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EDITORIALS & COMMENTS Stress Is Color-Blind a survey at 284 Black stu dents at prediminantly white UNC-Charlotte revealed that 70>~^ percent feel financial difficulties were the major cause of stress and coping with racism was a stress issue for 48.1 percent. UNC-Charlotte Counseling Center psychologist Gloria Ed munds, author of the survey, said the results are “relevant to the Black students’ presence at a predominantly white univer sity.” With all due respect to Ms. Edmunds’ effort, our reaction to the survey and its results leaves us with a “ho hum, so what else is new” feeling because Blacks historically have faced twice the level of unemployment as whites and, when employed earn only 59 percent of that of whites. A study released last week based on the 1980 Census confirms our obser vations. The study, prepared by the Joint Center for Political Studies says the wealth of Black fami lies in the United States aver ages about one-third the holding of white families. While Blacks make up 12 percent of the na tion’s households, they have only four percent of the combined wealth of Blacks and whites. The 1979 median income for Black households in the United States was $10,133, and for white households, $17,259. However, the wealth of Black households averaged $24,608 compared to $68,891 for whites, the study said. Thus, the stress arising from the financial difficulties experi enced by the Black students at UNC-Charlotte is simply a cha racteristic part of the broader economic stress Black Ameri cans have historically been' struggling with. Furthermore, the 48.1 per Pursuit Of Excellence The quickest route to self destruction is to allow medio crity to become an acceptable standard. Unfortunately in many respects, far too many Black people seem to have come to that sad state of affairs in this country. Granted, Blacks...have suffered years of oppression... racism....(and) hard times....but nothing...can excuse medio crity,” says The Carolina Times and we strongly agree. Without waiting for Reagan omics to end, without waiting for whites to “give” Blacks any thing Black America needs to end all forms of mediocrity in the home, in child rearing, in money management and the like say The Carolina Times. Furthermore, the 48.1 percent of the UNC-Charlotte Black stu- ' dents who said coping with racism was a source of stress is also a characteristic on a na tional scope. Fifteen years ago the National Advisory Commis sion on Civil Disorder conclud ed that the basic cause of the /rights in our ngtion’s cities was white racism, araciam in some farm and for some people that < lingers on in 1983 Ironically, too, one of the rea sons for which young Blacks attend college is to achieve a level of financial success which hopefully would end much finan cial stress. However, what some might consider the most suc cessful Blacks - executive posi tions in the nation’s major cor porations'- need to be reminded that such executives often are confronted with new stresses as financial stress itself may di minish. Corporate stress - often evi denced by executives encounter ing drug and alcoholic problems, ulcers and heart attacks, and divorce - affects both Black and white executive managers. How ever, many Black upper level executives and some psycholo gists and sociologists agree that Blacks are confronted with stressful conflicts their white counterparts never have to face. Among these stresses are work place alienation, isolation, cul tural-social barriers and getting your white peers to be receptive to your ideas or sharing theirs with you. While there fs certainly no reason to doubt the nature of these stress causing situations, it is, nevertheless, a known fact that the principal cause of ten sion among business executives is personality conflict associated with office politics and compe tition. Significantly, since Jhucjh j of this kind of internal corpor ate conflict grows out of people’s reactions to what they perceive as threats to their security, it is difficult to know the extent of stress in the corporate suite that - is racially motivated as opposed to other motivations for stress. Finally, The Carolina Times offers a plan to break the sur render to mediocrity. It calls for: setting a goal, prepare to achieve the goal, stay in good health, develop drive or a sense of achievement, develop re sourcefulness, and develop per severance. --kept commitments to civil RIGHTS • i 5.THE SUPREME COURT THE SUPREME^J^\ ENDORSED CONGRESS 1 ' SIONAL POWER TORE- u] DRESS RACIAL DIS- S CRIMINATION THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. H.r.riM£s 1 Sixth Miss Wheelchair Pageant Set Dear Sir: . .This is to inform you of tbe Sixth Annual Idas Wheelchair North Carolina Pageant to be held July 16, 1983 in the Charlotte Civic Center at 7 p.m. The pageant, is a pa geant of achievement and accomplishment rather than beauty. A panel of judges representing dif ferent walks of life select the most qualified to repre sent the disabled citizens of North Carolina. She must promote public awareness concerning the rights of disabled individuals to live an active and productive life as possible according to his or her disability. Not only will Miss Wheelchair be chosen from five final ists, but a Miss Achieve ment and Miss Congeniali ty will be chosen. will have 16 contes£nts and will begin July 14 and climax Saturday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Each day will have judging sessions and in formative workshops in the Radisson Plaza Hotel. Thursday evening will be casual get acquainted evening for the contest ants and their companions. Friday evening will be a formal evening with the contestants speaking to the audience as a practice ses sion. Saturday, the 16th, will include a fashion show, judging session and re hearsal. Then the cUifaax will be at 7 p.m. in the Charlotte Civic Center. The Miss Wheelchair North Carolina, Inc. is de dicated to support of the disabled citizens of North Carolina. Each and every part of the weekend, but especially the pageant it self is open to coverage. We will be in touch »g»<n within the next ten days. If you have any questions, please contact us at the telephone number or ad dress below. Please for ward the enclosed P.S.A. to your Public Service De partment. ITiank you for your consideration in these matters and we look for ward to meeting you per sonally. Robin Hefner Executive Director 704-827-8301 Say Brother Scheduled Dear Sir: ..I am extremely pleased to notify you of two spec tacular upcoming events to celebrate the 15th birthday of SAY BROTHER, the Emmy award-winning tele vision series produced by Boston’s WGBH-TV. On Wednesday,' July 20, from 5-8 p.m., a gala birthday partywiU be held in Studio A-WGBH to honor the series--the longest running minority program on the Public Broadcast ing System and second longest-running Black pro gram in the country-whlch premiered on July 14,1968. For the occasion, series producer, Barbara Bar row-Murray, an eleven year SAY BROTHER ve teran, will be Joined by predecessors Topper Carew, Marita Rivero and other past and present pro duction staff. A SAY BRO THER historic overview, live entertainment, local and national luminaries, great food, libation and a sneak preview of special birthday footage (to be included in a U ve broadcast in September) are among party highlights planned. And, to kick-off SAY BROTHER'S 16th anniver sary season, an hour-long tribute, Thursday, Septem ber 29, live from 9-10 p.m., will be broadcast on Chan nel 2 from the Museum of National Center of Afro American Artists and die Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts. Inlaid, between live Interviews and star-stud ded celebratory festivities from the dual-locations will be the special SAY BRO THER birthday footage with a video recap record ed July 20 in Studio A. From various on-location sites, taped segments fea ture former staff member and SAY BROTHER theme composer, Webster Lewis, Robert Guillaume, Carmen McRae and others. Sincerely, Lynn DuVal Publicist =5S5=55WITH SABRINA JOHN8QN— i"".".*.1.'111 3'' oex tducation Home Or School? . .Should sex education be taught at home or in school? This is the education question of the 80s. Many parents and clergyineh women feel that sex education should be explained by parents. Teachers, govern* ment officials and many board members feel if should be a part of the normal curriculum. Who is right? Both! . Sex education begins in the home. Pa rents and relatives demonstrate the distinc* tion between the sexes by the way a young child is treated. A baby sees its mother as a constant caring and loving individual for the first years of its life. Father is presented as the figure who drops in at 6 o’clock each evening to play, discipline and tuck in! However the images, these people called parents sometimes fail to realize a small child becomes aware of its sexuality at ages as early as three or four-with the question where do I come from? Children sense that something unique and special happens between mom and dad when ah is still in the night. And they also begin to ask questions when one or both parents is seen nude. When those things crop up parents often blush, send the child away or freak out at the fact that such a question came from a child’s mouth! But the question stems from innocent curiosity. me question of sex education should begin in the home. Parents should answer the question with short, simple explana tions; detail is not necessary for a child. Role playing by the parents is extremely important - children emulate their parents first and others who spend a substantial amount of time with him. Healthy images of men and women should be presented to the chUd. Since most parents are uncomfortable with explaining the details of intercourse, conception and child birth, authorize the school system to teach the physiology and portions of psychology of feelings: make it mandatory. Teachers are semi-detached from the child in that she or he is only responsible for the child seven hours, ftvfc days a week. This relationship allows thfe teacher to approach the subject mort objectively and without blushing! i*.■■ >, Armed with the formal school education, J the parents can supply the ammunition'. called responsibility, love and commitment. ‘ These areas should be presented by the! parents because the child will welcome this! information from a loved one and to know ’ that these loving people produced him ! through the above-mentioned factors. ! • In essence sexual physiology can be! taught combined with home and school and ! sexual psychology taught by loving, re-! spec ted figures in the home. With the proper ! information at hand - is there a possibility ! that the heed to experiment with sex at: early ages and teenage pregnancies de-! crease or increase? ; THE CHARLOTTE FOOT “THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER’’ Established 1918 Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Co., Inc. 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Madtaon Special To The Poet South Africa’s apartheid - based on the tyrannical doctrine of racial exclusion transcends all human rights. As a necessity for this Administration’s policy change from support of apartheid to a concern for human rights, Repre sentative Stephen Solarz has introduced H.R. 1693, an amendment to the Ex port Administration Act. . Key features of the amend ment are: (1) it establish es a set of legally en forceable fair employment standards for American firms operating in South Africa with more than 20 employees; <2) bans loans by U.S. banks to South African govet-nment, except loans for education al, housing and health facilities open to all Sooth African citizens; (3) im poses a ban on the import ation into the United States of the South African kru gerand or other gold coins offered for sale by South African government. If South Africa demon strates substantial pro gress toward eliminating .apartheid, the President could ask Congress for a waiver of the Solan amendment. There are 330 American corporations operating in South Africa with a total employment of over 100,000 workers, 70 percent of 4 Alfred* whom are Black. Half of theae firms have not signed the Sullivan fair employ ment principles and one third of the 9ullivan sig natories have failed to im plement the codes. ' Joseph Denin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Africa, in stating the Reagan'Admin istration views, strongly opposed H.R. 1S83 His emphasis was on the im portance of our trade with apartheid South Africa as precedence over human rights. Commerce feels that the Solars amendment is umcessary, and unde sirable * the noble U.S. goals win be seriously hindered if the legislation is passed. Denin stated that after consultation with other U.S. government agencies, both here and at our embassy in South Africa, the Administration has concluded that the most effective means for social and economic change in South Africa is by voluntary performance. He said that a mandatory code of conduct for U.S. corporation operating in South Africa, will retard human rights there. Of the 350 U.S. firms invested in South Africa, 250 of them are in the "Fortune 500.” Commerce encourages U.S. invest ments in South Africa.. Denin believes that the corporations that have not become si gna tores of the Sullivan code refused be cause they reject having someone else setting stand ards for them. This testimony by the Commerce Department is the continuing example of President Reagan’s taking a stand for human rights for everyone but Black citizens - rights which he leaves to the voluntary goodwill of whites. William Draper, Chair man and President of Ex port-Import Bank of the U.S., stated that while he supports the desire of the amendment for fair em ployment practices in South Africa, he feels that the provisions could have an impact upon Exlm bank to render financial aid to U.S. suppliers throughout the world. The National Council of Churches of Christ stated that there has been no i m provement in South Afri ca’s apartheid, the Res gan policy of “constructive engagement" supports apartheid, and white minority rule; that U.S. corporate investments strengthen apartheid and make it possible for South Africa to continue its wars in Nambia and against its neighbors. The witness said the story of economic development in South Africa is bound up with foreign capital, tech nology and expertise and that the U.S. investments support all of these. ■ _ Dr. Leon Sullivan, author of the Sullivan Code, said that some Improvement has been made, but there must be mandatory re quirements for full com pliance with the code principles. He said that both a divestment cam paign and legal enforce ment are needed. He urged passage of H R 1083 be cause sr**l a role would set a precedence for other nations. Randall Robinson, Executive Director of Thansafrica, emphatically stated that the Solan amendment should be passed because it prohibit* direct and indirect loans to South Africa. He said fo reign investments and loans enable South Africa to pursue its campaign of domestic and regional in transigence. Regan’s con structive engagement has almost tripled the loans from $1.4 billion in June, 1960 to $3.7 billion in June, 1963. Robinson said "construc tive engagement" policy of this Administration ob serves South Africa’s bombings of Lesotho and Mozanbique continued un abated, invasions of Angola and its $1 billion Namibia War is no closer to an end. He stated that this legis lation must be passed tor prohibition of the sale of the krugerand in this country which provided South Africa revenue far in excess of the $1.1 billion Internation Monetary Fund. It almost doubled the cost of South Africa’s Namibian War and is one of the most lucrative under pinnings of apartheid. The Reagan Administra . tion continues to argue • against legislation that rei strict* investment capital to South Africa. The ar gument states that a ban against bank loan* is g' violation of the "liberal and non-discriminatory trade * philosophy which the U.8J has been at the forefront in advocating.” J U.S. bank loam fuel ' South Africa’s attempt to destabilize entire Southern African region. The gw| that South Africa holds to the head of its neighbors uses bullets paid for by United States loans Pass age of the Solars amend* ment was stnmglt advocate ed as a ' must'’ by the committee’s witnesses for an overthrow of South I Africa’s inhuman span theid. I Scholarship Program •Gary. Ind. R. J. Rey nolds Industries, Inc. con tributed H0.3B0 of a $aoo, 000 scholarship program to train Black college stu dents for careers in Jour nalism. In a speech delivered here at the annual conven tion of the National News paper Publishers Assorts tion, Marshall B. Bass, vice president of R. J. Rey nolds, said the program is an effort to support the Black news media In the United States. “The Black news media*, continue* to play a critirai rote in the United 8Utc, ! Baa* said. "Its ability uj communicate to this na tion's largest minority • group la an important « public service toward pr*, serving and enrithiM the Black commcntt#' ■ -—-T
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