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Conferences
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Reaction to the not guil
ty verdict of six Ku Klux
Klan and Nazi Party
members in Greensboro
on November 17 was one T
of protest. Several groups
held a press conference on
the Durham courthouse
steps the following day
urging citizens not to ac
cept the decision quietly.
Or. Marty Nathan,
widow of Communist
Workers Party supporter,
Dr. Michael Nathan, call
ed the verdict a green light
for more brutal killings of
blacks, whites, Jews and :
the poor. She also '
solicited support for a
December conference that
will plan strategies to
counter government
repression of human
rights and the rise of the
Klan and Nazis.
Isaiah Singletary of the
North Carolina Central
University Harambee Stu
dent Union asked how the
Wilmington Ten could be
convicted on lies while the
Klan went free in the
midst of television
coverage. He said all per
sons regardless Of political
beliefs must be guaranteed
the right of frjee speech.
Tim McOloin, a long
time Durham activist, said
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We have a military govern
ment that supports dic
tatorial regimes. He said
government agents have
"killed people who stood
up against poverty and op-
Vice president (or Development Purdie Anders at Saint
Augustine's College receives a $5,000 check from Division
Manager of Winn-Dixie Stores of Raleigh J.D. James, for the
United Negro College Fund Campaign, 1980.
pression."
Ms. Lena Williams, of
the Greensboro Justice
Fund, said the CWPKKK
confrontation was set up
by the police department.
"I see them taking pic
tures so they will know
who everybody is," she
said, but where were they
on November 3 119791.
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Dr. Valora
on
Gets Award
Chosen from among
62,000 nominees. Dr.
Valora Washington, a
University of North '
tCarolina-Chapel Hill
assistant professor, has
been named one of the,
Ten ? Outstanding Young ,
Women of America for
1980. She was also named
Outstanding Young
Woman of North
Carolina for 1980.
Awards were presented
to the Ten Outstanding
Young Women of
America for 1980 during a
luncheon Monday in
Washington, D.C.
Dr; Washington receiv
ed a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Michigan
State University and a
Doctor of Philosophy
degree from Indiana
University. Prior to
assuming her present posi
tion, she was a research
consultant for the Human
, Relations Consortium and
an associate instructor at
Indiana University.
Actively involved in
community life in the
North Carolina Triangle
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Muslim ; Minister Louis added, h not racism but a
Farrakhan said Tuesday willingness of a people to
that i ; ' America had deprive others to help
cvstMnaticallv oboressed themselves. . . ."that is
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DR. WASHINGTON
of the Education Commit- i
tee of the National Coun
cil of Negro Women and
of the Education Program
Committee of the Chapel
Hill Day Care Center; co
chair of the Durham Task
Force on Teenage
Pregnancy; a member of
the Afro-American
Studies ' Curricula, the
Association of Black
Psychologists, National
Black Child Development
Institute, Delta Kappa
Gamma, an education
honorary, and Phi Delta'
Kappa. She has conducted
workshops and is the
author of numerous ar-
tides and book chapters.
arup Dr, Washington cur- Other awardees are:
DALSA
Is fbo Training Ground for Nov Generation of Black Lawyers Si
There is a new breed of
black attorneys in
America fighting for
human and civil rights of
black people people. The
Black American Law
Students Association
(BALSA) has been the
training ground for the;
new generation of black!
lawyers. After being forg-i
ed by black students at
New York University Law
School in 1967, BALSA
has grown rapidly and is
today a national organiza-.
tion with chapters at 167
lawschools ih the U.S.
BALSA's purpose is to
articulate and promote the
needs of the black com
munity to the legal profes
sion. THE STRUGGLES
CONTINUE
In conjunction with the
National Conference of
Black Lawyers (NCBL),
BALSA has filed briefs in
the United Nations charg
ing violations of human
rights in America; the
Supreme Court in the
Bakke, Weber, and
Fullilove cases. Working
closely with the National
Bar Association, BALSA,
fosters and encourages (
professional competence
fn the black community
and an in depth
knowledge of the needs of
the black community to
encourage a greater com
mitment to answering
these needs.
RECRUITMENT
Because black lawyers
comprise a dispropor
tionate two per cent of the
lawyers in the U.S.,
BALSA is seeking to,;
answer the need for com
prehensive recruitment
with the "Law Day"
recruitment program held
throughout the country.
On "Law Day" recruiters
from the law schools are
invited to speak with
minority students and
show them how to get ad
mitted to. law shcools.
BALSA's efforts have
helped double the number
of blacks enrolled in ac
credited law schools. In
1969, there were only
2,128 black law students.
By 1978 the number had
increased to 5,304.
POLICE SHOOTINGS
AND DEFENDING
POLITICAL
PRISONERS
BALSA has provided
legal research and organiz
ed demonstrations for
Rev. Ben Chavis and the
Wilmington Ten. To stop
the wave of police
shootings in America's
black community BALSA
is sponsoring the National
Police Crknes inquiry in
Los Angeles,' California
on January 23-25, 1981
with the National Alliance
Against Racist and
Political Repression and
the NCBL.
PRE-LAW AND
RETENTION
BALSA is publishing a : .
pre-law handbook so that
the black community has,
information on the steps
to take to get into law
schools. To prepare black ;
students to study law,
BALSA conducts orienta
tion programs in the sum
mer. Seminars are held in
briefing, legal analysis,
legal studies and legal
writing. Incoming
students are given an in
sider's view of law school
from the black perspec
tive. - TO decrease the number
of black students who do
not successfully complete
law school, the Academic
Affairs Committee pro
vides a vehicle for struc
tured academics. The
committee has established
a buddy-system
throughout the country.
First year students are
paired with upperclass
students who provide one-to-one
tutoring and
counseling. Study groups
are organized and study
aids, practice exams and
lectures are provided for
students.
' The Frederick Douglass
Moot Court Competition
is an inter-law school ap
pellate moot court com
petition sponsored each
year by BALSA to
develop the art of ap
pellate advocacy. Black
judges are invited to pick
finalists in a series of
elimination rounds.
Finalists from each region
participate in the national
competition at the annual
convention.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Two members of
BALSA's Board of Direc
tors visited liberated Zim
babwe to arrange an ex
change program with the
Zimbabwe University
School of Law. The
Southern Africa Task
Force of BALSA provides
news on the liberation
movements in southern
Africa and holds forums
throughout the year to
educate the black com
munity on the situation in
southern Africa and pro
vides material support to
the liberation movements
and newly independent
nations. j
AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION
The Affirmative Action
Task Force monitors deci-
sions on the law of affir
mative action. Annual
conferences are held in
various parts of the U.S.
to keep the black com
munity abreast of new
developments in employ-,
ment, education, and
minority contracting.
PLACEMENT
To steep black law
students in black com
munity advocacy, BALSA
works with the Law
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blacks from birth and
predicted her demise due
vto racism, injustice and
her decreasing fterna
ft tional , positionixFtri
: rakhan, a disciple of the
late - Honorable Elijah
Muhammad, called the
1980s the "most
troublesome and serious
time in the history of the
world."
Farrakhan said his
message was directed
primarily to blacks
because "we must look
out for our own selves and
our own people." He
warned blacks not to trust
the teachings of whites,
because "if they can't
treat us right, how can
they teach, us right?"
; He said slaves were
poisoned against Africa so
they would look to their
masters for guidance. This
has caused us to become
divided and anxious to rid
ourselves of anything
black, he said, to be ac
ceptable whites. But the
more we try to do this, he
the more unac-
we are to tnem
ourselves."
Farrakhan said he is
often called racist, a title
he accepts because just as
the title violinist sym
bolizes a degree of com
mitmennt and dedication
to the violin, so does
'racist' indicate a commit
ment to one's race. He
said it is natural for whites
' to look after whites and
blacks to look after'
blacks, but if in looking
out for ourselves we
deprive others of freedom,
justice and equality, then
that is wickedness. What
eifi and that is sin."
Farrakhan said blacks
have "nothing we can call
our own" and are a com
pletely dependent people
"inside a country that is
losing its economic power,
respect, sensitivity and
sensibility." After affir
mative action and busing,
the country is saying
"we've done enough for
you all," he said.
Blacks have to stop
depending on whites, he
said, to do for us what we ..
can organize and do for
ourselves. . . ."how can
you be recognized as an
equal when you produce
nothing and have to- ask
white folks for
everything?'
Farrakhan said blacks
' were ruined in
kindergarten with stories
about Goldilocks and
Snow White, that caused
them to adopt standards
of beauty according to
Western culture. "We live
inV ar-society that- has
systematically taught us to
hate ourselves," he said,
and "if whites were to
disappear tomorrow, we
would have a serious pro
blem trying to get along
with each other."
Farrakhan told whites
that black history has been
hidden from them; that it
was black artisans and
craftsmen who built the
University of North
Carolina and black mam
mies who nursed and
dressed their forefathers.
He said the first blacks to
arrive in America were
Muslims, people who sub
mit their will to do the will
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Expanding and Sustaining Black American Economy
Focus of
Loaders Express Concern Over Resurgence of
Violence Against Blacks Minority Americans
Under the. auspices of
the Black Leadership
Forum, leaders and
representatives of con
cerned national organiza
! tions; community leaders
and individuals met!
recently In Washington.
Participants expressed
their sense of outrage at
the nationwide resurgence
of unchecked acts of
violence against- blacks
and other minority
Americans.
The unsolved murders
of black children in Atlan
ta and of black men in
Buffalo, the McDuffie
killing in Miami and the
Jose Campos Torres kill-:
ing ih Houston and the
cowardly attempt on thei
life of Vernon Jordan
along a pattern of I
.
unresolved murders of
blacks in other localities
all consitute an in
tolerable threat to the
security and peace of the
nation.
The principal focus of
the meeting was on the
grave implication of these
attacks on the lives of
.black and other minority
citizens by persons
unknown. The par
ticipants agreed to
establish an Ad Hock Na
tional Task Force on
Violence Against
Minorities to: respond to
the immediate needs to
those affected; and 'for
mulate a strategy for the
establishment of an in
dependent and
nongovernmental center.
The Center will con
tinue the assessment of
violent acts against blacks
and other . minorities,
gather and exchange
reliable information,
monitor the response of
appropriate agencies to
these attacks, and devise
appropriate short and
long term strategies. Fur
ther, the Center will be
charged with the respon
sibility for continuing the
examination of violence
and abuse against
minorites by police and
acts of "black on black"
crime. Initial discussions
have begun with officials
of Howard University
regarding the establish
ment of the Center at the .
School of Law.
Federal, state and local
officials as well as com
munity leaders have been
called upon to increase
their vigilance and respon
sibility with which they
respond to acts of violence
against minorities and to
speak out clearly against
wanton attacks against
minorities and against the
increasingly bold actions
and racist demagogy of
the Klan and similar ter
rorist groups. Finally, the
participants urged the
community members to
assist all those who are
seeking to find and punish
the, perpetrators of
violence and to do
everything t within their
power to sustain the spirit
of harmony and unity
within their communities.
WASHINGTON
The Fourth Annual
Legislative Conference of
the National Black Caucus
of State Legislators
(NBCSL) will take place
December 4-7 at the
Atlanta Motor Hotel in
Atlanta, Georgia. The
NBCSL Annual
Legislative Conference
has expanded to become
an annual meeting of
more than 500 local, state
and national leaders, ac
tivists and supporters of
the Caucus. The theme of
the meeting is:
"Expanding and Sustain
ing a Black American
Economy for the 1980's.
Special attention will be
given to the recent elec
tions and how to make
certain that black
American priorities
prevail during the next
year.
Maryland State Senator
Clarence M. Mitchell,
president of the NBCSL,
jsaid that "My-.colleagues
and I are overwhelmed by
the show of support by
persons from every walk
of life from around the
country for black
American economic
development. The NBCSL
Annual Legislatiye Con
ference provides a focal
point for involving the
black American communi
ty in the local, state and
national legislative process
and recognizing those per
sons who have made great
sacrifices for global
human and civil rights."
Maryland State
Representative Larry
Young, executive director
of the NBCSL and coor
dinator of the conference
said that "We look for
ward to involving the hun
dreds of persons coming
to Atlanta for this impor-,
tant conference in the
work of the NBCSL and
the legislative process
fight for black economic
development. The plenary
sessions and legislative
workshops on Friday and
Saturday, the reception
given by Georgia Gover
nor George Busbee honor
ing black state legislators
throughout the country
and the Awards Dinner
will give those joining us
in Atlanta the opportunity
to get together and freely
mingle at the working ses
sions which are scheduled
throughout the weekend."
The legislative
workshop sessions will
center on the work of
various state legislative
bodies throughout the
: country and the Ad
' ministration over the past
year and the initiatives for
WSSU NAACP Chapter To
Host State Conference
WINSTON-SALEM
The Winston-Salem State
University Chapter of the
NAACP will host the first
North Carolina Youth
Chapter Conference
Saturday, November 22,
in the Hauser Student
Union. The conference
theme is "Survival of the
Black College Graduate.
The program begins
with registration at 9 a.m.
Sessions begin at 9:30 and
continue through 4:30
p.m. Among the speakers
scheduled are Danny
Thomas and Lewis Carter,
national NAACP; Ms.
Carolyn Coleman, field
director, Greensboro;
Greg Jackson, Youth
president, Raleigh;
Haywood Wilson,
vice chancellor for
dent Affairs,
Dean Albert
Ms.
Dr.
Jr.,
Stu-
WSSU;
Spruill,
Janice
Atlanta
and Joe
Detroit
NCA&T;
Johnson,
NAACP;
Madison,
NAACP. . .,
Registration fee is $3
per participant. Luncheon
is scheduled for 12:30. At
3:30, a fashion show, and
music' by the Sinfonian
Singers of WSSU will top
off the meeting.
For additional informa
tion, contact Mrs.
Manderline Scales, direc
tor of Student Activities,
761-2136.
tne coming year, par
ticularly with respect to
black Americans. A Fri
day morning plenary ses
sion reviewing the, local,
state and national
economic impact of
will be
followed in the afternoon
by individual workshops
in the areas of EnergyEn
vironment, Health and
Education. On Saturday,
December 5, the Joint
Center for Political
Studies and experts from
the Congressional Black
Caucus will discuss the im
pact . of
"Reapportionment" on
black and other minority
American communities.
Saturday afternoon
legislative workshops will
focus on issues of
economic development,
transportation, criminal
justice and development
of timely and effective
local, state and national
networks of information
and organization:
"A major question that
black Americans must
face squarely,' concluded
Senator Mitchell, "is how
do we effectively and effi
ciently manage our ex
isting resources.
For information on the
Legislative Workshop,
contact Mr. Larry Young;
for Conference registry
tion information, contact
Mr. Herbert Gilbert at
80O424-9391.