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a reason to complain about it. We
had to do something about it.
Then we saw ourselves as leaders
of the United States of America,
redeeming the soul of America
from the triple evils of racism, war
and poverty, ? said former United
Nations Ambassor Andrew
Young. oNow, when it comes to
dealing with that, I don Tt think
we can redeem the soul of
America from poverty unless we
involve ourselves with the African
continent. ?

While White Americans take
advantage of economic ventures in
Africa that benefit them, African-
Americans have little knowledge

of opportunities in their own

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homeland, said Young, chairman
of GoodWorks International,
which does economic develop-
ment work in Africa and tf
Carribean.
oWhite people are greedy.
They're going where the money
is. The money is in Aftica. I don Tt
care how humanitarian they are.
I don Tt care how religious they
are, ? Young told an audience dur-
ing a town hall meeting on Africa
and the Diaspora at the NUL's
65th Annual Conference in Wash-
ington, D.C. oWhen it comes to
economic opportunity and eco-
nomic potential, we have done
ourselves and Africa a disservice by
talking too much about the prob-

Jakes Cries Foul

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crime, it is a business decision.

| And, to retaliate in that manner was

totally unprofessional. ?

He also suggests that Black-
owned publications are walking an
ethical fine line between journalism
and advertising sales.

oI am under the impression
that most newspapers separate their
marketing departments from their
news departments to ensure that the
news stories they publish are not
tainted or influenced by the dollar
amount spent by the subject of the
articles, ? he says. oAnd what we're
discussing here is a prime example
of what happens when marketing
and business issues bleed over into

the newsroom. Without that sepa-
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are not influenced by the subject's
financial contributions to the publi-
cation? ?

oMarketing didn Tt ask us to do
this article, ? responds Voice Editor
Stan Washington. oI heard what hap-
pened and felt that it was newswor-
thy in light of the June meeting with
the NNPA.

Instead of being mad at the
Black Press, Jakes should call his
staff on the carpet for dro ping the
ball and subsequently embarrassing
him. He should ask his marketing
people, How come we didn Tt make
any buys with the Black press in

BET's A].

By David Baudex
NEW YORK " The hosts of
o106 & Park ? are both out after
five years with BET Ts most popu-
lar series, with one suggesting he
was pushed out the door.

A.J. and Free had their last

lems and not enough about the
Opportunities. ? |

Florizelle Liser, assistant U.
S. trade representative for Africa,
said economic trade is improv-
ing with the U. S., but there is a
ong way to go.

. U. S. imports have risen
substantially in the last few years,
teaching $26.6 billion in 2004,
up 88 percent over 2003, ? she
said,

oThis increased trade trans-
lates into tens of thousands of new
jobs in some of the poorest coun-
tries in African and hundreds of
millions of dollars in new invest-
ment in the region, ? she said.

A problem, she said; is that
many small Black firms know
little about how to get started in

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a trade relationship with Africa.
Among tesources fer information
she pointed to the C S. Depart-
ment of Comnierce and U. S. Ex-
port Assistance Centers around the

nation.

Mel Foot, founding president

and chief executive officer of Con-
stituency for Africa, which co-
sponsored the event with the Ur-

?,?aguc, says many African-

Americans have little knowledge of

the travesties being suffered by Af-
ricans or the opportunities there to
benefit both Africans and African-
Americans.

oHundreds of thousands of
our sisters and brothers in Niger
and in West Africa are dying and

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Atlanta? T They sure know how to
find us when it comes time to send
Out press releases for free public-
ity. |

oAs far as business issues T
bleeding over into the newsroom, ?
age continued, oIt takes
money for Jakes to continue to free
souls and it takes money for the
Pfess to continue to free minds. |
will add that Jakes is under no ob-
ligation to.spend a. dime with the
Black press. In the end, we'te talk-
ing about Black businesses and or-
ganizations recycling their dollars
within their own communities. A
free column by Jakes doesn Tt add
a nickel to the bottom line. ?

In an effort to ease their es-
traggement Smith, the recently
instalted NNPA President, is fir-

and Free out of wor

shows last week, and their exits
prompted an ooverwhelming ? num-
ber of calls and e-mails from fans,
a network spokeswoman said. The
popular music video and interview
show, which airs weekdays from 5
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questing a meeting uh

cement the ounique partnership ? be-
tween the Black church and Black
press that had previously been dis-
cussed at the June NNPA convention:

oLet's put this behind us, let Ts
begin a dialogue, let Ts see how we
can best complement one another, ?
Smith adds. oAnd, it is not just nec-
essarily about advertising it Ts about
the relationship that should be for
the good of the communities that
the NNPA serves. ? .

Jakes now says, oI Tve' discussed
this with NNPA President John
Smith, and I Tve concluded that the
whole matter is largely a misunder-
standing. ?

Request Live ? on fellow T Viacom
network MTV.

A.J. Calloway said he was told
by BET executive Stephen Hill that
the network Ts new head of pro-°
gramming, Reginald Hudlin, was
looking to change the face of the
network.

With his contract up, Calloway

him and
his chief financial officer and other
_top officials to repair the damage and

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said he was offered a very brief
extension " no more than three
months. He felt he was being given
a message.

oAfter five years of growing the
show to what it is today, it was ba-
sically a no-brainer Situation, ? he
said. .

Hill, BET Ts executive vice presi-
dent for music and entertainment
programming, said Calloway was
never told he wasn Tt wanted. He
would not discuss specifics of con-
tract talks.

oHis announcement to leave
Was a surprise because we were in
the process of negotiations to re-
tain him, as we were with Free, ?
Hill said.

Said Calloway: oIf you're try-

ing to aggressively keep someone,
you don Tt offer them a month-to-
month contract. ?
Free, whose given name is
| Marie Wright, did not immediately
respond to an e-mail message for
comment. -

The move prompted an outcry
from fans of o106 & Park, ? which
|) is continuing and may soon audi-
| tion replacement VJs.

oI assumed we were g0ing to
get a number of calls, but we've
} actually gotten an overwhelming
©o}. amount of phone calls and e-mail, ?
BET spokeswoman Marcy Polanco
said. oA lot of them have been from
parents. ?
Hill said the two hosts ogave an
amazing face to our video program-
ming and our programming in gen-
eral. A.J. and Free are Stars, abso-
lutely are stars, ?
Calloway said he Ts looking to
stay in show business, He's open-
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Cintinues from Page9 992 can inform our people about custs in 15 years. - tillion Africans who have died against AIDS/HIV in Aftica, told cause to not help me kills you,
PT he emergency needs, ? says Foote. The United Nations has. from AIDS since the epidemic the audience thar because of the fool, he said, breaking the audi-

we don't know: ything about ir. In Niger alone, thousands of warned of increasing deaths as it started two decades ago. spread of AIDS around the world, ence into laughter an appinave
The media is not overing it. It's children have died from starvation has targeted $2.5 million for - Former Congressman Ron America must Now see assistance to oThis is 2005. The: leve of our
not being told. We're pushi gi and communicable: diseases emergency food aid while the need Dellums, known for his leadership Africa as a part of its own self-inter- thetoric, the level of our strategic
with the Black Press, NPA, but amidst drought and the worst in- exceeds $9. million. =, in helping to end apartheid in est. thinking has to change.
weve got to have a vehicle so we festation of ? crop-devouring lo- That does not count the 15 South Africa and his current fight . In other words, oHelp me be- Health is now a global strate-

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extent to which the Disspora is
disproportionately disadvantaged
and vulnerable is the extent to
which the rest of the world is also
disadvantaged and vulnerable. ?
Foote outlined a list of soli-
tions that could begin establish-

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Black organizations taking up the
cause of African-African-American
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even enlightened people have let
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newed among African-Americans,
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