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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Marion
S. Barry Jr. was one of the
outstanding youth leaders of the
civil rights movement a generation
ago. (
Growing up on a farm in Itta
Bena, Miss., Barry emerged as a
dynamic and brilliant spokesman
of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee. After his active
involvement in local political
issues in Washington, D.C.^
Barry was elected mayor of the
nation's capital in 1979. But in
recent years, Barry's success
story has turned quite sour.
In. late May, Washington
former Deputy Mayor Alphonse
G. Hill pleaded guilty to
defrauding the city's government.
Significantly, Hill was the
11th public official in Barry's administration
to be imprisoned
and convicted of crimes in office.
A federar investigation tecTby^
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diGenova is studying "allegations
of bribery, fraud and
racketeering in awards of
millions of dollars in municipal
and federal contracts" charged
against Barry's associates.
The mayor has also admitted
having "a personal relationship"
with a drug dealer, Karen
Johnson, who was jailed for
refusing to give evidence before a
grand jury.
An independent, loa
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Bryson, the Rev. Kelly O.
Latanja Kim Johnson, Vi(
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Bravo and
To The Editor:
The Easton Community,
directed and headed by Mr. Larry
Womble and myself, would like
to thank everyone for a job well
done.
Thanks also to the WinstonSalem
Sanitation Department for
carrying off more than 25 loadj
on that day.
I want to thank my chairpeople
and block captains for all the
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July 4: C
July 4th, commonly called Independence
Day, has been a long
celebrated American holiday.
It marks the anniversary of th<
adoption of the Declaration o
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By DR. MANNING MARAB
Is it any surprise that
thousands of District of Columbia
voters have become disillusioned
with Barry's'administration?
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l-asi iaii, in an emoarrassing
political campaign, civil rights
veteran John Lewis defeated
Georgia State Sen. Julian Bond
for an Atlanta House of
Representatives seat. Lewis* most
effective weapon was to challenge
Bond to take a drug test. When
Bond refused, rightly terming
such public antics a crude violation
of one's civil liberties, a majority
of voters turned against
him.
Now Lewis' insinuations are
being buttressed by allegations by
Alice Bond, thecstrangedwifeof
the civil rights activist. Mrs.
Bond claimed that her husband
was "a habitual cocaine user" to
the police, and that even Atlanta
Mayor Andy Young was known
to have snorted the white powder
at least once.
Mr^. Bond has since denied
oeiore a teaerai grand jury that
Young played any part in the
retraction of her original accusations.
But the damage to both
black politicians has been done,
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Goodwin, James Green,
:tor Johnson Jr., Larry D.
Jorma T. Smith and Patricia
thanks to
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help and support they gave me
during the cleanup campaign. As
head of the Community Watch
program, I said all the cleaning
will aid us to see better and prevent
crime. Let's all try to keep
L our community cleaner and make
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and is to some degree irreversible.
Another legacy of unfulfilled
expectations and political failure
came to an end last month in
Gary, lnd. Nearly 30 years ago,
Attorney Richard Hatcher arrived
in this steel town and created a
black progressive organization
called "Muigwithania." The
political formation successfully
challenged the local, conservative
white establishment.
Hatcher was first elected to
Gary's city council in 1963, and
four years later he became a
leader of the National Conference
of Black Mayors and the
National Black Political
Assembly in the 1970s. In subsequent
years, he served as vice
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee and ^vas^ key
adviser during the Rev. Jesse
Jackson's 1984 presidential cam- "
paign.
But back in Gary, Hatcher was
failing miserably to halt a declining
economy. By the mid-1980s,
unemploymeMj^ached 16 percent.
Part of Hatcher's difficulty
was that he was blamed for problems
beyond his control. Hundreds
of white-owned firms and
thousands of middle-class whites
Pregnancy
WASHINGTON - Because
our children spend much of their
time in school, schools have an
important role to play in preventing
teen pregnancy.
Schools do not have to
duplicate the efforts of parents or
churches. There are many things
they can do effectively on their
own.
Here is just a beginning list of
ideas. Check to see if your school
is:
making an effort to identify
teens that are at risk of becoming
pregnant before this happens.
Prevention is easier than coping
with the complex problems of
teen pregnancy^
providing remedial services to
help all children who are behind
the Easton
in our community and there was
plenty of good food to eat. Also
it was Mr. Womble's birthday.
We surprised him with birthday
cake and a $50 gift certificate
from the citizens of our community.
Pecev SDarks
Director
Easton Community
Watch Program
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however say that they have no
reason to celebrate July 4th or the
200th anniversary of the U.S.
constitution.
Both have been viewed by
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fled to the suburbs. Millions of
federal dollars in social programs
were cut by the Reagan administration,
but Hatcher's
messy organizational style compounded
his difficulties.
Calumet Township Assessor
JThomas Barnes, a black former
supporter or Hatcher, challengedthe
mayor in the recent election
and triumphed by 6,000 votes. In
white precincts, Barnes outpolled
Hatcher by huge margins
of 30 to 1; but even in Hatcher's
black strongholds, the mayor ran
poorly.
Most Gary voters, in short,
agreed with Barnes' critical
assessment of his former friend:
"(Hatcher's) leadership has not
produced ... It elevated him to
preventior
CHILDWATCH
By MARIAN EDELMAN
their grade level in reading and
mathematics to catch up. These
youths are at high risk of becoming
parents too soon.
offering day-care and other
support services to help pregnant
and parenting teens stay in
school. This is key to preventing
repeat pregnancies.
providing family life educa
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courses should start with young
students, be geared to the needs
of different age groups and be
run by highly qualified teachers.
Our youths must have an opportunity
to discuss these issues with
community
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Congratulations
To The Editor:
Congratulations! I am simply
amazed that the Winston-Salem
Chronicle is able to sustain a
steady path of excellence by accepting
yet another batch of the
NNPA's top awards for 1987.
You compete yearly against
thousands of weekly newspapers
across this great country of ours,
ie for Ati
some as being 4'whites only
celebrations."
The Chronicle asked local
African-Americans their feelings
on the holiday. Responses to the
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national fame, but the city has
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Across the nation, black
Americans sense a lack of direction,
an inability to articulate and
implement effective policies by
many black officials.
Partially, this can be attributed
^to^-personal shnrtcominflsT as in
the cases of Bond and Barry. But
more fundamentally, it is a
failure to galvanize support and
constructive activities among
blacks themselves ? especially
young people.
Take the tragic case of Detroit
Mayor Coleman Young, who's
trying to combat the rising tide of
teen-age shootings and urban
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an adult, and polls show that
many parents are not offering
their children this opportunity.
working hard to get all teens
who have dropped out to return
to school. If these youths are not
pregnant or parents already, they
are at high risk. v .
involving parents in helping
their children to avoid teen
pregnancy or, dropping out.
Cooperation and input from
parents is Wey to reaching youths
effectively and having a real impact.
getting the word out about the
consequences of teen pregnancy
by displaying teen pregnancy
prevention posters or holding a
school assembly on this issue.
encouraging students to form
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and you keep on winning. Your
awards are great and numerous.
Best wishes that you continue
the Chronicle's rich tradition of
excellence.
Shedrkk Adams
Winston-Salem
Sincere thanks
This letter was sent to Community
News Editor. Robin
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question, "Do you think July 4th
is truly a day of independence to
blacks?" were varied.
Some people felt that the day
signifies a day of independence
for all and that' African
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nobody seems to have the faintest . |j
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Other elected officials confront
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Young's dilemma -- apparently
overpowered by local problems,
they rely too heavily on stale
rhetoric and are too slow to
develop new solutions which
transcend traditional iioeraiism.
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a failure of political imagina- _
tion, but more importantly,
perhaps a growing crisis of confidence
between black constituents
and their elected
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Dr. Manning Marable is chairman
of the Department of
Black Studies at Ohio State
University in Columbus, Ohio.
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schools '
their own groups to prevent teen
* pregnancy and to help each other
through peer counseling.
sponsoring academic, cultural
or recreation activities for less
well-off children and youths that
can help give them a sense of selfesteem
and positive things to do.
If your child's school is not do-.
ing all it can to prevent teen
pregnancy, talk to the principal,
work through the PTA, or form
your own patent group to press
for improvements.
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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To The Editor:
You may have forgotten me, as
it's been two months since our interview/
However, in spite of the
time elapsed, for which I
apologize, 1 still want you to
know how much your April 23
article has been appreciated.
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Possibly you recall how hesitant
at first Mrs. Lone and Mr.
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Americans should celebrate it.
Others said no, AfricanAmericans
.should not celebrate
the holiday because total independence
has not been a reality
for them.
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