Massive funding is needed for rebuilding lost homes and possessions.
Inc. stations WOL and WOLB, filled the lobby of the Phi Beta Sigma International Headquarters in Washington with non-perishable goods donated by the community and collected several thousand dollars made payable to the American Red Cross for Rocky Mount and Princeville relief. That is all good and Radio One should be congratulated. A National Telethon will show us as the caring Nation that we are - a true display of Brotherhood and the best catalyst to bring attention and funds to address a sad situation. It has been more than four weeks since Hurricane Floyd dumped 20 inches of rain on Eastern NC communities, followed by another 6 inches just days later, swelling the Tar River and others to unprecedented heights. It destroyed hundreds of homes, taking human lives and killing thousands of animals.