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editorials & comments “Think Black,” Not Minority! Rewritten From The Michigan Chronicle The quick-witted, sharp tongued Tony Brown addressed the Phylon Society (or organ ization of Black Faculty at Wayne State University) on Oc tober 23. Brown, journalist and executive producer of Tony Brown’s Journal, focused his re marks upon the need for blacks to see value in their own culture. He urged blacks to view African culture as an inclining, rather than declining factor in their quests for success. Elaborating further on black ness as an inclining factor, Brown charged the black au dience to stop immediately the dysfunctional practice of identi fying themselves as “minority.” Minority, he allowed, meant that a person could never be higher than 49 on a scale of 100, regardless of the -size of his or her group membership. The im portant point, he went on to say, was “not what they call us, but what we answer to.” lne speaker was powerful in his analysis of the negative ef fects of blacks perceiving themselves as members of a minority group. On the educa tional front, lack of attention to the influence of black culture has bred ignorance of black history and its scholarly value. Recent media reports of the continuing struggle of blacks for equal rights to perform heart and brain surgeries spotlighted efforts to label blacks as in capable of certain delicate ope rations. These surgeries, now sources of high income to sur geons, had been declared off limits for “minorities” for such reasons as “inadequate” train ing and limited experiences in the field. „ Black Surgeons j; Black surgeons who viewed themselveS^ as competent blacks rather than emerging minor ities, refused' to accept limit ations ascribed to them by those who would control the economics of the profession. They know of life and work of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a black who per formed the first open heart surgery in the U.S. Now as : by-pass operations have become common procedures for extend ing the lives of heart patients, they were determined to get their fair share. Being black instead of minor ity is also a major issue in the business world. Tony Brown I cited as examples the large num ber of businesses operated by the new immigrants (Koreans, Viet namese, etc.) in Harlem. In stead .of..‘‘buying black,” blacks along 125th St. in New York are spending their money to en hance other cultures. In so doing, their businesses literally dry up on the sidewalks as others prosper. Considering the total income-generating power of blacks in that community, the extent of black monetary invest ment in itself is disgracefully small. Still the majority in num bers, blacks form an economic minority there. — Black Woman Being an economic minority in America’s cities worries blacks and threatens the stability of their family life. In a recent study conducted by researchers at Howard University and re ported in the National Leader (Henry Duvall, Money, Mar riage, Children Bother Black Middle Class, Oct. 27, 1983), 65.4 percent of black married wo men identified financial pro blems as their greatest stress. In analyzing why black middle class women fret over money to a greater extent than their white counterparts, Dr. Shirley Hat chett looked at^the concern for status. She pinpointed fears re lated to changes in their econo mic situations. The “newly-arrived” black middle class woman in the study tended to see herself as a minor ity, rather than as a “proud black woman.” Minority meant less-than, a quality of being inferior on the basis of lower income. Black pride would not have hinged upon the capacity to buy status symbols and enjoy activities associated with high income. Another important point made by Tony Brown was the rela tionship between language and the perception of minority sta tus. He emphasized that money and power determine which dia lect will be the “standard dia lect.” ' What then should blacks as a gtoup do about their low eco nomic and social status? Brown’s answer was clear and simple: “Form black organiza tions and support them as a means of acquiring wealth. Use black English or standard En glish when the occasion demands it. Think black instead of min ority, and sense power as op posed to helplessness. Build black institutions and consider them the best in the world.” * IP BLACK POWER IS TO HAVE ANY RELEVANCE FOR BLACK KEN AND WOKEN IN THE STREET, IT MUST, BE TRANSLATED INTO DOLLARS AND CENTS." •l Opinions Of “The Day After” Is More Of An “Emotional” Argument Dear Editor: I suppose everyone has their opinion about viewing -the movie Sunday night of The Day After. -Mine ic more of an emotional ar guement . one expressed from my heart. For during the movie I could feel sadness grasping within my chest, the feeling of helplessness and the sense of recognition that this hor ror could possibly occur. First, I would like to examine the contentions of the Republicans and the Democrats. It seems that during my years the Re publicans have preached more defense power and less social programs. While on the other hand Democrats have resolved that human services is more a4 main concern and more monies should be used to take care of the poor, the old and unem ployed. Both ideas are necessary for the first class survival of man in the United States, however. If you really think about it one without the other could only make for a less free America. Can you imagine the U.S. without social pro grams-programs for the poor, programs for the aged, the veterans or han dicapped? With too much protection the healthy in dividuals would be the soldiers. On the other hand if we did not have defense we would leave our beautiful country open to those who would and then could gain control. Why can’t both sides see that they are both -right: the important factor is to keep the defense and the social programs ba lanced - therefore warrant ing a more stable and growing society. What actually appalls me is the fact that there are .* those - some politiciansi included - who want to ban the movie. That would be like banning an inform ative part of our lives that could very well be a real ity. After reading about Hiroshima, seeing photos of the badly maimed, the babies with birth defects, and the suffering - it would seem to me that everyone would realize the import ance of allowing the public to know what would happen in the event of a nuclear blast. We are like cowboys and Indians in a way. While the Indians are on their re servations trying to take care of themselves, feed the hungry and mend the wounded, there are brave forces surrounding the camp, protecting their loved ones from the land hungry seekers. The Braves have their bow and arrows in hand ready for the kill and then it hap pens...one accidentally lets an arrow go, straight through a lieutenant’s heart. The battle has start ed. Neither the forces help ing the hungry and wound ed nor the Brave forces surrounding the campsite survives - the destruction is imperative_ I don’t think the answer is arms limitation. Just like the cowboys and Indians there seems to be too little trust between our demo cratic thinking and the communists. The cold war will only be diminished by a third, threatening party. The Day After is not the only movie which projects the ill fate of nuclear at tacks. But the message is always clear - There is no winner in nuclear war. We needed to see the reality regardless of the aching ~ within our hearts. The movie made me realize the importance of our defense in this country and the much needed insurance that we cannot be taken advantage of. We also need the practice of taking care of the weaker ones - because one day we may really have to put our ac tions of charity to a real test- Sincerely, Napoliean Bain Do you have something to say? Then do so for everyone to read. The Charlotte Post, the only other voice in town, wel comes all letters on various subjects. All letters are subject to editing for grammar, li belous content and, when necessary, brevity. " THE CHARLOTTE POST “THE PEOPLE’S NEWSPAPER’’ Established 1918 Published Every-Thtirsday by The Charlotte Post Publishing Co., Inc. Subscription Rate $17.68 Per Year Second Class Postage No. 965500 Postmaster Send 3579s To: 1531 Camden Rd., Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Telephone: 704-376-0496 Circulation 11,023 106 Years of Continuous Service Bill Johnson Bernard Reeves ; Fran Farrer i Dannette Gaither •• Editor, Publisher General Manager Advertising Director Office Manager :i Second Class Postage No. 965500 Paid at Charlotte, North Carolina !! Under the Act of March 3, 1878 * ... - % - Member, National Newspaper Publishers’ Association If - - - - . . North ( arolina Black Publishers Association Deadline for all news copy and photos Is 5 p.m. Monday. All photos and copy bmitted become the property of fh«s Post and will not be returned. , National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc. I 2400 8. Michigan Avo. 1 Chicago. III. 00010 I Columet 5-0200 a W. «sm M., Mte 14*3 ■ New Yerfc. New Yerfc 1MM I 2I2-4M-I2M I From Capitol HiU IVeadoit Ignores Reporter's Rights Alfreds L. Madison Special To The Post While rushing out the door around 3:45 on a Thursday afternoon, the telephone rings, I picked up the receiver, and the voice on the other end said, “Ihe President wants to speak to you.” The next voice said, "This is Ronald Reagan, you said that you wanted to ask me a question. I’m busy getting ready for a trip.” I informed the Pre sident that I blamed White House Deputy Press Secre tary Speakes for the call. I began to ask the President a few questions relative to blacks. The President showed that he has little reasons for his assault on civil rights gains. The con versation was as follows: Why did you fire the Civil Rights Commissioners? The President said the commission serves at the pleasure of the President and that the Commission unfairly criticized, in many instances, his Administra tion; that the people he had appointed are immenently qualified, with long civil rights records and that they will perform indepen dently. I called the Pre sident’s attention to Edwin Meese’s statement, "It’s the responsibility of Cla rence Pendleton, (Chair man of the Civil Rights Commission) and others to communicate to blacks the President’s goals and ob jectives " I also referred to I— -) Alfred* L. Madison Mr. Pendleton's confirma tion statement when he said that he would carry out the President’s poli cies. Mr. Reagan stated that he had tried to work out a compromise by ex panding the Commission to eight people, but that idea was rejected. Senators Joseph Biden and Arlen Specter are chief Commis sion negotiators. Their of fices informed me that the President did not accept the eight member Commis sion idea. Mr. Reagan’s at tention was called to his repeated stated, “Blacks are the last hired and first fired.” He explained that because of the seniority system, it would be un fair to fire those who have many years of service for those who have less ser vice. When asked what he could do about the prac tice, the President said, "We’ll have to speed up the process.” I asked for fur ther explanation of the pro cess. He did not respond. Concerning affirmative ac tt(wr,~Mr. Reagan said he ls~ against quotas. I informed him that affirmative action consisted of goals and timetables. He stated that his Administration has settled many cases and had recovered back pay. He was told that he settled individual cases that are costly and time consum ing; blacks are discrimin ated against as a class and no back pay was awarded in the GM settlement. He was asked why he opposed the New Orleans case. He admitted that he was not familiar with the case. I explained that New Orleans has a population of 55 percent black, with a police force of 35 percent; all of whom are in the lower echelon bracket. To cor rect the system a settle ment was reached that as the occasion arises, one black and one white would be promoted. The Presi dent stated that it would be unfair to fail to promote whites If there was no more than one eligible for the position, who had nothing to do with past discrimin ation. He was asked - what about the Mack who had always been a victim of discrimination? The re sponse was that promo tions should be meritor ious. He was informed that affirmative action does not advocate that persons with less qualifications should be hired or promoted over it those with better qualifi cations, that assuming both blacks and whites are equally meritorious, would he promote two or more whites and leave the black back? The President said, "They are calling me and I’ll have to go.” I told him that I hope he will call on me in his press conference and that I also hope we can have that interview that I had asked for. His reply was, that he’d get with Larry Speakes and try to arrange the interview. I wished him' a successful trip, and we signed off. While I feel the Presi dent was innocent of the arrangement, I cannot ap preciate the call because I was unfairly treated by White House press secre tary, Larry Speakes. In June I spoke to Peter Rous sel, of Texas, a member of the press staff, about an interview with the Presi dent. He told me to write a letter requesting it. I wrote the letter in June and was informed that I was placed on the list. So I’ve been awaiting my turn. When the President was leaving his last press con ference, I said, "Mr. Pre sident, you didn’t call on any blacks and you said you had to call on Sara McClendon because you spoke to her boss recently. You also spoke to my boss, Calvin Rolarkm too.” He shook my hand and said, "I owe you one.” - WITH SABRINA JOHNSONm Sabrina Pedophile He is often a trusted neighbor, com munity oriented, loves children and respect ed by his peers. There is only one flaw in his character - he is a man sexually attract ed to children - commonly known as being a pedophile. Children are seduced by him. He offers them toys, treats and promises of love in return for sexual satisfaction. A pedophile, is often afraid of normal relationships, so they choose a child whom they can dominate in every way. They court that child the way a man courts a woman - buying him gifts and taking him places. The pedophile knows what he is doing and is driven not by compassion but desire. The pedophile’s interest in children leads him to seek out sexually oriented visual^ material or children - which brings the subject to child pornography. The pedo phile begins his collection by cutting pictures of children out of catalogues. Then he actively seeks more explicit pictures of children and is heavily involved in the world of child pornography. Estimates have it that anywhere between 600,000 and 1,200,000 children each year are seduced into this underworld. In 80 percent of the reported cases the seducer is not a stranger: often known and trusted by the child or a family member. The society for the prevention of cruelty to ^children estimates that-of-ali-the reported— crimes agalnsTCtilldren - 75 to 85 percent involve sexual abuse. Dr. Carl Rogers’ (Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC) studies of sexually abused children sug gests that a child is sexually victimized at least once every two minutes - one in five girls and one in every 10 boys ages nine are sexually abused at leace once during their childhood. It is believed that these statistics are directly related to the world of children pornography. New York psychiatrist Judianne Densen Gerber was the first to lead the crusade against child pornography.-She collected child pornography from all over the world and presented it to the House Committee on Sexual Exploitation of Children in 1976. In 1978 Congress passed legislation outlawing' the sexual exploitation of children. It states that no child under the age of 16 can be shown in actual or simulated sex acts for the purpose of sexual stimulation. The legislation defines child pornography as obscenity and a form of abuse. A $10,000 fine and a 10-year jail term is the punishment imposed. The laws and legislation did not elimin ate the problem. In 1983 a study conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO) found that the number of children involved in pornography had actually increased over the past five years. Most of the children are being used by a close knit network of pedophiles for the making pf homemade pornography. Children between the ages of 12 months to 13 years are featured in 60 percent of all pornographic materials coming into the U.S. via New York from abroad. There is a flourishing underground network of those who have interest in child pornography. Ponographic materials serve three pur? poses for the pedophile: 1) for fantasizing during “dry” periods when no children are readily available; 2) blackmail if the pedophile fears a child may expose him; and 3) deduction: the books, films and photographs stimulate and lower the resist ance of a child who may have been taught that sex with an adult is wrong - to make the acts seem more acceptable. There are two basic kinds of pedophiles. The “fixated” pedophile suffers from ar rested development. He is attracted to children with whom he identifies and is not interested in women. He becomes like the child in his behavior and interests in quest for the child to accept him as an equal. The “regressed” pedophile is sexually attracted to children because he is tryin^o replace adult relationships. He attemptOTo elevate the child to adult status and uses the child as a temporary substitute for a woman. He may commit incest. Both the fixated and the regressed pe dophile need help but are difficult to treat. Convicted pedophiles undergo numerous treatments during imprisonment and after parole. Shock treatment, hypnotism, psy chotherapy and the drug depo-provera are just a few of the treatments used in an attempt to “cure” the pedophile. \ However, some pedophile do not want) treatment - they want respect. The am munition used in the quest is that ofA-ie sexual revolution and gay liberation. imu sands are organizing to demand accAt ance. Some such organizations are the Guyon Society-West Coast based with^H membership of more than 8,500 - slogaB "sex by 8 or it’s too late.” fl
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