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First Degree Rape
On Aug. 4 a 19-year-old female
was riding around on 11th Street
with two male friends. While in
transport, they struck a conversation
with two young men. They pulled
over and started talking and the two
men they had just met decided to go
riding around with them.
While they were driving around,
one of the suspects pulled a gun and
forced them all to somewhere in
Mohawk Park. Once in Mohawk, the
From the Minneapolis Spokesman
Cultural Identity: Low Stress
TALI AHASSF.F., Fla. — Students with the strongest cultural identity
may live healthier lives, according to a survey taken at Florida A&M
University. The survey tested how African Americans are affected by
stress.
Dr. John W. Chambers, a FAMU psychology professor, say
“Individuals grounded in their culture are going to have a much stronger
positive view of themselyes. Those with the highest level of Black
consciousness have the most positive stress response." He mentioned that
these students had lower experience of suppressed anger.
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From The Atlanta Voice
Farrakhan Promises Court Day
TRIPOLI, Libya — Minister Louis Farrakhan, who recently turned
down a $250,000 gift accompanying a Gadhafi Human Rights Award,
has vowed to pursue “the mother of all court battles” to be able to claim
the money from Libya.
Farrakhan would have face prison and fines, in a violation of U.S. anti-
terronsm sanctions, if he accepted the money. Farrakhan insists the prize
had “no attachment whatsoever to the government of Libya.” He
continues to denounce the United Slates' animosity toward Gadhafi as a
terrorist
U.S. officials doubted whether Gadhafi was serious about parting with
the money in the first place.
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Montel Williams Sued
NEW JERSEY — Two female employees have charged that talk show
host Montel Williams attempted to fondle them, used lewd language and
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money. He denies the charges, saying he is being maligned for financial
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The two women who filed charges, Stacy Galonsky and Mahri
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North Tulsa has always lived within its pride and well-documented
accomplishments. Historic Greenwood Avenue’s pioneers created what is
still a milestone in African-American economic, social and culturally j
development. |
In early dark days, marked by hard times and strained resources; I
Greenwood Avenue, the Black Wall Street of America, still lives in memory, |
if not in fact. It is a proud legacy, an endearing and noble achievements, |
passed on and on to generations who have followed.
Booker T. Washington High School, the pride of the great Southwest.
established in 1913, will celebrate its 85th anniversary in 1998. Strangers
marvel at this source of continuing Hornet pride. Annually Booker T. is f
subject to more class reunions than any city in the nations. These are more
than reumons.The celebrations are confirmations of the spirit of those early
entrepreneurial gladiators, who conquered the warlords of injustice and
turned oppression into opportunity.
On Oct. 18 north Tulsa will host another reunion, really a homecoming
celebration. The names of the pioneering family who fought the good fight
before and after 1921 are royalty of the ghetto. Our parks and public facilities
are named for them. There were others. Many are lost to history. Their good
deeds are only recorded in the oral history of their families.
Such a family is returning home after a 75 year-absence and gala reception
planned in their honor at the Greenwood Cultural Center.
Here is the rest of the story.
J.B.Stradford was one of the lost names of Tulsa’s dark past, when the
75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Tulsa riot and dedication of The
Black Wall Street Memorial received national attention. That news awakened
old memories of how it had affected a family. The stories passed down
through the generations by Stradford descendants. J.B. Stradford, who died in
1935, is still a fugitive from Tulsa justice.
The son of a Kentucky slave, Stradford had followed his dream to
Oklahoma Territory. A graduate of Oberlin University of Ohio and Indiana
Law School, he came to Tulsa in 1899. A man of character and pride, he was
a member of the pioneering entrepreneurial class that established historic
Greenwood as the Black Wall Street of America.
He also established the first library for African-Americans and owned a
rooming house and the 65-unit Stradford Hotel. One of his children, C.
Francis Stradford, a Columbia University Law School graduate, hired by
Principal E.W. Woods as one the first teachers at Booker T. Washington
High School, established in 1913. The Greenwood business district flourished
— then the 1921 Race Riot erupted.
A young Black man arrested for an assault in an elevator of a White
woman. A lynching from the jail had occurred earlier. Convinced of the boy’s
innocence, the arrest moved attorney Stradford to infiltrate an angry mob at
the Court House. Tempers flared. A shot fired. The penned-up race hatred
exploded into the most destructive riot in American history. Thirty-five
square blocks of the Black community were destroyed and untold numbers
killed.
Stradford, suspected by Whites as a leader of his people, in the aftermath
was arrested for inciting a riot His son, C. Francis Stradford, then practicing
law in Chicago, gained his father’s release from jail. While on bail, afraid for
his life, J.B. Stradford slipped from Tulsa, traveled by night, and became a
fugitive from justice.
J.B.Stradford left his wealth, estimated at some $125,000, in the ashes of
Tulsa. Beginning with nothing, he successfully reestablished himself as a
lawyer and entrepreneur in Chicago. His descendants are now among
Chicago’s first families, icons of that enterprising spirit that exemplified by
the family patriarch. J.B. Stradford's descendants include a former U.S.
Representative to the United Nations, a US. Ambassador, lawyers, judges,
teachers, college professors, government officials, television personalities,
corporate executives, military officers, physicians and entrepreneurs.
No member of the Stradford family has ever ventured back to Tulsa.
They are returning on Friday, Oct. 18, as a part of the first anniversary
Greenwood Cultural Center Gala Ball. Featured will be Pat Moore &
Company, Flash Terry and the Uptown Blues Band and the Jazz Brethren.
District Attorney Williams LaFortune and Judge Jesse Harris, will
officially drop all charges pending against J.B. Stradford, and his name
posthumously added to those permitted to practice law in the State of
Oklahoma. During the premier gala reception, Tulsa will receive the
Stradford family descendants and welcome them home to historic
Greenwood Avenue, and their roots, healing old wounds. The proceeds from
the gala event will fund programs for young people.
You are expected.
Urban Shades® is written by Don Ross, Oklahoma State Representative
from District 73.
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suspect raped the
victim in the car.
After the
attack, the victim
relumed to try to
find her friends
and then she
called police.
Suspects are
described as two
Black males.
A cash reward is offered to
anyone with information leading to
the arrest of these individuals.
. suspect ordered the two men out of Callers may remain anonymous.
the car and one of the suspects
sexually assaulted the victim.
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BY ANDY PHILLIPS of the Tulsa
Eagle Contributing Writer Police
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16 Punished In Ron Brown Crash Query
The U.S. Air Force has severely for negligently failing to ensure”
reprimanded 16 officers in that government directive had been
connection with the April 3 crash of followed regarding reviews of
the Air Force CT-43 that killed airport safety under this command.
Commerce Secretary Ron Brown Mazurowski was penalized for
and 34 others, reports the NNPA "dereliction of duty for willfully
News Wire. Brig. Gen. William E. failing to ensure that the same
Stevens, the Commander of the directives were followed."
86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Article 15 reprimands are the
Base in Germany, and his highest form of non-judicial
operations commander, Col. John punishment given out by the
E. Mazpurowski, were singled out service, one step below a court-
for the most serious punishment — martial. Stevens an Mazurowski
Article 15 letters of reprimand for have refused to accept their
“dereliction of duty.” Stevens was punishments and asked to go to
punished for “dereliction of duly" court-marital.
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JOHN JOHNSON, founder of magazines Ebony and Jet, received the
highest civilian honor from President Clinton.
President Clinton recently Montgomery bus boycott. “In the
awarded the Presidential Medal of years since, she has remained
Freedom, the highest civilian committed to the cause of freedom,
honor, to 11 distinguished speaking out against injustice here
Americans. Among the recipients and abroad.”
were Civil Rights Movement During the Sept. 9 ceremony in
pioneer Rosa Parks and publisher the East Room of the White House,
John Johnson, who founded the President Clinton said of Johnson:
landmark magazines Ebony and Jet. “He gave African Americans a
Johnson received his Medal of voice and a face... at a time when
Freedom at a Sept 9 White House they were virtually invisible in
ceremony. Parks, delayed by mainstream American culture. An
Hurricane Fran from attending that humble man, despite becoming the
ceremony, received her award in most influential African American
the Oval Office, prior to publisher in history, he continues to
accompanying the president to the inspire young African Americans to
26th Annual Congressional Black succeed against the odds and to
Caucus Foundation dinner on Sept, take advantage of their
14. opportunities.”
At the dinner. President Clinton The other Medal honorees were:
read from the citation Jospeh Cardinal Bemardin; James
accompanying Parks' Medal of Brady; Millard Fuller; David
Freedom. He noted that the “First Hamburg; Eugene Lang; Jan
Lady of Civil Rights" changed the Nowak; Antonia Pantoja; Ginetta
course of history by sparking the Sagan and Morris Udall.
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Lucky Lamons, a 14-year veteran
of the Tulsa Police Department, is
They left the victim’s two friends CrimeStoppers coordinator for
in Mohawk and drove the victim to TPD. CrimeStoppers is a program
the area of 5200 East 41st Street funded by the Citizens Crime
North, where they fled the vehicle. Commission, which also sponsors the
While in transit to 41st Street North, Alert Neighbors Program.
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