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Reparations to
be key focus at
State of the
Black World
Conference
NEW YORK
As the countdown to the his
torical State of the Black World
Contference(SOßWC)inAtlanta
November 28-December 2,2001
begins, one thing is certain —
the burning issue of repara
“tions for Africans in America,
the continent of Africa and the
Caribbean will be a main focal
point of the deliberations. As
the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson re
marked during the World Con
ference on Racism (WCR),
which recently concluded in
Durban, South Africa, “Repa
rations is an idea whose time
has come.”
“The moral and political en
ergy generated at the World
Conference on Racism will be
channeled in many directions,
including the SOBWC, which
now must becomeacritical con
vergence point and catalyst for
intensifying the struggle for
reparations in this country,”
said Ron Daniels, SOBWC con
vener. “With this in mind, we
have adjusted the schedule to
buildadirect link between WCR
and SOBWC.”
Dr. Raymond Winbush, di
rector of the influential Race
Relations Instituteat Fisk Uni
versity in Nashville and Beni
Ivey, executive director of the
Center for Democratic Renewal
in Atlanta, have been asked to
organize a briefing on WCR.
I'he panel of presenters will
include Viola Plummer of the
December 12* Movement and
Dr. Conrad Worrill, national
chairman of the Black United
I'ront, among other organiza
tional representatives whowent
to Durban.
In addition to the briefing,
the SOBWC will include a ple
nary session on reparations
with a panel of presentersorga
nized by Dr.Jemadari Kamara,
director of the Black Studies
and Haitian Studies Programs
at Umass/Boston and the chair
man of the African American
Institute for Researchand Em
powerment. The goalis to have
representatives of the National
Coalition of Blacks for Repara
tions in America (N'COBRA)
and other key reparations ad
vocates in the U.S., Africa and
the Caribbean serve as panel
ists @nd resource persons for
this crucial session.
CongressmandJohn Conyers,
ranking member of the House
Judiciary Committeeand Dean
ofthe Congressional Black Cau
cus, alsois expected tobea part
of this panel.
Mr. Daniels added, “I am
pleased and optimistic that a
reparations working group will
be convened during the confer
ence.”
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AUGUSTAFOCUS
Most
Improved
in SIAC
Paine College’s women’s
cross-country team werecho
sen by the Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic Confer
ence as the most improved
team of the year. “I’'m really
proud of the team for getting
the Most Improved award.
That really says a lot about
your team when you improve
one year to the next.” He
sends his thanks to Paine
President, Dr. Shirley Lewis
and Athletic Director Ronnie
O. Spry for giving him the
opportunity to work with
these young people. He also
received an award for being
the Most Improved Coach.
Paine’s Darren Johnson
won the Sports Information
Director of the Year Award.
District 7 Commissioners
meet in political forum
Shun Norris
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Thelast candidate forum was
held at the Chamber of Com
merce for District 7 County
Commission candidates on
October 29, 2001. Incumbent
Jerry Brigham, along with
challengers Wayne Hawkins
and Thomas (Tommy) Boyles,
shared views on making Au
gusta a better city to reside.
The candidates were first
asked about what seems to be
thermain focus in this race,
economic development, and
what they would like to see
donedifferently.
Incumbent Brigham, a
former member of the Rich
mond County Board of Educa
tion and a member of the com
mission since 1994, says that
the development of Augusta
has come a long way.
“I very much believe that
this needs to be a high-tech
community. [ think the Cham
ber is very instrumental in
leading us in that direction.
The futureisaservice-oriented
society. We have changed very
much from the manufactured
related society, “ he said.
Hawkins, entrepreneur in
the city of Augusta and chair
man of the Mayor’s Economic
Committee, feels differently.
“One of our biggest prob
lems is getting businesses to
Augusta. We’ve got todo some
thingto make our government
look more appealing to the
people who want to move here
and move their businesses
here.”
Hawkins noted that the poor
outlook of the current com
mission is a major concern
when trying to attract
businesses.“The inner fight
ing with the commissioners
just doesn’t make Augusta
look good when you’re trying
to attract businesses here. It
makes the Chamber’sjob a lot
tougher to sell Augusta when
you look at the way the com
missionisbeingrun, “ hesaid.
One of the questions asked
during the forum was what
role does the Chamber busi
ness community have in the
successful future of Augusta-
Richmond County.
A retired Air Force veteran,
Thomas (Tommy) Boyles feels
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as though a community will
not be successful without sup
port from area business lead
ers. “I don’t see how any city
or community can be strong
without working together,
that’s the role that has to be
built within thiscommunity,”
he adds.
The candidates were asked
about the ever-controversial
redistrictingand how it would
affect on the state and local
front.
Brigham seemed to get ex
cited about this particular is
sueanddidn’t cease toconceal
that fact.
“We’ve got some lemons
with redistricting and we are
trying to make some lemon
ade out of it. I'm very excited
about Georgia having 12 con
gressional districts instead of
10. That is to our advantage,”
he stated. “On the local level
I am very supportive of the
fact that the commission and
theschool board havethe same
districts. We’ve got to have it
that way because people need
toknow whotheir representa
tives are.”
Brigham also noted that
thereisacommitment tomake
the redistricting fair, equal,
and compatible for all election
districts.
All of the candidates agreed
on the issue concerning the
talk of a new civic center.
Each man feelsbuildinga new
civic center would be a waste
of taxpayers money but is all
for it if the building is con
structed with private money.
As for the airport plan, there
weredifferent views.
Boylesnotesthat the events
of Sept. 11 changed many
things concerning the airport
plan. He did admit that there
was a need for a new one, but
not spending a ridiculous
amount of money so quickly.
Brigham feelsthat the com
munity needs an opportunity
for change and a new airport
provides just that.
Hawkins perceives the air
port plan as too hurried. “We
do need a new terminal but
with the traffic that we’ve got
right now, I don’t see why we
need a lot of runway out there
to just sit empty,” he stated.
Candidate Jerry Wayne
Howell was not present.