Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 2000 — Page 2
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and take jobs away ” she told the cheering crowd. Carson also spoke frankly about her health, including a bout with flu and pneumonia just before Christmas; ailments that have affected many people this winter. “Be assured that while I can’t promise and neither can you promise that we will be here tomorrow,” said Carson, “Right now I feel very good!” Her double bypass heart surgery in December 19% has made
the 10th District congresswoman fight even harder for health care reform. The winningest Democrat in Marion County history told supporters, “I want to continue to fight to insure that no one should have their medical care and medical decisions decided by somebody at an 800 number." Carson said she’s running to make sure Congress passes a Patients* Bill of Rights and to provide help for senior citizens who, according to Carson, “have to choose
each month between buying food or prescription drugs.” Four years ago, Carson defeated Virginia Blankenbaker by 13,000 votes. Two years ago, she won a decisive victory against Gary Hofmeister by 23,000 votes. Two Republicans are vying for the chance to oppose Carson. They are Tony Samuels, an official with the Indiana Department of Education, and Butler University Professor Dr. Marvin Scott.
The Black Faculty and Staff Council of Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis
invites you to join us in the Campus Student Center (LY 132) in conjunction with IUPUI Campus Day for REFRESHMENTS AND CONVERSATION Sunday, March 5, 2000,1-4 pm We look forward to seeing you!
College Goal Sunday sweeps through Indianapolis
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Bishop Chatard High School senior Angel Hammonds receives help with financial aid forms from mom Dorothy and Terri Cooley of the USA Group. Hammonds was one of the many students who , - participated in the College Goal Sunday2000 program. The program 3 c offers new ways for families to receive information about college .. J financial aid. For more Information contact Danielle Falconer or >r e Amy Hanna at (317)631-6400.
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Most recently, the state sought we were in the recent past, we may the death penalty for Kerrie Price, be better than the last 100 years, an African American man con- There is still a significant misrepvicted for the murder of two Rocky resentation for the African Ameri-
Ripple police officers. A local jury can population.”
eventually rejected the request. For opponents of the punishAccording to Bill Polansky, ment, there is essentially only one deputy public defender, racial mo- solution - the death penalty’ s total ; tivation coupled with an imperfect abolition. Ajabu, who wants retali- „ V judicial system supports Ajabu’s ation only in the form of nonvio- ; f claims that the death penalty, in lent change, said the community .some casM^^ftntiniJPS. tp_b§ re-. jny st make itself aware of its origin
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^ ... ^7/ (by is not so far removed from long “For fairness to exist with it, ago,” Polansky said. “When you you would have to start killing w have this much of adiscrepancy, it more whites. That’s not what we . /j, should be apparent to see that there want,” Ajabu said. “That’s why we ? ,; r can be some racist intent. The death need to stand up and call for the . penalty only exists for vindictive total eradication of this. (African .4purposes. I don’t think that is the Americans) should be enraged, and role of good government. Its con- it would be un-Christian of us to ; r; ; tinuing existence is just a continu- not do something to stop it.” ,,4, ation of slavery.” * To advocate a new plan that will A common misconception, ac- call for the death penalty’s aboli- ? , (4 . cording the State Public Defender tion, Ajabu will engage the com- .54 Agency, is that it is essentially munity in several forums, begin- - , c cheaper to execute a convicted ning with a book signing at X- ;n ,, murderer rather than life imprison- Pression bookstore next month. The * ment. In fact, several studies indi- State Public Defender Agency y.., cate that, not only is life imprison- asked all who oppose the penalty ment more economically feasible, to contact the Indiana Citizens to it gives agencies more time with Abolish the Death Penalty for adwhich to find the whole truth in ditional information. 2(1 q
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Such was the case for Charles Is the death penalty a racist ap- 3 rj Smith, who was released after in- plication ora necessary evil? Next formation was found proving his week, The Recorder will continue innocence. to examine this controversial issue „j 31 “It’s not necessary, we don’t with a look at those who advocate nfl . need it to protect ourselves or other. its practice as well as examine leg- j people,” added Deputy Public De- islation geared toward equity and ||fJ fender Steven Schutte. “We are not fairness with regards to capital (Jrf . more fair in its administration than punishment.
Mikel Holt visits city
The Greater Educational OpportunitiM Foundation, in partnership j with The Indianapolie Recorder newspaper and the Indianapolis t Black Chamber of Commerce, recently sponsored a luncheon £] welcoming Mikel Holt, author of Not Yet Free At Last The! Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement, to dialogue j with community leaders. Holt’s book discusses recent events in j Milwaukee and how that city’s African-American community reacted j and overcame adversity. (Recorder photo by Ken Skelton)
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