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V6ur best I THE CHARL( TTE P >ST fUE “Charfotte’s Fastest Growing Community Weekly” Price 30 Cents MISS DEBORAH DIANE BROWN V ....K-Mart Apparel manager Brown _ ■ Beauty Of Week SherleenMcKoy - * Post Staff Writer Our beauty for this week is DeOorah Diane Brown, an Apparel Manager for K-Mart department Store in Rock full, S.C. , A native of-Chester, S.C., Diane graduated from tVin tfirop College in Rock Hill in yf. She majored in Fashion Merchandising with an em phasis in Business. The department that she npianages is run much like a lease department, according th Diane. “As Apparel Man ager, I am responsible for the hiring and firing of all rlepArtment personnel, merchandise planning, pay roll administration, inventory control and everything else that involves the Apparel De partment,” she said. After graduating from Win throp, Diane moved to Char lotte to work as an Assistant Apparel Manager in the K Mart Store on Freedom Drive. Later she was promoted to her present position and was transferred to the store in Rock Hill, where after search ing unsuccessfully for an apartment there, she decided to stay in Charlotte. - Describing herself as a friendly person, Diane said that she likes to read, dance, listen to music, play tennis, and most of all to sew. “My biggest desire at one time was to become a fashion designer,” she said. “But the schools were too far away and too expensive." Diane credits her family and friends as having been the driving force in her life. “My parents helped a lot _and encouraged me to, pursue a career," she said. “My friends and I would sit around ' and talk about what we were going to do and then we set out to prove we were going to do it.” A person who tries to look at the optimistic side of things, Diane said that she always likes to go into a situation with a positive attitude so that the end result might be positive too. Diane’s future plans are to continue in her career and to someday become a Buyer. “In fact, I intend to become a Buyer,” she stated most assuredly. She also hopes to start a family someday along with her career. During her senior year at Winthrop, Diane was the President of the undergrad uate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Jr., Diane has four brothers and one sister. She is the fourth child and the oldest girl. Vote task force io Stage Gospel Sing Rally Under the banner “Pro mote that Vote,” the Vote Task Force will hold a Gospel (tinging and Rally on Sunday September 23 at A may James Presbyterian Church, 2400 West Blvd. beginning at 4 p m The public is invited. After leading a successful campaign that registered 2,500 new black voters in Charlotte, Task Force is now working to get that vote out for the Sept 25 primary elections. t According to Task Force vies chairman Lonnie Graves. 1 * ’ f,U • Courtesy Is too cheap for some people to be interested in it. "We expect a good turnout in the black community, We want people to be part of what’s happening in our city.” Sunday's program will draw attention to the importance of voting. The Task Force is a non-partisan orrganizatlon and will not endorse any can didates. Its primary purpose is getting voters to the polls. To assist those who need transportation on Tuesday, the Task Force has a special number to call for rides :37V 9537. Phones are staffed from 9 a m. to 10 p.m. daily, and from 6 a m. to 7 p.m. the day of the primaries. Sunday's program will feat ure Gospel choirs from sev eral churches, including St Paul’s baptist Church Choir. Invited quest speakers are Rev. James Palmer, Univer sity Park Baptist Church, and Rev. James Barnett, head of People United for Justice. Samuel Reid, chairman of the Vote Task Force will also speak Pastor of Amay James Church is Rev. M.A. Coch rane. Culp: “Charlotteans Will Go To Polls In Large Numbers Tuesday” Joblessness Climbs To 6 Per Cent Unemployment rose three-tenths of 1 percent to 6 percent in August as the ongoing economic downturn began to make itself felt in the job market. The increase showed “the first statistically significant” rise in overall unemployment since July 1978 when the rate recorded a one month rise of three tenths of 1 percent to 6.1 percent, BLS Commis sioner Janet L. Norwood told the congressional Joint Economic Com mittee. Much of the increase in joblessness last month was due to a sharp jump of 20,000 in the number of worker layoffs. Unemployment among adult women' rose substantially, from 5.5 to 5.9 percent, and for teenagers, from 15.3 to 16.5 percent, while the adult male unemploy ment rate rose slightly, from 4.1 to 4.2 percent. Black unemployment remained at a high level, rising two-tenths of 1 percent to 11 per cent. The monthly BLS survey of employment and unemployment showed a continuing . rise in the employment of service workers and a slight decline in employ ment in construction, manufacturing, transportation and utilities. Democratic Voters Will Decide Between Gantt, Knox By Eileen Hanson Special to the Post Charlottes ns will go the the polls in large numbers Tues day September 25 to select their city’s future leaders. The key primary race will decide who will run for mayor of Charlotte in the November general election. Democratic voters will have to decide between Harvey Gantt, Bren da Hilliard or Eddie Knox as their candidate. Republicans will vote for Barry Miller or Carl Payler. In the at-large City Council race 7 deomocrats are running for four slots. They are Dave Berryhill, Betty Chafin, Franklin (Stuff) Durham, John Harding, Willie (Bill) Payne, Marnite Shuford and Herbert Spaugh, Jr. There is no contest on the Republican side of the City Council ticket. Two district seats on City Council are being contested in the primaries. In District 2 currrent councilman Charles Dannelly faces Sylvia McCall Jordan. In District 6 James Breneman faces Sandy Jud son. There are no primary contests in Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7. All __—_J1__t_ * « * v^u* uivw wi pai ty affiliation will have an opportunity to vote on two bond issues, $8,175,000 to ex pand and extend the sewer system and $3,825,000 to ex pand and extend the water system. Election Supervisor William Culp expects a large voter turn-out in Tuesday’s pri mary. “I anticipate 45-50,000 vot ers or about 30 per cent will go to the polls,” said Culp. A usual primary turn-out is 20 percent. “This race has gain ed more attention than usual and we have a large number of new voters.” according to Culp, who says 6,000 have been added to the rolls in recent weeks. About 2,500 of those new voters are black, giving the city a total of 28,019 black voters, 18 percent of the total. “This substantial increase is due in part to the coordinat ed efforts of the Vote Task Force, ” said Culp. The non-partisan Vote Task Force held voters registration drives in several black neigh borhoods throughout the sum mer around the theme, "Come Alive and Vote.” The Task Force will provide rides to the polling places on Tuesday for anyone who needs one. Voters should call 375 9537. Volunteers are also needed to staff phones and give rides . i ne uuy s ni voting pons will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p m on Sept. 25. Curb side voting will be available for the handicapped if they can get someone to bring them to the curb outside the poll. All other voting will be by machine. Instructions are available at every voting poll, and voters may request assis tance from a friend, a relative or judge For information about where to vote, contact the Elections Office 374-2133 be tween 8 a m and 5 p m. It is not too late to register for the Nov. 6 general election. The deadline is Oct. 8. Registration is available at the Elections Office, 710 E 4th Eddie Knox ..Popular candidate Street, the Mobile City Hall, or any branch of the Public / Library, Mechanics and Farmers Bank or First Union Bank. _____ Local You tli To Appear In New Alex Haley Series by Valerie Lynch Post Staff Writer Hollywood Scouts for the CBS mini-series “King of the Hills,” chose 10-year-old Gar rett Nash of Charlotte as one of the finalist to ap pear in Norman Lears Production of the new Alex Haley series. Garrett, along with Craig Barris, of Monroe, Simon Kahn and Ranee Arron, Jr. of Charlotte have been to Durham for further competition with four other North Carolina undldiHi Harvey Gantt (Mayor) and Marnite Stauford (City Council at-large) dis cuss politics on the campaign trail, city pri mary elections are Tues. Sept. 25. (Photo by Eilene Hanson) Affirmative Action Means Active Efforts To Cure Under Representation Of Blacks by Gerald C. Horne Director-AACC Affirmative action means, among other things, active ef forts to cure the under-rep re servation of Blacks at all levels of U. S. society-from doctors to skilled laborers to engine ers. But at the same time we must be aware that Blacks are over-represented in certain areas of U.S. society—and I’m not talking about the National Basketball Association. Like recently deposed U.N. Am bassador Andrew Young, I’m talking about the over-repre sentation of blacks in U. S. prisons-specifically political prisoners. necenuy, me national in ference of Black Lawyers (along with the United Church of Christ-Commission for Ra cial Justice and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression) spon sored a delegation of distin guished international jurists who investigated the severe conditions in this nation's pri sons and allegations of gross violations of human rights. The delegation’s tour was a follow-up to the historic peti tion presented to the United Nations on December 11, 1978 by NCBL and the other co sponsors. Though reams of news print are devoted in this country to rcwjjic, .soviet dissidents," and the like, there was a virtual “white-out” in this nation’s press about this highly significant investiga tion-which by the way captur ed the rapt attention of the in ternational press. Such self-imposed censor ship is even more shocking given the distinction and re nown of the jurists. Included the panel were:Chief Judge Per Eklund of Sweden; Sir Arthur Hugh McShine, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Trinidad; Sergio I. Barrios, former Minister of Justice under the Allende Gov ernment in Chile; Ifeanyi Ifebigh, attorney and editor of the well-known political jour nal “Taxaw” from Senegal; Justice Harish Chandra, Judge of the High Court of In dia; and Richard Harvey, barrister and Executive Com mittee member, British sec tion of the International As sociation of Democratic Law yers. TTKio nKiont Inn to this country with no biases and no preconceived notions was shocked at what they termed "a consistent pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of the human and legal rights of minorities in cluding policies of racial dis crimination and segregation.’’ Their final report speaks of thousands of ‘‘political prison ers” in this country but sin gles out for special attention names that while unfamiliar to many in this country are a "cause celebre” abroad: Rev. Ben Chavis and the Wil mington 10, the Charlotte 3, Assata Shakur and Dundiata Acoli, the Republic of New Afrika Defendants, Ed Poin dexter and David Rice, El mer Pratt, Ted and Russell Means, the Four Puerto Rican Nationalists (imprisoned long er than any other political pri soners in the Western Hemis phere-over 25 years), Tommy Lee Hines, George Merritt and Gail Madden, Gary Tyler, the Napanoch Defendants, the Reidsville Defendants, Imani .See ACTIVE on page 5 residents for a film clip ping that has been sent to Norman Lear. Gar rett said after looking at the clips, “I think I might have a good chance at getting the role. We’re still waiting for the results.” Over 280 boys were in competition I^abor Day at WBTV’s studio for the roles of Booker T and David. Garrett said that he really didn’t wanf to go to the studio for tryouts but his mom in sisted. The eligibility re Siirements were that ese boys be ag gressive and energetic and possess charisma to catch the audience's eye. Booker T. should be a black boy and David, should have blonde hair with blue eyes. Both stand 54 inches tall. Mrs. Addie Nash, Garrett’s mother said, that as soon as she heard about the Hollywood Scouts being v in town her son was ad mitted to competition “He wasn't happy about it at first but now that he's a finalist his feel ings have changed.” Here October 20 Charlotte Business League To Hear Coleman Young By Eilene Hanson Special To the Post The Honorable Coleman A. Young, Mayor of Detroit and Vice Chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee, will be the guest speaker at the second annual Awards Banquet of the Charlotte Busi ness League, October 20. The dinner will he held at ftadisson Plaza Hotel Ball room. A dance wifi follow the program. Tickets are $20. Samuel Young, Jr., pro gram chairman for the din ner said Coleman young was selected as keynote speaker because he represents ener getic leadership in the revita lization of one of America's largest inner city areas. May be he'll give us some ideas on how to get more black Invol ment In the resurrection of Charlotte ” Under Coleman Young's leadership Detroit has under gone some major changes, in cluding the building of Ren aissance Plaza, a large shop who made their contributions during the UMO's and 1950’s. The nominees will be announc ed in October 18 edition of The Charlotte Poet. The Charlotte Business League was ogranized two years ago to eliminate the isolation of black businesses, from the business community at large, to stimulate black business opportunities and to eliminate racial discrimina tion. It has also worked to educate black business per sons through its educational program. The League was active in securing more mi nority business involvement in the new airport expan sion William ••Bill” Cunning ham is president of the 75 member organization. Last year's dinner, attended by 350 people, featured Atlagla’s Mayor May nard Jackson, organizers hope to draw a crown of 500 this year. Samuel Young Jr. ...Program chairman ping and buaineaa area design ed to attract people back into the center dty area. The League will also induct five new members into its Hall of Fame, begun last year as a way of recognising the out standing achievements and contributions of individuals to the City of Charlotte This year’s awards will be to those
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