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ige tabloid bent on serving the
iged our size from tabloid to
four times; we have 20 times
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aches. And the changes have
I be ready to start printing the
ting equipment. This is a most
lid give us greater flexibility
of the paper. It may even af-o
ation.
we have undergone, we have
ir ... and we think we have,
edback from the color photos
;1 issue. You made no bones
i it, and we were delighted at
greater utilization of color in
one many significant changes,
:he community has not chang>mmunity
is what a communiving
better. The commitment
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d Sept. 5, 1974, we stated that
ndependent newspaper, showit
now. We firmly believe that
integrity. And to that end, we
jbjectivity and accuracy,
to those people who have supg.
And we know who most of
ud of what we have done. We
vould not exist.
ext 12 years as progressive as
community deserves a good
o give it to you.
time how we are doing. Stop
thoughts with us ? the good,
ppreciate your comments and
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be as concise as possible and
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The French
- The author 1ft a 16?year?old
Winston-Salem native who
lives in Paris. This article is
the second of two on her impressions
of France.
School in France is a lot different
from school in the United
States. In fact, despite the fact
that it has suffered financial cutbacks*
making openings for
teachers r^==i
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the world. TlLLERSON
For exam- ? ?
pie, we start
learning algebra in the sixth
grade, gradually adding geometry
in the eighth grade and trigonometry
in the ninth.
By the end of the 12th grade,
most students have taken
calculus.
We also must learn at least two
foreign languages, the most common
being English, German,
Spanish, Russian, Latin and
Greek.
Our history class, from the
sixth grade on, covers not only
the French past but that of the
whole world, from the American
On saving C
NEW YORK ? Some educated
black professionals are "elitist
snobs," Albert Langhorne III
wrote, who will not support a
drive to save Cindy's life.
Langhorne and some members
of the Wilmington, Del., Howard
High School Class of 1955 made
a commitment at their 30th-year
reunion to raise funds for a
kidney transplant for their
former classmate Lucille
"Cindy" Swing. Her current existence
of holding on to life could
be turned into a productive and
prolonged life for only $15,000.
The enthusiasm they expected
did not materialize, and now a
frustrated Lanshorne has written
me as a matter of last resort.
"What say you, Mr. Brown?
We've had bake sales and a couple
of dances (which netted about
$3,000), but it's a long haul to
raise $15,000."
Ten days later, I received
another Langhorne note: "I hope
sincerely that you can help by being
a speaker at a function to
raise .funds. Cindy desperately
needs a kidney transplant."
I knew then that time was running
out for this woman. She has
had two toes removed because of
diabetes and kidney failure, and
by the time you read this, she will
have lost another.
Cindy, you see, is in the "end
stages of renal (kidney) disease.'*
But when J called her, she
downplayed her plight and
Wanted tO discuss illnMc ac a
lesson to help others avoid the
disease by early detection.
There is a relationship, she
says, between high blood
pressure and kidney disease. Like
so many blacks with hypertension,
her face, feet and stomach
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lesson: Hard
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By KENYA TILLERSON |
Revolution of 1776 to the Russian
Revolution of 1917; f|om the j
Great Depression in America to
World Wars I and II; from the ]
colonization of Africa to its j
decolonization. . <
? On history exams, we can be |
asked to argue on such subjects?\
as the rise of Nazi Germany, the
causes of the French Revolution . (
of 1789 6r the theories of Lenin \
"Add to those (requirement
homework every night and
weekends, and you can see ti
tremely hard - and fruitful. "
on France under the rule of one
of her many kings.
In the 12th grade, almost all
students take philosophy. <
A lighter weekly schedule consists
of five hours of math, three i
hours in each foreign language, !
three and one-half .hours in i
history and geography, two hours '
of ffvm and nn#? or tu/n Hnnrc nf *
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optional science
(physics/chemistry or natural 1
science). 1
A heavier one might include c
nine hours of physics and six I
hours of math weekly.
indy - and ou
TONY BROWN
Syndicated Columnist
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were constantly bloated, and she ]
did not know that a kidney had
failed and poisons and toxins i
were being stored rather than 1
eliminated. Today, she cannot
urinate and depends on dialysis
three days a week to remove the 1
impurities. i
"While organizing ourselves to 1
assist Cindy, it came to our atten- i
tion that the overwhelming ma- i
jority of individuals receiving ]
renal care at the center where s
Cindy receives her treatment are s
black. c
"We also learned that this 1
disease is more prevalent among (
blacks than anv nth*r *
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group in the country/* said e
Margaret Scrivens, president of c
the Lucille (Cindy) Swing Foun- 5
dation Inc., a non-profit
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but fruitful
Add to those at least two hours
of homework every night and an
unlimited amount on weekends,
and you can see that school in
France is extremely hard - and
fruitful.
Given the academic demands,
French youth would seem not to
have much time for relaxation.
Surprisingly, thpugh, many of
them still manage to go out more
iian American'teens.
For one thing, the French
ion't spend half as much time in
rront of the television as
*s) at least two hours of
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um uriurrmeu umOUfll Otl
Hat school in France is exAmericans
do. That may in part
be because there are only six
channels; a year ago there were
only three.
When French teens go out,
they often go to^ the movies or
shopping. Most American movies
are shown in France, such as
"Star Trek" (all three), "E.T.,"
"Beverly Hills Cop," etc.
Another difference between
France and America is that the
French aren't as culturally selfentered.
They have a much
>roader knowledge of the-world, .
Please see page A5
r rselves, too
organization. Ms. Scrivens,
another classmate, heads the
foundation that was established
to collect the $15,000 that will
provide Cindy with a new kidney
and the all-important antirejection
maintenance medication
cyclasporin.
4 4 We decided that helping
Lucille Swing would simply not
be enough. We felt that we
should learn more about the il
Iness, its prevention and cure. We
were curious to know why blacks
ivere not donating organs.
Basically, out. of our ignorance
ind willingness to learn
something on the subject, we in:orporated
the Lucille Swing
foundation, doing business as
riNDY - a non-profit organiza-i
ion to assist others whose lives
ire threatened by kidney
lisorders in the future," Ms.
Scrivens explained.
Please see page A5
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Black self-help: 1
Not a new idea I
By MARIAN W. EDELMAN I
Syndicated Columnist I
WASHINGTON - Increasing* 1
ly, we hear people in the press or 1
in politics tell us that the black 1
community should solve its own 1
problems. They imply that we
blacks are asking more help from
government than we have a right
to expect. They urge us to 4'try
self-help."
These commentators cannot
have read much history. If they
had, they would know that the '
black community always has and
always will do ifs utmost to solve
its own problems.
Harriet Tubman did not get a
government grant to run her
underground railway to free the
slaves.
Mary McLeod Bethune started
Bethune-Cookman College on a
dump heap with a ton of faith and
without a government subsidy.
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Black attorney Charles^
Houston received no government.
backing to devise his legal:
strategy to end segregation*
In this tradition, as we face our
current crisis of teen pregnancy,black
Americans across the coun-;
try are leading the way in calling:
attention to the problem and:
seeking solutions. Over the past'
three years, almost every majorblack
organization has made teen,
pregnancy prevention and
strengthening families a major
priority.
Our churches, our political
leaders and our professionals are
reaching out to embrace our
youth and shore up the black
family. We may lack a single na
tional voice like that of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., but we have
many courageous individuals
speaking and doing in communities
across the country.
Important as black self-help is,
.however, it is not enough."
Neither the teen pregnancy problem,
nor its causes and possible
cures, belongs to the black community
alone. Widespread teenage
pregnancy and parenthood
are symptoms of poverty and
lack of opportunity, broad
societal problems that know no
color line.
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The black community did not j
create these conditions alone and
cannot tackle them alone, no jj
more than can the Hispanic community
or any other single group. I
Our government had a hand in
creating the poor economic con- j
ditions that foster teen pregnancy.
It must now follow our lead in
launching a national effort ? in?
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reiving oiacK, wnuc and
Hispanic Americans - to address
this problem.
We well know the limits on
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government help. The reality is
that for most of the history of
Black America, the government
has been our opponent, not our
ally.
The black community knows in
its collective bones that without
its strong leadership now, as in
the past, little help can be expected
from government or other
institutions. Indeed, no one is
more aware of the folly of relying
on government alone to solve
black commiinitv nrnKWc
|^> WWIWKIA UICUl
the black community.
That is why we blacks will continue
to help ourselves and each
other, as we have always done.
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Marian Wright Edelman is a
National Newspaper Publishers
Association columnist
who is president of the
Children's Defense Fund, a
national voice for youth.
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