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4A JULY 24,1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS SCLC endorses African-American Heritage Crest ATLANTA The Southern Christian Lead ership Conference (SCLC), one of the largest and oldest civil rights organizations headed and co founded by Joseph Lowery, as well as Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy Sr. offi cially adopted and endorsed Heri tage, the first African-American . crest and flag at its 18th annual : “Drum Major for Justice” Award . Dinner, Friday, April 4. . Asanendorser, SCLC will serve ' as one of the flagship organiza . tions for the world dedication of . the Heritage Crest, along with . making a call for unity to all so cial, political, religious and busi ness organizations throughout the United States. Charles Walker Jr., the Heritage Crest’s 29-vear-old founder and chief executive of ficer of Walker Worldwide, Inc., said the symbol was necessary due to“the African-American com munity losing our sense of family Chi Eta Phi honors doctor Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., rec ognized four deserving honorees during its 52nd Annual Boulé, held at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel July 6 - 13. Dr. James Carter 111 and Ms. Joanne Carr, RN, MSN, both resi dents of Augusta, were two of the honorees. Ms. Catherine Alicia Georges, RN, MA, FAAN, of New York and Ms. Donna Rae Richardson, JD, RN, of Washing ton, D.C. were the others. . . r ; Carter was # the recipi ( @ ent of the R 1997 Hu -1 manitar : ian Award, 4 one of the highest honors this B 'sorority SRR canaccord. Dr. James E. Thisaward Carter is given to a person or group who has rendered distin guished or valuable service to humankind. Dr. Carter’s contributions to Chi Eta Phi Sorority are valued and numerous. He was the driving force behind establishing the un dergraduate chapter on campus at MCG and worked with the fam ily of Irene Williams-Hankerson to establish a scholarship in her name for minority nursing stu dents at McGamon many other tasks. Dr. Carterrecently retired from MCG as assistant dean of Stu dent Affairs and director of Mi nority Student Affairs after 24 years of service. SHAKY _ CREDIT | e | PONT BT SWEAT e & B W values, cultural pride and iden tity. Black on black crime is at an all-time high, we’re at the bottom of the economic ladder, and we're losing the war on drugs, there fore, on the brink of moral de struction because we have forgot ten where God has brought us from.” The Heritage Crest tells a story and is symbolic of families and their heritage. There are hun dreds of crests representing fra ternal organizations and for coun tries; however, African Americans are the only race of people who do not have such a symbol. Further, the crest is a shield of faith, vi brant in color, and powerful in meaning. Each of the crest’s 20 symbols represents black Ameri cans journey with God from the peaceful beginning in Africa to the period of inhumane suffer ing—slavery—to the freedom of physical, mental and spiritual bondage. Walker states, too, that “as a race and as a nation, we Dr.Carterisagraduate of Paine College and South Carolina State University and he received the Doctor of Humane Letters from Faith College in Birmingham, Ala. He is married to the former Judy C. Luckey. They have two sons. "4 M. .8 | Joanne ‘. Carr, Ms. b Catherine . A PR George i and Ms. R Donna " S M R a e I 8 were con , ferred p o with Hon- Ms. Joanne Carr OTrary Member ships into Chi Eta Phi Sorority, inc. This honoris given to a nurse because of outstanding achieve ments and contributions to nurs ing. Ms. Carr is currently employed as the associate Medical Center director in Patient Services at the Augusta VA Medical Center. During the past 25 years, she has made significant contribu tions to nursing at the Veterans Health Administration, including chief and assistant chief of Nurs ing Service, associate chief of Nursing Service for Education, nursing instructor, nursing edu cation, staff nurse psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology. She was educated at Florida State and Emory Universities. Ms. Georges is an educator, practitioner and community ac tivist. She has worked in various People/Events highly underestimate the shame ful institution of slavery and the mental spiritual impact it has had on the social, political and eco nomic survival of our race.” Credited by President Clinton as the first national leader to prompt federal intervention into the black church burnings, Lowery testified in 1996 before both a U.S. House subcommittee and the Congressional Black Caucus in an effort to bring action and clar ity to the issue. More recently, Lowery, whoserved asthe SCLC’s national chairman of the board of directors at the time of King’s death, has ardently called on the Memphis judicial system to offer immunity to businessman Lloyd Jowers, who has admitted com plicity in the King assassination, therefore, possibly providing valu able insight into the 1968 assassi nation. Last February, Lowery and his stafftraveled to Memphis for a hearing seeking the long and nurses at convent professional roles in New York City. She is a sough after speaker and has spoken throughout the United States, Africa, South America and the Caribbean. She is currently a lecturer and coordinator of the RN sequence in the Department of Nursing at Lehman College of the City Uni versity of New York. Ms. Georges has been actively ) involved 4 N it h policy ‘* making, . A education : ?"" [ and com it &~ munity ar- T eas for W nursing in PS " ceneral. N\ She has b NS served as Ms. Catherine National Georges Black As sociation president and is ac tively involved in several organi zations, boards, associations and societies. She is a graduate of Seton Hall University College of Nursing. Ms. Richardson is the commu -1 ; nity out -4 R W reach coor- L Foo ~ dinator for 3 w t. h. e - - Women’s g, Health Ini t\‘ B tiative of iE & o L\ . Nation’s Capital F & [l sponsored b ¥ Ms. Donna Rae Medlantic Richardson E % 4 Howard University. She is an as awaited trial for Ray based on new forensic evidence that may prove hedid not fire the shots that felled King, April 4, 1968. Chairman ofthe National Black Leadership Forum, an umbrella organization that includes 20 of the nation’s foremost advocacy groups, Lowery was aleading force in the successful negotiations with Texaco that moved the White Plains, New York-based corporate giant to establish new guidelines for economic inclusion for minori ties after executives were caught uttering racial slurs against Afri can Americans, in particular. The SCLC was founded by King, Abernathy, Lowery and several other Southern ministers in 1957 in an effort to win equality in transportation, housing, the work force, voting rights and other ar eas for African Americans. Lowery is expected to retire at the SCLC’s 40th annual conven tion held in Atlanta this week. sistant professor at Howard Uni versity School of Nursing. She also serves as counsel to the law% firm of Joan Wilbon . ..l Associ ates. | Ms. Richardson is an RN and an attorney. She has cxperience as a lobbyist directing legislative and regulatory staffofthe nation’s largest professional nursing or ganization. She is a graduate of Akron City Hospital School of Nursing, Ak ron University and Howard Uni versity Law School. There were about 600 sorors, fraters and friends on hand to wtness the award ceremonies. Phi Chi Chapter of Augustais excited about being actively involved in such a momentous event. Phi Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., was the host chap ter of this national meeting. 4 B Y ety gt TN B agn. " T 3 H YRR N s M&%gfiw ' ] ! V 073 @mfifle&? p) ; WALLPAPERS ¥ E AND WINDOW BLINDS ¥-"vy . = - - 4l T erd e I \\\\‘ 1 Sl RRLEEITTY R Ri W Ay WO W : |ls hdxis "9 A| e "‘* | CRMEER N T N | B L. SARA L | TREMENDOUS SELECTION! | BRI 1. e - ik T A ] ol § ‘g’; L ¢ L. 1&T N — : (&/’: ' /NG . _ AR 4 [ B ALY y B . 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Photo by Phillip McCullom - Son of Augusta couple serving = = 8 in Mediterranean in U.S. navy 'on By David W. Crenshaw Special from NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER Onboard USS Spruance Summers on the Mediterranean. While it may sound like something only discussed in Beverly Hills, for Rufus Cummings, it’s all in a days work. - Cummings, sonof Rufusand Bessie Cummingsof Augusta, Ga.,isacrew member onboard the destroyer USS Spruance. Spruance recently left its home port of Mayport, Fla., to take station in the Mediterranean Sea. The 28-year-old Navy sécond class petty officer said he joined the Navy because he wanted more out of life. “I wanted the opportunitytotravel,”he said. ~ And while amajor role of the Navy is to protect the United States from our enemies in time of war, it also supports U.S. foreign policy in the time of peace. o As an operations specialist,* Cummings operates radar, naviga tionand communicationsequipment inthe combatinformationcenterand on the bridge. He detects and tracks ships, planes and missiles. “The most important thing I've learned is about working with differ ent people, and flexibility,” Cummings said. - Cummings says heintends to stay on active duty until he’s eligible to retire. Whenever he does decide to leavethe Navy, he'llalwaysbeableto look back at his time on deployment in the Mediterranean and know his service was' valuable and appreci ated by the people back home. Lead ship of a class of destroyers, Spruance has a critical role in the Navy’s mission. Known as the work horses of the U.S. Navy, destroyers like Spruance defend battle groups against threats from land, sea and air. Equipped with advanced sonar systems and torpedoes, the ms pri role is to the e mgom underm&k” o