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“Charlotte’s Fastest Growing Community Weekly** ™E BLACK PRESS
MS. TONI FLANDERS MORGAN
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Lovely Toni Flanders Morgan
Is Our Beauty Of The Week
By Polly Manning
_ Post Staff Writer
This week the Post has chos
en as its beauty Ms. Toni
Flanders Morgan.
Toni is the daughter of Mrs.
Marguerite Flanders and lives
with her at 907 Yellowstone
Dr.
Our beauty graduated from
West Mecklenburg High
School. While she was there
she was a member of the
dance group After graduating
from high school Toni attend
ed the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte whera
she was an early childhood
education major. She was pre
viously a pre-school teacher,
but now she is employed by
the Charlotte Mecklenburg
Youth Council where she
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done study at Central Pied
mont Community College in
the area of communications
and psychology.
The dance group at the
Youth Council is composed of
9 girls and Ms. Morgan states
that she desparately wants
some male students.
• The hobbies of our beauty
are horseback riding and play
ing tennis.
She is born under th sign of
Libra and gives them credit
for having a nice personality
and a belief in fair play.
Ms. Morgan fondly recalls a
time when she was a member
of the Ron Davis Dancers.
"Ron Davis was a black cho
regraphical who came to
Charlotte to form a group" she
explained. "His residence was
at Johnson C. Smith and we
use to practice over there. We
traveled to such places as
Virginia. North and South Ca
rolina. Texas and the group
even made a trip to Mexico
which I wasn't able to attend".
She also was chosen as Miss
Black Charlotte. “This pa
geant was a thrill for me and I
also feel as if it gave the black
people a chance to come out
and express themselves or see
blackness expressed through
us, the contestants. For her
talent display Toni did a con
temporary dance routine from
the then popular Impossible
Dream. After winning the lo
cal title Toni went on to
GreensJboro to compete in the
state title. She was first-run
ner up to Miss Black North
Carolina. She did a dance
routine to Jesus Christ Super
Star.
Toni's only ambition right
now is to travel. She attends
Ebenezer Baptist Church.
She has a two-year-old son,
Philip, who she considers the
sweetheart of her life. They
really enjoy horseback riding
since Philip is crazy about
horses
Toni is very fond of Jim
Kelly and states that some
times she has the urge to go to
Hollywood and look him up.
Toni has also been a model.
She has done numerous fash
ion shows such advertisers as
Wrangler Jeans, Tega Cay
and some magazines. She was
sponsored in a pageant by
Schlitz and Budweiser and did
advertising ads for them.
Toni’s favorite T.V. show is
Soul Train because she loves
to dance.
She considers herself a good
cook and loves to cook every
thing. Her favorite color is
blue and she admits that the
thing she enjoys doing the
■most is nothing because she
rarely get’s a chance to do
this.
W orid Peace Body
Plans International Day
The presidential committee
of the World Peace Council,
the largest confederation of
peace organizations in the
world, declared September 6,
1976, to be an International
Day of Solidarity with the
Wilmington 10 and Charlotte 3,
civil rights activists impri
soned for long terms in North
Carolina. The action came at a
meeting of the committee in
Athens, Greece in late May.
The September 6 date was
chosen to coincide with a Na
tional March for Human
Rights and Labor Rights, to
take place in Raleigh. N.C. on
Labor Day. The march is be
ing organized by the National
Alliance Against Racist and
Political Repression, which
has been leading the cam
paign to free the Wilmington
10 and Charlotte 3.
The World Peace Council
has national peace commit
tees in nearly 100 countries in
Europe. Africa, Asia and La
„tin America. The combin
ed membership in the com
mittees is estimated at seve
ral million The Council play
ed a leading role in the inter
national campaign to free An
gela Davis, the U S. Commu
nist leader, four years ago
The Council statement call
ing for world support, “ex
presses its indignation with
regard to the continuous ra
cism and repression in the
United States." It voices its
protest and condemnation of
the intensified attack of racist
and reactionary forces now
concentrated in the state of
North Carolina.
"The most recent and fla
grant example of this attack,"
said the Council, "is repre
sented in the cases of the
Wilmington 10 and the Char
lotte 3 - courageous charges
and imprisoned for long
terms.”
TUKTLfc-WK
To some women BATHING
SUITS are more FITTING
than PROPER
New York Times Survey Says
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Blaek Voters To Carry
Carter To The Presidency
Rep. Jordan
Takes Issue
With Ford
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep
resentative Barbara Jordan
(D-Tex. >; in behalf of the Con
gressional Black Caucus, re
sponded yesterday to state
ments made by President
Ford encouraging segregation
in private schools.
Mr. Ford's statements ,
made recently on Face The
Nation (CBS), also drew sharp
criticism for other civil rights
groups and organizations.
The following is the text of
Rep. Jordan's remarks:
President Ford's recent
statement on segregated pri
vate schools-“That they
should have the right-to accept
or reject students as they see
fit”, contradicts the Constitu
tion-extends encouragement
to non-Black citizens who con
tinue their blatant disrespect
for the law, as manifested
through outright violence -and
greatly intensifies all resis
tance to busing orders
It is this type of statement
this type of attitude which
serves as the catalytic force
creating such incidents as
Black men being beaten with
the American flag during our
Bicentennial year, or frigh
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ren having to be escorted by
law enforcement officials past
throngs of violent whites.
Mr. Ford's statement is a
political sham--a cheap rheto
rical ploy during an election
•year to appeal to the worst
instincts of a certain constitu
ency.
The Congressional Black
Caucus finds Mr. Ford's state
ment totally unacceptable, in
excusable, and void of sensiti
vity to minorities in this Great
American Society. These
statements by Mr. Ford hard
ly represent the kind of strong
moral leadership needed in a
President.
Coming Next Week
A special edition of The
Charlotte Post will be publish
ed for distribution Thursday,
June 24.
Included in this issue is a
“Parade of Beauties--Then
And Now" and a look at how
some area citizens have con
tributed to the growth of the
Charlotte black community.
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REV. COLEM N ty KERRY JR. -
...Mecklenburg County co-chairman
I\ev. Kerry Joins
Howard Lee Campaign
By Sidney Moore Jr
Post Staff Writer
Former Chapel Hill mayor
Howard Lee, now a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, of
North Carolina has appointed
the Rev. Coleman W' Kerry
Jr. as a co-campaign Chair
man for Mecklenburg County.
Kerry, pastor of Friendship
Baptist Church, said a white
person will also be named
co-chairman to serve the l.ee
campaign. He said an inte
grated campaign organization
is a major goal of Lee s.
“Mr. Lee's position is to
represent all the people ol
North Carolina ", said Kerry.
The newly named campaign
co-chairman said a meeting
will he called in the near
future to name other cam
paign officials He said the
settling down of the Presiden
tial race in the Democratic
Party should give a number of
people more time to spend on
the Lee campaign.
Kerry feels that ' Lee is kind
of out front” and that the local
community seems receptive
to the candidate. "People are
stepping on-ltdard everyday,"
said Kerry He reasoned that
people are attracted to Lee's
experience, competence ’and
reputation.
Kerry recalled that N.C. has
had a rather moderate to libe
ral image around the country
when compared to other sou
thern states. He said in recent
years, this image has suffered
somewhat. He claims the elec
tion of Howard Lee to Lieute
nant Governor will help re
gain (his image.
Kerry was named to his
campaign position in a press '
conference at Douglas Airport
Tuesday morning. In making
the announcement. Iw?e cover
ed a few of the issues he
considers important.
Lee proposed guaranteeing
teachers cost-of-living pay in
creases
Blacks Chose Georgian
By Five-To-One Margin
By Hoyle H. Martin, Sr.
Post Staff Writer
Black voters are going to be
he deciding force in enabling
fimmy Carter to defeat Ge
ald Ford in the November
iresidential election
This blunt statement is the
'onclusion drawn from the
ast significant national politi
:al survey conducted just pri
ir to the final day of the long
iresidential primary season.
The survey, conducted by
he New York Times and CBS
Hews, "suggest", according
0 the Times, “that the black
mte would be pivotal if the
election for President were
leld today between President
?ord and Mr. Carter The
Georgian was chosen by
ilacks in the survey by more
:han five to one."
The results of the last pri
mary day (June 8> appear to
confirm and support the
Times-CBS News survey con
clusions In the Ohio and New
Jersey primaries Carter con
tinued to receive large black
vote majorities.
The Democratic Party has
traditionally Deen able to de
pend on big vote majorities
among blacks. However, the
black vote this year is particu
1 ;i r IV cionificant hopanca
white voters are nearly evenly
divided between Ford and
Carter.
Specifically, the survey sug
gests that Ford and Carter
would receive almost an equal
number of white votes, with
the President probably having
i slight majority. However,
he addition of the black vote
would give Carter a victory
margin of six percent.
In reporting the results of
(he survey, the New York
Times says, "One of the most
striking things to emerge from
the Times-CBS News survey is
the potential impact of blacks.
The whites divided almost
evenly, 43 percent to 42 per
cent for Mr Ford. But the
blacks preferred the Georgian
• Carter), 73 to 14 Although
blacks made up only 12 per
cent of the sample, their pre
ference was so lopsided that
they gave Mr Carter the final
edge over Mr.Ford, 46 to 40".
Other developments that
appear to make the survey's
conclusions even more signifi
cant are:
- Carter's Ohio and New Jer
sey primary victories have
created a bandwagon effect
and given turn already more
than enough convention dele
gate votes to capture the no
mination on the first ballot.
- In addition to blacks, other
major elements of the tradi
tional Democratic Party coali
tion - party loyalists, liberals,
organized labor - plus conser
vatives. have rallied behind
Carter
- A separate survey revealed
that if Reagan fails to get the
nomination. 40 percent of his
supporters will vote for Carter
in preference to President
Ford
- Many political analists have
concluded that the Republican
Party is so, divided that Car
ter can probably beat any
GOP candidate.
President Ford's lack of en
thusiasm in the area of civil
rights and his recent attempts
to bring the "busing'' issue
into the presidential campaign
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strong belief that blacks will
again vote the Democratic
Party ticket in large numbers
While blacks have the poten
tial to elect a president, they
can do the reverse if the politi
cal apathy-so evident in 1972-is
carried over into 1976. Pour
years ago only 52 1 percent of
the voting-age blacks voted as
compared to 64.5 percent of
the whites. This appears to be
the one major problem that
Carter may have with regard
to the black voter
CCC Promises
Help For
Black Businesses
Help for black businesses
“by all appropriate means" is
one of the functions of the
Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce, according to a recent
statement.
The chamber promised to
"continue to support the pro
See CCC on page 3
Here Sunday Morning
Mount Carmel Church To
Hear Dr. Malvin R. Goode
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Dr. Malvin R. Goode former
news reporter and commenta
tor for the American Broad
casting Company (ABC) will
be the featured speaker at the
8:00 a m. and 11:00 a.m. ser
vices Sunday, June 20th.
Sponsored by the men of the
church, the day commemo
rates two annual observences
- Father's Day and Men’s Day.
A native of White Plains,
Va., Goode became the first
black network newscaster
when he joined ABC in 1962 as
a United Nations Correspon
dent.
In 1936, Goode was appoint
ed to a post in the Pittsburgh
Juvenile Court and two years
later was named Boys Work
Director of the Centre Avenue
YMCA, where along with a
group of Laymen, he led the
flight to eliminate discrimina
Dr. Malvln R Goode
...TV News Correspondent
tion in the Pittsburgh branch
es of the YMCA
In 1949, Goode started his
career in broadcasting with
station KQV. hosting a fifteen
minute news and commentary
program.
He was the first black to
hold membership in the Na
tional Association of Radio
and Television News Direct
_ors. and the Association of
Radio and Television News
Analysts.
In 1972 he was president of
the United Nations Correspon
dents Association with a mem
bership of 250 correspondents
from around the world.'
Goode has appeared before
audiences in more than three
hundred cities since 1962 afid
on the campuses of more than
forty universities.
He is a graduate of the
University-of Pittsburgh and
holds the honorary Doctor of
Humanities Degree from
Shaw University. Raleigh.
North Carolina
Drug Pushers Called Public Enemy No. 1
Democratic candidate Ed O’
Herron says that if he is elect
ed governor he will work to
guarantee mandatory prison
sentences lor anyone convict
ed of distribution of heroin or
cocaine
Speaking at a news confer
ence here. O'Herron praised
North Carolina law enforce
ment agencies for their role in
combatting the dangerous
drug problem
O'Herron also pledged that
as governor he will work to:
• Prohibit the early release,
work release or weekend pri
vileges of anyone sentenced to
prison on felony drug charges
Keep those convicted of fe
lony drug charges in at least
minimum custody to prohibit
any continuaton of their acti
vities while they are in prison
Promote more coordinated
enforcement programs be
tween local, state and federal
law enforcement agencies to
search out and destroy illegal
drug operations
- Provide state funding for the
SBI's special Drug Enforce
ment L'nit, now funded by
LEAA to work drug investiga
fions in conjunction with local
and federal agencies.
Ed O’Herron
Candidate for governor
O'Herron said he wants it
known that, as governor, his
administration will look upon
illegal drug distributors as
Public Enemy Number 1. "I
will work with law enforce
ment agencies to get them not
just off the streets, but into the
prisons to stay," he said.
O'Herron said he is proud of
the successes officers have
had in arresting distributors
of illegal drugs, including the
confiscation of a boat-load of
marijuana and the conviction
of the principals in the heroin
smuggling ring
“I recognize and appreciate
the outstanding work being
done by sheriffs' departments,
police departments, the SBI
and highway patrol, the Drug
Enforcement Administration,
and the United States Customs
Patrol in combatting the dis
tribution of such poison," he
said
"I also recognize that the
battle is far from over, the
dangerous drugs are still rea
dily available and are causing
much misery and other
crimes throughout the state
Illegal drug distribution is the
biggest money-maker for cri
minals in North Carolina to
day, and profits are being
invested in other types of ille
gal activities"
Real Estate Brokers
The National Association ot
Real Estate Brokers and the
Carolina Builders and Real
ists will sponsor a meeting at
the Downtowner Motor Inn
Friday from noon until 6 p.m.
and classes from 9 a m. until 5
p m on Saturday
George Monk, regional Vice
President of the Association
will speak to the group.