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ACADEMY Continued from A1 ance and encouragement in a military setting. Last month, Project Impact was given full authority over daily NDA operations. This non-profit organization had volunteered services for three years, and the Marion County Juvenile Court put a bid out for other agencies to run the center in June. After recognizing Project Impact’s contributions and selecting their bid, the court removed its own staff members from the academy, making room for the new organizers to take over. “Education is important in the life of a child. The school and parent decide to refer students, and New Directions (Academy) helps guide (children) towards discipline,” says Beth Richards, a case manager at NDA. After screening student referrals, Richards reviews past behavior and academic information to accurately evaluate whether the program will help eliminate extreme behaviorial problems. This initial analysis verifies that students pose no threat to staff members or other cadets as well as permits an outline for program goals. ISTEP scores, psychological evaluations (if necessary), criminal history and delinquency checks are also provided. Students are referred to as cadets, and regularly participate in eight hour educational classes and physical training sessions Monday through Friday. Class schedules outline where cadets should be at various times of the day. Each student is placed in a group according to their age and gender. The various groups have set schedules for language arts, math and reading classes. In addi-

tion, character building sessions outline individual responsibilities and preferences, while life skills classes explore goals and time setting techniques. “Many of us in society have given up on these kids. Our mission is to work on discipline and modify behaviors,” admitted Superintendent Preston Adams, noting the benefits of exposure to a highly structured environment. “The court has given us total authority over the school to meet the needs of the kids." Although program capacity is 87, NDA currently has more than 40 students. This week alone, NDA has accepted nine referrals. Students can enter the academy at any time during the year. Sixty to 70 percent of cadets are on probation. The length of stay in the program varies from one academic semester to one year. Project Impact has five drill instructors, three certified teachers, and five teaching assistants that guide the program. Marion County offers assistance to 16 middle and high schools across the county including Indianapolis Public Schools, which recognize benefits associated with an alternative setting for kids having problems in regular school settings. Funding for the teaching aspects of the program is provided by the school district in which the student lives. “I’m ready to go back to school and get good grades,” says one cadet, looking forward to returning to his sophomore status at a local high school, and incorporate discipline and education into his lifestyle. As revelry and intense physical training signal the beginning of a new day, cadets stand still awaiting instructions while making strides towards new directions for a better future.

MEDIA

Continued from A1 Dominguez, executive director of WTBU TV, Butler University. Information presented from the AfricanAmerican community will be gathered from The Indianapolis Recorder newsroom; Hispanic and Latin-American community news will be gathered by Dominguez from a network of Hispanic and Latin media outlets. “This is an amazing undertaking by all parties," said Carolene Mays, president and general manager of The Indianapolis Recorder. “For 105 years The Indianapolis Recorder has presented the news and issues of the AfricanAmerican community, and the community at large. We are proud to work closely with WISH TV and the Hispanic and Latin media to share the essence of our communities.” Scott Blumenthal, president and general manager of WISH-TV, said “WISH-TV has always considered its obligation to represent the community we serve, and we are thrilled to be working with Carolene Mays and Marco Dominguez in an effort to fulfill that obligation to our viewers.” Earlier this month, Blumenthal, along with Lee Giles, WISH TV news director, Denise Bates, WISH TV public affairs director, Tysha Hardy-Sellers, president of Sellers Communications Group, Dominguez and Mays met to finalize plans for production. “The important fact about this segment is that we are working together with one goal, as the world should,” said Dominguez. “It is important that we are well informed and that we can inform others... I feel so proud to work with The Indianapolis Recorder and WISH TV. It’s good for everyone,” said Dominguez.

RACE Continued from A1 ever convey,” the couple said in a joint press statement. Montgomery, Maryland, police officials have defended their actions and Chief Charles A. Moose has called and apologized to Nash. But the couple said that does not erase the degradation of having been stopped in the first place. The incident occurred as Vice President A1 Gore has promised to “end the practice of racial profiling in America” as his first civil rights action if elected president. Texas Gov. George Bush has said generally that racial profiling is wrong, but he has promised no specific action. The Congressional Black Caucus has formed a task force to investigate police brutality and profiling complaints around the country. However, the Republicandominated House has prevented legislation from reaching the floor, said U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee. According to the three-page account, the couple said they "were returning from a dinner at a relative’s home and had not violated any traffic laws whatsoever,” when they were suddenly surrounded by approximately eight police cars and “twice that many police officers,” pointing “spot-

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“At gunpoint, we were directed to walk backwards with our hantft 1 on our heads for approximately 40 s feet,” then both were handcuffed, ' the statement said. '’ n The incident occurred Sept. 0j ’ but the couple said they released the statement weeks later in re- ' sponse to escalating media inquir- 1, ies about the incident. He, said he and his wife werd released after an officer looked at his driver’s license and said, “We : made a mistake.” He said an officer apologized immediately, buf; because they were traumatized, Nash later called the Silver Spring, Maryland District Headquarters to' raise questions and complain about

the treatment.

Capt. Bill O’Toole, a spokes-" man for the Montgomery Police said the departrtient is “very sorry ■ about what happened.” “First and foremost, we regret that this has even become a public issue,” O’Toole said, but, “this was a good, lawful stop that we feel our officers handled as professionally

as they could.”

He praised Nash as “a law-abid-ing citizen who handled the whole situation professionally.” But, he^ added, “Our officers stopped art -' innocent citizen legally. We are adamant that this had nothing to 06^

with racial profiling.”

The traffic stop occurred around 10 p.m., approximately 45 minutes after the carjacking and within only : a few miles of the crime. O’Toole said the blue Infiniti SUV driven ‘ by Nash, “appeared to match the description” of the stolen vehicle! which was black, and that the police responded with maximum caution because the suspect had takeri

the vehicle at gunpoint.

But, Nash said his being stopped - made no sense in that his vehicle was blue, not black; the suspect was described as a light-skinned Black male about 5 feet tall while Nash is dark-skinned and 5’11" and though both vehicles had temporary tags, the numbers were ob- 1 viously not the same. - The issues of racial profilin and brutality by police are bein^, confronted with increasing indig-'* nation as reports increase around*

the country.

Laura Murphy, executive direc- r ’ tor of the American Civil Liberties Union in Washington, said Black^ drivers are four times more likely 1 to be stopped by police than white ' drivers are. And while 19 percent ’ of whites are searched when 1 stopped, 72.9percentof Blacksare 1

searched when stopped.

The Nash incident became pub^ lie knowledge when Chief Moosd! t on a radio call-in talk show, was * called and questioned about the^ incident by Ben Johnson, directof" of the President’s Initiative for One America, who also works at thd J White House. J '- Moose apologized for the incr- j dent as Johnson described the public humiliation it had caused Nash! In a subsequent interview, Johnsort told an NNPA reporter that the incident was symbolic of the “egregious behavior” by police in which “the rights of AfricanAmerican men and women are being harassed, profiled and theiM rights are being violated. It shows rt that it happens to everybody, not*! just to the average person. This has * got to stop,” said Johnson, who in; '■ August set up a meeting between!] Attorney General Janet Reno, Mar- J tin Luther King III and the Rev. A1 Sharpton to discuss ways to legally battle police brutality and profil-,. ing. 'J “You can’t build One America!, when this kind of thing is going on,” Johnson said. “This was egre-*. gious behavior” by Montgomery?! Police “and there are still some:! holes in why they did what they*! did.” j! Nash contends that his wife was;! handcuffed and that there were;! about 16 officers at the scene. The;! police claims his wife was not handcuffed and that only 6 to 8 officers;!

were there.

Johnson said the officers were!! all white male except one white!; female, according to his con versa- -; tion with Nash. Nash could not be reached fori ] comment, except the press release,! J which was faxed to NNPA. “He’s weighing all of his op-!| lions. He’s probably not going to;; tip his hand as to what he’s going to] 4 do,” Johnson said, when asked’ ‘ whether Nash would file a form&l complaint or take legal action.