Listen to | woow 1340 AM! ° Greenville WTOW1320 AM wv et tebbelsidetel If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. —Derek Bok 4 dO ls3aq IVIIANS 349 ee Ty: — > < x AAGAAIT AANAOL IN ISSUE OF DEC. 3 - DEC. 9, 1997 EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S MINORITY VOICE-SINCE 1981 “HA PPY FACES’—These Brothers were out doing some h shopping and spending that holiday cash. (Staff Photo) an oliday 2) gNational News? 6 Wire 0 o! e 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 “heart” of the Nation of Islam while Chicago’s Mosque #7 is the “head.” This appointment, Farra- khan said, is designed to utilize Muhammad’s 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 “fresh 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 “demotion” 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. CBI’s leadership is comprised of African-American professions who appreciate the importance of saving, investing, and communication about money, organizers explained. “CBI 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. “In 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 it’s indicative of “problems” 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- —~ ’ ie, . "hin, a view from his home in Greensboro, Melvin “Skip” 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 Terry’ Belk, Charlotte-Mecklenburg branch Po- litical Action Committee chair, pe- titioning national headquarters in Baltimore to overturn the Nov. 1 ‘nile : 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 - don’t - 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 “it” or an accident. TEN THINGS TODDLERS WISH THEY COULD TELL YOU 1. Walk in my small shoes. 2. My attention span is limited. 3. I’m afraid of strangers. 4. I’m not a pet or a trained seal. 5. Don’t be embarrassed if I don’t respond the way you hope I will. 6. Please don’t compare me with others. 7. I can’t 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 “will 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: “The 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 “Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure”. PATIENCE “Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself”. “Getting people to like you is only the other side of liking them”. Norman Vincent Peele CONVERSATION “The 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 Company’s motto is “Quality 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 “Overall 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 WHO’S WHO in Executives and Professionals for 1998-99; awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions to the North Carolina Governor’s 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, “Well, 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 he’s not sur- prised. “I personally asked Curtis Gate- wood and Jesse Smith right after the election, ‘Let’s put all this be- hind us now, and let’s try to fight the real enemy,’ and both of them agreed,” he told The Carolinian last Thursday. “Kelly 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 doesn’t 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 Smith’s 68, Gatewood’s 41, and Belk’s 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 didn’t work. “I 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 “very 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 Alston’s allegation, Jesse Smith was not pleased. o “I’m an independent-thinking person... I’m not driven by Kelly Alexander or Skip Alston or any- one,” Smith told The Carolinian, denying Alston’s charge. “I think this organization is much bigger than any of us individually. “We 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 organization’s 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, -— Church Of - - Your Choice! ESCORTS & DANCERS Easy Work, Phatt Pay % Must have Car! us ee Greenville | "WHILE YOU WATT QUALITY SHOT REPAIR Area ONLY ! 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No one knows how sor- “uM” vo rowful that sounds, especially the one whose bills are piling up and whose “frig.” is nearly bare of food. “Go to Social Services”, you'd say. Well, I have, and no help there. It'll be after January ’98 be- fore I can get help from there. So, I hit all the grocery stores and filled out applications only to get the same results. No work! So what’s a poor soul to do? Then I was reading the Minority Voice Newspaper and a voice inside my head said write this paper and tell your story to them. Well, I am, but I don’t know what'll come out of it. Nothing’s helped so far. I know one thing--it’s a sorry person to that'll fire somebody before Thanksgiving or Christmas. And an even sorrier one that won't hire a persons that wantstowork. I feel sorry for them myself when they stand before God. Wonder what He'll say. Well, I don’t want to know. 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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 “Boy- cott Santa Claus” campaign. Words like “Scrooge” and “Grinch” 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 week’s 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 “fast” food, gas and anything else people normally need on a day-to-day basis. The attitude displayed didn’t 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, don’t 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 isn’t 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, “What 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, Young’s 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-Americans’ new- found power and freedom. As his administration traveled on (some would say “ground on’) 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 ’90s, 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 Young’s 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. Coleman Young. Dead at 79. reduced to the public Ti 1996 heceurer SASS oy and a by- product of coal. A, trp Y se Lee; " A. bf’ 4 yp, TAT, ‘ M174 WPL, ,, PLEAGE, LITTLE SADDAM! BE REASONABLE! DON'T FORCE “ts TO LEAE YOU WITH ies? Cd bal 4 Forgotten History Endangers Our Future BY TREY BANKHEAD BY TREY & URSIE BANKHEAD The Buffalo Soldiers. The Tuskegee Airmen. The “Amistad.” 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 you’re not sure who or what I am talking about, look it up. The title here is “Forgotten History”, not “History Lesson”. The reason I am bringing this topic up? The movie “Amistad” 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 “forgetting” 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 wouldn’t have survived at all. NOt knowing either my family or cultural history has often given me a sense of loss. How can I know “me?” if I have “forgotten” 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 “I’m Black so I can’t 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 everyone’s 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 “forgotten” themselves and didn’t pass on their history, I know the damage that can occur. I missed out on the strengths I had. I didn’t 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 “Amistad,” 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 Shakespeare’s character Othello was Black, and that the “Amistad” 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 didn’t 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 one’s self. You can’t 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 McCaughey’s media-dubbed “miracle 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. It’s 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 Iowa’s governor to build a new, and larger home. eA year’s supply of groceries from a national supermar- ket chain. eA year’s supply of baby care products. °A lifetime supply of diapers. ¢*A phone call from President Clinton congratulating them on their “amazing 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 Thompsons’ story only became the subject of mild passing interest when the McCaughey septuplets made news and a caller to the nationally syndicated “Tom 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 Thompsons’ 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 “things 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 Thompson’s salary from two jobs, they can’t afford the $1,500 rent. However, at press time, the Virginia-based Freddie Mac Foundation, which gives grants to organizations that sup- port children’s issues and children at risk, has made a com- mitment to give the family a house from their inventory. The impetus for the foundation’s involvement came from staff members who heard/read reports of the Thompson’s 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- ~ paper journalists are invited to ap- will host a Kwanzaa Family Celebration Sat. Dec. 27, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The free event includes drumming and dancing in traditional African form, jazz, hands-on workshops and more. KWANZAA IS COMING!—The North Carolina Museum of Art < rr Ve = mn ay 2) % AFTER BREAKFAST—The Bishop Randy Royal, Elder Chries Robinson, and the Bishop's grandchildren are pictured outside of Denny’s after moming breakfast. a 1 UI Basketball Competition Clinics - Chess , Terris and Golf Friday, December 19, 1997 7:00 - 9:00 pm When: Location : West Greenville Gym (Eppes Rec. 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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 “The 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-Americans’ 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 people’s 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. That’s 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. Don’t 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 isn’t. Rather than buying the complete Air Jordan set, invest in the Michael Jordan Index— Worldcom (MCI), Sara Lee (Hanes), McDonalds and Nike. Let Did You Know? (NAPS)—Local bookstores now carry the intriguing novel The Forgetting Room (Harper Collins, $22), by Nick Bantock. Color desktop printers, such as the Brother Color Desktop Publisher, now have an amazing ° array of options for users and are incredibly easy to use. Shedd’s Spread Country Crock guarantees its products taste “Country Fresh” or they'll refund 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 expected to cost taxpayers over $750 million. 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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 President’s 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 “opportunity 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. 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