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Health Care Is On Doctors' Minds
Continued From Page lA
Alim Muhammad told the
Capital Press Club In a fo
rum on Clinton's plan. A
physician as well as Nation
al Spokesman for the Nation
of Islam, Muhammad point
ed out that there are 2,000
patients to each physician In
the nation’s black areas,
while the white ratio of pa
tients to doctors Is 250 to 1.
He Joined other black health
care experts with reserva
tions about the plan saying,
that It "lacks adequate In
vestment In the health sys
tem Infrastructure In Black
America. We need to be a
part of the entire process to
Increase the number of phy
sicians and health care facil
ities In our community, as
well as gaining a larger part
of the $8 billion In research
that Is spent by the govern
ment each year."
Blacks In health care say
that the government's In
creased Investment In under
served communities must In
clude an additional 10,000
physicians, additional hos
pital, clinic and health
maintenance facilities, ex
panded support for histori
cally black colleges and uni
versities, and a "race-
specific" examination of the
$5 billion that Medicare
spends each year on medical
education.
The core of the problem
blacks have with Clinton's
plan Is that It relies heavily
on health maintenance or
ganizations (HMOs) and
managed care plans. Con
gressman Bobby Scott (D-
Va.), a leader In health legis
lation, said, 'These forms of
health care delivery may be
fine for middle-class Ameri
ca, but they have an unfavor
able record of service to poor,
high risk and minority pop
ulations." Black experts In
the field say that the presi
dent’s concept of service de
livery sets the stage for In
tense competition between
various providers who will
offer cost-effective services
to the plan's proposed
"alliances."
Blacks feel that such com
petition will eventually kill
off the small medical prac
tices, public and minority-
run hospitals and clinics,
and the bulk of blacks will
end up with health coverage
but nowhere to go for actual
care.
Cooking For Success
PHOTO/PAUL WILLIAMS m
Charlotte Hornets forward Kenny Gattlson (right) and his
wife Wanda (seeond from right) helped open their new re
staurant, Gattison's, last week in Charlotte. On hand for
the grand opening were partners Max and Sally Jackson.
A party at the restaurant raised $750 for the Mvens Group
Home in Charlotte.
Homecoming Is The Best
Time Of The Year At
Johnson C. Smith Univ.
Continued From Page lA
what Is going on at the school they left behind," he said.
Homecoming will be celebrated through Sunday, with par
ties and activities for students and alumni. And of course,
there's the big football game at 1 p.m. Saturday against Ken-
tuclqf State University. The contest, to be played at Memorial
Stadium, Is the high-water mark for the week.
'The homecoming game Is like the biggest event for the
simple fact that It Is on a Saturday, the parade Is like the pre
game which gets the spirit somewhat up of the students, facul
ty members and alumni and then just the Idea of winning the
homecoming game. I guess everybody looks at It as 1 hope we
win the game to make homecoming pretty much complete,"
Flowers said .
"In the past students have sometimes had good comments
towards things that were suggested as Ideas for homecoming.
There are going to be negative and positive feelings," Flowers
said. "You can't please everybody, but you try to please the ma
jority and try to provide as many activities as possible for
homecoming so that there is something to do. If there is a
good turnout and events are carried out the way they are
planned, I feel that homecoming will be a successful one."
No matter the outcome, homecoming Is special.
"Homecoming puts a positive image on the university for the
simple fact that it shows unity among the student body and
also faculty members as well as the alumni to come closer and
show that there Is a time for peace and enjoyment," Flowers
said.
Orr Takes Command At Charlotte Recruitment Center
Continued From Page lA
"Most of my time has been
served in the Military Airlift
Command at Andrews, Nor
ton and Scott Military Air
lift Command bases.
"For the past year I have
been a student at the Air
Command and Staff College,
which is at Maxwell In
Montgomery, Ala. I left
there and spent the summer
at Armored Forces Staff Col
lege In Norfolk, Va.," he said.
Orr's military background
supports his placement to
become a commander.
He said, "generally speak
ing the things that I have
done in all of the organiza
tions that I have been
through with the exception
of my teaching experience
has been general manage
ment of large organizations,
planning personnel and con
tracting."
Becoming commander of
any operation is overwhelm
ing, Orr said.
"Any time you can com
mand Is great. This Is ab
solutely a great opportunity
to be my own boss, to have
my boss In Chicago not
looking over my shoulder
and to be with an organiza
tion that has the reputation
that this one has and the
quality people that they
have," he said. "The opportu
nity to lead is what an offi
cer's experience is about. To
be in Charlotte, a nice and
upcoming city. It is outstand
ing. I'm ecstatic.
"What I am looking to do is
number one, to support and
take care of my people. My
people have some unique
needs being in a military or
ganization, separated so far
from military support facili
ties. Number two Is to ensure
a dialogue with the commu
nity, obviously with the re
cruiting community. To en
sure that we are getting and
putting Into the services the
best quality of young troops
for the future of the services.
Thirdly, from a resource per
spective to ensure that this
facility and the equipment
needs of my people are met."
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It's the kind of rhythm that
many people, especially
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to. By the time you hear the
lyrics, you don't realize that
what you may be listening to
Is a message that perhaps no
one, especially youth, should
hear.
But tell that to the millions
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Nearly 15 years ago. a se
lect, obscure group of musi
cians created a style of music
that has revolutionized the
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about women and African
Americans in general.
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say this rap music - this
black music - is not OK,”
said Curtis, who did just that
In joining NOW President
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Washington in August.
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lies maintain that black
women face enough obsta
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of being female and of color.
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fairs analyst, who is prepar
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nomics at Oxford University
in England, notes that young
African American women
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achieve In a culture that de
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"Rap is not just a music, it
reflects our culture," said
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they think people want to
hear."
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only positive rap that urges
youth to stay drug-free,
crime-free, and education
bound.
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centric messages and preach
against Black-on-Black vio
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