San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1999 Page: 1 of 10
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August 19, 1999
Standing for Right, Justice and Equality Since 1931
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By Edwin Glosson
Black woman given 45 years, Mexican woman got 6
The Arena will be
good for the East Side
In last week's edition, my picture
was barely visible. You knew I was
there, but you could barely see me.
This is how our city government,
those with political muscle see the
African American community. The
designated side of the city where
those of darker skin live is the East
Side-the section of the city where
growth and new housing are slow in
craning; well, too slow to be perfectly
honest about it.
The County, led by County Judge
Cyndi Kner and County Commis-
sioner Tommy Adkission, struck^
deal with the Spurs where the new
arena would go on the grounds of the
Coliseum which is snack in the heart
of the East Side. Those blighted ar-
eas along East Houston, E. Com-
merce, Onslow and other streets must
be improved and cleaned. This will
mean an improved East Side because
there will be different sport bars,
restaurants and luxury hotels could
surround the arena. Those living near
by property will increase in value
and those youngsters seeking work
will not have to travel far to find it.
We don't have to worry about
transportation from downtown be-
cause an overhead rail system could
be built for several million or so. I
am sure VIA would welcomes this
mode of travel.
That picture is clear for us to see,
but those with political strength
would like for the Spurs to stay in a
crowded down town area where
parking can not be found. Residents
living around the Alamo Dome can
not park on the street during games.
It is not a pleasant situation. Just like
you could not see me last week,
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Kd. Wednesday, when 16 employees graduated from nursing class. Graduates included Nancy Cervantes Sharon
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those is power want to look past the
Black community as if we do not
exist and remain downtown, leaving
the East Side as a stepchild. African
Americans in Eastern Bexar County
were so excited a few years ago
when those residents thought Sea
World was coming to this section of
the county. We could just anticipate
the progress and money that would
flow into our hands. That was not to
be. And this arena situation will not
come to be if we do not stay on stop
of things. We don't have to beat the
drum in the media, but we must keep
up with those who are suppose to
look out for our interest.
Members of the Spurs and former
Spurs who like to play golf will
discover Willow Springs which is
across the street. This would bring
the Spurs in touch with the commu-
nity (talking with other African
Americans who play at Willow
Springs) and the needs of the African
Americans who hVe here and the
problems we face.
The arena will be good for this part
of the city. This will only bedxne a
reality if we vote. There will be no
sales tax involved on the citizens of
the city. But we must register to vote
because Nov. 2 will be here before
you know it.
NAACP seeks Hispanic recruits
The nation’s oldest civil rights or-
ganization wants to recruit Hispan
ICS.
During its annual convention in
New York last month, the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People made several refer-
ences to Hispanics, soon to become
the nation’s, dominant ethnic group.
Julian Bond, the NAACPs national
chairman, urged members to imag-
ine 2050, when Hispanics and blacks
combined are expected to constitute
41 percent of the U.S. population.
“Where there are others who share
our condition, even if they may not
share our history, we intend to make
common cause with them,” Bond
told convention-goers in New York.
This year’s NAACP convention was
the most successful in recent history,
coming in the wake of a spate of fi-
nancial and other problems. The
group is hitting a new stride - suing
‘The push is
recognizing that it’s
more than just black
and white.’
Ruth Edwards of ths
Dismantling Racism project
forge closer ties with Hispanics. It is
a mission fraught with difficulty.
There are conflicting and compet-
ing interests, differences in how is-
sues play out nationally vs. locally,
emotions triggered by the prospect
of blacks becoming a smaller propor-
tion of the population, and the
NAACPs desire to remain a black
centered organization
Civil rights groups - there are
nearly 200 nationwide, ranging from
the NAACP and the Organization of
Chinese Americans to the League of
United Latin American Citizens,
known as LULAC - push the same
issues. Those include an accurate
count in the 2000 census, equity in
education, affirmative action and
voter registration.
All the groups are part of a national
coalition known as the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights, suggest-
ing that intergroup ties are strong -
but also indicating that a single group
cannot represent all people even
when they share the same interests.
The NAACP, bowing to the power
of numbers, is sensing that an ethnic
shift is in the offing. When Bond said
blacks and Hispanics were about to
become 41 percent of the U.S. popula-
tion, he glossed over the fact that
Hispanics are expected to constitute
two thirds of that figure.
“The push is recognizing that it’s
more than just black and white,” said
Ruth Edwards, program director for
the Dismantling Racism project at
the National Conference for Commu-
nity and Justice in Orlando, formerly
known as the National Conference of
Christians and Jews. A 1997 NCCJ
study on intergroup relations found
that blacks had the least amount of
contact with other races and ethnic
groups, but blacks thought they had
the most in common witn Hispanics.
A big concern for the NAACP is
how much it can advocate for His
>s - there are panics without turning off blacks,
e, ranging from Black groups often debate whether
Organization of Hispanics and Asians have suffered
the kind of discrimination that blacks
have - and whether civil rights laws
and regulations should apply equally.
The issue came up again last year
when Congress aivided money
among colleges with high minority-
student enrollment. The NAACP
didn’t support Hispanic institutions,
said Brent Wilkes, executive director
of LULAC.
Historically black colleges and uni-
versities received 90 percent of the
hinds, lb avoid competition, h new
category was created for heavily His-
panic colleges.
LULAC, based in Washington, is
the nation’s oldest Hispanic civil
rights group, with 150,000 members.
NAACP to look
into sentencing
At the library, MISTER ROGERS meets children who are involved in making buildings
from craft materials, on program ft L747 in tne new week ot MISTER ROGERS'
NEIGHBORHOOD about WHEN THINGS GET BROKEN, airing on PBS August 24
photo: Bill Wane.
The African American communitv
was still buzzing this week after the
sentencing was given in the case
involving an 18 year woman who
was on trial for murdering her new-
born son. The young woman was
sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Hazel Tolliver was 16 when she
gave birth to a 7 pound full term
baby at her home in Converse. The
baby was found in a plastic bag in a
bedroom closet more than a day after
the birth on Dec. 14, 1997.
The defendant, who was burned
over 50 per cent over body during a
grease fire when she was two years
old, said she passed out after the
baby was bom and did not know how
the infant ended up in the bag. Dur-
ing testimony. Ms Tolliver said the
baby was conceived during a rape.
Following the birth of the baby,
Ms. Tolliver's mother took her the
hospital unaware that her daughter
had been pregnant and delivered a
baby at her home
She initially denied having been
pregnant, but later re canted her story
and told her mother where to find
the baby, officials said. But by then,
the infant was dead.
Another young woman, a Mexican,
who killed her six month child was
given six years. The woman and ner
husband fled and were captured last
week.
The mother of Ms. Tolliver ap-
peared at a NAACP meeting to
discuss the case along with Dr. Diana
Bums, a gynecologists, also talked a
the meeting. NAACP plans to
monitor all Bexar County Courts to
see if African American are being
treated fairly.
Editors Note: The prosecutor in the
Tolliver trial asked for life in prison,
99 years. 1 don't believe that the same
sentence was asked for in the Mexi-
can woman's case. This young
woman (Black) was given 45 years
in prison which is entirely too long
for such a crime This child is being
robbed ot ner life whiie her counter
part will walk free in a few years.
This all starts at the top of the District
Attorney's office, Susan Reed. Ms.
Reed is responsible for what type of
sentences that her prosecutors ask
for. We must question Ed Miles, the
listening ear of D. A. Susan Reed.
This is not justice when these type of
sentences are handed out. It seems
like the old saying is true when it
comes to those in prison there is no
one her by "just us."
Man on bicycle shot to
death, suspects hunted
A 20 year old man was shot to death
while riding his bicycle in the 300
block of Dorie Street.
Police said Joseph Lee was shot in
the chest and was pronounced dead
around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Witnesses told police that two men
in a car had been riding around the
iHM
area. When the suspect appeared on
a bicycle, gun fire came from the
car. Bullets struck the victim and
others hit a house and car. Police
were told that the victim had been in
an argument with another man over
a woman which led to the shooting.
Police are searching for the suspects.
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would have to be more neutral, not
pro-black.
Doloris "Mama Dee" Williams
Receives Doctorate
Doloris Williams devotion in service to God and fellow man earned her an
Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from the American International
Theologial Institute & Seminary. "Mama Dee" is organist -musician at
Antioch Baptist Church, where Dr. E. Thurman Walker is Pastor. She also
serves as Educator of Music for the Antioch Christian Academy. Dr. L. R.
Hayes III is director of American International Theological &
Seminary. The American International Theological Institute & Seminary
held its commencement exercises at Corinth Baptist Church, where Dr. Carl
Johnson is Pastor.
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