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Youths get tips on preparation for success
By Tawana Lee
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
, AUGUSTA
On Saturday, April 5, the CSRA
Classic Inc.and Delta House
Inc. Youth Leadership Program,
sponsored “Career Day” at the Lucy
Craft Laney Museum. Terry Elam,
président, Augusta Technical In
stitute, and JaQuitta Williams, an
chor at Channel 12 News, were
program keynote speakers.
The “Career Day” program of
fered students tips on preparing to
compete in the job market. Speak
ers placed emphasison continuing
education. According to Mr. Elam,
85 percent of today’s jobs require
more than a high school diploma.
Program participants took part in
aresume workshopand application
seminar.
The program stressed prepara
tion, perseverance, seizing oppor
tuhity and following through as key
eléments of success.
Mr. Elam urged students to de
vote more time studying and learn
ingcomputers, than spending hours
watching television and playing
video games.
“You have to be unique - very
unique, that’s what’s important in
order to be successful in today’s
society. Learning technology helps
youbecome unique,” Mr. Elam said.
Inmate complains of harassment in lockup
'spoke toAugusta Focus via phone
from jail, Captain Gene Johnson,
a jail administrator placed the en
tire sixth floor on lockdown for a
week.
According to Mr. Roberson, “Af
ter he heard my story on FOXY
103, ten minutes later Capt.
Johnson came to the floor. He was
really mad and slamming doors
when he went through. He came
and told us, ‘Oh, ya’ll take me for
ajoke. Thisis myd—jail, and I can
do what the hell I want.’”
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BREAKING THE ICE are JaQuitta Williams, Channel 12 news
anchor, along with student participants of the CSRA Classic
Youth Leadership workshop. Photo by Tawana Lee
Persistanceisalsoan essential trait,
according to Mr. Elam. “We’ve all
been kicked to the ground but you
must get up. You only see those in
front of you, never realizing who the
people are behind you. When you fall,
get up. Just remember, all of us are
behind you and helping you get up.
Just keep going,” he said. :
Jonathan Levi, a 12-year-old sixth
grader at Davidson Fine Arts, and
hissister began comingtothe Laney
Museum before the retreat, but
come more frequently as a result of
tors were not allowed that week
and the inmates were not even
permitted to take showers.
“Icouldn’t even see the doctor,”
Mr. Roberson said.
Mr. Roberson was shot four
times by Augusta police and has
complained of inadequate medical
attention since he was incarcer
ated in late March. For the past
three weeks, Mr. Roberson has
complained of numbness, loss of
adequate mobility of his legs and
foot. He is often in unbearable
pain. .
the leadership prograis.
“The programis veryeducational.
Ithink kidseverywhereshould come
and hear the speakers. It’s very
inspirational,” hesaid. “Ilovethem
because you get to know different
people and different people get to
know you. :
Diana Dawls, a 17-year-old at
Davidson Fine Arts, is a “first
timer” to the leadership retreat
hosted by the organization.
“I think it’s [the program] very
positive. It’s trying to help teenag-
The jailhouse doctors are oflittle
help, he complains.
“When I tell the doctors about
the cold sensation and numbness I
feel in my legs and toes, they just
give me 800 mg. of Motrin twice a
day. I lay awake at night tossng
and turning because the pain is so
bad,” he said.
According to Mr. Roberson, the
poor medical treatment began the
night he was apprehended. While
at the Medical College of Georgia
Emergency Room, he was hand
cuffed tothe bedand subsequently
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different things. It’s very helpful.
The message that sticks most with
me is trying to be positive, and
follow through with my goals to
become somebody,” she said.
Ms. Williams encouraged stu
dents to face obstacles head on.
“Taking full advantage of opportu
nities and letting people know what
your interests are helps you be
come successful. Persistence is the
key,” she said.
Overcoming obstacles helps to
pave the way to achievement, Ms.
Williams told students. Her claim
to success at Channel 12 was to
always say, “show me how”— al
lowing her to master many of the
different skills at the station. “I'm
the kind of person who wants to do
what people say I can’t do,” she
said.
The Youth Leadership Program
is geared toward motivating stu
dents to become responsible lead
ers, exposing them to positive role
models. There will be a series of
leadership retreats and seminars
for theremainder of the year. Mem
bership is extended to youth be
tween the sixth and 12th grades.
All those interested in participat
ing in the CSRA Classic, Inc. and
Delta House Inc. Youth Leadership
should contact Christine Miller-
Betts at 724-3576.
rushed to jail despite his injuries.
“I wasn’t in the hospital long
enought to tell them what was
wrong with me. they were too busy
trying to take me to jail. I was on
crutches for a little while but they
took those way pretty soon, too.
Now I just hop around and get by
the best way I can,” he said.
In addition to the gunshot
wounds, Mr. Roberson has nine
staples in the back of his head. His
arms and legs are covered with
scratches suffered at the hands of
Augusta policemen.
Commissioners
set up reward
fund to assist
murder probes
by Miranda Gastiaburo
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Augusta-Richmond County com
missioners voted Tuesday to ap
prove a SSOO reward for informa
tion leading to the arrest and con
viction of any person(s) commit
ting a homicide, if the crime has
not been solved within 48 hours.
The original motion was issued
after the killing of Mr. Robert Law
dJr., but was amended to include
rewards for information given
about any homicide.
Commissioner Moses Todd
stated “I want this to let people
know that this commissioner is
ticked off when homicides aren’t
resolved as quickly as they should
be.”
Barbara Thurmond of Blacks
Against Black Crimes told Augusta
Focus she spoke with Augusta
mayor Larry Sconyers and com
missioners as early as January of
1996 in an attempt to implement
such a reward. “I am very pleased
that it has finally passed, and I
hope that my words with them
helped to get it through,” she said.
Thurmond also stated that
Blacks Against Black Crimes may
add its own money to the reward
to further encourage citizens to
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help.
“I'm very excited that this is
happening and I feel it is very
appropriate for it to have taken
place during National Crime Vic
tims Week,” she said. National
Crime Victims Week, upheld by
the President and governors
throughout the U.S,, is a special
dedication to commemorate those
who have been injured or killed by
criminal victimization.
Support sought for
women’s boxing
In other business in Tuesday’s
commission meeting, an agree
ment was made toretrieve $50,000
given by Augusta-Richmond
County to support the Savannah
River Race that did not take place
this year. The county will attempt
to retrieve the money to in turn
give $25,000 to help support Au
gusta as host to the 1997 USA
Boxing Women’s National Cham
pionship.
Mr. Tom Moraetes of the Au
gusta Boxing Club spoke about
the event and what it could do for
Augusta. “This event can help put
us on the map for more than just
one week a year during the Mas
ters,” he said. “It can help bring
more diversity in sports to the
city.”
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