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BENJAMIN MUHAMMAD NAMED NEW LEADER OF NEW YORK
MOSQUE
Minister Louis Farrakhan has named Benjamin Muhammad (for-
merly Benjamin Chavis) head of Muhammad Mosque #7 in New York
City and East Coast Regional Minister. Former NOI head the Hon. Eli-
jah Muhammad once described Mosque #7 as the oheart? of the Nation of
Islam while ChicagoTs Mosque #7 is the ohead.? This appointment, Farra-
khan said, is designed to utilize MuhammadTs years of experience and
suffering in the black liberation struggle and his relationships with a
broad spectrum of leadership in religious and civic circles. Farrakhan
also explained that Chavis will bring a ofresh view? to the national devel-
opment of the Nation of Islam. He cited his activist roles with youth and
the poor and his ability to effectively interact with diplomats in his out-
reach to representatives at the United Nations headquarters in New |
York. Speculations surrounding the change in leadership at the Mosque
caused a vocal rift in the New York community for several months. Some
have objected to the odemotion? of Min. Kevin Muhammad, the outgoing §
leader of the mosque, who they believed had done much to benefit the
community. Farrakhan said Min. Muhammad, will continue as minister
of the Mosque in Manhattan and will assist Min. Benjamin as his East
Coast regional assistant.
GROUP AIMS TO EMPOWER BLACK INVESTORS
The Coalition of Black Investors (CBI) is a new national organization
created to address some of the economic inequities facing African Ameri-
cans. CBITs leadership is comprised of African-American professions who
appreciate the importance of saving, investing, and communication about
money, organizers explained. oCBI was formed to address the unequal
distribution of wealth, power and resources that has stagnated growth in
Black communities across America,?
said Duane Davis, a spokesperson
for the group. oIn response, CBI is creating a Black economic network to
serve the large and long-neglected population of / ican-American savers
and investors. (910) 945-8977, website: http:// jwww.cobinvest.com
By Cash Michaels
Staff Writer
The NAACP election is over, but
the internal acrimony continues.
The newly elected president of
i the N.C. NAACP State Conference
of Branches charges that his de-
throned predecessor, Kelly Alex-
ander, Jr., is behind the pending
official complaint filed against his
_ election victory by his former oppo-
nents, The Carolinian has learned
exclusively.
Alexander, along with two of the
complainants, adamantly denies
the charge, saying itTs indicative of
oproblems? the current NAACP
leadership has.
Once again, members and ob-
servers say, despite recent warn-
ings from no less than National
Board Chairman Myrlie Evers-
Williams to stop the infighting, the
NAACP is proving to be its own
worst enemy.
In an exclusive telephone inter-
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view from his home in Greensboro,
Melvin oSkip? Alston, 40, was em-
phatic last week that the Nov. 6
complaint signed by election oppo-
nents Min. Curtis Gatewood, state
NAACP District 8 director and
former Durham branch president;
Jesse Smith, Duplin County
branch president; and TerryT Belk,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg branch Po-
litical Action Committee chair, pe-
titioning national headquarters in
Baltimore to overturn the Nov. 1
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BURNEY & BURNEY CONSTRUCTION AT WORK"Pictured left to right: Owen Bumey, Jr., President/CEO;
Ronald Bumey, Larry Williams, Orlando Marshbum and Willie Cox busy on a job. (See Story)
Burney & Burney Contractors
Boost Top Track Record In Field
Owen Burney, Jr. is cofounder of
Burney & Burney Construction
Company, Inc., a family owned and
operated general contracting com-
pany. He has successfully devel-
oped and managed a reputable
from the desk of Mrs. Beatrice Maye )
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL
NEEDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS
1. To be loved and accepted.
2. To be secure and relatively
free of threat.
3. To feel a part of a group.
4. To be approved and recognized
for the way in which one functions.
5. Learning independence, re-
sponsibility and decision making.
Walk - donTt - talk - your values.
Parents fail to realize that how
they live each day speaks volumes
about what they really value. The
choices they make, the words they
use, the TV programs they watch,
the way they treat each other, the
way t hey obey or disobey the law--
all are sure-fire communicators of
what they think is really impor-
tant.
One of the most cherished values
in any family is faith in Jesus
Christ, based on good old John
3:16. You are a handiwork of God,
that you are somebody--not an oit?
or an accident.
TEN THINGS TODDLERS WISH
THEY COULD TELL YOU
1. Walk in my small shoes.
2. My attention span is limited.
3. ITm afraid of strangers.
4. ITm not a pet or a trained seal.
5. DonTt be embarrassed if I donTt
respond the way you hope I will.
6. Please donTt compare me with
others.
7. I canTt like everything you
think I should.
8. Handle me with care,
9. Let me be my own age.
10. Be sure to tell me about
| Mrs. Beatrice Maye
Jesus.
Parents, we must get our chil-
dren properly educated, medicated,
nourished, loved and disciplined
during their brief years under our
care. Spiritual development of our
children outranks every other ob-
jective and purpose. Boys and girls
who learn to love the Lord and
memorize His Word are fortunate,
indeed.
Choose a new verse at the begin-
ning of the week. No better time is
before they go to bed. The Bible
says God owill keep him in perfect
peace whose minds are stayed? on
Him.
Here are some suggested verses:
Psalm 127:2; 1 John 6:14-15; John
14:1; Psalm 121:5-6; Jeremiah
17:7-8, Psalm 91:10-11; John 14:27;
Isaiah 41:10; Proverbs 3:24; John
14:27; Psalm 121:3-4; 1 Peter 5:6-7;
1 Peter 3:13; Romans 8:37-39;
Psalm 121:7-8.
BELIEVE WELL, LIVE WELL
The secret is out - religion is
good for your health and your mar-
riage. The Scripture has told us for
centuries: oThe fear of the Lord
adds length to life? and He (or she)
who finds a wife (or husband), fins
a good thing?. Those who go to
church are much less likely to
abuse drugs and alcohol, and even
if they do smoke, persons who re-
port that religion is important to
them are seven times less likely to
have abnormal diastolic blood pres-
sure than those who rate the im-
portance of religion as low.
What do studies show regarding
church attendance and divorce?
EXCUSES
oExcuses are the nails used to
build a house of failure?.
PATIENCE
oBe patient with everyone, but
above all with yourself?.
oGetting people to like you is
only the other side of liking them?.
Norman Vincent Peele
CONVERSATION
oThe real art of conversation is
not only to say the right thing in
the right place, but to leave unsaid
the wrong thing at the tempting
moment?. Dorothy Nevill
People must recognize that the
problems in the schools are
brought from the home.
(See MS. MAYE, P. 2)
company consisting of credentials
totalling 35 years of experience in
residential and commercial build-
ing. He fulfilled his dream in April
1990 by forming a company posi-
tioned to be a leader in commercial
and residential construction. Owen
has successfully developed and
managed this company with
unique characteristics which has
made it attractive to the public,
private firms, and government
agencies (including federal and
municipal facilities). He has cre-
ated a company that is highly
structured with a professional
management staff and top level
managers experienced in the con-
struction industry. Today, Burney
& burney is one of the most effi-
cient high value and service lead-
ers in providing a complete range
of general contracting and con-
struction management services to
private clients and public agencies.
His primary goal is to provide cus-
tomers with a geometric design at
low-cost, but high quality. The
CompanyTs motto is oQuality From
Start To Finish.?
In April 1979, Owen bought his
first house (a basking case) and
renovated it by himself by using
only a hand saw. Since he never
lost sight of his dream to start his
own construction company, he took
advantage of every opportunity of-
fered him. He worked during the
day and attended night classes to
acquire his licenses.
As a young businessman, Owen
has enormous wisdom and exem-
plary management skills. This is
evidenced by the consistent growth
of Burney & burney. He is an ener-
getic and dedicated leader that has
never slowed down. More impor-
tantly, because of his remarkable
ability to plan well, make clear and
sound business decisions, he main-
tains an environment which en-
courages employee integrity, cre-
ativity and a spirit of excitement.
Burney & Burney is fairing well
in a tough market. The company
won an award in September 1997
in the Greenville City Parade of
Homes as an oOverall Winner? for
homes in the categories of $75,000
-- $100,000. Owen is a member of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; has
been listed as an Honored Profes-
sional of the National Directory of
WHOTS WHO in Executives and
Professionals for 1998-99; awarded
a Certificate of Appreciation for
Outstanding Contributions to the
North Carolina GovernorTs confer-
ence on Small Business for 1997
and nominated for Small Business
Person of the Year to be announced
by the U.S. Small Business Admin-
istration in early 1998.
What does Owen think about
luck? He responded, oWell, the
Company has been successful be-
cause of a lot of hard work, dedica-
tion and commitment to the cause.
However, April seems to be my
luck month...married in April,
bought my first house in April and
started my business in April.?
SNAACP Leaders Battle It Out
state conference presidency results,
was actually inspired by Alex-
ander, the former state president
who was suspended in May 1996
for alleged mismanagement of
state conference funds.
Reportedly, 10 violations to the
NAACP constitution by Alston,
which include questions about a
delay in voting and the eligibility of
some youth delegates, are alleged
and cosigned by 27 delegates. Ac-
cording to the NAACP constitution,
25 or more are needed to validate a
complaint.
Alston, who served as interim
and appointed state conference
president for more than a year be-
fore winning over 63 percent of the
state convention vote in Raleigh
three weeks ago, says heTs not sur-
prised.
oI personally asked Curtis Gate-
wood and Jesse Smith right after
the election, LetTs put all this be-
hind us now, and letTs try to fight
the real enemy,T and both of them
agreed,? he told The Carolinian
last Thursday.
oKelly Alexander told me before
the election was even over, while I
was waiting, that a complaint was
going to be filed. I said, Kelly, that
doesnTt surprise me.,. you're just
not going to accept defeat,? Alston
recalled.
After some of the hardest cam-
paigning in state conference his-
tory, the incumbent ran away with
188 of 300 delegate votes, followed
by SmithTs 68, GatewoodTs 41, and
BelkTs 1. Belk had withdrawn that
morning however, throwing his
support behind Smith. Alston al-
leges that was the plan to defeat
him all along, but it didnTt work.
oI know Kelly Alexander is be-
hind it, he totally supported Jesse
Smith, and the only thing Jesse
Smith is trying to do is bring Cur-
tis Gatewood into it in order to
make it seem like it was a
broadbased thing,? Alston charges.
He also said the national director
of branches, Mark Clack, was
there, and told him any infraction
he saw was overy frivolous, and
would not have influenced the out-
come of the election.?
Whatever Clack officially de-
cides, can be appealed to the
NAACP national board of directors.
When reached by phone in War-
saw Sunday afternoon and told of
AlstonTs allegation, Jesse Smith
was not pleased. o
oITm an independent-thinking
person... ITm not driven by Kelly
Alexander or Skip Alston or any-
one,? Smith told The Carolinian,
denying AlstonTs charge. oI think
this organization is much bigger
than any of us individually.
oWe just asked for an investiga-
tion, because there were several
things that looked like they were
not done fairly.?
NAACP Grades Hospitality Industry
NAACP president and chief ex-
ecutive officer Kweisi Mfume has
announced the second phase of the
civil rights organizationTs plan to
study how the hospitality industry
treats African-Americans. African-
American organizations are being
urged to contact the NAACP to re-
ceive a survey form to gauge the
industry's cooperation. Addition-
ally, a hotline has been set up to
disseminate information to inter-
ested parties.
The organization says the hot-
line is being made available to as-
sist consumers and groups in mak-
ing informed choices about where
to spend their lodging industry dol-
lars. Conventioneers, meeting
planners, fraternity and sorority
travel planners are urged to call
i)
and to respond to the survey. To
date, more than 42 national organi-
zations are cosponsors of the effort.
The Economic Reciprocity Initia-
tive was launched by the NAACP
in February of this year. The hotel
and lodging industry was the first
target of the initiative and the top
15 chains were graded and ranked
on their records in five-key areas:
employment, equity and franchise
ownership, vendor relationships/
procurement, advertising and mar-
keting and philanthropy.
The results of the second survey
were recently revealed in a press
conference in New York City. To
date, only the Best Western chain
has refused to cooperate,
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Dear Minority Voice, Inc.:
I would like to know why busi-
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ing folks like myself around. I got
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Credo of the Black Press
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
and natural antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human rights. Hating no person, fearing no person in the
firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone is held back.
Second Thoughts On A
Feeding Frenzy
When Minister Curtis Gatewood
was head of the Durham Branch of
the NAACP, he created quite a stir
nationally and locally with his oBoy-
cott Santa Claus? campaign.
Words like oScrooge? and
oGrinch? flowed freely, especially
- from the mainstream press, in deal-
ing with his proposal.
It even (predictably) won the at-
tention of conservative commenta-
tors like Rush Limbaugh, who used
it to lambast black activism in gen-
eral as mean-spirited, dour, and
somehow un-American.
But it would be unfair to single out
those sources as the only area of
criticism.
This forum itself, as we recall,
looked at the campaign with be-
mused skepticism.
While applauding its motives, we
thought the good minister might
have gone a bit too far in denying
children the joy that comes from
tearing into gifts on Christmas
morning.
We may not have gone that far at
the time, but it seemed to us that the
gifts, particularly because they are
unmerited and unpaid-for, mimic the
very gift that the Christ Child
brought to the world, and perhaps
teach them the meaning of gratitude,
humility and grace.
However, in driving through last
weekTs incredible circus after
Thanksgiving, we are beginning to
have second thoughts, and to wonder
if Min. Gatewood might not have
been closer to the target than we
originally gave him credit for.
The cacophony of noises, both in-
side and outside any place of retail
business, was deafening.
People jostled. Tempers flared.
Near-misses and _ accidents
abounded: There were skirmishes
over the last pieces of seemingly
trivial merchandise.
Everywhere one looked, there
were interminable lines"not just for
merchandise but for ofast? food, gas
and anything else people normally
need on a day-to-day basis.
The attitude displayed didnTt re-
mind one particularly either of the
Christian or Christmas spirit.
It resembled nothing more than a
feeding frenzy.
It makes one stop and think. What
exactly are we teaching our chil-
dren?
Many 1990s children, brought up
without war or depression or any of
the other things that previous gen-
erations had to contend with, donTt
look upon Christmas as an unmerited
gift, but as a right to which they are
undeniably entitled.
That much was true to a certain
extent in our childhood, but it has
become that much more so today.
The wait for Christmas largesse
has become not so much a hope and
prayer as an expectation, a demand.
And the quest to fulfill that de-
mand has turned from a joyful outing
to surprise those closest to us to a
grim travail, fraught with fear of not
living up to their expectations.
The Friday-after-Thanksgiving
melee is enough to make us wonder
if maybe Santa Claus isnTt really do-
ing us or our children any favors.
Maybe he is something we had
best learn to do without, after all.
If not all at once, at least we can
try to start scaling back, before
things spiral completely out of con-
trol.
We have seen a recent push to ex-
pand the gift-giving portion of
Kwanzaa. Already, we hear, oWhat
are you giving your children for
Kwanzaa??
That would be a mistake. With its
emphasis on ritual and simple, heart-
felt gifts, Kwanzaa is one way out of
the holiday trap we have caught our-
selves in.
After all, one Christmas feeding
frenzy is more than enough. ,
A Symbol Dies
The news accounts were straight-
forward. Coleman Young, dead at 79.
Like so many aspects of his life,
YoungTs death provides a milestone
for black folks to pause and reflect.
Young was the first black mayor of
Detroit, and during his life was a
symbol, whether he liked it or not,
for many decades of American life.
When he came to power, he was
the epitome of black hope and pride.
Not the first black mayor of a major
city, but one of the first, and em-
blematic of African-AmericansT new-
found power and freedom.
As his administration traveled on
(some would say oground onT)
through 20 years, it also became a
symbol for what was to follow: urban
decay, white flight, mismanagement
and disillusionment.
All the issues that plagued cities in
the T90s, including charges of bureau-
cratic arrogance, misplaced priorities
and resegregation, found a symbol in
Young and his Detroit.
Under his administration, whites
flocked to the suburbs, taking their
tax base with them. Schools
crumbled, jobs dwindled, and roads
and other infrastructure began to
crumble.
Crime soared, and even many
blacks joked that YoungTs Detroit
was a place that nobody would vol-
untarily go.
Whether and to what extent
Young was responsible for these
changes, or simply oversaw them
and took the fall, is immaterial.
He and his administration became
symbolic of them and a wide array of
other ills plaguing modern cities go-
ing into the turn of the century.
Widely criticized by both liberals
and conservatives alike, Young was,
nevertheless, reelected by wide mar-
gins as late as 1989.
Then, worn down by criticism and
charges of personal corruption,
Young became one of a series of
high-profile public.officials to give it
up and retreat into retirement.
This, too, the media and the nation
took as symbolic.
On Coleman Young rested many of
the hopes and expectations of his
people, and later, their fears and em-
barrassment.
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History Endangers
Our Future
BY TREY BANKHEAD
BY TREY & URSIE BANKHEAD
The Buffalo Soldiers. The Tuskegee Airmen. The
oAmistad.? Hannibal. The NAACP. Some of us know who or
what these people, events or organizations are. For others,
however, they are just names that we may see from time to
time, if we see them at all.
Okay, if youTre not sure who or what I am talking about,
look it up. The title here is oForgotten History?, not oHistory
Lesson?. The reason I am bringing this topic up? The movie
oAmistad? is about to be released in theaters everywhere,
and how many of our children, and adults, have no clue as to
what it was? I have heard many young adults and teens
spout off about being dumped on for being Black, and they
can cite many a time when they have been hurt by racism,
which I agree is still alive and well. However, what happens
to those stories of brave people who fought for freedom by
virtue of being Black? What I mean is, there have been so
many points in history where being Blcak was a sign of
pride. We often forget that , and allow our children to forget
it. The groups and people mentioned above were the same as
all of us. They had hopes, dreams, ups and downs. They
were discriminated against for being what and who God
made them. But they did better than survive. They lived!
I look at myself and wondr how oforgetting? has hurt me.
We're in a fast-paced world where people put things in a
planner. We often forget to plan for time to revisit ourselves.
In each of our families, there have been strong men and
women; otherwise, we wouldnTt have survived at all. NOt
knowing either my family or cultural history has often given
me a sense of loss. How can I know ome?? if I have oforgotten?
what has made me?
My wife and I are considering having children someday.
We are looking closely at environments that we feel would be
conducive to raising a child, or children. We look at what
areas celebrate things like Juneteenth, whether Black his-
tory is only something that occurs in February, are there
successful Blacks in the area, and how well do the people (in
general) seem to know their history? Are they caught in that
mentality of oITm Black so I canTt do...??
When you forget history, you forget how to survive and
the strength that is inherent in all of us. You remember that
slavery happened, but forget that, at the turn of the century
there was the Harlem Renaissance. Part of remembering,
the good and the bad, is to learn. For parents, I wonder what
have their children learned from them? Do their children
know about the grandmother who worked two jobs and kept
a roof over everyoneTs had? Or the grandfather who worked
the railroad, and the love the family had for him when he
came home? Do yur children understand the survival tech-
niques that have been passed down in their genes?
Okay, I know I have no children. But, as a child whose
parents had oforgotten? themselves and didnTt pass on their
history, I know the damage that can occur. I missed out on
the strengths I had. I didnTt know the sternghts that my
grandparents and great grandparents had until I spoke with
other family members. I needed that connection to my for-
gotten ancestors to be given the strength of my personal
history. I want my children to know that not only is there a
Michael Jordan, and that there was a Charles Drew and a
mutiny on the oAmistad,? but also that they have strengths
from within. The history is integral to us. The loss of it keeps
us in a mental slavery.
Question: What was the first thing slave traders and
masters did to their slaves?
Answer: Took away their history and roots. Made them
forget. When your children can see every Spike Lee movie,
but not know tha the ShakespeareTs character Othello was
Black, and that the oAmistad? happened, and that Granddad
was a loving man, then you are depriving them of their his-
tory. You are preparing them for the slavery that has been
fough against for centuries (you didnTt think it began just
before the Civil War did you?).
Just think about it, The best gift your kids can get is the
knowledge of themselves. The knowledge that they are
strong, and that they have roots. Just think about it. Forgot-
ten Black history, forgotten self-history, is detrimental to
oneTs self. You canTt move on until you have an idea of where
you have been and what you CAN do.
A TALE OF TWO FAMILIES
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Special To The NNPA
If Jacqueline and Linden Thompson are perplexed over
the massive national media attention and public outpouring
of support for Bobbi and Ken McCaughey, the parents of the
Iowa septuplets, it is understandable. In May, the Washing-
ton, D.C. couple set the record for the longest sextuplet preg-
nancy at 29 weeks and six days in the United States. They
also were the first: African-American couple to give birth to
sextuplets. Yet unlike the McCaugheyTs media-dubbed
omiracle birth,? the birth of their children stirred no interest
in the media at first. There were no TV news features, spe-
cial reports, or a story on them in any major newspaper. If
not for a brief news blurb on the Thompson births in the
Black weekly, Jet magazine, the event would have gone com-
pletely unnoticed.
ItTs not hard to figure out why. Unlike the McCaugheys,
the Thompsons are a low-income, working-class African-
American couple. They do not live in a small, tight-knit, mid-
American Iowa community. They did not use a fertility drug.
As a result, the Thompsons did not get the following treat-
ment:
¢Free advertising in major newspapers for their family
assistance fund.
¢The donation of a 12-seat Chevrolet van
eThe offer by IowaTs governor to build a new, and larger
home.
eA yearTs supply of groceries from a national supermar-
ket chain.
eA yearTs supply of baby care products.
°A lifetime supply of diapers.
¢*A phone call from President Clinton congratulating
them on their oamazing adventure.?
A special invitation to the White House.
eA bid of $250,000 from a tabloid weekly to tell their
story and
¢ Countless offers from their friends, and neighbors to
assist with the children.
The ThompsonsT story only became the subject of mild
passing interest when the McCaughey septuplets made news
and a caller to the nationally syndicated oTom Joyner Morn-
ing Show? complained about the lack of help the couple had
received.
A Washington, D.C. community group, Sisters in Touch,
has made the ThompsonsT plight an issue. The Washington
Post did a back-pages story on them. But even then this was
not enough to spark the kind of national offers of help that
flooded into the McCaugheys.
A Procter & Gamble spokesperson hinted that the com-
pany would consider a six to eight month supply of diapers
but added that this was the standard contribution for fami-
lies with multiple births. A spokesperson for Johnson &
Johnson suggested that the Thompsons contact the company
to determine if there are othings we can do.?
With the assistance of the D.C. Housing Finance Agency,
the Thompsons were able to move out of their cramped, one-
bedroom duplex unit into a three-bedroom apartment. Since
then they have managed to find a six bedroom house but
they have not been able to move in. Even with Linden
ThompsonTs salary from two jobs, they canTt afford the
$1,500 rent.
However, at press time, the Virginia-based Freddie Mac
Foundation, which gives grants to organizations that sup-
port childrenTs issues and children at risk, has made a com-
mitment to give the family a house from their inventory. The
impetus for the foundationTs involvement came from staff
members who heard/read reports of the ThompsonTs situa-
tion and recommended involvement, said Shawn Flaherty,
spokesperson for Freddie Mac. The foundation has scheduled
a Dec, 1 meeting with the family to access their needs.
Additionally, as a result of the appeal letters on their
behalf by Sisters in Touch and the increased media coverage,
the Thompsons are now receiving free day care at a local
child care center, and they were notified that they will be
eligible to enroll their children in the Head Start Program.
Calls and offers of donations are coming from all over the
U.S. and Canada.
While the Thompsons have been forced to shoulder much
of the tremendous physical and emotional strain and finan-
cial burden of caring for five children (one of them died at
birth) alone, they have expressed pleasure at the showering
of support for the McCaugheys and for the way in which the
African-American community has now responded to them.
?"? students seeking careers as news-
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Americans are on the way.
A new study notes that black
purchasing power in the United
States jumped 47 percent between
1990 and 1996 to $447 billion, ac-
cording to oThe African-American
Market,? a new report by the New
York City-based research firm,
Packaged Facts. This represents a
faster growth rate than both the
nations purchasing power as a
whole and the Consumer Price In-
dex.
Marketers are increasingly rec-
ognizing not only the growing im-
portance of the African-American
market itself, but also its impor-
tance as a means of speaking to
other markets. Young blacks, in
particular, are trendsetters in
many areas of pop culture"from
fashion to music to movies.
The report indicates that retail-
ers who want to reach that market
sponsibility and cooperative eco-
nomics. A comparison of the top
black companies and the top His-
panic companies makes a very
striking impression.
The Black companies depend on
white business and government
customers; the Hispanic compa-
nies, meanwhile, depend on the
much larger Hispanic consumer
market.
However, black purchasing
power is larger than that of the
Hispanic market or the Asian mar-
ket.
A look at the backs and fronts of
young African-AmericansT clothing
indicates that things will get worse
in the future unless we as adults
begin to do some financial educa-
tion.
I propose that the holiday season
of 1997 be the year that we draw a
line in the sand. Before you rush
out to the biggest shopping day of
the year, sit your children or other
peopleTs children and perhaps your
spouse down and give the eight
commandments of Black holiday
shopping.
should focus their marketing dol-4 First, save interest and pay cash.
lars on direct advertising. ThatTs
actually wishful thinking. We
should favor companies that sup-
port our media, but with total ad-
vertising in black media just top-
ping $1 billion for the first time, it
is pretty clear that we are not.
In addition, we give pretty
shoddy lip service to our Kwanzaa
vows about collective work and re-
The economy is headed for a sig-
nificant downturn in 1998, which is
being first felt in African-American
communities. The political climate
will make it very tough for indi-
vidual black employees in the next
year.
Second, be an informed and con-
scious consumer. Do not buy prod-
ucts from companies that have
rican Purchasing Power Soars
or companies that support repres-
sive foreign governments or compa-
nies that refuse to build factories
in Black communities. DonTt be
afraid to ask the question or assign
your youth to find out.
Third, give financial instruments
for gifts instead of disposable items
like toys. The explosion of college
costs means that the average
yearly tuition is near the average
family income of most African-
Americans. Tuition is going up and
income isnTt. Rather than buying
the complete Air Jordan set, invest
in the Michael Jordan Index"
Worldcom (MCI), Sara Lee
(Hanes), McDonalds and Nike. Let
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(NAPS)"Local bookstores now
carry the intriguing novel The
Forgetting Room (Harper Collins,
$22), by Nick Bantock.
Color desktop printers, such as
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array of options for users and are
incredibly easy to use.
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your money.
People with allergies can relieve
itchy eyes with a new prescription
eye drop, Patanol, that only needs
to be used twice a day.
A proposed new silver dollar is
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nity last week to warn citizens that ItTs time to put a stop to drunk hg 7 ch Sova oa
* the state's anti-impaired driving drivers, especially Tepeat offend- cially during the holiday season,?
laws get tougher on Dec. 1 and re- ers.?
minded North Carolinians to never § Hunt urged North Carolinians to
Hunt said. oThe Thanksgiving and trative license revocation from 10
Christmas holidays are among the days to 30 days.
drink and drive, especially over the play it safe over the holiday season deadliest times of the year on our
busy holiday travel season. by wearing their seat belts and not roads, and impaired driving is a
oThe stateTs impaired driving drinking and driving. In 1996, 18 hig part of the problem.?
laws are tougher than ever,? Hunt. people died on the stateTs highways oThe new laws that take effect
said. oStarting Dec. 1, drunk driv- during the Thanksgiving weekend, Dec. give law enforcement officers
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Xavier University President Calls For
Support Of Historically Black Universities
COLLEGE PARK, Md."Xavier
University President Dr. Norman
Francis made a case to the
PresidentTs Advisory Commission
on Race for the nation to expand
and to continue support for histori-
cally black colleges and universi-
ties recently.
Dr. Francis also challenged pre-
dominantly white universities to
use the HBCU approach to signifi-
cantly increase graduation of
blacks in undergraduate and doc-
toral programs to address the cur-
rent shortage of African-American
professors at white campuses.
In 1994, Dr. Francis said, of
27,105 doctorates earned by US.
citizens, only 1,092 were awarded
to African-Americans.
The Advisory Committee, meet-
ing at the University of Maryland
at College Park, received advice
from nine presenters on diversity,
eliminating racism in higher edu-
cation.
Chaired by historian Dr. John
Hope Franklin, the commission in-
cludes two former governors, Will-
iam Winter of Mississippi and
George Kean of New Jersey, along
with AFL-CIO Executive Vice
body is somebody and capable of
learning,? celebration of achieve-
ment, promotion of cultural activi-
ties that value diversity, and the
oopportunity for spiritual reflection
and participation that underscore
the respect due each individual, re-
gardless of race, creed, color or na-
tional origin? were the key ele-
ments.
He mentioned that his own
Xavier University, as well as other
HBCUs, have links with elemen-
tary and secondary schools teach-
ing summer courses of math, biol-
ogy, chemistry, analytical reason-
ing, computer skills and reading.
Once the student is in college, he
or she has access to extensive peer
tutoring, study groups, faculty
mentors, laboratory assisted tutor-
ing, skill development, one-on-one
counseling, and cultural leadership tion with African-American majors physics and admissions to medical
in physical science, life sciences, schools,? he said.
development.
HBCUs, he said, provide link-
ages with businesses, government
and major research institutions for
student internships and faculty
collaborations, graduate/profes-
sional study through faculty fellow-
ships, assistantship opportunities,
and joint degree programs.
The audience of mostly Washing-
ton-area academics and University
of Maryland students applauded
when the Xavier president told of
XavierTs achievements.
oIn 1993 when minorities in the
science area nationally received
only 12.2 percent of the 367,000
undergraduate degrees, but repre-
sented 23 percent of the [student]
population, Xavier, with a 2,600
arts/science undergraduate enroll-
ment, was number one in the na-
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