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NAACP Sets Freedom Day Rally,
“Mother Of The Year” Contest
One-Day Session Will Be
Held In Raleigh, May 20
Special to the Post
The North Carolina State
Conference of Branches
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People will sponsor its Annual
Freedom Day Celebration and
'Mother of Year Contest
Sunday. May 20 in the Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium at 3:30
p.m.
The Guest Speaker will be
Richard E Barber. NAACP
National Deputy Executive
Director of New York City
Mr. Barber, son of a
Trenton. N C farmer, was
born December 22. 1939 His
determined efforts through
undergraduate school at
North Carolina A&T State
University with a B S degree
is Physics and graduate
school at the University of
Southern California with a
M.S. degree in Systems
Management, with additional
work at the University of
Pittsburgh; has earned him
numerous awards, accolades
and also the reputation ol
having that unusual combina
lion of sensitivity and cour
age In .18 years, he has made
the American Dream a living
rp^Iit v
His concern for others and a
strong personal desire to im
prove the living conditions of
the poor and downtrodden
serve as the motivating
forces in his life. These lorces
prompted him to give up a
promising career with West
inghouse Electric Company in
1969 and to utilize his talents in
the Black community He
resigned from Westinghouse
Electric Company to join
Opportunities Industnaliza
tion Center as Deputy Direc
tor
In July 1970, he co-founded
Urban Talent Development.
Inc . a Management Develop
ment and Business Orienta
tion Center In this position,
he found that there was a lack
of strong managerial ability
among minority businessmen
and an obstacle to meaningful
economic development
Urban Talent Development
has trained and placed more
than 1.000 persons These
persons were the unemployed
the underemployed, ex often
ders. and the forgotten job
hunters competing for the
precious few jobs The Urban
Talent Development. Inc
story is a classic in manpower
and management develop
ment success This organiza
tion was cited in the Congres
sional Record in 1974 as one of
the Nations most effective
manpower development
centers
Under his dynamic and
creative leadership. New
World National Bank theonlv
Black owned full service
commercial bank in the State
of Pennsylvania, was organiz
ed It opened for business on
March 17. 1975 Mr Barber
served as Chairman of the
Board for four years
Unlike most txisiness execu
tives who never seem to find
enough time to become involv
ed in community activities.
Mr Barber is an active board
member of the Pittsburgh
Chapter of ;he NAACP, Pitts
burgh .Metropolitan YMCA,
the Centre .Uc YMCA. Red
Cross, and the Allegheny
County Ti.c's Council Boy
Scouts ol America He is a
deacon at 'entral Baptist
Church and s.ries on the
Trustee l»>.n o
He somehow still Imds
I \
KELI.Y ALEXANDER. SR
..State president
ample time from his bus.,
schedule to be a devoted hus
band to the former Betty
Witherspoon of Charlotte, and
father of his three children,
Victoria Lynette. Richard. Jr
and Sharon Elizabeth. His
wife Betty, is an Assistant
Professor of Nursing at the
C'i*versii\ of Pitts: ’ngh His
parents are Mr & Mrs John
Barber of Trenton. N C.
Mr Barber's many talents
and efforts in behalf of his
race have not gone unnoticed
nr unrewarded neither nation
ally nor m Pittsburgh At the
national level, he was chosen
by the Board of Advisors of the
Outstanding Young Man of
America Foundation based in
Chicago. Illinois, as one of the
“Outstanding Young Men in
America" for 1970. in recogni
tion of outstanding ability,
accomplishments and service
to his community, country and
profession In February 1975.
he was named one of the ten
Outstanding Young Men of
America (or 1975 by the U S
.In vcw»ti
He was recipient of the
George Washington Freedom
Medals of 1963 and 1964 for his
creative writings; was named
by the Pittsburgh Jaycees as
tne 'Outstanding Young Man
ol Pittsburgh'' for 1970 for his
tireless efforts and contribu
tions to civic and community
activities, recipient of the 1970
A4T State 1'niversity Nation
at Alumni Association
Achievement Award, and
chosen recipient of the 1971
Junes County Award for out
standing service and profes
sional achievements He re
reived 'be first Kobert L
Vann Memorial Award from
the New Pittsburgh Courier in
April 1973
Mr Barber's military rec
ore) is as impressive as that of
his civilian record Following
graduation from the Nuclear
Weapons School at Sandia.
New Mexico, he was imme
diately assigned to Germany
i March. 1973; as Executive
< iperations Officer of a special
weapons company In April of
I9ftfi. Mr Barber was promot
ed to the rank of Captain and
was assigned to Redstone
Arsenal. Alabama as comp
any commander of the 599th
Ordnance Company
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Fin At Mas MwiBtf*
A film titled “THE
BILLION DOLLAR
BUBBLE" will be presented
at the May meeting of the
Charlotte Blue Chapter of the
National Association of
Accountants The film is a
dramatization of the Equity
Funding scandal
Photo by Jorry Curry
ATTRACTIVE CHERYL BUCHANAN
...Rising JCSU junior
Cheryl Buchanan
- Is Beauty Of Week
by Shecleen McKoy
Poet Staff Writer
4^eryl Buchanan, a rising
Junior at Johnson C. Smith
University, is our beauty for
this week.
Majoring in Communication
Arts with a minor in Speech,
Cheryl is already working in
her main field. She is a
part-time news assistant and
Veporter at WBTV.
! "Since it’s my major, I love
it," she said.
Cheryl’s future plans are to
become either an anchor
woman or a host of her own
talk show.
11th Graders
To Research
Urban Problems
Twenty-five talented
eleventh graders in the Metro
lina area will be selected to
study and do research on
important urban problems
through the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte.
The Department of Geo
graphy and Earth Sci> ,ces at
UNCC is sponsoring u>e pro
gram with the help of a grant
from the National Science
Foundation
The high-ability students
will learn how to use field
investigations, air photo inter
pretation techniques, map
ping exercises, elementary
statistical analysis, the com
puter and simulation games to
seek solutions to the nation’s
urban problems.
The students will attend
sessions on selected Saturdays
darting the 1979-80 school year
aWfNCC.
A- -Washingtonian, Charyi
stated, “If the plans are right
when I graduate, I hope to be
in Charlotte working in my
field, very progressively.’’
Cheryl describes herself as
a person who’s very easy to
get along with, understanding,
likes to associate with people
who seek to better themselves
and a very intelligent, pro
gressive, black young lady
Her hobbies are bike-riding
and photography; she loves
music and musicals.
Cheryl credits her parents.
God and close friends, as
being influential in her life.
The third oldest of five
children, she remarked, "I
really respect my parents for
taking on the challenge of
sending us to school (college)
and supporting us.”
Cheryl said that getting the
job at WBTV was the most
exciting thing that’s happened
to her so far.
“I always dreamed of being
a reporter," she said excited
ly, “but I never thought of it
happening so soon.”
Cheryl loves college life,
because she encounters "a
new experience everyday.”
Her philosophy of life is:
“Strive for the best, do your
best; there’s only one of you
and there's nobody like you."
Cheryl is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge W.
Buchanan of Washington, D C.
Her mother is a native
Charlottean, so Cheryl is
among numerous relatives.
Her grandmother who lives
here is Mrs. Otis Carr.
Cheryl will be celebrating
her 21st birthday on May 12.
Black Lawyer**
Will Conduct
Public Meeting
The Charlotte Chapter of the
North Carolina Association of
Black Lawyers will hold a
Community Legal Education
Program Sunday, May 6, 1979
at 5 pm. at Gethsemane AME
Zion Church, 531 Campus
Street, Charlotte, North Caro
lina.
If you have any questions
concerning property you own,
or questions concerning court
personnel 0|>erations and the
hiring of people in those posi
lions, or questions concerning
legal issue with city or county
government please attend
natnpm
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...To some women BATHING
SUITS are more FITTING
than PROPER
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Federal Plan
To Strengthen
Minority S&L
The federal government has
announced new steps aimed at
strengthening the operations
of minority-owned savings
and loan associations.
A minority S&L is controlled
at least 51 percent by socially
or economically disadvant
aged Americans Today 78
associations qualify as
minority-ow ned.
The U.S. Department of
Commerce's Office of Minor
ity Business Enterprise
(OMBE) and the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board
(FHLBB) have developed a
three-part assistance plan to
be financed by OMBE and
in-kind contributions from the
private sector
Our goal is development of a
special accounting and report
ing system for small savings
associations (those with less
than $10 million in assets).
Specialists from a major
accounting firm with support
from the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
will work on a system tailored
to the needs of these firms.
Four or five minority S&Ls
will be selected to participate
in a program involving direct
management and technical
assistance. Staff from a large
majority savings and loan
consulting firm will provide
technical help to the minority
organizations with the aim of
making their operations more
profitable.
Part of the cost of these
efforts will be covered by
$70,000 OMBE is transferring
to the FHLBB. The CPA and
savings and loan personnel
will provide their services on a
voluntary basis.
The third area of the federal
program involves organiza
tion of a $5 million MESBIC
(minority enterprise small
business investment com
pany) to specialize in finance
ing and assisting minority
KAIjs
Supporters of the Wilmington 10 and Char
lotte 3 contributed over $1,000 to their legal
defense at the Freedom Fair April 21. Over
250 people passed through the doors of St
Peter's Episcopal Church to enjoy the fair
and to support efforts to free N.C.’s 13
political prisoners They were treated to a
rich variety of music, dance, pantomime, and
poetry. Clowns entertained young and old
alike An art auction raised $642 and art-lo
vers walked out with original painting.
drawings, photograpny ana pottery aonatea
by local artists The fair was sponsored by the
North Carolina Political Prisoners Co
miltee. aCharlotte-based group formed 7
years ago to raise support for the Charlotte 3.
For more information about the committee
cal 525-8265. The Dance Africa pictured
above performed a Ghanaian "Welcome
Dance" at the Freedom Fair i Photo by
Eileen Hanson >
Charlotte 3 Supporters Plan
To Picket Governor Hunt
by Eileen Hanson
Special to the Post
Supporters of the Charlotte 3
are urging Governor Jim Hunt
to act on the case when he
comes to Charlotte Saturday,
May 12 Hunt will address the
UNCC commencement exer
cises at the Coliseum at 1,0
am.
A picketline is planned by
supporters of the political
prisoners at the parking lot
side of the Coliseum beginning
at 9:30 a.m. People United for
Justice, the N.C. Political
Prisoners Committee, the
Wilmington 10 Defense
Committee, student groups
from UNCC and other civil
rights groups are planning the
picket.
"We urge the Governor to
use this occasion to act on the
Charlotte 3 case," said Rev
James Barnett, head of
People United for Justice
"UNCC is the Alma Mater of
Ben Chavis < of the Wilmington
101 and T.J. Reddy iof the
Charlotte 3). It would be a
slap in the face to the Black
community and other support
ers for the Governor to come
here and not say anything
about the cases
On April 30 Barnett led a
delegation of ministers to see
Hunt's aide for minority
affairs, Ben Ruffin, and his
legal aide. Jack Cozort
Barnett was joined by Rev
Robert Morgan of Seigle Ave
nue Presbyterian Church in
Charlotte, and 13 other minis
ters from Shelby, Durham.
Wilson. Fayetteville. Burling
ton. Greensboro and Raleigh
One minister told Ruffin to
"tell the Governor he's going
to catch hell until the
Charlotte 3 are free."
Ruffin assured the group he
was telling the Governor what
the black community was say
ing. but that Hunt's plans were
"confidential"
"That's a one-way street."
said Barnett "We need to be
told the truth " Barnett
pledged to return every 30
days until Hunt takes action
on the case
The Charlotte 3 appealed
their conviction for burning
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Here Wednesday Night
Ms. Rosa Outlaw To Address
National Organization For Women
by Eileen Hanson
Special to the Post
Women are building houses,
driving earth-movers, climb
ing telephone poles and laying
steampipes. They are blazing
the trail into non-traditional
jobs - those jobs that are
usually filled by men and
usually pay twice the wages of
“female jobs”.
Rosa Outlaw, field represen
tative for the Recruitment and
Training Program (213$
Beatties Ford Road) will
speak to the Metrolina Chap
ter of the National Organiza
tion for Women (N.O.W.) on
Wednesday, May 9 about
“Non-traditional Jobs for
Women". The meeting will be
held at the S & W Cafeteria,
Park Road Shopping Center at
7 p.m Cafeteria style dinner
is from 6-7 p.m and a N.O.W
business meeting will follow
the program. The program is
free and open to the public,
child care will be provided
Also participating will be
women who are now working
in non-traditional jobs They
MS ROSA OUTLAW
RTF field director
will share their expectations
and experiences
According to Ms. Outlaw,
“Many women want and need
higher paying jot* but they
don’t have the skills."
Through HTP women are
placed in apprenticeship pro
grams and are paid as they
learn on the job and in the
classroom
women otten Duy tne stereo
types that jobs as carpenter,
bricklayer or truck driver are
“unfeminine” or "not for
mothers "
“To the woman who wants
to buy pretty clothes, I show
her how she can double her
income with a better job. "
said Ms Outlaw "The
woman who is concerned
about being a mother will earn
twice as much in a non tradi
tional job as she would as a
waitress or clerk "
Job-seekers must first
attend tutorial sessions on
Tuesday and Thursday even
ings to prepare for job inter
views and entrance exams
"We try to overcome their
own stereotypes and fears
about entering what has been
a man’s world," said Ms
Outlaw "We re also realistic
We tell the women they'll get
dirty, cold and wet in some of
these outside jobs They may
have to climb high poles in
others And they may get
some abusive language at
first But hopefully men will
open up as they work side by -
side with women, and their
language and attitudes will
change."
RTP is a federally funded
program started in 1964
through the U S Department
of l.abor to recruit and train
minorities and women for the
building and construction
trades These are some of the
highest paying jobs in Ameri
can industry, but traditionally
held by white males
"Construction was often a
family affair the boss hired
his sons and relatives," said
Ms Outlaw
However, today companies
are required to hire and train
minorities and women in
order to receive federal con
tracts As of April I com pan
ies with government contracts
must have 5 1 percent women
in their workforce
"This is a great time for
women who want a better
job," according to Ms Outlaw
who placed 25 Charlotte
women in high paying skilled
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