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mi ii DAU 17 0 1 ■HILL. UNC-CH SERIALS DEPARTMENT DAVIES LIBRARY CB# 3938 £ 38 SfiLlIGH ETREE’ CHAPEL HILL 27599-0001 Che Oram Cimes VOLUME 93 - NUMBER 10 A young student uses a stethoscope to hear I’resi- :nt Barack Obama’s heartbeat during a classroom sit at Powell Elementary School in Washington, C., March 4, 2014. (Official .White House Photo by 1e Souza) AFRICANANCESTRY.COM SALUTES THE RICH LEGACY OF BLACK NEWSPAPERS WASHING ION. DC (- Belore.the Internet television and Iio. there was the printed word. In fact. one could sax that "spapers are the roots ol all modern mass media. As the itionaI Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) kicks off 2014 Black P css Week. African Ancestrv. Inc. (AfricanAn- ilry.com). the black-owned company that pioneered genet- ancestry tracing for people of African descent, joins the ee-day event to pay homage to black America's first voice. Bellied ■’Access to Economic t )pportunity " and sponsored bv ie NNPA foundation. Black Press Week is held from March j-21 in Washington. D.C. During the week, publishers will Kil Capitol I lill and W bite I louse v isit and host their annual ■"smakerol the Near and I orch Award Cere monv and Slate ■he Black Press Luncheon. INN PA I he Black Press ol America - is a Icderal ion oI ap- jpimateh 200 newspapers. I he Association is chaired bx I’^sC . C ampbell. Jr., publisherol the "Arizona Informant." Foundation is chaired bx Marx ■ Denson, publisher ol the "Windx C it\ Word in Chicago. .Having partnered with a mix of media through the \cars. rricanAncestrx.com supports the goals of NNPA bx helping F organization deliver fascinating programming, news slo- k s : community extensions and highlx sought-after adv ertiser fences. We are honored to celebrate the Black Press in the U.S. f be a part of this important event." said African Ancestrv pident and Co-tounder Gina Paige. "Bx partnering with ^W. we re hoping to support the plight of the black news- krs across the I .S.. and enhance their efforts b) slrcngthcn- black communities, educating voting people and increasing kite literac) of African Americans among other things, fusing the power of DNA and the most comprehensive da- ol indigenous .African genetic sequences in existence. Ancestr) is the ONIA' companx that can trace vouran- back to a specific present-da) African counirv oj oriein. Voften to specific African ethnic groups dating back more 500 years ago." the companx sax s on its website. jAlricanAncestiy.com will host a Ceremonial Anceslrx Re- of Chairman Campbell and other Publishers, including fllie Finch Belt (Dallas Examiner). Jackie Hampton (Mis- Link) and Marx G. Denson (The Wind) Citx Word) the Newsmaker ol the Near and lorch Awards Reccp- 011 Ihe schedule includes: 1 Wednesday March 19: NNPA Board Meetings during the hind Foundation Chairman's Welcome Reception. Diursday. March 20: Capitol Ilill and/or White I louse ' II -Caller) of Distinguished Black Publisher Ceremony A: ^neon and the Newsmakers of the Near and Porch .Awards Option Dinner. ^ida) March 21: Capitol Ilill and/or White I louse Vis- Press & the Black Pulpit Breakfast and State of the k Dress Luncheon. [ S il vv w w.nnpa.org ev ents or contact jackicw illis /nnpa. I’ 1 ' specific times and locations. nck Press Week is always an exciting time." said Chair- | 1, ' 1 .’^ 1I ^• learn about mx African anceslrx al one of I Public e^nl.s will make ii even more exciline." DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014 Black Male Initiative Must Address Structural Racism Bx F reddie Alien NNPA Washington C orrespondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) - If President Barack • Obama s "My Brother's Keeper" initiative expands edu cational and work opportunities for y oung black and His panic males, but fails to address the burdens of structural racism that threaten their lives, the program might not succeed, some community activists believe. "Let s say they do all the right things, let's sav thev excel in the classroom, let s say they ary involved in com munity activities, but then they go out on the street and they are harassed by police, profiled and arrested," said Walter fields, executive editor of the NorlhStar News a news website that caters to African American. "(tr thev go to college and they gel a degree, then they go out on the labor market and they are discriminated against. I low do we control that, alter you have told these young men that thev have to rise above it and be better, then they run into a sv stem that is designed to cut them down?" President Obama launched the "My Brother's Keeper" initiative in the last R o o m o f t h e White House, ioined bv key players in business, philanthropy and public poIicv. Philanthropic foundations and private corporations have pledged S 2011 million dollars over the next live veins in an ellort to "to make sure that everv vounu man ol color who is willing to work hard and lift himself up has an opportunity to get ahead and reach his lull potential." the president said. Obama said that he was inspired to create the initia tive lollowing the tragic death of I ray von Marlin, an un armed. black teen who was pursued, shot and killed b v George Zimmerman, a volunteer neighborhood watch man in Sanlord. I la. Martin s shooting and Zimmerman's ultimate acquittal ol murder, sparked nationwide protests and an investigation by the .lustice Department. Since then, a similar case has been in the news. Michael Dunn, a white computer programmer, shot to death Jordan Davis, another black teenager in I lorida in the parking lot o I a Jacksonville. Ila., convenience store lollowing an argument over what Dunn described as "thug music" playing in the leen's SI \. Like George Zimmerman before him. Dunn was lound not guilty ol a first-degree murder charge in ihe death ol Davis. I alike Zimmerman. Dunn was convicted ol three counts ol attempted murder. Jawan/a Kunjulu. a prominent educated who nos win- ten extensively about black males, said that no - m to tal support ol what the president is doing with his initia tive. worries that financial support pledged so lar will be enough to prevent more parents Irom mourmne the loss ol their young sons due to gun violence. "I don t know ii money could have eliminated what happened to Irayvon Martin and Jordan Davis." said Kuniufu. While some openly express doubts about the presi dent's new plan, many others applauded President ibama lor raising the visibility ol the startling racial disparities that exist in education, the labor market and the criminal justice system that cripple a generation that must shoul der the luture economic prosperity of a counirv that has largely forgotten them. By the lime they reach lourth grade. So percent of black boy s are reading below grade lev el compared to 5S percent o I vv hi te boy s vv ho read below proliucniv levels. I ven though the national graduation laic to'- ick males increased Irom 42 percent to 52 percent Irom fool .2n|n. according to a report on public education and black males by the Schott foundation. "It would take ncarlv so vears lor black males to secure the same high school graduation rilles as. I heir white male peers.” According to a 2(11 I report by the Children's Defense I and. "A black child is only hall as likelv as a white child to be placed in a git ted and talented class. A black chi LI is more than one and a half limes as likely as a while child to be placed in a class lor students wiih emotional distur bances.” An overwhelming majority ol black students enrolled in special education programs are males and al the other end of spectrum, white lemalcs are least likelv to land in special education programs, said kunjulu. Di 11erenees in learning sly les between male anil tenia Ie students and an inability of teachers to relate to black male students con tribute to the stigmatization ol the group targeted by ihe p re s i d e n t' s n e vv initiative. According to a 2ll|| sillily by Ihe National ( cnier lor I .ducatioii Inlormation I NCI 11, a private, 'oil-partisan TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: research group in W ashington. D.C. 84 percent of public school teachers are white and 7 percent are black. Black males account for It) percent of black teachers and less than 2 percent ol all teachers, white females ac count lor 85 percent ol white teachers and more than 70 percent of all teachers. According to data from the U.S. Department of Edu cations Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). aCcewhen oul-ol-school suspension rates were examined by race, one in live black males and more than one in It) black (Continued On Page 12) A..!. Howard ( lenient, III Gala March 22nd to fund the Howard Clement Endowment for NCCU Public Administration Born on March 12. 1934 Howard Clement III will be celebrating his 80th birthday along with his retirement from city council. Saturday. March 22. 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Durham Convention Center. After thirty and a hall y ears of working vv ith Durham's City Council. Clement hung up his elected public sen ice hat on December 2. 2013. Ihe importance ol leaving a legacy is meaningful to Clement. Giving back to the youth through education, financially, is the way he saw lit to do so. Clement de cided to choose students associated with the North Caro lina C entral University School of Public Administration as recipients of an endowment. Along with sharing his birthday gala and retirement with close friends, family, and coworkers, he has de cided to lake this opportunity to raise funds to share his dream with people who want to make his vision a real ity. "I believe that public education is the wav to secure education anil the future of lhe many. By this endow mem. I want to prepare students for success in a chang ing world”, say s Clement. I he theme lor the night s lestiv ities is "Roaring 20's . Guest are being asked to dress in attire reminiscent of the pie-prohibition happy day s of the 1920s. Tickets are on sale now lor $100 each and tables can be purchased tor SI.000 each, with all proceeds going towards fund ing the A.J.Howard C lenient NCCU kndovymeht for students in the School of Public Administia^i. A reception filled with dinner, di"mks. live music, dancing, prizes and more are things guests should ex pect. Io R.SA.P. call Dr. Kimberly Moore at (919)313- 7899 or v isii vv w w.clementcndow meni.com. JOIN THE NAACP
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