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rapt Ο THE &GLOKY By Dr. G.É.A. Toot· Burdensome To Black Youths BLACK PROBLEM Life has become so burden some to black youth, that daily death is flirted with in the use of drugs and involvement in crime. Poverty, and unemploy ment are the principle causat Ing factors for black crime. A look at a major city like New York, reveals how tragic and pervasive the problem can be. NOT ENOUGH POLICE As a result of New York City's fiscal crises, 2,600 po licemen were laid off. Two thousand four hundred vacan cies created by retirement were not filled. Major crime in the city increased at the fastest rate of the decade. During the first six months of last year, there were 50,000 more felony crimes. RACIST ARGUMENT Black involvement in crime In New York City is so oppres sive that racist arguments were used at the end of last year to defend whites who criminally assaulted or inti midated blacks. Examples: A gang of white youths used .hat·, axes and knives to ram sack the home of a black art dealer, who lived in a white community. Thirty five young whites, screaming racial slurs, at tacked blacks and hispanics in the park. Wielding chains and nailed bats, 12 minority youths were injured, and one was killed. ' Three white teenagers were arrested for a week long cam paign of terror against a ra cially mixed family. "Die Nig-, ger" was scrawled on the driveway ; a black doll hung in effigy ; pellet guns were fired; windows smashed; and sugar placed in the family car's gas I tank. ■ —, _ , , WHY ~ ___ ' These reports are shocking and senseless. i~ne reason why is even more incredulous.* One out of every eight Ame •ricans, 12 percent of the popu lation, fall within the poverty category, with incomes of-95, 500 or less. The largest proportional po verty increase has occurred among white families with a male bead of household; and the white elderly. Black Americans still domi nate the poverty level, and constitute 31 percent of the poor. INCREASED STRESS Black crime, even though frequently practiced upon Slacks, reinforces racial fears and myths. Involvement in crime does not improve the family econo my. In fact the cost of legal counsel has bankrupt many a •family. It does confirm that socio-economic, limitations .produce minority psychologi cal stress. • Twenty eight percent of white America still object to having a black at their home for dinner. God know* how many resent blacks holding Jobs while whites are unem ployed. INFESTS INTERRELATIONSHIPS Black crime is a black pro blem. In many cities, 50 to 80 percent of crime is drug relat ed. The black community has the responsibility to combat this dilemma that infects and infests our youths, and social GiUam IV Is Johnson C. Smith Speaker me 1977 Honors Convoca tion at Johnson C. Smith Uni versity will feature Isaac Tho mas GiUam IV, director at shuttle operations at the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Dry den Flight Research Cen ter at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Mr. GiUam will address the annual assembly on Thurs day, April 21 at 10 a.m., during which members of the student body are awarded honors and recognitions from various ho nor societies. A former Air Force pilot, Gillam joined NASA after lea ving the Strategic Air Com mand in 1963. In 1973 he waa program manager of small launch vehicles, heading two of NASA's most important missle-launch programs, Del ta and Scout. Last year he became NASA's director of shuttle operations. When the United States' first shuttle orbiter is launch ed into space in about two years, much of the success will be because of the*work of Gillam, who is the highest ranking black operations offi cer at NASA. In addition to other respon sibilities, Gillam must coordi nate the efforts for getting the space orbiter airborne, insure stability of the orbiter while it is in flight, handle separation maneuvers to search out pro blems in releasing the orbiter in flight and determining safe ty factors that will insure its safe landing. Gillam's responsibilities àl so include seeing to it that (unctions run smoothly for the Rockwell International, Ame jWMMBTiaJ mmamày «pace Ike executive board of IWhtiyi, tec. met on Saturday, April 16 at the Radisson Plata Hotel here in Charlotte. The national presi dent, Mrs. Lois Byers, presided over the business session which began at 11 a.m. Representatives from nine chapters of Holi days, Inc. attended the meeting. A social organization which spoosors such activities as bridge parties, Holidays, Inc. presently has chapters in six states. 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