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| News Briefs ?4 Charges^ against Williams *<? '.* Both parties in a 1997 sexual harassment case against Arm strong Williams, the conservative talk show host based in Washing ton, D.C., have asked the court to dismiss the case. In the consent decree, the plaintiff, Stephen Lee Gregory, and the defendants, Armstrong Williams and Stedman Graham, asked the court for a vol untary dismissal on three grounds: 1. That all parties to the matter have conferred and decided to dis miss this matter with prejudice. 2. -That the plaintiff is no longer rep resented by counsel in this matter, and the plaintiff makes his request for dismissal both knowingly and voluntarily. 3. That the defendants are no longer represented by counsel in this matter, and the defendants make this request for dismissal both knowingly and vol untarily. Akili West, spokesman for the Graham Williams Group and Williams, confirmed that a motion for voluntary dismissal with prejudice (meaning that all parties have agreed to such action and that this suit can never be brought up in court again) was filed Jan. 19 in a D.C. Superior Court. The case was resolved without monetary compensation, and both parties await the signa ture of a judge to put an end to the matter, said West. Gregory announced the sexual harassment law suit against his former employer, Williams and his com pany, The Graham Williams Group, at a well-attended press conference held April 13, 1997 in DC. Simpson wares to be auctioned i / /? More than 75 lots of sports memorabilia, furniture and deco rative, arts, rugs and paintings Seized from O.J. Simpson's home will be put up for bid Feb. 16 at Butterfield & Butterfield in Los Angeles. The property will be available for public viewing Feb. 12-14. The property, consigned for sale by attorney Michael D. Myers, the state court receiver, is Jo be sold on behalfypf the Brown and Goldman fanujnes, who are ?till trying to collea on the S33.5 million judgment against him. Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The lots comprise about 90 sports trophies from Simpson's college and pro fessional careers, including his 1968 Heisman, the certificate inducting him iritd the NFL Hall of Fame and a "Player of the Year" award from ABC Sports. Meharry receives SI.5 million gift The Columbia/HCA Health care Foundation of Nashville has pledged to give $1.5 million to Meharry Medical College for the endowment of an academic chair in primary care medicine, accord ing to Dr. John E. Maupin, Jr., president of the academic health center. Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr., chairman and CEO of Colum bia/HCA, announced the gift Jan. 15 at a dinner for Meharry's Board of Trustees. At the donor's request, the gift will establish the Frank Royal, Sr. M.D., Chair in Primary Care Medicine. Royal is chair of the Meharry Board of Trustees, on the Columbia/HCA board and a long-time friend of Frist. Black farmers to ink deal The signing of a trade agree ment between nine African nations and African American farmers was the highlight of the first African and African-Ameri can Mississippi Delta Economic Development Summit held Feb. 6 in Yazoo City, Miss. The signato ries were ranking members of the African World Network Organiza tion and representatives from Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Congo, Mali and South Africa. A - representative of Trinidad and Tobago also initialed the pact. In a news release to PANA, Lloyd Moore, chairman of the Moore Group and host of the historic summit said, "We must engage in constructive efforts to help these countries, while at the same time, we help ourselves." The president of the Mississip pi Family Farmers, Eddie Carthan, said the needs of both Africans and African-Americans would be well served through the import and export of agricultural goods between African-American farmers and African nations. UN. to look at Iraq sanctions The U.N. Security Council ended weeks of bickering about Iraq on Feb. 2 with an agreement to form three review panels to analyze U.N.-Iraqi relations. It has set up a timetable which, in effect, postpones most tough deci sions until April IS. Although Iraq immediately criticized the Security Council's decision, Iraq's allies on the Council cautiously embraced the plan as a way to move forward. The first panel would deal with disarmament and weapons monitoring; the second would evaluate the current humanitarian situation; and the last panel would address com plaints, supported by the United States, about the fate of Kuwaiti prisoners of war and property since the short-lived 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Nigeriari government urged to raise wages The new leadership of the Nigeria Labor Congress has called on the government to keep its word and raise the workers' wages. However, negotiations collapsed after the military government of General Abdulsalami Abubakar reneged on its Septemberjjledge to increase wages by more than 300 percent, citing the drop in crude oil prices. Following the col lapse of the talks, the government offered a minimum of 3,000 naira, a package labor refused, demand ing 3,740 naira, according to one union leader. One U-.S. dollar is equal to about 85 naira. Govern ment officials deny that the administration of General Abubakar is dragging its feet over the issue. "The government, I can assure you, is working assiduously to ensure that the price comes down, but as you know, the sale of petro leum products is now in the hands of the independent marketeers," said one official in the commercial capital of Lagos. , ? I I With FHA's new I [higher loan limits, I I you can buy your I | dream home | ?Mi ^|H| Since 1934 we've Helped over 26 million Americans get into new &sy |in2^ homes. And starting this year, HUD can help you get a home loan for J^\ \ up to $208,800. Be sure to check with your lender to find out what ?| the FHA-insured loan limits are in your area. We can also help you with any questions you might have. Just call 1 -800-HUDS-FHA and ask for our free 100 Questions and Answers brochure. It'll tell you how ' to get an FHA loan for as little as 3% down. How to choose the right lender. How to prepare yourself for the homebuying process. I And much more. In fact, if you're looking for a home/ it's all |V| ~|/| I the information you need. HUD and FHA are on your side. I File Photo A rmport rebated latt week shows challenges still remain for black businesses. O Credit gap still exists between black and white businesses By SHARON L LYNCH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON - A cjecade after the Federal Reserve Bank's ground breaking study of discrimination in lending, a group says challenges still remain in closing the credit gap between white- and minority Owned businesses. A report released last Thursday by the Organization for New Equality concluded minorities were less likely than whites to own their own businesses, and if they did, they were less likely to finance them through commercial banks. t The group cited census data showing minorities made up 27.8 percent of the U.S. population in 1998, but owned only 16.3 percent of domestic businesses. It follows findings from the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration's 1995 National Survey of Small Business Finance. The survey found that while commercial banks are the most prevalent source of funding for small businesses nationwide, only 41 percent of minority business owners get their financing there. That compared to 51 percent of whites. Analysts for the Organization tor New Equality said the discrep ancies are costing the nation some 1.8 million jobs, positions they believe would have been created along with the founding of more ? # ' minority-owned businesses. The group acknowledged the banking industry has made great strides in standardizing loan crite ria to factor out race, but said cer tain credit scoring practices afe still problematic. - For example, it is illegal for a bank to consider race, color, reli gion, national origin, gender or marital status in lending decisions, but they can still consider the loca tion of the applicant s residence or business. Since minorities are more likely to be from inner city or low-income neighborhoods, their chances of credit approval may be hurt when those locations are considered. The organization also conduct ed a survey of its own in 1998. Of 200 minority business owners, they found 89 percent had applied for bank credit but only 43 percent of those applicants received it. Sixty-nine percent of respon dents resorted to alternative financing and paid an average of 59 percent more interest. To help remedy the situation, the organization suggested that banks be allowed to collect data on the race and gender of credit appli cants so research can be done about ho<v well their financial needs are being met. The grdup also wants banks to do a better job of informing appli cants about credit requirements and how to improve their chances of being appfoved. I ? H H I aHH ? I I I
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