Rev. John Fredlaw

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  Minister kicks off campaign to be Wilmington’s mayor - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/30/2001    Last Visited: 8/2/2001  

  Election Day for Wilmington is not until Oct. 9 , but political rallies have already begun , starting with mayoral candidate Rev. John Fredlaw who held the first rally on Sunday.
  
  About 25 friends , family members and supporters drove from as far away as Jacksonville and Supply to Ebenezer Baptist Church on Princess Place Drive to hear Rev. Fredlaw address the issues he said are the most pertinent to Wilmington.
  
  Those issues included safer neighborhoods , affordable housing , transportation solutions , senior citizens programs and better education.
  
  We need more police protection , he said.Some say we have enough , but I'd hate to see what would happen if we had a major catastrophe..
  
  Rev. Fredlaw , said City Council meetings could be better run , giving people an adequate chance to speak and not , cutting them down at a time limit..
  
  Rev. Fredlaw said he did not have solutions to the problems , but he said he was ready to do research , and direct his staff where appropriate.
  
  We have to make the changes , but we can hold the city accountable for what's going on , he said.
  
  Not everyone at the rally was there to support Rev. Fredlaw.Some came to hear his stance on the issues.
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  Rev. Fredlaw is president of the New Hanover branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.He is running as an independent , unaffiliated with either political party.

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  Public Reacts After Councilwoman Moore Incident - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2002    Last Visited: 1/24/2002  

  "People when they get stopped by the police don't know what to do," says local chapter president John Fredlaw."Instead of getting out and harassing police officers, find out why you are being stopped."

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  Randy Crow - Democrat For President - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/9/2001    Last Visited: 1/11/2007  

  For example, the Star News published in a Saturday article, "Race for Mayor gets started" the fact Reverend John Fredlaw is president of the New Hanover County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.None of the other candidates were presented relative to race.The Star News could have used the more familiar notation for this organization, NAACP, but choose to write out every word.Mr. Fredlaw to my mind is much more noted as a minister or as an education advocate than his association with the NAACP, but the Star News zeroed in on the word "Colored" which associated Mr. Fredlaw with race, in my opinion, and with a word "Colored" illicit negative emotion from the mindless bunch the Star News lives to manipulate, a bunch the Star News knows they can always count on to stir up tension between ethnic groups and beat the drums against Mr. Fredlaw.Also the Star News published "I had a talk with the Lord about running for mayor of Wilmington. said Rev. Fredlaw" (The Star News did not go to the trouble of writing out the word "Reverend" and abbreviated it "Rev.", yet the Star News did go to the long version of NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People because it saw an opportunity to stir up racial tension with the long version word "Colored", to my mind.

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  Rev. Al Sharpton Plans to Open Chapter of National... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/26/2002    Last Visited: 1/26/2002  

  Rev. John Fredlaw, the director of the NAACP for New Hanover County has known Sharpton for 14 years.
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  "He has been instrumental with housing situations, with getting educational programs," said Fredlaw."Those are just some of the positive things."

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  The Wilmington Journal - Article - local and state news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/24/2004    Last Visited: 11/24/2004  

  REV. JOHN FREDLAW
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  The following letter was hand-delivered by Rev. John Fredlaw to The Journal just before press time.Rev. Fredlaw addressed the members of the Coumbus County Board of Education on Monday night.He is the former president of the New Hanover County Branch of the NAACP and currently serves as the North Carolina State NAACP Co-Advisor for Youth and Colleges.He is also minister of A Helping Hand Mission, Inc. located in Wilmington, A follow-up story will appear at a later date.
  
  TO: Superintendent Nance & the Columbus County Board of Education
  
  FROM: Rev. John Fredlaw, Executive Director AHHM, Inc.North Carolina State NAACP Co-Advisor for Youth and Colleges

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  The Wilmington Journal - Article - local news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/13/2002    Last Visited: 9/13/2002  

  President of the local chapter of the NAACP, Rev. John Fredlaw echoed Rev. Barksdale feelings.He said, "I now believe the community has made a grave mistake in assessing how this situation would affect the child in question, and indeed all the children in that classroom who by virtue of their birth happen to be Black…"
  
  Prior to public comments, the school board attorney announced, after a 90-minute closed-door session, that the board members directed the superintendent to meet with the principal and the teacher to resolve the matter.

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  The Wilmington Journal - Article - local news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/19/2002    Last Visited: 7/19/2002  

  Rev. John Fredlaw, President of the New Hanover County NAACP, first remarked about the organization's concern about the proposed administrator buyout plan that was introduced during a previous board meeting and tabled to a later date.
  
  "We...are concerned about the number of Black administrators who are being strongly encouraged to retire," said Rev. Fredlaw in reference to the proposal that would allow eligible principals and central office staff to use their accumulated sick leave to retire early.
  
  "Maybe if these employees were 65 years of age or had documented poor job performance, it would be understandable," he continued.
  
  Members of AACE pointed out that the already low number of African Americans employed with New Hanover County Schools, particularly in positions of authority, would be further marginalized under this proposal.
  
  "Although Blacks are not the only ones having to suffer this type of harassment, a disproportionate number are Black," explained Rev. Fredlaw.
  
  "We contend that due to the extremely small percentage of Blacks working in the school system, and the difficulty the system has had attracting new Blacks, the Board of Education should encourage the superintendent to make efforts to retain the Black educators as long as is feasible," he added.
  
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  NAACP leader, Rev. John Fredlaw, said the proposal shows a disregard on the school board and staff's behalf of "the years of hard work and loyalty which these dedicated workers have so willingly given to the system" and further added the mere suggestion "is a disgrace."
  
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  Rev. John Fredlaw, on behalf of AACE, called on the board to generate a comprehensive report using test data to analyze the trends of reading and math scores in New Hanover County over a three-year period.
  
  Rev. Fredlaw also called for Superintendent Dr. John Morris to present this report to the public during a regular board meeting.
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  Fredlaw also requested that Dr. Morris present information about the work of the special committee for the closing the achievement gap and asked that the public be made aware of who makes up the committee and when the committee meets.
  
  One request that was echoed in almost every AACE member speech was that action be taken to bring resolution to an incident in which a teacher assistant Sophia Smith's food, which she ate, was spat in.
  
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  "We, the members of the Black community continue to be concerned about the seemingly inactivity on the Board of Education's part surrounding the incident where a student spat upon a teacher assistant's food and was not punished," recalled Rev. Fredlaw.
  
  "We remind you, the Board of Education, that we feel very strongly that the matter should have been handled appropriately at the school level," he added."Since this was not the case, we expect you to make sure that there is an agreeable resolution very soon."
  
  Rev. Fredlaw's requests were followed by the reminder that members of AACE will remember the boards action, or inaction, when election time rolls around.

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  The Wilmington Journal - Article - local news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/16/2002    Last Visited: 8/16/2002  

  The beginning will never happen again," attendees were told from the stage before Wilmington Mayor Harper Peterson, NHCS Superintendent Dr. John Morris, NHC NAACP President John Fredlaw and Wilmington Journal Editor-in-chief Mary Alice Thatch cut the red, Black and green ribbons to officially open history.

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  The Wilmington Journal - Article - local news - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/4/2002    Last Visited: 10/4/2002  

  Rev. John Fredlaw, president of the New Hanover County NAACP, the official host branch of the convention, says this year's theme has special meaning for Wilmington/New Hanover County, particularly after the student spitting, ‘niggardly' and Fire Department racial slur incidents.
  
  "Our theme means freedom is not free, and hasn't been," Rev. Fredlaw told The Journal."It means it's time for the community to wake up and see where we're going.Do you still want to live in 1960, or do you want to wake up in 2002?
  
  "Blacks have become complacent," Fredlaw continued." We have good jobs, nice homes…but we've forgotten where we come from."
  
  There will be plenty of workshops and seminars to remind African-Americans, Rev. Fredlaw promises, dealing with issues such as education, criminal justice, economic development, equal rights, and housing.
  
  One workshop will deal with reestablishing faith-based political action.
  
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  With the November 5 elections just a month away, a strong message from the convention will also go forth to all candidates and all parties, Rev. Fredlaw said, that if they want to win, they must listen to the African American vote.
  
  "Whether they be Democrat, Republican or Libertarian, they will be chosen not because of party, but because of what they have done," he said.
  
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  "We know Rev. Sharpton is visible and forceful in the struggle," Fredlaw said.
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  To have national and statewide leaders recognize Wilmington/New Hanover County by having the convention here means that's a resource local leaders can draw upon in their fight for equal rights, Rev. Fredlaw says.
  
  "The NAACP here is alive, more alive in 2002 than it has been for many years.If the community supports the NAACP like the NAACP supports the community, we'll see more of a difference."
  
  "We're taking our freedom," Rev. Fredlaw says, "and the fire comes with it."
  
  For more information about the 59th Annual State Convention of the North Carolina Conference of NAACP Branches, go to www.ncstatenaacp.org.
  
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