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VOLUME 59 NUMBER 38
DURHAM." NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1981
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comoitiies and.
By Pat Bryant
EDITOR'S NOTE: During the
first two weeks in September,, ten
blacks who are active in North
Carolina political life were asked ten
questions relating to the status of
Afro-A mericans in North Carolina .
and the nations The following art-
cle is an analysis of th ose responses.
Responses , to the questions , will
follow during the next three weeks.
We encpurage reader reaction to the
series and I fie views expressed in L
these columns.
Economics and racism were the ;
most important concerns of ,", ten ',
blacks who were asked ''What are
the most pressing concerns df blacks
in 198I?" . '; ",. '
The blacks questioned in the in
formal survey,, included, a tdp of
ficial of a major blacjklife insurance
company, three grassroot communi
ty organizers, one minister two
politicians, two educators (one
educator doubles as a politician), a
social worker, and a black
newspaper publisher;
Spifaling inflation, rising
unemployment, and human service
program budget transfers to the
defense department have focused
widespread public concern on
economics. Six of the ten
respondents - in the survey said
among pressing concerns is develop
ment of an economic base within the
black community to provide unmet
needs of black people who have
been cut from federal programs. .
. Asked what role "national and
state governments',' should "play in
eradicating poverty, disease, and il
literacy", seven said jobs, health
care, housing, and other services
, should be administered from the
federal government,' in Opposition
to the current trend to transfer
responsibility for programs cut, in
the federal budget to local and state
governments. None agreed with
"Reaganomics' the "popular
reference to President Reagan's
economic program, but four out of
the ten interviewed said they
thought the plan would unify blacks
in opposition to it. The question
asked was "Is Reaganomics a cure
or curse on black Americans?" Two
of the people interviewed said it was
Racism Main
Concerns
: a curse; -two said'tft was neither a
curse nor cure, and four said it was
' both. ' , V;
"'' - Surprisingly, nine of the ten
respondents said,' they are not
satisfied with; black leaders when
asked; "Are you satisfied with black
leadership at the! state, local, and
national level?' I-Many went into
great detail explaining why. Some
offered alternative definitions of
"leadership", pointing out that cur
rent, leaders are often appointed
from outside i black communities
and are not accountable to the com
munity they supposedly represent.
Class . divisions-' within the black
community i based , on education,
jqbs, and status Symbols were cited
as bbstacleS to'Jecpnomic progress.
Regarding leadership, there were
strong feelings summarized by one
Of the interviewees when he said,
"We have leadership for the few in
the name of the masses." Most said
that leadership In the eighties would
best be suplied by men and women
concentrating in special areas of in
terests and accountable to mass base
organizations.' Some beleived that
the major civil rights organizations
don't get enough support from
blacks, but that was not a widely
held view.
All of the people interviewed
agreed that the state, federal, and
, local governments have a respon
sibility to stop violent white racist
attacks. Several were critical of
what has apparently been the par
ticipation of government in or prior
knowledge of planned attacks upon
black people. While all said there
should be a puslv for governmental
action, three were more specific in
dicating a preference to government
infiltration of . white extremist
groups such as the Ku Klux Klan
and Nazis. Three more went on to
say that blacks should organize for
their own self-defense while asking
protection of government.
"Can the present political
economic system satisfy the needs
and concerns, of black and poor peo
ple?" Six answered "no".
Six also said they believed that
masses of black people are ready,
when asked "Are the masses of
black people ready to organize and
mobilize against , economic and
of Blacks
social injustice?" Four of the six
said black people are always ready
to organize against injustices, pro
viding they have honest and capable
leadership.
One question related to the
federal charges that Wilbur Hobby,
president of the North Carolina
AFL-CIO, conspired to defraud and
misapply CETA funds: "Why is
Wilbur Hobby on trial? Is he guilty
or innocent?" Hall of the
respondents said they believed Hob
by is innocent and the victim of
political forces opposed o( organiz
ed labor and working people. The
others did not know enoudi of the
facts of the case to comment on
Hobby's guilt or innocence.
The edited views of the len North
Carolinians will appear in this and
other blacks newspapers for the next
three weeks. Communicate your
views to this newspaper.
Pat Bryant is an editor or
Southern Exposure magazine, in
Durham. He is a member of the
Southern Organizing Committee for
Economic and Social Justice.
Trustees Told Schools
Can . Hire Only
Top Degree Teachers
By Donald Alderman
The impact of one sec
tion of the recently sign
ed consent decree on the
faculty, at North
Carolina Central Univer-
sity js iot exactly known
although the gist of the
by UNC's general ad
ministration before be
ing hired, he said.
' The order affects only
instructors and
untenured assistant pro
fessors; Patterson- said.
Tenured.. , ' ; faculty
eateiw4idffst d.oc
the -NCCU Board ot torates win not oe ai-
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Bar Exam Success
Attests To "Special
Mission" Validity Daye
Trustees , was told
Wednesday.
As a part of the
desegregation agreement
between - the University
of North Carolina and
the U.S. Department of
Education, only teachers
with doctorates or the
"appropriate terminal
' degree" are to be hired
by the five black schools.
The order", which is ef
fective through 1988,
docs not affect the eleven
white schools within the
UNC system.
Dr. Cecil Patterson,
vice chancellor for
academic affairs, told
the trustees that about
seventy teachers will be
affected by .the order but
the exact number is not
known since a definition
of "appropriate terminal
degree" has not been
worked out yet.
He said doctorates are
not acquired in some
study areas. Exactly
which study areas will be
included in that group
and what degree will be
appropriate has not been
determined by UNC yet.
The number of teachers
affected will likely be
lower than the seventy
that is projected when
those determinations arc
made, Patterson said.
Teachers without doc
torates must be cleared
fected
The
said,
By Donald Alderman
The success of North
, Carolina Central Univer
sity students who passed
the North Carolina bar
exam "clearly attests to
the validity . of the
) "special mission" of the
'l law school, according to
In a report to
order, Patterson r-fi!L-CntA!latti?) dl?ut?-halt Wayne Winiaims teck seat window) is driveit from Chancellor on the July
a fWIOn Superior COUrt Where his trial was InnVfinitpIv hnGtnntuxl til n.. rn...nji, k. harretnlr? fVan Pharlps
SctlU, Is ucsiiicm iv m i.ft ril it I- tu At " rT""'" vuiiiim suuia m im; - ; --
remove the vestige of the " " ,"l Ml,c"se' ft c H v UPI Photo
mSnTSysteVhepschooi 1 Williams and Jenkins To Run For
can no longer hire
teacheri- with lower
credentials , than white ;
schools' teachers. ?
Some existing instruct
tors who do v not have
doctorates will be able to
acquire them under
UNC's Doctoral Study
Program, The program
allows instructors to
Council A t-Large Seats
John E. "Red"
Williams and Chester L.
Jenkins have announced
their candidacies for the
at-large seats on the
Durham City Council.
Williams is proposing
work toward a doctoral new "Leadership for a
degree with the benefit Better Durham." He
of receiving their says: "Efficiency and
salaries,, Patterson said, progressive leadership
He said the' black are essential elements in
schools had no input into, the operation of local
the credential order government. The failure
polity, or success of any govern
No faculty members rnq?t js determined by
have been and are not ex- the,: participation 0f its
He is; affiliated with,
several political
organizations including
the Democratic Party of
Durham County and
North Carolina, the
Durham Committee of
the Affairs of Black Peo
ple, the N.C. Leadership
Caucus and the N.C.
Community Action
Association.
Williams, a North
Carolina Central Univer
sity graduate, js married
to the former Miss M.
Anita Page. They reside
at 221 Monticello
Avenue.
Jenkins says he is com
mitted to improving the
quality of life in Durham
for all citizens, by
strengthening basic city
services among the
following:
A strong responsible
pected to be terminated
because of the credential
improvement order, he
said.
The trustees also were
told that the school's
financial aid records are
undergoing a reconstruc
tion process. Wallace C.
Blackwell, financial aid
director, said the loss of
student affidavits was
accidental and the pro
citizens; tneretore, a
concerted effort will be
made to communicate
and work directly with,
citizens concerning com
munity problems and;
services. Every effort
will be made to establish
a close and cooperative
working relationship
with all city government
agencies and boards."
Williams' is an auditor
blcm is expected to be forking with the energy
Corrected wflh mm ma division oi me r..
liability to the school. Department
merce.
of Com-
t.
r -
and responsive police
and firefighting force
that will ensure a safe liv
ing environment.
Proper water and sewer
facilities that will allow
the city to expand its
residential and economic
base.
Providing safe and
adequate public housing
for low income residents,
and providing incentives
for housing development
by private industry.
E. Daye said that four
teen, or 56, of the 25
students who passed this
year's bar exam were not
"competitive for admis
sion at other law schools
within the state."
The NCCU School or
Law has traditionally
provided legal studies to
blacks and other
minorities that were
denied a chance to study
law at white schools.
The law school is.
presently sixty per cent
black.
The recruitment of
blacks by white law
schools has caused in-,
creased competition for
talented blacks, making
the pool of qualified
smaller, Daye
A network ot streets,
roads and highways that blacks
will provide pedestrians said,
and motorists easy and He said providing a
safe passage throughout legal education to blacks
the city, and one that will and other minorities who
allow for additional have been denied some
business and residential aspects of traditional
growth. credentials is still the
Recreational facilities school's primary mis
such as parks and com-, sion.
munity centers which With a forty per cent
will afford citizens an en- white student body, a 33
joyable outlet for spen- per cent female popula
WILLIAMS
JENKINS
ding their leisure time.
Strengthening pro
grams that provide vital
health and social services.
PERSPECTIVE
tion and a wide diversity
of age and experience,
the law school is
thoroughly integrated.
The overall passing
rate of students who
took the state bar exam
increased significantly,
but the black passing
rate is still disappointing,
Daye said.
Six of thirteen black
graduates passed the ex
am for a 46 per cent
passing rale while 19 f
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the ed the exam 82 ner
cent.
Dave said of the
67-member 1981
graduating class, only 36
graduates took the N.C.
bar exam. He said the
out-of-state passing rate
has historically been
higher than in-state.
He cited a Heed for in
creased financial aid to
students in law school.
The success of students
who received aid while in
law school ias well
above students who
could not secure aid and
had to work. Of the 25
'cuts who passed the
. 76 per cent passed
the bar while only eight
per cent of the students
who failed iccciwJ
financial aid.
Daye said the sjiool
will launch a massive
fund raising campaign in
the near future.
Daye expressed
satisfaction at being able
to locus exclusively on
the school's educational
program. "Before 1980,
the law school was
hindered by overwhelm
ing inadequacies. We
now have an excellent
new physical plant, basic
library resources and a
faculty adequate in sic
to meet our mission with
an expectation of greater
success."
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QUESTION:
What Is your opinion
toward the UNC Board
of Governors' decision
concerning junior and
associate professors at
NCCU having to have
doctorates?
NEAL HARPER
NCCU Senior
Philadelphia, PA.
By using only Ph.D.'s
Is not a decisively proven
way of upgrading educa
tional standards, and to
think so Is ridiculous.
LEONARD
STURDIVANT
NCCU Senior
Winston-Salem
It's a socially
manipulative attempt to
create a transition from
black faculty to white
faculty in order to create
a white faculty.
JACKIE WHITE
v NCCU Senior
Roseboro '
" ' It's a social manipula
tion, In that they are try
ing to replace black in
structors with white in
structors in order to in
crease white enrollment
In predominantly black
institutions.
Annette tori an
NCCU Senior
Roxboro . .
It's another form of
racism and of the system
trying to take over black
universities or. to
eliminate black universities.
MEDORA LITTLE
NCCU Junior
Queens, N.Y.
I don't feel its a racist
move, because J feel
most instructors should
have Ph.D.'s, because
they have more 'educa
tion and they are more
knowledgeable.
TERESA K. DONNELL
Graduate Student - '
Greensboro
I agree totally. There
is no snch thing as too
much education.
J ANNETTE STREET
I could better unders
tand if they had been
given- a longer deadline
at least until
November of 1982 but
to come back, in August
and learn of the policy is
not fair. .
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