these views in the final
law.
The effect of all this on the elec-
torate has yet to be seen, although
some voters are indignant about
foreign interference. Lusaka resi-
dent Alfred Ndhlovu criticized
“foreign powers†for “attempting to
control†the way Zambians run
their own country.
“Like the non-government orga-
nizations we see proliferating,
most of these donors have a politi-
cal agenda,†he said.
But Rolf Shenton, a former MDD
MP, commented, “If development
requires political will, then politics
should certainly not be divorced
from development aid.â€
attacks into Tutsi areas in the
south.
Into this cauldron, steps Nye-
rere, who set an example to other
old African liberation leaders by
retiring as president when he was
in his early 60s.
Nyerere, who lives modestly in
Dodoma, central Tanzania, has
retained strong political influence
at home and has also remained an
important international player as
champion of the world's poor in?
times when many developing
countries have been marginalized.
He is the creator and driving
force of the South Commission, the
international think-tank based in
Europe, dedicated to maintaining
the North-South dialogue which
came to a halt during the period of
‘Ronald Reagan's presidency.
: ‘
The following article was written
by Dorothy Jenkins Flelds as part
of the “Black Miami: The Way It
Was" series and published in The
Miami Times on Oct. 21, 1982.
Kelsey Leroy Pharr was born in
Chester, S.C., in 1891. He gra-
duated from Livingston College in
1912 and relocated to Miami the
same year.
At the time he arrived here, the
only jobs available to Blacks were
farming, construction work or
hotel work. Pharr was hired at the
Royal Palm Hotel as a “bell boy.â€
“Boy†was the term assigned to
Black men at that time regardless
of their ages or education.
Most of Pharr’s money was made
in tips. Saving his money for
advanced studies, he went to New
York's Renouard Embalming
School in 1913. After completing
the nine-month course and pass-
Jolunio he Cer
ing the examination, he received
the embalming license.
In addition to embalming, he
studied umbrella weaving and
chiropody. He always said, “If one
‘trade’ does not provide me with a
job, then another would.†He
returned to Miami and joined E.B.
Carter in the funeral business.
Pharr became the first local
Black person licensed to practice
embalming.
Carter and Pharr were located
on Avenue G on the site which was
originally owned by Mr. T. Mitchell.
After the hurricane of 1918, Carter
sold out to Pharr and returned to
New York. Pharr continued to carry
both names in his ads until he
bought Carter out some years
later.
Once Pharr was called upon to
remove deceased persons from the
City Cemetery and to help close the
Lemon City Colored Cemetery.
First Blacks in Miami
In our May 2 issue, in our article
entitled “Countdown to the Miami
Centennial,†we said that Blacks in
Miami go back as far as “Gopher
John,†who was counseler and
interpreter for Seminole Indian
Chief Micanopy during the Second
Seminole War between 1835 and
1842. But famed historian Mrs.
Esther M. Armbrister, who is a
pioneer resident of Coconut Grove,
has given us some information that
shows the first Blacks came to
Miami as slaves from Key West in
1830.
Miami's first newspaper, The
Miami Metropolis, printed a story
on Oct. 16, 1896, that told of the
Egans and Johnathan and Polly
Lewis conveying all of their hold-
ings to R. R. Fitzpatrick, a gentle-
man from Columbia, S.C., who had
located at Key West and was after-
ward collector of that port. Fitz-
patrick took possession of the
property, erected buildings,
brought a number of slaves from
South Carolina and engaged in the
cultivation of cotton extensively
from 1830 to 1837.
During that time, Fitzpatrick's
slaves cleared almost all of the
As the city began to establish
better housing for Negroes, Pharr
became director of the Negro Publ-
ic Housing Project which came
forth with the Liberty Square
Housing Projects, located on N.W.
were slaves
large body of hammock on the bay
front, extending from what is now
the north line of the City of Miami
down below the Punch Bowl. They
also planted out limes, guavas and
other tropical trees.
The numerous lime trees that
still exist in the Miami hammock
are all the result of the original
ones planted by the Fitz- patrick
slaves in the Thirties.
In 1835, the Seminole War
broke out in the northern part of
the state and the Indians were dri-
ven steadily southward. This war
was no insignificant affair. It cost
Black insurance company was
organized here in 1914
The following article was first
_ published in the Miami Metropolis
newspaper, written by Kelsey Ler-
oy Pharr, Oct. 16, 1915, and was
reprinted by The Miami Times
Thursday, Oct. 28, 1982, as part of
a series titled “Black Miami: The
Way It Was,†edited by Dorothy
Flelds.
It is being reproduced now as
part of The Times's ongoing series
marking the Centennial of Miami.
By KELSEY LEROY PHARR
On the corner of Fourth St. and
Ave. F. is located the branch office
of the Union Mutal Insurance
Company, under the wide awake
management of S.T. Martin and
representatives J.H. Lemasney
and Alexander Seymour.
Having entered this feild only
months ago, it is making rapid
progress, due to trampling upon
difficulites, using them for step-
ping stones and the square deal-
ings of the company. During this
time, the agents have enrolled 500
financial members, have paid out
$488.75 in sick claims, $46.25
death claims and collecting a
weekly debit from $90 to $100.
Honesty and prompt adjustment of
claims have made them
successful.
As a rule, out of belief springs
action, development. The latter,
however, is governed largely by
condition. The conditions in this
community being propitious for a
company similar to the one which
the Miami Industrial Mutal Benefit
and Savings association repre-
sents, lodged in and around the
think- ing faculties of some of the
leading colored men of the city; the
consequences were that, after due
process, an organization was per-
fected and properly incorporated
with capital of $5,000 in 1905.
The authority granted by the
commonwealth of Florida permit-
ted the transaction of business
along the sick and funeral benefit
lines, together with a saving fea-
ture among its members.
The officers are: H.S. Bragg,
president; Chas S. Thompson, sec-
retary; P. Green, treasurer; W.M.
Sulcer, general manager; and J.R.
Knowles, Gedar Walker, Dr. John
R. ScottJr., T.J. Trapp, Fred Dean,
directors.
The well appointed offices of the
company are on the ground floor of
the Odd Fellows building.
Realizing the present capital of
$5,000 was insufficient for proper
expansion, which was evidenced
from the beginning, let- ters of
patent were applied for and an
amendment to the charter which
called for an increase capitaliza-
tion of $5,000, making the capital
$10,000.
The strides of the company for
this brief period astounded the
‘hopeful. Records show an enorm-
- “ous amount of business done not
spasmodic but steady and firm.
This achievement of local inter-
est is but an illustration of the
negro’s ability to carve successful-
ly out of the hard stone of commer-
cialism situations for succeeding
generations. The stages of progress
are largely dependent upon that
one essen- tial known as race-
pride.
Ave.
that included Elliott J. Pieze, Stanley
son. Most of the founding members have passed on but the club is still functi .
The club was famous for its Students Farewell Ball, when college students le
Miami in September, and the Students Return Ball in June, when they came home on
vacation. Most of the dances were held at the old Rockland Palace, 829 N.
Collegians Club gives Thanksgiving baskets
One of Miami's oldest men’s clubs is the Collegians Club, founded in 1933 by a group
The above picture was taken in the offices of the Central Life Insurance Co. during
the 1950's. Shown in the front row are Alonzo Fannin and Charles
row, L-R, Kelly C. Wilson, Robert Strapp, Carl Wilson, Donald Evans. Charles James
Hogan, C.J. DaValt, Willis Murray, James Cash and Wilbur Ellison. rnrowouornson oF miami
, Clarencé Hogan atid Sumner Hutchi-
. Second
; second
1896 -1996
62nd Street, between 12th Avenue
and 15th Avenue.
Kelsey Pharr married Josephine
Thompson. They had one son, Kel-
sey Leroy Pharr Jr., who was a!
member of the Delta Rhythm Boys,
a nationally known singing group.
He died in 1961.
Kelsey L. Pharr Sr. is remem-
bered as being the first Black in
many areas, including owner and
operator of an ambulance service
and a cemetery, Lincoln Memorial
Park, 3001 N.W. 46th Street,
which is still in operation.
He was one of the foundeers of
the Colored Board of Trade. This
group of business men dreamed of
the perfect scheme: to ‘purchase
and incorporate a city for colored
people in the area now known as
Hialeah.
Pharr said that the day before
the land was to be acquired, an
“Uncle Tom,†a member of the
Board of Trade, revealed the plan
to Whites, who then bought the
land themselves.
Pharr was one of the first direc-
tors of Christian Hospital after the
death of its founder Dr. William
enna
Kelsey Leroy Pharr was a businessman and a philanthropist
Sawyer. He helped move the hospi-
tal from its first site to its current
location in Brownsville. (Editor's
Note: Christian Hospital ceased
operation several years ago.)
Pharr was a member of Greater
Bethel A M.E. Church. He helped
finish the building of the church by
mortg his home for $2,000.
In 1943, he was appointed
Miami's Counsel for the Republic
of Liberia by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. Two years later, the
Liberian government appointed
him Knight of the Brotherhood of
Humane Society for African
redemption.
As a business executive, a phi-
lanthtropist, a churchman, an
unselfish devoted worker for
humanity, a sponsor of many
children for higher education,
Pharr was loved and remembered
fondly by all.
He died in 1964.
from Key West in 1830
our government $40,000,000 and,
according to Army records, over
1,500 lives and was finally termi-
nated by the treacherous capture
of the heroic Osceola in 1842.
The war lasted seven years and,
toward its close, the scene of the
operation was extended farther
and farther south, until the
Indians were driven into the Everg-
lades. Fitzpatrick had to move his
Negro slaves to Key West in order to
retain them.
Florida at that time was a haven
of refuge for the numerous runa-
way slaves from Georgia and it was
this fact and the constant invasion
of the state by parties. in search of
runaway slaves which led to the
Seminole War.
General Andrew Jackson was
anxious for a pretext to invade
Florida and did so in order to pun-
ish the Seminoles, who sheltered
the fugitive slaves. Many of the
slaves were glad to cast their lot
with the Indians, rather than
remain captive. Hence the scores of
slaves whom Col. Fitzpatrick had
moved from Columbia to work his
plantation and build a magnificent
home on his beautiful tract of land
on Biscayne Bay would have been
glad for the chance to escape and
embrace the savage but free life of
the Seminoles, while the latter
would have gladly welcomed them
as allies in their struggle against
the United States forces.
Hence the necessity of their ear-
ly removal to Key West.
After the departure of Fitzpat-
rick and his slaves, his plantations
were used as quarters for a com-
pany of U.S. troops and buildings
were erected and the place called
Fort Dallas in honor of Commodore
Dallas, who was in command of a
fleet stationed in the gulf.
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