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Remember the song that says "Happy
days are here again!”? Well, hopefully
- sunny days are here to stay. Certainly
father and son, Alexander and Lennie
Wylie Sanders, enjoy the sunshine.. fun
weather to hit the lawn with various sport
activities
Unemployment Compensation
Benefits To Be Extended ?
Congressman Harold
Ford (D-Tenn.) Monday
introduced legislation to
provide an additional 13
weeks of unemployment
compensation for7 jobless
workers.
The Congressman s an
nouncement comes four
days after the Department
March unemployment rate
hit the post World War II
peak of nine percent.
“The recession is deeper
and has lasted longer than
anyone ever anticipated,”
said Ford, chairman of the
Public Assistance and Un
employment Compensation
Subcommittee of the Ways
and Means Committee.
‘‘While the Administra
tion continues to promise
that better days are just
around the corner,- such
promises cannot pay food
bills or mortgages. The
workers who continue to
suffer are in desperate
lation will provide.”
Current law provides a
maximum of 39 weeks of
unemployment compensa
tion - regular state bene
fits, which are generally 26
weeks and 13 weeks of
federal-state extended
benefits available in states
N.Y, Coalition Gives
Support To Mass March
The March 23rd Coalition
to Roll Back Reaganism,
initiated by the All Peoples
Congress, which organized
the massive New York
anti-Reagan protest of
30,000 people, announced
last week that it has voted
to join the more than 800 or
ganizations in 42 states in
building for the "National
Days of Resistance-Roll
Back Reaganism Week,"
April 24 to May 2.
This week of national
actions against the Reagan
program of cutbacks,
racism and war will cul
minate in a national march
I on Washington, Including
Anti-Hunger Caravans, to
surround the White House,
on Saturday. May 1. For
further information write
the All Peoples Congress,
19 W. 21 Street, FT. Y, N. Y.
20020, (212) 741-0633.
"rtie March 23rd demon
stration against Reagan in
New York was according to
the New York Daily News
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"the largest protest he has
faced” a black newspaper,
the Amsterdam News said
it was the largest demon
stration of its kind "since
the late Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. led a huge anti
Vietnam war protest that
helped bring down Presi
dent Lyndon Johnson," in
the late 1960’s. The demon
stration, which stopped all
traffic on the Avenue of the
Americas and crowds
jammed the streets from
52nd to 56th Streets and
from 5th and 7th Avenues,
had the support of over 80
organizations representing
labor, social, community
and religious constituen
-ottr
Speakers at the rally held
just outside the Hilton
Hotel where Reagan was,
attacked the program of
cutbacks, the U S. role in
El Salvador, Southern
Africa, and the Middle
East as well as the huge
Pentagon budget and the
threat of nuclear war by
the U.S. In addition protest
was directed against Rea
gans attacks on civil rights
the rights of women and
lesbian and gay people as
well as seniors and the
disabled. Students and
draft age youth were also
represented as were wel
fare recipients and tenant
groups.
Benefit Auction
The second Charlotte
Board of Realtors (CBR)
Auction to benefit the ACS
will be May 21 at the
Merchandise Mart. *
with high unemployment.
The Ford legislation will
provide qualified persons
additional weeks of bene
fits equal to one-half the
number of weeks of state
benefits they are entitled to
received.
However, no one could
receive more than 13 addi
tional weeks of benefits or
a total of 52 weeks of
benefits (26 weeks of regu
lar state benefits, 13 weeks
of federal-state extended
benefits, 13 weeks of ad
ditional benefits under the
Ford bill). The benefits
provided by the legislation
would be payable under the
same "triggers” used for
the federal-state extended
benefits program.
The program I am
proposing is limited in
scope and is designed to
address a clear cut emer
gency,” said Ford “When
the economy does begin to
recover, local industries
are going to need their
trained workforce back on
the job.”
For Black Students
Successful Fund-Raising Event
Makes Tomorrow Much Brighter
By Loretta Manago
Post Staff Writer
The biggest single event
af the United Negro College
Fund is the annual tele
thon. This year was per
haps the most successful
fundraising event the Char
lotte area has experienced.
Monies raised during the
event was $99.187 27, and
because df this more
tomorrows will be brighter
for thousands of students
who depend on some type
of financial assistance to
attend college.
what is involved in a
project of this caliber, ul
timately and unquestimuf
bly is people, people who
care and are committed to
a cause. That includes
people working from
behind the scenes, in the
forefront of the project,
donators and anyone else
who lifts a hand towards
the success of the project
Because of the amount of
dedication and concern
that was poured into the
1982-83 United Nearo
College Fund telethon it
was an overwhelming
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Development director
success.
Two of those people
were Samuel Kornegay.
director of development
service at JCSU and At
torney Mamite Shuford,
chairperson of the United
Negro College Fund tele
thon
It was Kornegay's job to
coordinate the UNCF ef
fort for Johnson C. Smith
University and to select the
right people for the various
Attorney Mamite Rhuford
...Telethon chairperson
committees
Once this task was com
pleted Ms Shuford took
charge Work for these de
dicated persons began in
December
According to Ms Shu
ford, "We had more time to
concentrate on getting
money rather than the
technical problems of con
ducting a telethon."
"We tried to emphasize
to people what the effect of
loans, work-study and
grants that were being cut
due to Reagan's economic
plan would do to aspiring
college students.” asserted
Attorney Shufocd.
"Before we had even
gone on air we had raised
*i0.ooo for JCSU." com
mented Ms Shuford
l-ast year Ms Shuford
worked in the UNCF te
lethon as a telephone
operator This year when
she was asked to serve as
chairman. Ms Shuford
stated, "I was honored to
be asked to help young
people get the opportunity
to get an education."
Although not a graduate
of a UNCF school. Ms
Shuford is closely linked to
JCSU where her father
graduated, to Barber
Scotia College where her
mother graduated and to
Livingstone College where
she attended college choir
competition
Ms Shuford is a grad
uate of F.arlham Univers
ity in Richmond. Indiana
See FUND on page 12 4
Noted Black Scholar Says
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Budget Cuts Increase
Separation Of Blacks?
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Jackson
Leaving
PUSH?
Special To The Post
In an exclusive interview
in the Chicago Daily
Defender. Operation PUSH
leader Jesse Jackson re
down from the PUSH
presidency "within the
next three to five years in
order to devote more time
to writing, my church and
my family. , •
have been under a
great deal of public~pres
sure for the past 20 years."
he said. "My spirit is great,
but it's time to step down."
And who does he thinx
could successfully step into
his charismatic shoes?
"We have many black,
talented men who could
assume my role," he
answered, "but they would
assume it their wav. Their
style would be different but
the substance would be the
same.”
Reflecting on the need
for black unity, Jackson
said. "We need each other
more today than ever
before. Class variations
among blacks are decep
tive; it gives the-impres
sion that we are indepen
dent of each other
■“We have the light
skinned class, the fratern
ity class, the advanced
degree and straight-hair
classes. But whether you
have a Ph D. or no degree,
whether you work or are on
welfare, all blacks got out
of slavery on the same
day.”
APPEALING CRYSTAL MOBLEY
-:.. UNCC sociology major -
Intriguing Crystal Mobley
Is Beauty Of The Week
By Teresa Burns
Post Managing Kditor
Like the shimmering
beauty of the sun rays ..
like the subtle elegance of
an orchid, our beauty,
Crystal Mobley, sets off an
illuminating substance of
glamour
Appeal, however, is only
a portion of our beauty's
charm “I'm not a quitter
Whatever I do I give it my
all and I try to do my best J
believe in never giving up
and I never stop trying."
she commented
Her endurance has led to
her being crowned Miss
Alpha Phi Alpha on the
University of North Carol
ina at Charlotte's campus.
After that competition she
won the "Miss Black and
Gold" state competition
At the Regional South
eastern pageant for Miss
Alpha Phi Alpha Ms
Mobley placed as first
runner-up.
Ms Mobley also partici
paled in the "Miss 49cr"
pageant and won first
runner-up
These are just endeavors
Ms. Mobley enjoyed par
ticipating in They sharpen
her awareness plus her
modeling skills are put into
practice
But her ambition is to
complete her B S degree
at UNC-Charlotte Now in
her junior year she is
studying Sociology in
Social Work
"I plan to complete my
B S then work in a social
agency for about two
years Then t would like to
attend Atlanta University
and study for my Master's
in Social Work My goal is
to become a medical or
corporate social worker."
"This is'a service type of
work," Ms Mobley con
tinued "I felt a need to
help my community and to
help others less fortunate'
than myself."
For that same reason of
unselfishness Ms Mobley
most admires her father.
Robert W Mobley, a ser
geant with the police de
partment
"He is a a very good and
righteous person I admire
him for his courageous
work He puts his life on the
line everyday and it takes a
certain type of person to do
this work," she stated
Ms Mobley has a
brother, Anthony, and the
family attends Mt. Zion
AME Zion Curch in Fort
Mill. S C
She is a member of the
Social Work Club and re
presents the Cosmetolo
gists Chapter Number 4 in
various fashion shows She
is sponsored by Betty
Alsbrooks. ,
See MOBLEY on Page •
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Solid
Benefits Of
Special To The Post
In editorial remarks, a
noted black scholar. I)r
Jacquelyne Johnson Jack
son. commented upon an
—unfortunate spin-off of the
civil rights movement of
the 50s and 60s 'The
Black Scholar. Januarv
February 19H2 ’ not only
did it hasten black-white
separation as indicated in
the well known Kener
Commission Report, but it
increased economic and
social distances among
blacks as a group
Differences among
blacks themselves in terms
of basic living conditions
were often obscured by
more federal subsidies
couched in ' dignified Ian
guage” but. in fact,
amounting to glorified wel
food, income, medical
care, housing, child care
and employment created
illusions of black progress
Missing from the c ondition
of the lives of most blacks
was the solid benefits of
jobs that offered opportun
ities for secure invest
ments from generation to
generation
this lack of financial
security among blacks be
gins in childhood and
extends through the golden
years It is-deeply rooted in
the emphasis upon the now
and the immediate future
to the neglect of sound
planning for a lifetime of
well being The urgency of
survival caused by pro
posed federal cuts in social
programs forces blacks
and almost everyone to
worry about today's need
for food, clothing, shelter,
medical care and trans
portation Yet. without
basic social policy changes
and attention to the future
of the group, a large
segment of the black popu
lation can <>nly anticipate
more isolation from the
mainstream of all racial
groups and from the
achievers in its own group
Major causes of lh« isola
tion experience by blacks
in both urban and rural
areas as poverty and
racism The stubborn and
often elusive nature of
racism makes it difficult to
eradicate in the foresee
able future
Poverty, however, can be
addressed in four import- ~
ant ways: education (quan
tity and quality); skill
development appropriate
to the technological
demands of a post-in
dustrial society; employ
ment in jobs that offer
liberal fringe benefits, and
participatidn in an indivi
dual retirement account
(IRA) which allows inter
est to accrue on tax-free
deposits
The recommendation of
social insurance is of critic
al importance because it is
a profitable alternative to
See Budget on page 11,