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Editorials & Comments Dr. Charles W. Williams The Angry Young Man! In 1968, black psychiatrists William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs wrote a book called “Black Rage” in which they provided a unique understanding of the anger raging in the American black man’s heart and mind and the extended history of white racism that put it there. Undoubtedly, influenced part ly by the series of cataclysmic events of the early 1960s-riots, assassinations, war atrocities, demonstrations ‘and cult murders-Drs. Grier and Cobb wrote, “...of the things that need knowing, none is more important than that all blacks are angry.” The recent untimely death of prominent physician Charles Warren Williams, the first black doctor to practice at Charlotte Memorial Hospital, was' a sudden reminder of the anger in black AmeriearFrustrated and ~ disappointed with his inhibiting situation in an all black Army ^Unil^injyorld w§r II, led Dr. Williams to become what lie ' called “one of the angry young men” such as referred to by Grier and Cobb. Educated at Fisk University and Meharry Medical College, the late Dr. Williams opened his first Charlotte office in the mid-1950s In the1jia~Bfooklyn area and was on the staff at Good Samaritan Hospital, the all black facility for blacks. It was in part out of a controlled self-directed anger that Dr. Williams applied for acceptance on the surgical staff at Memorial Hospital. To work there, he had to accept a partial membership in the all white N.C. Medical Society, that is, he could attend scientific meetings and seminars but not social functions of the racially segregated group. Dr. Williams’ action angered and alienated many black physi cians toward him because of his alleged acceptance of second class citizenship. However, in directing his anger along con structive lines by putting “better care for my patients” ahead of social issues and even personal or racial pride Dr. Williams demonstrated the true measure of the man that he was. There fore, without fanfare, and in the —face-of strong criticism^ Dr. Williams opened the door at Memorial Hospital for black physicians. —Let us - hope that there are young men and women among us with the vision and courage of their convictions, like Dr. Charles Warren Williams, who will accept the challenge of an unpopular stand and do things that may lead to a time when black Amprimns m*»H nnt ho sn angry. We salute and thank Dr. Williams for his contribution. Kenewed Heme For Long Hot Summer! As warmer months and sum mer vacations approach, we are beginning to hear rumblings about long hot summers which —are interpreted^ jnean mayhem and riots in the streets if our out-of-school youth are not provided with jobs and spending money. Unfortunately, arising out of the ashes of what one author called the “revolutionary six ties,” we have created a sense of rising expectations in our youth that causes them to believe they are entitled to a summer job at good pay and good working con ditions. Furthermore, those of us who like to think that we are responsible adults have fanned these mental fires of expect ation by repeatedly suggesting that unemployment will lead to violence, or as one prominent journalist said recently, we should be fearful of the jobless. Thus if we expect young people to raise hell because they don’t have jobs you can be sure that they will begin to raise hell. Felix Rohatyn, chairman of New York City’s Municipal Assistance Corporation, noted recently in strong terms—the— “growing misery and despair among millions who cannot find work.” he warned that “violence is the handmaiden of despair” and without a quick up-turn in —the economy - the creation 0f jobs - we may indeed have “a very hot summer.” Mr. Rohatyn’s comments and other like them led Neal Pierce of the Washington Post to write, “These are, perhaps, simply the ritualized warnings of inner-city explosions that have been paraded forth, ever since the riots of the ’60s, to catch the attention of an indifferent coun try and to justify more funds for inner-city projects.” As depressing as joblessness is, if the nation has to resort to chaos and a breakdown in the social order before finding quickie bandaid solutions then the nation is in serious trouble. Just think what would happen if the nearly 10 million unemployed people in the nation all decided to riot until they were guaranteed new jobs. America has historically been _ a tend of hope and opportunity without these there will be no America _ SOMETHING BLACKS CAN PC FOR THEMSELVES...REGISTER 15 MILLION BLACKS ARE ELIGIBLE— ; TO VOTE IN THE UNITED STATES _ f PS: i Tony Brown’s Comments I r 1 ■' - . ■ - • I Eoyatty To Blacks E jf Politics — State Senator L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia may be just the modern-day poli tican who has demonstrat ed the kind of political savvy which will free blacks from the clutches of -Texploitation by the Demo cratic Party and benign neglect by the Republi cans. For the first time in modern history a black elected official has single handedly determined the destiny of his party. Much of his clout is due to his awesome support from the. state’s black community, but most of it is derived from his political astute ness. Succinctly, Virginia’s long-exiled Democratic Party wants the seat of retiring United States Sen ator Harry F. Byrd Jr., an Independent. Byrd has • accommodated somewhat by retiring. Blacks in Virginia had already demonstrated, by ending a 16-year Republi can monopoly and putting Charles S. Robb, a Demo crat, in the Governor’s Mansion, that their bloc vote is necessary for the success of either party. As a result, Gov. Robb has been generous to blacks in his appointments. How ever, Gov. Robb and top Democrats designated Owen Pickett, a white accountant lacking in com mitment to black issues, as the party’s candidate against Byrd. Furthermore, at this point a long-festering sore broke open. The powerful network of white Democrat conservatives, long on power and short on insight into a changing set of poli tical realities, took the “hoys” % granted. Not only were the black legislators considered “boys”, but they were ex pected to remain subser vient to their fellow white democrat’s dominance. A. L. Philpott, Speaker of the House of Debates, has heavy-handedly continued to assign his white conserv ative political clones to strategic legislative posts. His reaction to the black rebellion: “I've never had any problems with the boys. They understand the system.” Right under Philpott’s nose, the boys grew into men. And he’s right, they do understand “the system,” so well in fact that the next United States senator from Virginia may be chosen by what Philpott thought were his “boys.” ‘‘My adrenalin’s run ning,” Wilder fumed. As the state’s only black sen ator, his own party had comriDutea to the defeat of two bills he sponsored: the birthday of Martin Luther King as a state holiday and prohibiting state tax deduc tions for donations to se gregationist schools. Neither was Wilder good enough for his fellow Democrats to invite him to Richmond’s lilly-white Commonwealth Club. The fact that there is absolutely no difference between white democrats and white Republicans has, as in this case, made it self abundantly clear. What was not clear was what were blacks in Vir ginia going to do about it. The state’s only black senator had the answer. He threatened to run for the U.S. Senate, drain off the white Democrat’s black votes and thereby deprive his racist counterparts of a possible victory. He’s out, he announced, to destroy what he calls “the magnolia mentality.” He’s also destroyed any chance of Gov. Robb’s de signee for the U.S. Senate. A three-way race “will -ruin him (Pickett), but It will underline how the Democratic Party in the legislature has been per fectly content to remain utterly insensitive to black issues,” Wilder said, in what turned out to be a statement of prophecy. No one doubted Wilder’s strong commitment to black people, but his close association with Gov. Robb, a political asset, caused some to wonder which way he would go. Senator Wilder engineer ed a “package” deal which forced Pickett to withdraw from the race for the U.S. Senate and made his stay ing out of the race and any new Democrat’s candidacy contingent on his approval and a sensitivity to black issues. By demonstrating that loyalty to black people is the best politics possible for a black elected offi cial, Wilder has given blacks across the nation a modern-day road map for political service and sur vival. Our only black Virginia senator has also lived up to the sign on his office wall: “I don’t get mad-I get even.” "Tony Brown’s Journal,” the television series, can be seen on public television Sundays at 2:30 p.m. on Channel 30. It can also be seen on Channel 42, Satur day, 8 p.m. and on Channel 58 on Sundays and Tues days at 0 and 7:30 p.m. respectively. =g‘ By Rev. Johg Perking i *1 sTkrl i— Walk ' ' Your.. Rev. Perkins ' WelfareMeatalky__ Today’s black leaders seem to be care lessly imposing a welfare mentality upon our people. If we reserve this kind of leadership, use our past as a source of determination and motivation, we would get some positive results. We wouldn’t allow the past to effect us in a negative way so that we couldn’t take responsibility for the present, or the future. It is my belief that we are allowing our v| past to effect us so negatively that we are falling into the trap that has been laid for us. This trap is to feel helpless! It has been historically acceptable to expect someone -ftl.se to tell us what to do. However, our leadership must build within Tts barriers — character, motivation and stimulation to educate people about the problems, and make them realize that the solution is available to them as individuals. Out of this education, people will begin to take responsibilityTor themselves. Leaders who educate and are educated will emerge from this condi tionwith understanding ancL then begin to formulate jmd stimulate the people to be responsible and creative. These leaders will pull the people from this condition. This is the kind of leadership that we need todav. The model that I am using -is the model o£ Jesus Christ, according to John, Chapter 5, when Jesus arrives at the pool of Bethesda. Jesus wants the people to become indi vidually responsible and to organize this individual energy into a collective response. Out of this, development can take place. Jesus comes by the pool. He sees the multitude of people. He sees the individual at the pool. That one individual there who was sick, dependent and psychologically damaged believed that other people must do everything for him. But Jesus told him to be responsible for himself. Verse 9 says; “and immediately the man was made well and took up his bed and walked, and that same day was the sabbath.” The sabbath is symbolic of God’s creation. It is also symbolic of God’s love for us. The sabbath is not only for our worship, it is also for those who are hurting in our society . - Jesus is revealing here that he works on the sabbath. The greatest thing that we can do on the sabbath is to worship God. However, before we can worship God, we must respond to God’s word. Then we can worship God in a way that shows a concern for those who are aching and damaged in our society. Federal Social Programs I believe as federal social programs are cut the church must respond by reaching out to society’s poor and oppressed. Chist intended the church to overcome selfishness and racial prejudice and reach out in love to the disenfranchised. Our poor communities are becoming crime dens. We are allowing our young people to be thieves, murderers, dope addicts and pimps. The problem calls for collective action. No longer can we afford to concern ourselves with our own little church while so many are in need of moral and spiritual help. God is giving us, the church in Jackson, the opportunity to reach out in love and compassion. —---: THE CHARLOTTE POST Second Class Postage No. 965500 “THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER” Established 1918 Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Co., Inc. Subscription Rate $15.60 Per Year Send All 3579’s To: 1524 West Blvd., Charlotte, N.C.28208 Telephone (704-376-0496 Bill Johnson— Bernard Reeves Fran Farrer Dannette Gaither —editor. Publisher General Manager Advertising Director Office Manager second Class Postage No. 965500 Paid At Charlotte, North Carolina Undor the ActofMarch 3,1878 Member, National Newspaper mmmmm_—JPubllshei^Associatloi^ ^ North Carolina BlachPublishers Association Deadllneforalhiew^op^lin'd photos' Is 5 p.m. Monday. All photos and copy submitted become the property of The Post _ and will not be returned. National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers. Inc. 2400 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago. III. 00010 ( olumct 5-0200 45 W. 45th ST.. Sait* I4»3 New York. New York IM3« (212) 489-1220 From Capitol HU Administration Treats Haitians Worse Than Animnla? /Vlireda L,. Madison Special To The Post The National Emergency Coalition for Haitian Re fugees is composed of 23 diversified groups. They are Catholics, Protestants, Jewsj Civil Rights organ izations, lawyers, labor unions and many others, with applications awaiting approval from M other organizations. This coali tion held a press confer ence trr whtch they af firmed their commitment to the historic refuge and freedom which those facing persecution in their home lands have found here in the United States. The coalition is gravely concerned about the treat nent that Haitian aliens receive from this Admin istration. The long term incarceration in federal prisons and converted mili tary camps and the govern ment’s interdiction policy violate this nation’s fun damental principles. Hai tians are denied the due process rights. The coali tion stated that these In justices must be stopped now. Bishop Bevilacqua of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the coa ( Alffnli L. Madison lition president stated that the group was formed March 2, 1962, because of the moral outrage over the inhumane detention of 2,500 Haitian asylum seekers in our country He stated that history has shown that lack of respect for the law with regard to immigrants and refugees often leads to lack of respect by our govern ment of the rights of its own citizens. Bayard Kustin, said he recalls the time when Jews reached Rikers Island, years ago, the cry was "go back where you came from" and we are saying the same things today to the Haitians He stated that he visited this country's Japanese concentration camps but that they were a haven compared to Haitian camps. The panel deplored the camps where the Haitians are kept without any op portunity for outdoor exer cise. Men are victims of gynecomastia, which is an abnormal swelling of the breast that is very painful. It is thought that diet is a contributing factor to the disease. Despite these con ditions, not only has the government falletf-tD-pnr vide a doctor for these refugees, but it forbids voluntary doctors to enter the camps. It was ex pressed that this inhumane treatment is done with the hope of deterring Haitians from seeking refuge in this country. The government separates mothers from their children and hus bands from wives, stating that these are only common-law unions, which is a custom in their country. There is no com mon-law separation of United States' citizens, by our government. Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, stated that he saw a family of boat people approach the Florida shore, when our Coast Guard turned them r back, the boat capsized and all were drowned. This was reported to the Immigra tion Department and they accepted it as just a matter of fact. It was hard for reporters and panelists to hold back their tears when Michael Hooper of the Lawyers Committee for Internation al Human Rights and Church World Service, read a letter from Haitian women in the West Virginia camp. 1 he lettei UMofthe poor food, beatings, illness es that get no medical at tention, the prison guards tell the Haitians that doc tors and medicine are denied them because Immigration Services will not pay for them Some members of their prison were persuaded to volun tarily return to Haiti. However, if these refugees did return, their families have not heard of them since they left the West Virginia Camp. The letter also related how some pri soners have tried to com mit suicide. Sentiment was that these incarcerated Haitians are so trauma tized that they are looking forward to death. Church organizations have requested release of all of these Haitians, stating that they will find placement for them, while they are waiting for de termination of their cases. The government's reply is that they may not report for the hearings However, panelists said that in the case where release has been granted there has been 100 percent court appearances. No other re fugees are incarcerated in this country, who don't have a prior criminal record, while awaiting determination, but Haitians. In New York a federal judge decided that the Haitians, since not having any criminal IfSgOHt must be released. The federal government immediately appealed the decision and the refugees still remain imprisoned. It was empha sized that it would take Attorney-General Smith less than five minutes t* sign a paper saying parol* the Haitian aliens. Rabta Tanenbaum said an appeals to the AttoiW General have met with negativism. f The Rabbi said that § ----J > IF Presdient Keagan called the nation’s attention to the Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany, the break down of the whole issue of moral ity. The Rabbi said the holocaust was the result of a small beginning of the German government show ing a lack of human con cern for a particular group Then it later mushroomed into the holocaust He said t that the U.S. government's treatment of Haitians has a close similarity to Nazi Germany's treatment ot the Jews. Mr. Reagan sak that he hopes no nation a government will ever again destroy human moral St ation. Yet, that is just wha’ the Administration is doing to the Haitians._ Tax Laws Our tax laws say ike individual must prove his returns are correct. So play it safe and hold on to those copies of returns and all supporting information.
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