K I V1EWP0 8 The words "Ku Klux Klan" bring to mind the worst of what America has had to offer for black Americans-- the burning, shooting and other atrocities committed on behalf of4'white supremacy." Yet, those atrocities came to an end. When black people pulled themselves together in a massive thrust in the courts and in the streets to make racist behavior not only illegal but unfashionable, groups such as the above-mentioned withered. ? ? In the America of 1978, a small frings element has attempted to revive those words and bring back the asinine ideals the letters 4tKKK" represent. Here in FnrcirtVi pAM?fii ( < * 1? *' - * . wnai a^pcarai iu oc no more inan SfiVfirai persons have sought to spread their movement into our school system. First, they sent literature announcing the formation of a "Klan Youth Cprps." Then, they announced their intention to rent a school auditorium. To make things worse, they have requested to use a school which has a black principal. ~ The outcry from the black community has been masssive, in terms of phone calls of protest and other signs, and rightfully so. because blacks must never lose ? How Soon There is a chill wind hlowino fmm th#1 Nnrth hMrino the news that Carter Administration budget advisors plan to scrap or cut federal programs in the areas of job training and creation, education, health ar\d transportation. If those portions of the proposed Carter budget leaked to date are indicative, we might also expect cuts in community development Ind other assistance programs for state and local governments ranging from criminal justice to environmental protection. The theme of the Carter budget is to be inflation-fighting through a balanced budget. No one can argue that inflation does not demand urgent solutions. However, we note that the selections tor cutbacks almost uniformly wilU have a negative impact on pooor and minority communities. Most serious would be the various programs falling under the~ Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. CETA is just the tip of the iceberg. Minority scholarships to medical schools might be down the drain, and bus riders may wind up paying higher fares if federal transit subsidies fail to keep up with increased costs. Unfortunately, the Carter Administration, which black voters counted on to provide new approaches toward government bringing service to the people, is reverting to the Nixonian practices of penalizing those who car f Does God / jj I ' ' Hall I ' \S f ffi ^ recent survey of !ta Im . j Vf] Mjfjj reader* by the U.S. CathI I ?UC Magazine found that 90 V | per cent of Its readers I jjF; J believe that God answers XI 11 | prayers. The Chronicle A 1 Camera went to Joe's Fine " J i Foods on Bowen Boulevard to ask the shoppers, "Do vNA /Sl/Xlfflll yon believe God answers prayers?" Herman nail- Yes. I've been sick a lot lately. If it wasn't for him 1 don't think I would have made it. Anthony Jonea-Occassionally he answers prayers. I do believe there is a God. No doubt about it, there is a l God at least that's what I feel. i -> 2 I * HNTS e ? lor fhp KKK T an opportunity to fight racism. However, the same laws which have brought us protection also apply to those who happen to belong to the Ku Klux Klan. The school l>oard is bound by legal precedents to rent the building to anyone who complies with board regulations. These latter-day Klansmen have taken advantage of that reality to draw in inordinate amount of attention to themselves. We hardly think they deserve a great deal of concernr We should be more concerned with coalescing to insure that our communities get, for instance, the kind of education which our children need. The fact that such groups feel emboldened to crawl onto __the limelight should serve as a message that we are deficient in displaying our collective power. vir YYe snouid, rather than play into the hands of the KKK, build our political and economic strength to the point that we would not feel threatened to invite the KKKers to meet in our homes. Of course, they'd have to come in through the back door. They Forget least afford it for the nation's economic problems. These cutbacks will have an impact beyond their immediate effects. Keep people jobless, and the federal government will wind up paying more in unemployment benefits and welfare, which are largely uncontrollable^ Make it harder for people to get to work or to receive the training to get good jobs, and you wind up reducing the taxes they might pay. Our advice to the President is that cutbacks should come in areas which have the least impact on the lives of people. A. ninistrative costs and paperwork should be trimmed instead of benefits or services. We happen to believe that the federal covernment can both balance its budget and meet the essential needs of its citizens. If our leaders can't handle a half-trillion dollars, they should entrust it to some of us who perform wonders with half-a-hundred dollars. The Carter proposalsare nor the end of the process . They are just the beginning. Eventually, the full details .will be open to public scrutiny and to Congressional approval. Budget making is inevitably a politcal process. Those who make their feelings known most forcefully most often wind up winning. In a year when most programs [ will be asked to cut back, it becomes imperative for I citizens to begin to understand which programs benefit ( and to make their wishes known. Answer Prayers? Jones Dennis > Blonnie Dennis- Yes he y does. I'm a believer. I \ J t A 1 ?* on i oeueve that anything is impossible. Without him vI couldn't do nothing. He's a good God. If someone jt doesn't believe the Almighty, I feel for them. Wayne James- Sure I do. James Everything I got in this world, God gave it to me, not man. God answers feyjiyj^ prayers. No one else did it for me. I get on my knees and pray for what need Edith Cox- Yes. came home from surgery. I've V been very sick. God an- ^ swered my prayers. Cox J < I editorials* kgi Ale Robbery \^Pr. James P. Comer Under S [Alvin F. Pouasalnt and could bear that she had at Iimtf P. Comer are psy- the eleventh hour changed chlatrfsts and the author* of her mind about marriage, the book "Black Child .._T Sol planned what was to Caie." Dr. Pouasalnt la be a perfectly disguised iisoctste professor of psy- suicide; I'd pull a robbery chiatry and aaaodaie dean with a toy gun because 1 for student affairs at Har- lacked courage to do anyvard Medical School. Dr. thing to myself. Comer la professor of child Well, no shots were fired psychiatry and associate during the robbery and -dean for student affairsjtf _even though I got away Yale University School of temporarily, not much can Medicine*] be said for me as a robber. Dear Dr. Poussaint: Four I dropped the money bag at months shy of completing a the door of the grocery three year tour in the army, store. It earned me 15 I managed to get convicted years in prison. of possessing three-fourths About a year later, after 1 of a gram of amphetamine had given tKe whole epicrystal. That won me a six sode every thought posmonth term at a military sible, it scared me to realize prison. that I'm the same person After being released from who was once in that frame prison. ~T used "marijuana"ofimndr ? and drank alcoholic bever- Now, could it happen ages. again? 1 wondel about that It was also during the now and then. period shortly after my J.R. release that I met a young , lady whom 1 agreed to Dear J.R.: It sounds like marry. However, the mar- you committed the robbery riaoe never became a real- unHp'r ' - ? VAllVHIIV lllVlliai . ity. Because of the strong' stress father than because * feelings I had acquired for you were basically of a the lady, it was more than I criminal mind. The emo- ~ Speaking Oi On Tuesday, November 7, ities, while other have con1978, newspapers all over tributed to their own unthe United States reported doing with a lack of values that over one hundred ad- in determining the best ministrators from predom- educational programs for inantly black colleges in the their students. Support United States met in Wash- from church organizations ington with Department of for private institutions has "Health; Education and been on^the ndecline ~for Welfare officials to explore years. ways to increase the flow of No one can ignore the fact federal grants at their in- that a number of the finanstitutions. cial problems faced by A number of questions these institutions were selfcome to mind on the neces- inflicted. Apparently very sity of such a meeting. As little long range planning reported by the press, the was taken into consider? meeting was held in an ation when they borrowed effort to keep a pledge by funds to build new facilPresident Jimmy Carter to ities, including dormitories, find ways to help these human development cenbeleaguered institutions. ters (ivory tower names for Included among possible gymnasiums, health and questions were, "What physical educatiomcenters) happened to public suppor- student centers, and acated institutions?** and demic buildings. "What about church rela- Students are needed to ted colleges and universit- pay off these loans. The ies?" market for students is a Hardly a day goes by tough one. Black students when the public is not are actively pursued by reminded that all hiohAr nreHnminantlv irictii - ? ? ? ? ?? ? ^ ^ * J * IHiV HUil l~ education is suffering from tutionf and community cola lack of funds. Appar- leges, and technical institently, the preferred treat- utes have two-year careerment by HEW with the satisfying programs that predominantly black instit- attract black students also, utions makes them a uni- The sad fact is, in most que case. cases, these predominantly It is no secret that they are black institutions get the in dire financial straits. For "left overs" and in some the most part, predom- cases to meet a projected inantly black state-assisted enrollment, admission poliinstitutions continue to be cies are ignored to insure victims of the numbers that dormitories are filled, game when the appropria- There is very little public tions are handed out. sentiment for higher educaSimply stated, funds are tion and even more minute provided mainly on a "head for predominantly black in-count basis". Very little stitutions. Some of the consideration is given for advertisements seeking upgrading these institu- support for these institutions that have long been tions do more harm than neglected by state author- good. Without referring . v ) ... -