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of the victims reported are black
and I think a program on AIDS
education and prevention is very
necessary.”
Jacobs also mentioned that the
Urban League would try to expand
throughout the South.
"We really would like our
presence to be stronger in this
area," he said. "But for that to hap
pen people must want us in there."
Jacob said that the organiza
tion was considering opening an
office in Raleigh. Leonard D. Ben
ton, director of the Urban League
Regional Service, said that he has
been working towards that goal,
but everything is in the preliminary
stages.
"As of now. we're just looking
around the area and considering it
as a possible site for another
office," he said. "There haven't
been any commitments made yet."
John Jacob: Government must cooperate with the Urban League
they've been doing is cutting the
funds we need to do what we're
supposed to do."
Jacob also said that if the
Urban League is going to make a
significant difference, the govem-
, ment must cooperate.
"I believe that we could really
be instrumental in making
improvements in society if the
government would work with us
and not against us," he said. "It's
almost as if they believe that our
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think we need to start educating
the community about these things
and encourage them to participate
in the elections."
According to Jacobs, Afro-
Americans make up 12 percent of
the country's population, but they
also make up 25 percent of report
ed AIDS cases.
"The AIDS problem dispro
portionately affects the black
community," he said. "One-fourth
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"The administration has con
stantly been making efforts to
slow progress," said Mildred
Love, vice president of Program
and Field Services. "They haven't
made it easy for us at all."
The National Urban League,
located in New York City, has 113
affiliates throughout the nation.
There are several other things
which hinder the progress of the
Nation Urban League, said Jacob.
He said that another problem is
lack of sufficient staff.
"During the last seven years,
the national office staff has
dropped from 350 to 200 work
ers," he said. "Those we have are
now performing multiple duties
and we can't handle things the
way we'd like to."
■ Jacobs also said that the orga
nization has not had the funds
seeded.
l"We would like to do more
towards helping people acquire
skills and secure jobs," he said.
"But acquiring sufficient funds
have been a problem."
Jacobs spoke to the delegates
about programs he believes the
National Urban League should
begin in the near future. He said
that they should start education,
voter and AIDS programs around
the country.
"The academic performance
of some black kids is very poor,"
he said. "Getting this program
started is going to be very high on
our agenda."
About 26,000 parents and stu
dents were actively involved in
the educational programs estab
lished by the league last year.
"We want the offices who
aren't involved to get involved,"
he said. "The education of our
black children is a very important
issue."
Jacob also said he believed
that too many people are not con
cerned about politics and voting.
"A lot of people don’t know
or care anything about politics and
voting. They also don't recognize
the importance of it," he said. "I
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