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4 -THE CAROLINA TlRSES SAT, APRIL 18, 1977 ".- V -.--' anjfn I. FCC r A Forward Step In Hodas if ifiuiiilirfillHM t T Ifr Jl"-TTirtTTTnTffTirtTl in tnmniiaiiaiiiMniMiiliMiiniini m uTTt m in ilf i iini i inning . Lest l"Je William C. Friday, president of the University of North Carolina Higher Education system has apprised the Board of Governors that "it should not place itself any longer in the position of attempting to formulate and implement specific commitments in response to vague, confused and unexplained direc- tions from HEW". Friday also proposed that he continue to carry out the commitments the Board of Governors made in the 1974 plan for desegrega tion of higher education. . Friday's remarks were in reference to Judge John Pratt's admonition that the "process of desegregation must NOT place a greater burden on black" institutions or black students' oppor tunity to receive a quality public higher education." "The desegregation process should take into account the unequal status of black colleges and the real danger that desegregation will diminish higher edu cational opportunities for blacks . ... it is the responsibility of HEW to devise criteria for higher education desegrega tion plans which will take in account the unique importance of black colleges and at the same time comply with Con gressional mandates.", . Friday's great concern about what ; he contends to ber mutually' exclusive goals may stem .. from his misinter pretation of history, . " President Friday stated that to achieve the goals that Judge John Pratt set out would "require that we recog nize that the factor that makes the sys tem racially dual is the predominantly black enrollment in -those five insti tutions.. f." Lest we forget that the duality of the university system did not stem solely from the mere black attendance at those five universities, we should be reminded that these five black institu tions historically EXIST; fori the;;pur: pose of keeping the blacks out of the other eleven state institutions of higher education. For example, Fayetteville State University is celebrating its 100th anniversary, but in reality is 110 years old and it actually followed the Uni versity of North Carolina; "North Caro lina Agricultural and Technical State University came into being in 1891, after being lifted from Shaw University at Raleigh and started as a' land grant college; Elizabeth City State Univer sity came into being in 1891 and was. set up by Hugh Cale, a black legisla- tor; and Wmston-Salem State Univer sity, founded as the Slater Industrial Academy on September 28, .1892; recognized by the State of North -tjOOyqlSy HiEtp You war: : irV' 4 .. . ' ; BETWEEN THE EAST Forget Una in 1 895 arid chartered by the State as the Slater Industrial and State Normal School and in 1925, had the names changed to Winston-S a 1 e m Teachers College, becoming, the first black institution in the United States to grant degrees for teaching in the elementary grades; while North Carolina Central University, after several name changes, became the first state supported liberal arts institution of higher education and did not receive state support until 1925. The official policy and laws of the state commanded DUALITY; that is, one institution for whites and rte in- stitution for blacks. : . . v '; In fact, McKissick vs; Carmichael (1951) and Frasier vs. the Boardj of Trustees (1956) of the University of North Carolina sought to establish a NON-DUAL system of education. Thus, Dr. Friday's population standards could have been achieved LQfoG before the Judge John Pratt decision. Having failed to establish a noft dual system at that time, the better -alternative now is to put additional money into the five predominantly black institutions for improved phy-1 sical facilities, adequate salaries; lower .teacher or instructor - pupil ratios and: other heeded improvements sq-that. ' these institutions of higher education will be attractive to all the citizens of the state. In order to achieve what h$s ;- at h$s been termed mutually exclusive goals,-;: - it will be necessary to. reverse the recommendations of the now defunct ; State Board of Higher. Education. . , Lest we forget, that . Board vdf Higher Education recommended - that . the budget of one predominantly black university should be decreased while the budget of a predonmnatith wWte; university should be propoilionateiy'lr;'-'; creased until they could? attract: sub-5 stantiaL numbers of blacky sents;!; Therefore, Judge JVatt's goals can be accomplished by a firm and greater ; commitment of the State's resources to the historically deprived predominantly black institutions of higher education. rorth Carolina can COMPLY with the requirement of not casting the greater burden of desegregation on the historically , black institutions of higher education and it i.eari- also COMPLY with Congressionalim 7v . Bu, in prdet State ; must ni(?; thetrirn it, in. Kanocatinlltar ; .,, iAaAr&if$ CQ become1 ,,: SbouH Knov, 7 . . .Born in viwa around i7a SON OFASLAVEWOMAN ft AWHrR OfFI CER OF THE 1011121131 JCJhE WORKED AS A GUIDE FOR WAGON TRAINS AND CAIIFOFWA,- AS ATRAPPtR HUNTHl 1 INTERPRETER ft FEARLESS FIGHTER Cf INDIANS-BUT NEVER ' ' CREW RICHhEDICDON AMBSI0N FORTHEGOYEWitrrAriCS3. For rrrare than two rn Ownership TaskjorceeaddJby M IndustriaT EEOUnit, -ha$ been forrnulitto mission't Minority: .broadcasters; :(erp; (inference. ': - rv . vvi'vthoseui The conference, a two-dav affair f Aoru 25-26) will for the first time in the historv;bfS;:prPi)erties: the Commission take a' serious lcIc"at'-evrtJV.i''1'AlI':-rhee' aspects of the industry that appear- to ite 5- stumbling blocks, to minority entty td.'?aria and non-commercial properties. ' '. r' ,. Some weeks ago. I wrote in this columrfvof 1 Vi a meetine of black broadcasters. Thev conferred ; :' ' in a day-long conclave! in WashJngton,;r'4 iH under the auspices of the National Associatic .' nf RrmilMrtm SI A Dt I -AA.A ' ' 3 uiu rv-v- cnairman xucnara c. wuey. . ; Annarantlu tit AAnfA..nn. ' .t. The NAB was concerned that there was group of minority broadcasters who me organization along with a group wnatever reasons aoes was a success in that air some of their real as and to confront in concrete who hold keys to the more oressine stumbUns blncks frt mootk hiirf. : ness operation that don't necessarily burden their white counterparts. , V': Soon after that meeting, chairman Wiley, lam happy to say, announced that the .FCC would hold a two-day conference to look into some of : IIIIHIfPH not, it seems the meeting v. i ft permitted niinorities to -This panef wift well as fancied grievances d nmori elimination of some of the .-: I: r : Public PoUm Relat me tp Mihority v ConnrossmgQ The high jobless rate arid its relationship to , increases in crime is an idea which has been de bated over the last few years. However, statistics have -shown i that;: aitoblessness ' spreads arid;lthe economy recedes, crime rises. A Federal Bureau' of Prisons study indicates a strong .correlation : between mcreases iri inational unerripl levels and federal prison populations, when the statistics are adjusted for the . 12 to IS month usual lapse between the commission of a crime and imprisonment. : ' The . picture , is pretty, clear; people need money to live and feedthemselves and their families, but without jobs and economic security ;tlhe disujusionmrtt-iianfrustration can turn ; many of them toward crime. Many of the crimes are. property'' related,- frorn bank robbingf shorliftmg,r; and although :auth tious about blam economic .'-situation- aiorie, one .tlimg:rmistea:i;: obvious and that is that people aren t going to.sit back quietly and starve. . And what about our nation's young people? . iney are not oeing onerea mucn neip.or ruiure, tterea mucn neip.or tuture. : .; . if- youth joblessness and .its result; increase-jh ,. - youxnenme remams ai a mgn leveuraincit y , , Murphy, the former commissioner of .police -for v , - Jitiiiiiiiiiiiiijiiiitiif liiiiiiiiiitiitiiitiiiiif iriiiiiiitiiiiiititiitiittt t iiiiiiiifiiiitf Urban Aid The Department .of " Housing : a&d Urban Development, with ah . appropriate -sense ureencv. has sent proposed legislation gress designed to advance the economic ment of hard-pressed cities. The plan, w. Development compreheni would Action. omprehensiyi' programs ; rShouid ; - oe ; dwloped;;so as to take advari .. OpponUIUllCS: aiuatl piiraic iiiTvauinuin, u- mulate investment in restoration of deteriorated ; or abandoned housing stock, or solve critical . problems resulting from population out-migration or stagnating or declining tax base." That sounds tine, but in legislative terms, such language is too open ended, too susceptible to use for purposes that don't actually help the intended beneficiaries - the poor and low-income residents of inner-cities. ; HUD, in its commendable haste to get an I emergency urban aid bill to the Congress, neg lected to consult with a wide enough range of ' interedted citizens' groups, with the result that the legislatipn is flawed. ?! 3 ' ; - The language of the bill suggests it's aimed at helping the poor, that it's intended to expand econorrtie' 'opportunities, for low and moderate income people. But there are no safeguards to: ensure this will happen. We know -from past experience that the federal government has passed legislation . supposed to help the poor by putting large t amounts of money into cities, only to have those cities spend the money on middle and upper in come neighborhoods. ' Yes, cities have to apply for the grants by sub mitting plans; but the Community Development tree;,S:inuwr.;icvBn, , -.irerpea out-py,swB, . , , 88 .' "If there is no struggle, th0rt is iio progress.. Those who propose to . ', g , favor freedom and' yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops ; withoutv plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder, and , $ lightning; -They want the oceans majestic waves without the awful roar; , of its waters.", i. . . . c Frederick Douglass I . S f 0 bes : is yiiicyn muufvim ShP t,naj! owrters- ;lVr1o6nii 85fc Washic Ciifat : seco-;.iobchecjnve' TfP 'v ' ' To ftO 'PHwteTh frnm .varihi'ii'.fipiAant' itiA . : iijimiopwy. faty,r;vti Tie tit- PfocctA6T!MirtvFf inis panelvwiu include each meraewi . irom-. previous: panels coirtmisaon personnel representatives yfromtherH cpmnuttiees on jujiic ' who are knowledgeafe .; policy concerns relattag tdnuhbnty New York City told an ad hW Waririt of th wer to the pMilernMc i vnepipymeni ratjrare ceninasne:,w ;;fo&waa&a youtm to jreacii w: .cenpw iudeed as rinthinkinR in Sftr approach It is time' to brtag put unemployed people ; ' back into the mainstream of society . A national -policy of fuDy. einploymerit. implies an effort by society that every person who is willing and able to work has a right to dignity ', a job and a worth- while wage. A country which doesn't embrace and put into actidn the cohcept :f full employ- rriept & one which may caujw. a ciJmpojur x sirens -m. .u hii-rA:-'iiim yA Objected: tP .whfle'grwmgvup ;ti.eiighy. iiiiiuiiititiiiif itiiiii itiitJiiii Heeds O il ill MtdemOiistraiih: w ' .. - . TiP Ia iw'-, man want money for their CirieswvTatriar( nappeneu uatiy n stration program ;'. then ballopcd'u1 ' ' C -if 'lfrT"ris hroadased. it must -build in the safeguards that will ensure that substantial expenditures are made directly in lower income' neighborhoods, It ought to be clear by now tnai no cny can - - - - , , . . . . . Improve its economic base without simultaneous- ly taking actions to. improve the lives of Its law- income citizens. Ana ine reverse uc iuu cities can't, improve the situation of . their deprived groups without also, boosting the local opiBJQnuTnaKtngppsit e potential ;QWnefsoiv ;ordcan wi'v; ' twe belonk to - educators fr6rh ::sch'cls : ways some experts : - gm tormats.;An;tuiau . Hautibs Col fhiglMmployrrierii ridthet;rH8W ; 'proyiaea?xrui.suic the.good lifers a . : v ?r?-fr--v f-.'T'v - ov- tu."r: 'yv mjuhj uic tear .yi economic ae- - book written about fneme'biy'Cqnm'Hawr. ; Tression':- :V" .-y : -": iiiiiiiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiitijijiiiiiiiiiiiii i, f . Bioc uranx' rrowvyi:WWM. ; of grants would be tied; ;q to-Con- ; plaris and it has-flbt benWii-is develop.- "Lpicarthe? s 1 Afiother Miiiire wm lustpwvw than put out a lot oi money iv ,..iwt;-v.vH6a, .r'VTr .. vT " : T , i concente large amounts of money M cities to show what could be done. HUD,;ateliDf , ,:: . . select the most pTomising proposals .thatprovld:hefes :V'.-v for urban econoirdcdevejopjment ... j-- Httihhallv left but of suchA plans,';mPhitothe.' such .moderProgriirnSare; program Can gO-nationat'taMarshaUPhhtotm ; Pnliticallv . that's hard mo oring Oil, -vpnc t.ptxontroi.-, j , if:.SwJ'.tw:f;i fifth mr that continues ...mv". '..'ivt viv v.T.v..K?rr r' S Aoril lhtdejcaM ;ntffiw in;9 ho excep-: awrohtthe;. i to make a career out of basketbaD, alternative opportunities were limited. The opportunities were thines such as related crh. lhinki that ia is tirne for America to insti tute polictesusmg our human resources in a more constructive and beneficial way instead of leaving vast numbers of these human resources idle and useless. One way is to see to it that all who want work will have the opportunity. . We. live in a great country which has achieved great accomplishments' and goals. It has alwavs been dMjdeflri;iur'-iuUQntO'be a A 'society where the ecoriomv is' health unVj . . wpPiyW.:' able: fo Work arid, want . "M, has;. the; best ..cr.bByihg;-' ciiriie.-'iat :aiy .' ' ; tifS isisucH a ag need' tppimrneam? action tnai n simpiy rt icauii 'withf an the groups it should have.. Street.. Durhiira. Nortli Cawtina ;277Ql; Secowl'Cla4!i .: Pu-Tic .Pjid fct', Durham, t Cipj( . SI 1 &SCRIFTIOM RAiivSi Ole -ya 180. ilplui R1rtthat- - :4Th-iEryiMM " . ' : liitH: il'AA 1 hlhHMM 1 A ' J4I" fhtt" 4M Aft.'Oflil 'CtAlT ..-'- . . . f- H h Cjirolln sldents)i:Sihgle r , - r. , ... ,ft , Pi- . Plllutk,n. : rloijire Copy; ' y.x. -r . ;' rORBI.vyWUIBllom advanced payment on . iMbwripttons ;i 'AddrtU.aU ritmm'unieittinns and make' U. checjes ; :and .'money order payuble trtTiy CAROLINA TIMftS. I '. V National Advcriisinj! Rcpresentktjye: Amal?amatpd IVihlishors: lrt.; 45 W 5th Street, New yorki Nv "w y NorK i0036-.',?-r..T . ' ""'vO i'nfV'i?r'.. Mombcr;.t!niu'd Prcs liMmatiDifflibibvServijie,;'.' Miition.il ' iNcwspupcr Publishers Association, Noah ( .ifolirta Black ..Publisher- Association, . Caroling ('immunity New Service. ' Opinions expmsed' by , columnitu in this newt paper do not .necessarily rcprcient Uie policy of this ' "newspaper::. Thi iScwspaper wUJ not be reiponilblt rorthTefarn'ufnwtetiedjjcnn
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