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 This Season of Black Issues Forum
2005-2006 Season
Episode 2101 - Transcript
Farrakhan's Call & NC's Response
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Minister Louis Farrakhan, spiritual leader of the African American Muslim group, the Nation of Islam, created some ten years ago what we have come to know as the million man march. He called it a day of atonement for African American men. What did that event really accomplish? And now ten years later, what will yet a second million-something event do? Natalie Bullock Brown moderates this discussion.
GUESTS
Minister David Muhammad - Durham respresentative of the Minister Louis Farrakahn and the Nation of Islam. Head of Mosque 34 in Durham and co-chair of the local organization committee for the Millions More Movement.
Muhammad's Mosque 34
304 S Driver St
Durham, NC 27703-4264
(919) 957-4850
Rev. Vonner Horton – Pastor of Oxley Hill Baptist Church
110 Jeff White Road
Merry Hill, NC 27957
252-482-8277
252-482-8903 fax
Kenneth R. Hammond, Senior Pastor of Union Baptist Church
904 N. Roxboro Street
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 688-1304/1305
Jay Holloway – former host of Black Issues Forum and currently Executive in Charge of University Partnerships at UNC-TV
Resources and Information
The Nation of Islam homepage
The Millions More Movement
Episode 2102 - Transcript
Relative Parents
It's an old tradition in the African American community that seems to be experiencing a current resurgence. Increasingly, grandparents and other relatives are serving as primary caregivers for their children's children or the children of other kin. This concept is formally called “kinship care”. In fact according to numbers from the us census and AARP about 135,000 or 6.9 percent of all children under age 18 live in Grandparent-headed households; another 39,000 live in homes headed by relatives other than grandparents, and an additional 36,000 live in homes headed by non-relatives. What is the overall effect of these households on the children living in them? And how do the caregivers, who if grandparents are often elderly, manage caring for youngsters or teenagers? Natalie Bullock Brown moderates.
Episode 2103 - Transcript
Gang Control
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According to a report by the Governor's Commission on Crime, the number of gangs in 1999 survey was listed as 332 with over five thousand identified gang members. In a 2004 survey, there were 387 gangs and more than eight thousand, five hundred gang members. Do these numbers reflect a gang problem in North Carolina? If so, what can be done about it? A detective with the Durham County Sheriff's office--which has a unit dedicated to monitoring and controlling gangs in Durham--has published a book for parents, teachers, and others to help educate them on how to recognize gang symbols and protect their children and themselves. Find out what he and others say you need to know about gangs in your community, no matter where you live. Natalie Bullock Brown moderates.
The book featured in this episode is The Gang P.L.A.G.U.E That T.A.R.G.E.T.S Your Community
GUESTS
Detective Elliot Hoskins, Gang Unit, Durham County Sheriff’s Office
Geraldine Blaxton-Ramos - Concerned parent working with the Lost Generation Task Force in Wilson, NC. The Triangle Lost Generation Task Force is an umbrella affiliate of The North Carolina Martin Luther King Resource Center
Otis Lyons – President and Founder of Campaign4Change, member of The Men of Vision, and President of Phatnum Entertainment. Mr. Otis is also known as Vegas Don.
Campaign4Change is an anti-gang, Crime and Drug Production.
1601 East Geer Street, Suite D
Durham, NC 27703
919-682-0715
Phatnum Entertainment
Bill Thomas - Director of Teen Programs for the Boys & Girls Club of Wake County, and a member of the Wake County Gang Prevention Partnership.
Other Resources and Information
North Carolina Gang Investigator's Association
Report by the Governor’s Crime Commission
Report on Gang Presence and Activity
Interact of Wake County Youth Education Services (Y.E.S.) - Youth Education Services (Y.E.S.) of Interact is dedicated to providing violence prevention programming to the youth of Wake County.
Gangs or Us – The goal of Gangs OR Us is to provide law enforcement and corrections personnel, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens, the assistance and knowledge necessary to determine if street or prison gangs are in your community or corrections facility.
Episode 2104 - Transcript
SCORE with Small Business
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According to research by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, African Americans are twice as interested in becoming entrepreneurs as European Americans, but African-Americans (and Hispanics) are far less likely to succeed in start-up ventures than are non-minorities. A Resource Partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration designed to help entrepreneurs is SCORE, the Service Core of Retired Executives. In this edition of Black Issues Forum, we explore the question of why more minority owned business may be failing and provide information to help educate viewers considering business ownership or expansion to increase their chances of success. Natalie Bullock Brown moderates.
GUESTS
Angela Wilson - a successful entrepreneur in Jones County who left the banking industry in 1998 to become her own boss. She now owns three companies: A Wilson Transportation Services; Dairy Blends N Eats; and A. Wilson Used Cars. She's also an officer (Secretary) with the Uptown Business and Professional Association in New Bern.
Ivan Hankins - Senior Area Manager for the Small Business Administration
Mary Speight - Assistant Regional Director of the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center
RESOURCES
The Uptown Business and Professional Association
252-633-9053
A Wilson Transportation Services
E-mail address awilsonco@hotmail.com
1380 N Highway 58
Pollocksville, NC 28573
(252) 224-6503
252-224-6508 fax
Dairy Blends N Eats
910-743-0021
Ivan Hankins
Senior Area Manager
U.S. Small Business Administration
3434 Kildaire Farm Road, Room 205
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 363-3215
Mary Speight
Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
G08/G09 C. T. Willis Commerce Building
North Carolina Central University
Office Phone: (919) 530-7386 or 530-7889
Preferred E-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:mspeight@nccu.edu" mspeight@nccu.edu _
SCORE - SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. We provide a public service to America by offering small business advice and training. Formed in 1964 to help small businesses flourish.
NEUSE~RIVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Inc. (N.R.C.D.C.)
Post Office Box 779
New Bern, North Carolina 28563
252-639-7582
NC REAL - a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping bring entrepreneurship and small business creation to North Carolina www.ncreal.org
Report by the CELCEE Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education , July, 2001 DIGEST Number 01-03 entitled "African American Enterprise and the Global Marketplace: The Twenty-first Century," written by Natasha Bauman
Episode 2105 - Transcript
Maintenance Workers Get High Tech & High Pay
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There's a change taking place in our industrial landscape that's creating not only concern in the business community but also opportunities for those considering employment or a transition in job occupation. When you think of maintenance men, perhaps it’s those honorable people who collect garbage or are charged with cleaning schools who come to mind. Well, think again. We'll talk about what lies in store within the maintenance industry in the 21st century. Natalie Bullock Brown moderates.
GUESTS
Joel Leonard - The Maintenance Evangelist and an instructor at MPACT Learning Center, LLC
Dr. John C. Kelly, Jr. - chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Harold Mareé - Maintenance technician at Mother Murphy's Laboratories, Inc.
Episode 2106 - Transcript
In Honor of Black Veterans
The Marine Corps was the last military service in the United States to accept black volunteers. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt by executive order 8802, called for an end to discriminatory practices based on color, race creed, or national origin within the armed forces. It wasn't until 1942 that the US Marines complied, and when they did, African American volunteers did not at the traditional boot camps of Parris Island, South Carolina or San Diego, California. African American Marines were trained at a segregated facility in New River, North Carolina near Camp Lejeune. This first group of African American Marines came to be known as the Montford Point Marines. In this edition, producer Deborah Holt talks to a Montford Point Marine and to a retired marine officer who is not only a product of the valor of the men at Montford Point but is also one of only 13 African Americans who have earned the rank of General in the United States Marine Corps.
GUESTS
1st Sgt. James R. Clark - joined the US Marines as a volunteer in April of 1943 and served in the Pacific and Hawii during World War II. He rose to the rank of 1st Sargeant during his four years of service. He is currently a member of the Montford Point Marines Association.
Brigadier General George H. Walls - served on active duty for over 28 years before retiring in 1993.I'd like to welcome to the program James Clark, a Montford Point Marine who volunteered for the service in April of 1943 and served in the Pacific and Hawaii during World War II.. We also have with us retired General George H. Walls, Jr, who served on active duty for over 28 years until retiring at the rank of brigadier general in 1993. He He is currently a member of the Montford Point Marines Association.
For information on The Montford Point Marines Association and museum visit The Montford Point Marine Association.
References:
American Patriots, Written by Gail Lumet Buckley
Black Americans in Defense of our Nation, published by the U.S. Department of Defense, 1983. Currently out of print.
Episode 2107 - Transcript
Culturally Appropriate End of Life Care
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It’s one thing to receive good end-of-life care, it’s another to understand the value of culturally appropriate end of life care. A discussion on how this concept is spreading to medical professionals concerned about administering better healthcare to African American patients.
GUESTS
Sharon Kelly West - Nurse Case Manager in oncology services at Mission Hospitals Nurse Case Manager in oncology services at Mission Hospitals in Asheville in Asheville, NC.
Richard Payne , MD - Director of the Institute on Care at the End of Life at the Duke University Divinity School
Episode 2108 - Transcript
Cutting Edge Fitness
What are some innovative strategies for getting into shape? Learn about various forms of martial arts and how it can help get anyone into shape regardless of age, size, or gender.
GUESTS
Wes Caudill - an instructor at NBS Gym in Raleigh, NC. Caudill’s background in sports includes a four years of wrestling in high school, finishing fourth in the state; varsity fencing in sabre at North Carolina State University earning an MVP in 1992; kickboxing since 1993; Muay Thai kickboxing since 1996. He started the Raleigh Fencers Club in 1997 and opened NBS Gym in 1998. He’s a certified coach with USA Boxing.
Glen Spencer is the U.S. Muay Thai Association US Cruiser Weight Amateur Champion.
Other martial arts instructor featured:
Tommy Little – 2nd Degree Black Belt, trained in Hapkido martial arts.
Xtreme Tiger Shark Hapkido
8596 Ledford Avenue
Connelly Springs, NC 28612
828-612-7045
George’s Boxing Gym since 1999.
Episode 2109 - Transcript
NC NAACP's New Leadership
For the past nine years, Melvin “Skip” Alston has quietly led the North Carolina National Association of the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) as president, fighting important civil right issues throughout the state. At the 62nd Annual State NAACP Conference held in Greensboro, in October 2005, the organization voted to replace Alston with the very vocal and innovative Reverend William Barber II, from Goldsboro. Join Host, Mitchell Lewis, as he interviews the organization's new president to find out what civil right issues he deems most vital and pressing and what his vision is to take the NAACP to the next level during his tenure.
Episode 2110 - Transcript
Soul Cooking: Spice for Life
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Can you enjoy great soul food and still maintain goals for healthy eating. You bet! Find out cooking strategies for making good-for-you food taste sensational.
GUESTS
Suzzette Shaw Goldmon – Family and Consumer Science Agent for North Carolina Cooperative Extension www.ces.ncsu.edu. As an extension agent, Suzzette helps deliver programs around the Eat Smart Move More Model all over the state.
Bio on Suzzette
Leolia Spaugh – a concerned citizen involved who’s using the Eat Smart Move More program to help civic groups and others adopt and commit to implementing healthier food preparation standards. For information on the work Ms. Spaugh’s work contact Diane Beth at 5 a Day
To get an electronic version of “Up Where We Belong” or the “Taste of 5 a Day” cookbooks, visit North Carolina 5-a-Day.
Partners within the NC Dept of Health and Human Services and the Division of Public Health, along with multiple state and community partners have joined together to create the Eat Smart, Move More--North Carolina initiative. For tips on healthier eating and “Eat Smart Move More,” Visit the initiative’s website to locate potential partners and learn about additional ways to get involved.
Sample Healthy Foods and Physical Activity Policy
The New Food Pyramid
Recipies Shown on the Program
Episode 2111 - Transcript
Stroke II: Life, Love, & Recovery
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Given the great potential for stroke in the Southeast and within the African American community, more and more people must consider a change of lifestyle as a means of prevention, as a part of recovery, and as a means of learning how to enjoying life full if you become a caretaker. This episode presents a discussion about the life changes imposed by stroke or the threat of stroke.
GUESTS
Johnie G. Hamilton, Jr. Ph.D. - clinical psychologist at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Elizabeth Puckett “Libby” – former executive director of the Justice Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force.
Ronald Pannell – a 2005 stroke survivor
Articles about stroke
Organizations specializing in information about stroke
National Stroke Association
Tristate Stroke Network
CDC's Cardiovascular Health Program
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
National Stroke Association
Brain Attack Coalition
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Episode 2112 - Transcript
Identity Theft
It’s the fastest growing crime in North Carolina, and African Americans are not exempt. In fact, identity theft is reported at slightly higher rates nationally by nonwhites than by whites, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In today’s fast-paced, information driven environment, education and preventative strategy may be your best offense and defense against this crime. Hear the riveting story of a local victim of ID theft, and learn what you can do to reduce your risk for becoming a target.
GUESTS
Stone Tyler – a victim of ID theft who spent over $50,000 and 18 years of police encounters and jail time before he began to reclaim his life and identity.
Ron Green - Senior Vice President of Bank of America’s corporate investigations unit. Green is also a former special agent with the US Secret Service having been assigned to its Electronic Crimes Branch. He also serves on the board of The Institute of Computer Forensic Professionals.
Caroline Farmer – Special Counsel serving on the staff of the North Carolina Attorney General's office.
For comprehensive information about ID Theft laws in North Carolina, statistics, how to protect yourself, and what to do if you suspect you’ve been victimized, visit the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office website. For additional information and national data, visit the website of the Federal Trade Commission.
To obtain a copy of Johnny May’s Guide to Preventing Identity Theft by Johnny May, CPP, visit his website.
Episode 2113 - Transcript
Stroke I: No Respecter of Persons
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Why is the southeastern United States--from the Carolinas west through Louisiana and Arkansas's--being called the "stroke belt," and why are African Americans particularly vulnerable? This edition presents a discussion about the definition of stroke, how to detect the signs, and what to do if you or a loved one experiences symptoms.
GUESTS
Dr. Cheré Chase, M.D. – Medical Director of the Forsyth Medical Center Stroke and Neurovascular Center
Rev. Daryl Napper, Sr. – pastor of New Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro. Pastor Napper is the youth and childrens track director of the High Point Missionary Education Association which includes 42 churches in the Triad area. He and his church are involved in community outreach and education on stroke as well as the CITIES Stroke Grant.
Click here for a list of resources about stroke
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