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For three nights last week, the CBS television
network took us all to school for a penetrating look at
the problems facing contemporary American public 1
education at the elementary and secondary level.
Instead of sensationalizing problems such as <
discipline, low test scores and low achievement, CBS' j
three-part broadcast 4 4 Is Anyone Out There Learning? ~
rationally outlined the problems, looked at a wide range
of causes and described some of the solutions being
tried around the land.
Unlike many media treatments of contemporary ,
issues, 44ls Anyone Out There Learning?" also gave the
perspective of lminorities and the poor in a non.
condescending manner on such issues as competency
testing.
We are not aware of the oudionoo figures for these ?
shows, although traditionally public affairs program- i
ming doesnoratfract good audiences r ~ \
come away with a deeper understanding of what public 1
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An Exercise in
The first Chronicle Issues Forum is now: a part of the
political history of the 5th District. Without tooting our i
own horn unduly, we hope that this event will mark a
significant turning point in local political activity.
Imagine whether the scene would have been possible
a few years ago. Two white congressional candidates
addressing a mostly black audience on a predominately
black university campus in a forum sponsored by a
black newspaper,
? Proud as we are, such_items obscure the real import
I ??of-MondayV-forum^Jt-was-intended-tb-stimuIate this?
community to systematically evaluate the candidate on
the basis of their positions on issues which affect them.
During the forum, the first part of this process was
accomplished. The candidates articulated their postions'
on a wide range of issues.
Although some differences emerged, both candidates
tended to give safe answers calculated as much
not to lose votes as to gain votes.
Some members of the audience expressed their
dissatisfaction with the answers of one candidate or the
other following the session as if those answers and this
forum were the end-all and the be-all of the campaign.
Dear Sir inmates who had been a
speaking-out and standingThe
article "Mocksville up for other issues wrong- P
Prison Conditions" was one fully forced upon them k
long over due, but an were shipped to Caledonia
article of that nature always prison farm as punishment s
brings a tremendous for whatever part they had
amount of reprisal against played in the sit-down. It "
the writer in every possible also was meant to instill
way, therefore when an fear in the other inmates, b
inmate does decide to who may think of trying to v
speak-up and tell the truth, voice their complaints in s
he nfUst also decide to be the future. (That is just one *
willing to suffer; he must of the tools the (officials) 0
be willing to sacrifice all use to keep the (inmates)
chances for promotions of from complaining openly, s
any kind, hotior grade, legal or otherwise). 0
parole, etc. Some of the complaints s
The writer of the above we were hoping to air on
mentioned article was ship- Thursday were as follow:
ped out Thursday, August 1. Implement a sufficient ^
10, 1978 immediately after variety of recreation equip- F
he joined approximately ment. Weights, tennis rac105
other inmates Thursday kets and balls, volly ball e
morning in a 3 to 4 hour and net. a
demonstration, which was 2. Eliminate open preju- s
an orderly and peaceful dice and discrimination in
sit-down in hopes of getting hiring, firing, disciplinary *
an opportunity to express action and custody promo- c
some of the problems and tion, honor grade, parole, v
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cumpiaims iney were nav- eic. 11
ing. (They got no results). 3. To hire more black d
However Friday August 11. officers, to promote or
1978 a special shipment transfer Blacks into the ti
was in progress and 5 more capacity of Sqt.s or other r
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the network and its stations for an early re-broadcast.
Those three shows should be mandatory homework for
every parent, teacher and student.
While we are discussing the best that television can
offer, we not that ROOTS, the eight-part series that j
gripped Amlerica during its first showing, returns to
the air on September 5.
After the first showing, many observers fpredicted
that ROOTS would precipitate drastic changes in the
nature of race relations in America.
Unfortunately, those changes have not lyet come to
pass as the "Reverse discrimination, Proposition 13"
America of 1978 further delays righting the wrongs
perpetrated on Kunta Kinte and his brethren and
ancestors.
Part o?th* r*asr>n fnr the lack nf permanent changes
is the fact that1 'Baby,, I'm.Back'* ia shown a. krt more
often than ROOTS is. v? ~ ~
feel oblilgated to mention the few standouts in the
"vast wasteland" of televeision. We hope that such
Excellence will become the norm instead of the
exception. /
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the candidates should make their objections known and
should call upon the candidates to clear up the fuzzy
answers and campaign rhetoric. Such continuous
follow-up will lmake the Chronical Forum a true
success.
Regarding the two contenders, Rep. Steven Neal and
Mr. Hamilton Horton, we believe the experience of
facing a black auadience and gearing their thoughts
and answers towards such an audience should prove
extremely valuable. ~~
We hope they cam?L&way with a greater understanding
of what issues are important, particularly to the
black community. ' ^ ,
We also hope that a broader ntessage went out to
political caftdidates~ln general: that reaching the black
community should not be done by touching base with
just a few people, but by making broad appeals to the
collective black community.
To aid voters interested in the congressional
campaign, we will be printing the transcript of the
issues forum in the Chronicle.
We thank all those who helped make the forum a
success.
Letters to the Edit
dministrative positions. carrying a twenty-five auto- 1
4. That a black officer be matic pistol around in his 1
laced in the assistant pocket threatening in- '
itchen supervisor position, mates.
5. That the unit canteen 12. That an investigation
tock a variety of cosmetics be conducted to fine out if
3 meet the needs of Black some officials have been
imates. supplying white inmates
6. That the unit give free with knives to use against
irthday, sympathy, get black inmates.
/ell and other special occa- We the inmates of unit
ion cards to the inmates of 4425 Mocksville, N.C. Prihis
unit in accordance to son firmly acknowledge
ther units. that each of the above
7. That the unit canteen complaints are valid and
tock a variety of special that they are harmful to our
occasion cards for sale, health, wellbeing and prouch
as "thinking of you" tection.
thoughts of you "etc..." We have ,ned # num.
8. That the med.cal and ber of to have th
servtces be more ,aints corrected, but
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:liminate the danserous in- u ^ , *
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10. That some action be askj for any ia| fa.
to aHev,a<e thc over" vors; we are not asking to
rowdedness of this unit, be set free; we ?e only
,hich was designed to asking to be tre#ted fair,
loused 100 inmates, but to equa?y and Uke human
late there is 141. beings, according to the
11. That and investiga- laws and the constitution of
ion be made to) clarify a the United States.
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Patrick Hairston is always reminding us that "we are
not really free."
What better example do we need of this than our
countys Sheriffs Department. Here is an elected official
of our political system that has a wealth of untappedblack
resources and yet refuses to incorporate them into
his organization on a meaningful level.
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paid a visit to his office to express the community's
dissatification with his promotional policy he adds
insult to injury by making promotion and not including
any blacks.
Surely out of the 22 black members on his staff there
are several that are deserving of a promotion. (If you
checked further you will probably find that a number of
blacks are being paid less than their white contempories.)
ine snentf s action islTmore subtle approach tcTttigT
classic "Last hired first fired", syndrome.
The law of the land is that you must hire us, pay us
and promote us using uniform standards. However, the
large nulmber of EEOC complaints each year is an
indication that this is not being doneT ?
How much longer are we going to sit idlely by while
this action continues. The Sheriffs Department isTTot
the only culprit; similar conditions exist throughout
industry and government.
There are several courses of action that we can take
to prevent this subtle form of racism. The simplist is to
"Vote". lWe must stop being the only loyalist in the
democratic party and vote for the "Man" not the party.
or
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receive from writing this , . * .
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letter I prefer my name not i. v .
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our staff personally verify
Respectfully yours ^8ures*
Name withheld on the condition that
the situation be so grave
that it clearly is one that
Neal Record deserves to be an issue,
and on the final condition
that the issue be aired early
Attcickcd enough in the campaign so
that Mr. Neal would nave
ample time for a fau reply
or explanation.
To the Editor:
Accordingly, we sent a
We were told a number member of our staff, Mr.
of weeks ago that Neal was ^aigler, to Washingnot
working at his job. But ton* researched' the
when Ham was advised of actua^ committee records in
the report, he refused to each instance, including in
believe it: he has a genuine h*s study the attendance,
liking for Neal, and while Proxy voting, and in-person
they differ over numerous v0^n8 *n each case.
issues, felt Neal was doing
the best job he could. His findings are atPerhaps,
too, Ham had tached. The notes from
been reading the constitu- which these are tabulated
ent material mass-mailed arc available for your inby
Neal's staff which cer- spection.
tainly lends the impression Beyond peradventure,
that he is hard at work. the only conclusion that can
It was our feeling that if drawn is that Neal has
the District has a part-time, created for him an
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If there are no candidates running that we feel is
capable of representing our interest then we must
conduct a massive write-in for a candidate that will. We
must demand that both parties encourage only those
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representing the views of all the people to run.
Identify and cultivate strong candidates from within
our neighborhood.
Support the NAACP's efforts to open an office with a i
paid staff so that they can work with local industry and
governments in eliminating racism.
Don't use products manufactured by those companies
that are suspected of unfair hiring practices (the
burden of proof rest with them).
Don't buy from stores that refuse to utilize blacks in
all phases of their operation (we need jobs as managers
as well as janitors). LBegin to establish and exonomic
base by establishing a black bank
Patronize black businesses and if and when they
inadvertently make a mistake demand that it be
corrected, but have the same compassion and
understanding that you have when you are wronged by
"whitest
When we are fortunate to have the opportunity to
work for blacks give him the same 100% that is
- expected when working for white. !
Take pride in your work, be indispensable.
"Wake Up" East Winston, time is running out. If we
don't take immediate action and establish a strono
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exonomic and political base "tokenism" will continue
to be the name of the game well into "Century 21"
image that is far from the gress is the dominant role
truth so far as his attend- committees play in the
ance to his Congressional proceedings. Committees
duties is concerned. He is are the gears and springs of
an absentee Congressman- the clock--the mechanism
far worse than any other of that propels this branch of
our North Carolina delega- government."
tion. It is in this spirit that we
After all, committee work are making this a central
is the heart of the legisla- issue in our campaign.
tive process. As the Congressional
Quarterly's Sincerely,
Guide to Congress (2nd
edition, 1976, p. -*365) Wayne Whicker
states, "Probably the most Campaign Chairman
outstanding characteristic HOOTON FOR CONGRESS
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