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editorials ► & comments The Black Family Crisis In the 19606, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then a Harvard Uni versity sociologist, wrote that the American Black family was in a state of disarray and near total collapse as a result “be nign neglect.” Many Black civil rights, political and educational leaders took strong exception to Dr. Moynihan’s viewpoint and alleged that he was a racist. . Moynihan said Black people ; were brought to America With ; little useful skills, no strong community of free Blacks to greet and aid them and their strong family institutional ties were severely impaired by in stitutionalized slavery. Black people then had an unfortunate introduction to America, unlike that of any other immigrant group, an introduction that has had a devastating impact upon the values, habits, beliefs and social patterns of too many Black Americans. There were and are today too few two-parent Black families, too' few foster homes for Black youth, too few married mothers, too few employed fathers, too few youth motivated to graduate from high school, too few Black . role models for youth to ad mire, and too few with values beliefs and commitment to a self-fulfilling, productive life. In an essay from “A Policy Framework for Racial Justice,” a statement by 30 Black scholars and civil rights leaders, much of what Dr. Moynihan was criti cized for 20 years ago has been confirmed. However, consider j; ing the civil rights legislation that has been passed in these same 20 years it would appear that many Black citizens are considerably worse off. Special Crisis Eleanor H. Horton, chairperson of the U.S. Equal Employ ployment Opportunity Commis sion from 1977 to 1981, mounting “economic and social pressures, feeding on the long-standing efforts of racism, have produced a special crisis for the Black family in America.” Ms. Horton, a law professor at Georgetown University, the cumulative effect of racism is in the rise in Black female-headed hoursholds and accompanying poverty, high rate of illegitimate births, and massive unemploy ment among Black males and youth. Ironically, too, it has been government policy on one hand and the lack of policy on the other hand that has created and tends to perpetuate the demise of' the Black family. Out of date policies for Aid to Families with Dependent Child ren (AFDC); inadequate induce ments in the educational and economic systems to motivate Black youth to want tq study hard for available economic re wards, that is, jobs and hopes for advancement; and weaknesses in affirmative action programs have denied Black males and "Black female household heads job opportunities even when they are adequately trained. The clearest evidence of the failure erf government policy in these areas and the lack of any sense of a moral commitment by the private sector is seen in the persistent joblessness of 20.6 Emotional Factor percent for Black adults and 48.2 percent for Black youth while the overal national joblessness is only 10.1 percent ; ova* half of all Black baby births are to unwed mothers; and the accompanying sense of hopelessness that these conditions create. - __ These Conditions create high levels of stress in the home, stress which psychologists now say shows up in the classroom. A recent study of over 4,000 child ren appears to show clearly that youth under stress suffer major declines in IQ scores. “Stress influences IQ test performance,” the researchers report. Given the conditions we have briefly , described about the crisis in too many Black families, it is obvious that stress is an ongoing emotional facto* in many Black homes and helps to explain why so many Black youth do poorly in a traditional educational en vironment. Undoubtedly, if Black families are to halt this assault on the foundations of Black America, they cannot simply wait on go vernment to solve all their pro blems. New laws and new go vernment policies can and will help, but Black citizens must, through their own inner self commitment to values and beliefs with an “I can, I will” philosophy, must be the beginni to ending the Black family crisis. An “I can, I will” philosophy means a belief that no matter what the odds I can overcome the obstacles and get oh the road to success. Anyone can quit, anyone can let racism destroy them, anyone can surrender to poverty, anyone can blame so ciety for their problems. ;r t$ upromfo mpose owe*—Mm If P' ARE WE GOING TO SIT AND LET BLACK COM MUNITIES CRUMBLE AROUND US? GRASS ROOTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, MUST EMERGE,TO FORGE A UNITED EFFORT AGAINST CRIME, NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING, SLIGHT AND DECAY. ■ ■: y :' * -‘V • V* Post Article Inaccurate Dear Editors: Your issue of The Past dated Thursday, July 7, 1963 contained an article with a few inaccurate statements concerning The Christian Fellowship Soft ball League. First, a little background information. The Christian Fellowship Softball League was organised several years ago for the purpose of these churches fellow shipping one with the other through sports. This year the League is comprised of U churches. Each church has a men's and ladies’ team, with the exception of two churches, which only have a men’s team. The League this year was divided into two divisions since we grew from 10 to U churches. Our Northern Di vision indudes Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church, Faith Memorial Baptist Church, Catawba United Presbyterian, Gethsemane Baptist Church of David son, N.C., Morning Star Baptist and Salem Baptist Churches. The Southern Division churches are: St. Luke Baptist, Pleasant Hill Bap tist, Gethsemane Baptist, Antioch Baptist, Mt. Car md Baptist and St. Paul Baptist Churches. The Commissioner of the League is the Rev. Larry Hill who is also pastor of Catawba United Presbyte rian. We have an executive committee this year to ar bitrate grievances. Those members include Mr. Willie Caldwell of Pleasant Hill; Mrs. Odessa Moultry of Mt. Olive; and Mr. Jo seph Wright of St. Paul. For the past three years a floating sportsmanship trophy has been awarded to the church with the most outstanding sportsmanship of the League. The coaches vote for the church whom they feel has exemplified the most sportsmanship. Past winners of this award are Mt. Carmel, St. Paul and Antioch Baptist Churches. The items in question in the article are "Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Pan thers am defeating the-' Christian Fellowship Soft ball League," and their standings in relation to the other teams. Northern Division stand ings when that article was printed for the three top teams were as follows: Men’s team: No. 1 Catawba, 11-0; tied No. 2 Mt. Olive, 9-2; tied No. 2 Gethsemane, Davidson, 9-2. Ladies’ team: No. 1-Mt. Olive, 10-1; No. 2-Faith, M; and No. 3-Catawha, 90. Southern Division stand ings were: Men’s team: No. 1-St. Luke, 9-3; tied No. 1-Plea sant Hill, 8-3; and No. 3-St.. Paul, 7-4. Ladies team: No. l-St. Luke, 10-1; No. 2-St. Paul, 8-3; and No. 3-Pleasant Hill, 7-4. As one can see, Pleasant Hill's men are tied for first place in the Southern Di vision, but tied for fourth place overall. The ladies are in third place in the Southern Di vision and falls to sixth place overall. This is not a tactic to smear Pleasant Hill Bap tist Church. Only a rebuttal made to defend the posi tions of the other teams, which are ahead of Plea sant Hill. Pleasant Hill has two very good teams, both of fensively and defensively and I hope they make it to the playoffs at the end of the season which has been rescheduled to end July 23 and due to games being postponed because of in clement weather. I wish God speed to all teams) Sincerely, Nellie Jackson, Secretary, CF8BL Letters Welcome Do you have something to say? Then do so for everyone to read. Hie ' Charlotte Post, the only other voice in town, wel comes all letters on various subjects. THE CHARLOTTE POST “THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER” Established 1918 Published Every Thursday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Co., Inc.. 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Madison 8pecUl To The Post The possibility of a Black presidential candidate has certainly stirred up what one could call a “hornet’s nest." Some are saying it is an unwise venture, some that it is a ploy to get Blacks registered and voting, and others fed tt is to let Republicans know that Blacks cannot be writ ten off and Democrats can’t take them for grant ed. It is highly probable that a Black person doesn’t have very much of a chance to become Pred dent, at this time. Yet, Americans must realise that Blacks will not re main quiet, and fad that the highest positions in the land are not for them. Then, too, considering the deteriorating economic conditions of the United States, where the average citizen, inspite of the heralded recovery, is find ing retail prices, utilities, health care and housing costa are soaring. The tax cuts that Mr. Reagan em phasizes are only for the rich. Fed tax cute only cause state and local go vernments to raise taxes for necessary goods and So as Jesse Jackson says, a Black running for President will not be a President for Blacks, but one for all people. F.upe daily the poor, handi capped, women, all minor ities and middle income U Alfred* L. Madison people who are really bear ing the economic burden Black citizens take on new responsibilities, be cause their problems are many and they are shared by Asians, Native Ameri cana, Hispanics, men, wo men, children - young and old. The platform embodies the hopes and aspirations of all these roups. Unemployment crisis is moat severe among minor ities. The government must create jobs; especially since there Is a greeat need for goods and services. It must implement man power skills and a policy which targets training and retraining for technologic al skills. The monetary and tax policy should keep in flation lew while still pro viding vigorous economic growth and full employ ment. There is a need for tax reform to enhance re venues and non-productive tax give-aways that reward the wealthy. The platform stated that the federal government has a legitimate role to play in education. Budget cuts must be restored for the Title I programs, education for the handicapped, Pell grants and other higher education financial aid. In creased federal aid for the 102 Black colleges. Blacks also feel that parents, state and local officials also have an education role. Black citizens call for a strong reaffirmed civil rights enforcement of the laws. There is a need for both a voluntary and court ordered affirmative action programs. The group wss highly cognisant of the Reagan Administration’s effort to leave all affirm ative action to the good will of whites. Strong emphases are placed on rescinding regulations that subvert civil rights laws, funding must be restored to vital civil rights agencies and units. The platform really calk for William Bradford Reynold’s resignation, whan It states that civil rights; should be led by persons who believe in the laws they are charged to enforce. Title Vm - Pair Housing Act must be strengthened •nd Legal Service Torpors tk» has to be retained at full funding The federal budget must have human needs as its tint priority and exces sive defense spending should be reduced. The platform also calls f for an urban policy with increased funding for so cial services and infra structure repairs. It states that cuts in subsidized housing result in housing shortage, increased rent and in some Instances non available housing. There must be improved criminal Justice system in the inner cities; less police brutality and innovative alternatives to incarceration where appropriate. Black leader* are greatly concerned about the lose of Black-owned farms. While there were one million Black farms in 1990, they will be almost non-existent by the end of the next decade. There is a call for the Agriculture Depart ment to increase the num ber and amount of loans and technical assistance to Black farmers, increased civil rights enforcement of minority employment with in the Department and the agency must set up inte grated community councils which set PmHA loan po licies The platform’s "New' Realism’’ signals awaken ing of the Black vote. The 1M4 election and a long time policy must be given strong consideration. It re cognizes the maturation of Black and minority dd sens. They must compete for full parddpadon and a valid place In the social system at a status other than the bottom. « v* ?■ < Zfm. * r* !WITH SABRINA JOHNSON= Sabrina Trends Of The Past Flexitime, permanent part-time employ ment and job sharing, and compressed work weeks are forcing many employers to take a fresh, new look at the nine to five day and the five day week. Employees are demanding such changes in work time due to social factors such as single parenting, the desire of older workers to reduce their hours while continuing to work and an increased preference for leisure time. Personal time is a growing phenomenon for many employees. In 1978 a Louis Harris poll showed that 30-40 million employees would accept up to 10 percent reduction in pay if the reduction in working hours were equivalent. The bureau of labor statistics’ report for. 1980.states that 7.6 million people were on. flexitime, 1.8 million worked short, comw! pressed weeks and 12.5 million worked voluntary part-time. This trend in work scheduling costs very little to implement and demands no major changes in organiza tion methods or its technology - but it can help increase America’s productivity by having an employee work during his peak time and not burning him out. FlexiGme has four subtitles: Flexitour (employees choose starting and quitting times and stick to that schedule); Gliding Time (starting and quitting times vary, eight hours must be worked); Variable Day (employees must work a given number of hours for each week); and Maxiflex (em ployees vary daily hours but do not have to be present for all core hours). These variations in flexitime have proved sue- ■ cessful in the finance and insurance busi ness, and the federal government but are still in the experimental stage on the blue • collar level. If designed properly all forms.' of flexitime caivbe used effectively in white ■ and blue collar jobs. It also may allow the - employee to work more efficiently and* effectively in allowing him to work during his peak performance hours - thus fuk filling some psychological needs. . As far as permanent part-time employ-: • ment is concerned, older employees pre£; fer part-time wojpk.to full retirement and single parents would also prefer this form of; job sharing. Permanent part-time employ^ ment' allows the career minded single: parent or aspiring professional to fulfill the career urge and the social commitment; made prior to employment (children an^ education). “ Compressed work weeks allow the em ployee to choose and plan his work and; leisure time. He may choose to work four 10-hour days, three 12-hour days or four and one half days. This may help decrease the idea of drudgery in the work place. All of these new methods of scheduling • work time may enable parents to spend; more time parenting, young people the ; opportunity to pursue other interests and older people to continue working longer.; The drudgery of working eight hours each ; day may change into working and doing an; effective job. These methods also leave: room for white and blue collar workers to work at peaks rather than valleys (some: people work better in the afternoon, morn-: ing or evenings). Possibly tossing out those time clocks and:■ modifying the work day could result In decreased unemployment. According to the: March-April 1963 edition of The Harvard ! Business Review, if 20 million people would ; give up 10 percent of their work time, then l two million full-time jobs would be created;* that would mean two million unemployed American workers would find work. This may be an answer to the unemployment situation - but can it happen? > For July 19-22 Concert Schedule Nobody tikes to be cooped up Inside all day during the glorious sum mer weather Charlotte has been enjoying lately, so hot or not, hundreds of Up town workers are flocking to the midday Brown Bag Concerts. Held Tuaeday through Friday at three office plazas, the free con certs are sponsored by the plaza managements and the Central Charlotte As sociation, a division of the Greater Charlotte Cham ber of Commerce. The schedule for July lb-31 la as follows: Tuesday, July 13, frtrst Union Plata-Gootman Sauerkraut Band, the brainchild of Charlotte's Jerry Goodman, which plays German beer drink ing, “oompah"-style musk. Wednesday, July 30, NCNB Plaza - Treva Spon tane and the Graflaja Raleigh-baaed group wtgft specializes in modem roc* music. Thursday, July 21, CharioRePfaita - Carolina is Biil Uwiag. a teacher at Davidson College. Friday, July 22, First Union Plaza, Charlotte’s own atasrjug Williams and the Zodiac*: one of the region’s most popular beach rhythm and MW bands —----—-—4 JL - . i. •« V I
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