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Page lOA - THE CHARLOTTE PC«T^ Thursday. August 25. 1988 Henderson Cheryl Brown Henderson, a dynamic and outspoken woman whose family brought the land mark 1954 "Brown v. Board of Education desegregation case, will continue her family tradi tion of social activism when she becomes national president of the Displaced Homemakers Network (DHN) next year. DHN serves as an umbrella or ganization of local programs who serve the concerns and needs of displaced homemakers -- the eleven million women who have lost their main source of Income due to divorce, separa tion, the death or disability of a spouse, or the loss of public as sistance. It Is composed of more than 1.000 local programs throughout the country that work to help displaced home makers become financially In dependent. Henderson's mother was a displaced homemaker for more than a decade. Henderson said, "More than 30 years ago, my family saw a need for this nation to educate all Its children In schools that provid ed equal access and equal edu cation, We responded to that need with action; we file the law suit that ultimately Integrated the nation's schools. Today I see another urgent need -- to help the millions of mld-llfe and old er women who need assistance In finding paid Jobs after years spent at home caring for their families." Henderson plans to make her two-year term as DHN President an active one. Her goals Include: raising awareness of the plight Notch Victims Go To Rally Howard Byrum and Travel Tours will sponsor a bus tour to a rally In Washington, D.C. for Social Security Notch Victims. Notch Victims are persons bom from 1917-1928 who are not getting comparable amounts of social security. The rally Is being held to draw national attention to this prob lem. The group plans to visit the legislators and request their help in co-sponsorlng bill H. R. 1917. Buses will leave from Provi dence Baptist Church, 4921 Randolph Road on Tuesday, September 6, and return on Thursday, September 8. The cost Is $150 single, $116 double, $108 triple, $103 quad. Price Includes lodging, soft drinks an a night tour of Wash ington, D. C. A complete Itiner ary Is planned. For additional Information call Jack Pharr at Travel Tour, 535-6390 or Howard Byrum at 366-2116. Senior Citizens Job Fair A Job Fair for senior citizens, 55 years of age and older, will be held Thursday, September 15, 1988 In the Ballroom of the Hall House, 426 N. Tiyon Street be tween 9 a.m. and noon. This event, which brings to gether employers and senior job seekers, is sponsored by the Senior Employment Service of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Sen ior Center. The purpose of the program Is to assist older workers 55 years and older, residents of Mecklen burg County, who meet Income guidelines and who can be certi fied eligible for services. These services, which are free, consist of job skill assessing, training, counseling, job development and job placement. Senior citizens are found to be more satisfied with their jobs, have regular, punctual work habits, exhibit more loyalty, use their time more efficiently, show less job stress and pay more at tention to detail. Seniors Interested In full or part-time employment may come to the Senior Employment Center for an interview to dis cuss their job Interests and to establish eligibility for the pro gram. For employers who desire to participate In this Job Fair, please phone 334-3056 to re serve space, A small fee of $25.00 Is requested. Seniors seeking employment should register with the Senior Employ ment Service prior to September 15. 1988. Named President Of Displaced Homemakers Network BE READ Cljarlotte ^o£(t Henderson of the nation's more than 11 mil lion displaced homemakers, es pecially those who are minority women: involving the business community in job training to help homemakers apply their sills to job situations: making literacy programs more accessi ble to displaced homemakers; and Increasing the Involvement of minority employers In dis placed homemaker programs. Henderson is a vocational equity specialist with the Kan sas Department of Education. She recently participated, along with such notables as former First Ladies Rosalyn Carter and Lady Bird Johnson and former vice presidential candidate Ge raldine Ferraro, In the first con ference on "Women and the Con- stitution" to discuss employment, training and liter acy Issues for the 21st century. She stressed the need for minor ity women to continue becoming educators and administrators. "By the year 2000 less than one in 20 teachers will be minori ties." Henderson warned. 'We need black and minority women to serve as role models. Black women have always taken a leadership role In the Displaced Homemakers Network." Minority women figure heavily In the ranks of displaced home makers. According to data re leased by the Network last year, minority women are over represented; black women com prise 16 percent of all displaced homemakers and Hispanic women five percent. Most are poor and have very little educa tion. 'The Displaced Homemakers Network will make literacy training a priority," Henderson said. "Our programs will address literacy broadly; we will focus on basic skills, work place literacy, life skills and political literacy." Henderson's mother, Leola Brown Montgomery, was a dis placed homemaker for 12 years. Having married Oliver Brown out of high school, she made a full-time career for her home and family. When her husband died In the early 1960s, she was without marketable skills and had tremendous difficulty find ing a job. She has since remar- ri^. Henderson charged, "Society places far too little economic value on the skills homemakers like my mother can bring to the paid work force. But displaced Antwan Melton Named Sickle Cell Poster Child homemaker programs are hel^^ ing women — and employers'^-* recognize that many of those skills are marketable. With more Involvement from the communi ties in which our programs qrg; based, we can help dlsplaced-- homemakers be productive anidn^ self-sufficient." ,r..K> To find the Displaced Hon)£,-;^ makers Network program -in-f' your community, write to; DHNi ai 1411 K St., NW, Suite #93Q.;^ Washington, DC 2000. Antwan Jessale Melton of Cul ver City, California, has been se lected the 1988-89 National Sickle Cell Poster Child for the National Association For Sickle Cell Disease, Inc., (NASCD). Antwan was selected by an outstanding panel of judges who had a difficult time selecting the youngster from a group of pho tos and bios submitted by local Chapters of the NASCD. Ant wan, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Melton, was nominated by the Sickle Cell Disease Research Foundation of Los Angeles. He Is eight years old and attends Roosevelt Elementary School. In spite of a severe stroke and numerous hospitalizations, he has not let this stop him. He Is a verbal and energetic child and has a friendly smile for every one. Judging this year's Poster Child Contest were: T. 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