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Editorials & Comments ‘Sociology Of The Minority Rewritten From The Carolinian _One of the greatest crosses a minority has to face is-ttrat-the - majority insist on the right to speak for, analyze and interpret the history, need and sociology of • the minority. The benchmark of the phenomenon was the Moyni han Report of 1965 which formed the basis of national policy every since, Moynihan’s Report was found to have no basis in data or study but was ahd is accepted. His view was simply a reaffirmation of existing racism. Reagan is continuing this policy and even finding blacks to parrot the party line. The most common and de structive of these so-called facts about black people are: 1. There has never been a stable family relationship. 2. There is a matriarchy. ; 3. Black fathers, when present, ; are passive and uninterested in their children. ..I 4. All blacks are lower class. ... 5. Mothers on welfare have ‘ y babies to get more money. * : 6. The lower status is the fault . of laziness, with no reality of i external pressures. ' - • 7. Blacks are incapable of learning, so why spend the ! ■: monev? ; 8. Black inf eriority is catching, ; so school integration, busing or : s social mixing must be avoided at all costs. 9. Black men are sexual ath letes. TOrBiaek women^areTmorally loose. ' All these myths vanish when held up to real life, but few researchers or policy analysts care to do this. These become seriously dan gerous when they are imple mented as public policy. This is very clear when we consider the present policy on family assist ance, unemployment, foster care and care of the elderly. All of this policy undermines the value system and social cus —toms of hlarlr familiog Thoy ignore our African-based belief that we belong to a wider clan or family. These policies force fathers from families, children into homes of strangers, the elderly into nursing homes. Black Americans and their families are surviving, blit under great odds. The churches have a major responsibility to move with greater intensity to meet these needs. Many of the factors that have traditionally aided blacks are alive arid well today. One of our challenges will be to design approaches that will help existing patterns so that they will continue and grow and be strong. It s Just A Matter Of Time! GUEST EDITORIAL By Cody Anderson If you’re one of those people of color who believe you’ve been accepted into the American mainstream and you want to lay back and refer to other, blacks as "them” or “they,” be careful; it’s just a matter of time... If you have riot personally encountered prejudice, regard less of vonr status skjn sharfp hr hair texture, believo'tne, unless you live in a vacuum, it’s just a matter of time... If you’re one of those who denounce black media, pray that a real crisis never occurs, for the information you receive won’t lead you out of the maze..'.it’s just a matter of time... Perhaps you have been for tunate enough to escape the pu blic school system, with all its confusion, political and racial infestations; if you think this makes you exempt from preju dice, take off that suit and tie and stroll down center city; you see it’ll only be a matter of time... — - - . j. If you think you have arrived because you’ve got a couple hundred dollars in your pocket and a membership to a private predominantly white club, which makes you one of the boys with special privy to the ethriic jokes so often told; hang in there, it’s just a matter of time... If you boast about not support ing black candidates because you have been given a hard sell oh the advantages of supporting your good non-delivering, non black buddy who allows you to take pictures with him at his very private victory party, start calling his office for favors or friendship after his inaugura tion; don’t worry, it’s not your phone; n s just been a matter of time... If you’re one of those outward know-it-alls who are not re gistered and or refuses to vote, and boast about it; boast on, it’s just a matter of time... If you’re one of those who sat back in the comfort of your home, watching the news and jeering at the efforts of a few dedicated black officials and community leaders as the media ridiculed the poor showing of unity in protest of the school strike, then jeer on; it’s just a matter of time... My friends, this is by no means a blanket indictment against the white community, no more than we should accept a blanket in dictment. This is just a notice to you, black, brown, tan, happy, straight, or curly hair, black, colored, or Negro; what affects one is just a matter of time before it affects us all... wi • . ■ v Black Community Can And Will (Overcome) "Blocks Hove Always ® Been Concerned Abou^ jime, But Hesitated®| To Crusade Because'T Of The Negative Meaning Of Qime 1 In The Street And l 1 Law And Order," Said Andrew Bdrrett]l| Executive Director Ml Of The Chicago W N.AAC.P " T§ "But The Situationj^F Is So Bad Now ^B : That Action Is —4J The Only . Vj Thing Left" | Tony Brown's _ Journal Nationally Syndicated Commercial Television Series Tony Broun S New Urban League Leadership > Congratulations, John - the best person won. If I can ever help, please let me know. Best wishes for a successful tenure as Presi-. dent of the National Urban League.” This is the content of my telegram to the Urban League's new head, John E. Jacobs, who succeeds Vernon Jordan who will spend his time in the pri vate practice of law under the auspices of Richard Strauss, a leading Demo crat. His departure leaves be hind a mixed legacy, en hanced by his courageous stand against Jimmy Carter’s exploitation nf tho black voters who put him in office-for which the form er president labeled him a "demagogue” - and soiled by rumors of his personal life and his controversial shooting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, near his motel in the wee hours of the morn ing while in the company of an attractive, single white woman. Although the outgoing Urban League president made a remarkable re covery from the shooting, he has never politically re covered. tvery new ac complishment is preceded or tagged by the details of that night in Indiana. That is unfortunate. But Jor dan’s response about an "integrated” society and being free to choose “in tegrated” friends just ex acerbated an already sen sitive issue. Jordan's style was also a mixed blessing. His cool, Wall Street carriage made W9W him more comfortable among "them” - it seemed - than us. His ratings among the blacks on the street were consistently low, largely because he did not seek media exposure for its own sake and part ly because of his stiff, cor porate demeanor. The view from the ghetto is that he is now among “them” and one of “them.” However, his 10 years at the helm of the Urban League, America’s most effective social service or ganization, saw Jordan make some valuable con tributions to poor and black people. The issue now shifts not tn what Jordan did or did not do, but to the vision that his successor brings to the job. John Jacob is gentle, but firm; decisive, but not ar rogant and, most import antly, committed to the delivery of services. While he plans to advocate for civil rights, he intends to concentrate on aiding his constituents. “The perinH of the 80's requires that we engage more in service delivery" despite the bud get cuts, he emphasized. As the years of Jordan’s rule progressed, he talked less about “services” and more about "civil rights.” the status of the Urban League as a civil rights group and not as a social service agency. He and the other professional leaders became indistinguishable in the sternness of their rhetoric and Jordan joined Hooks and Jackson in going from one verbal sparring match to another: Jews_ versus Blacks; Carter ver sus Reagan; busing, etc. The 71-year-old mission of the Urban League, as a consequence, got buried and it seemed that there was little difference in the social service approach and the civil rights ap proach. Jordan developed a "Peacock” leadership. “I think I am known to our constituency, I am known to our local affili ates and, given a little time, I will be known to the nation,” Jacob said. That statement disturbs me. Jacob would be well ad vised to do his job of delivering services, and if he does, he win oe a leader. If he does not, he will have to - as too many of the self-selected leaders do - depend on the white media to create him - and sub sequently break him when they get ready. The strength of Jacob is his soundness, his low-key confidence and his 17 years of working in Urban 1 League programs, too ~ many so-called black lead ers are simply involved in the delivery of rhetoric and their liabilities could re duce his effectiveness. Steer a true course. John, away from self-in flicted—vanity and—false prophets. .."Tony Brown’s Journ al,” the national television series, will move to public television <PBS1 on Febru ary 6, 1982. Watch this newspaper for details and check with your local pu blic television station. E==By Rev. John Perkins ——— Walk Your Talk ' Rev. Perkin* I I God’s Love For Us! As I go across the country, listen, read —amt-observe society. I sense that it is suffering from the lack of a genuine understanding of love. Much of our energy and action has to do with this lack of understanding. We are Americans tend to watch soap operas every day. The whole soap opera mentality evolves around some one falling in or out of love:-:—-—— In the community where 1 come irom,Tfie~~ black community, falling in love has become an obsolete thing because our young people today do not have a genuine understanding of love. I think that the whole dynamics of sex before marriage, children born out of wedlock and divorce reverts bacK to This: Mali lias a need to be loved.— Many sociologists and psychologists would agree that teenage and adult behavior patterns show whether or not that person was loved. This presents us with a need to understand love. The Bible speaks of love in I John 4 beginning in verse 7. It says “Beloved let us love one another for love is of God and everyone that loves is born of God and knoweth God. He that lovest riot, knowest not God for God is love. In this was God’s love manifested toward us, because God sent His oniy begotten Son into the World, that we might live through Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, -but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” The Bible presents God as a loving and caring person that cares totally for the well being of humanity. The Bible also says that God is the Father who made and sustains the universe. A God who loves us so much that He revealed Himself in a very personal way through Jesus Christ. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.” The positive appli cation which is revealed through this verse is that God is Love. So then, our first thought of love evolves from our response to a caring and loving God. Our love toward Him should be based upon His provision. His care and our need to be loved. The Biblical idea is that we love God because He first loved us. ~wheSo^^noTman^^^^^^^s^o^" for him. The big issue that occurs is, do you know that you have been loved by God? Do you recognize it and have you responded to it? Have you asked Him into your life? If you have it is because you understand 4 something of God’s love for you. You were not overpowered by God’s wrath or judge ment, but by His love. We are assured by —faith that there is a God in heaven that loves, forgives and brings us into His family and into a relationship with Him. When we recognize God’s love for us, then we are fully equipped to live a victorious life of faith. Now God tells us to share His love with - Others. Then our lives are to be lived in terms of sharing our lives with others. I have been loVed by God. 1 want you to be loved by the God that loves me. My reason for sharing with you is so God can love you with all of His heart as He does me. In fact, God has already shown His love for the whole world. That is what makes the Gospel so central. 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St., Suite 1193 New York, New York, 10030 (212) 189-1220 t rom Capitol Hul Proposal Outgrowth Of Assasination Investigation? The House Association Committee, which was set up in 1976 had a rocky start, until Representative Louis Stokes of Ohio was made the Chairman in March 1977. Stokes with his dyna mism and sincere hard work, pulled the warring factions together and got the committee to buckle down to the tremendous task of trying to really find out all the extenuating cir cumstances surrounding the murders of President John Kennedy and Dr. -Martin I nlhar Mu There have been outcries that authorization of the Assassination Committee was a great waste of tax payers' money, especially, since Oswald and James Earl Ray are still the only fingered murderers. Yet, the committee stated that its investigation does give rise to the fact that a conspiracy might have been involved. Even though the Assas sination Committee went out of existence two years ago Congressman Stokes and several other members have been using the com mittee findings to propose means for preventing a recurrence of like events. Alfreds L. Madison Fn a recent press con ference the members cited statistics which reveal a -grm need Tor remedies They stated that murders Fiave increased 156 percent from i960 to I960, even ttiough the population in creased only 22 percent. Seventy-nine percent of the American people feel that our present law enforce ment does not discourage criminal activity. Since An drew Jackson was fired at with a pistol in 1835, there have been twelve attacks on Presidents or presiden tial candidates - four Pre sidents assassinated and three of the last si* presi dents have been assassin targets. After studying limita tions which served as inhi bitions in complete satis factory solution or the Kennedy-King murders, coupled with increased crime, the committee is introducing the Violence Control Act of 1982. At present this is only a "study bill" on which hear ings will be held. Title I of the bill codi fies and reforms the law of federally cognizable per sonal violence. Title II of the bill faces the issue of capital punishment and re solves it, not by increasing the level of violence in our society by state sanctioned deaths, but by authorizing a new concept of imprison ment in federal law; life without release only by the President's power. Title II draws on special recom mendations of the commit tee-mandate contingency planning by the Justice Department to deal with assassinations, authoriza tions of federal autopsies and creation of trusts for victims of federally cogniz able violence. Funds for the surviving victims grew out of testimony before the committee which showed that efforts were made to insulate Mrs. Martin Luther King from funds James Earl Ray hoped to realize from the sale of media rights to the facts around Dr. King's assas sination. Because of this revelation several states have sought to discourage profiteering by criminals from sale of their life stories. Title II dramatizes the need growing out of Hinckley's attack on Presi dent Reagan, and his at torneys are trying to get Hinckley off on insanity, for the assassin to be re quired to undergo medical treatment. Title IV requires re gtMrntion nnd licensing of handguns. Stokes stated the reasons opponents of restriction of handguns give: it's against their Con stitutional rights to bear arms, since lawless citi zens feel no obligation to be bound by gun control, the laws will simply disarm those who abide by the law and that laws cannot con trol access to guns, guns don't kill, people do, we do not need more gun laws, but the enacting of long term mandatory penalities for crimes committed with guns, and that the admin istrative requirements for registration would be too cumbersome and incon venient. The Assassination Com mittee’s recommendations are based on problems re vealed in handling the as sassinations. One of these troubling investigative as pects was failure of federal agencies to share and use information, and to bring to bear the array of talents, expertise and legal tools available. The Violence Control Act calls for setting up guidelines, where Fe deral action should be op tional and where states ought to control. Since Pre sidents are provided the vary hest mediral aHf.n. tion, the committee sug gests that in the case of assassination the best au topsy should be used It recommended that foren sic autopsy, in federally cognizable deaths should be performed. Since the FBI had at tempted to discredit Dr. King during his life time, there should be recom mended guidelines to de termine to what degree, should such an agency be immediately involved in the assassination investi gation. Since the committee has shown the impossibility of separating the assassina tion issues from the ques nun oi personal violence, recommendations based on its investigation, if legis lated into law should allay the criticisms about a waste of money on the committee's activities. Parkg And Recreation Win State Awards Charlotte Parks and Re creation Department has received national and state awards during the pecem- _ ber 14 City Council meet ing. These awards wAf given for program ex cellence. The department was one' of four finalists in the cities over 250,000 category for the 1981 Special Recreation Awards program. These awards were announced in October at the National Recreation and Parks As sociation Congress in Min neapolis, Minnesota._
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