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Verona Vaughn
Minister’s Views
IkMiVUcflect
Hack Community
Special To The Post
Terming as “reprehensible” the
recent statement of Minister Louis
Farrakhan which assaulted the
Jewish faith and questioned the le
gitimacy of Israel, John E. Jacob,
President of the National Urban
League, has pointed out that the
minister’s views are not reflective of
the black community and should be
condemned.
At the same time, he raises the
question as to whether the media
have not contributed to the furor
created by the Farrakhan state
ments by operating on the supposi
tion “that statements by virtually
any black person must be responded
to by other blacks?"
Mr. Jacob’s comments appear in
his weekly column, "To Be Equal,”
dated July 4,1964. He states in part:
"It doesn't seem to matter to
the media that such statements are
the opinion of but one black minister
and his relatively small group of
followers. Would the media be so
anxious to publicize the views of a
white minister who is not repre
sentative of the larger white com
munity?”
He continues:
“Once the remarks become news
,JWfUs, reporters and tglk show
hosts try to corral black leaders into
denouncing those statements.
“Just imagine the position that
puts us in. Being asked whether you
agree with statements insulting the
Jewish religion or the legitimacy of
the state of Israel is in itself
insulting, like being asked if you
beat your wife or take drugs.
• ,“I can understand the anger of the
Jewish community which finds itself
the subject of ethnic slurs and ugly,
racist remarks. Blacks, too, are
outraged by the remarks and re
sent being asked to account for
statements they do not share.
fllVW! BWpWBMba In affirming
my support for Israel, the embodi
ment of Jewish national aspirations
and an oasis of democracy in a
desert of dictatorships. And my deep
respect for the Jewish religion is
based on its high ethical teachings
and on the recognition that it is the
foundation of both Christianity and
Islam.
,-“I continue to object to the idea -
that black leadership must always
respond to extremist remarks of
other blacks, even If the only pur
pose they serve is to prolong a media
dmis.”
Jesse Jackson To
Keynote N^PFE
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Convention Banquet
Democratic presidential candi
date Jesse Jackson will make the
keynote address at the 36th Bi
m ennial Convention Banquet of the
'w National Alliance of Postal and
Federal Employees on Thursday,
August 9, at the San Francisco
Hilton Hotel in San Francisco,
CA. -
The National Alliance is the na
tion’s oldest and largest black
led industrial union with 137 locals in
37 states, the Virgin Islands and the
District of Columbia
.V The organization’s Youth Divi
• sion. Retirees and Auxiliary will
also convene in San Francisco -
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MISS BENITA NORMAN
....An energetic young lady
Benito Norman’s Leaving
Basketball Career Behind?
By Jalyne Strong
Post Staff Writer
An outstanding high school bas
ketball career is what Benita Nor
man will be leaving behind when she
enters Winston-Salem State Univer
sity this fall. Named Best Defen
sive Player for the Independence
Patriots during her senior year,
Norman predicts she will not be
playing ball for Winston-Salem, pre
ferring to direct all her energies
towards obtaining a degree in
nursing.
Why would an energetic young
lady who lettered in varsity bas
ketball, helped her team win the
district championship, assisted
them to the state playoffs and was
picked for the Invitational All
Tournament team, choose to aban
don the sport In college? Norman
tells, “I fear college basketball will
change my features. I really don’t
like the idea of having to lift weights
and stuff like that which they do at
the college level.”
Norman also cites the possibility
of having to sit out most of the
games during her first year at
college as unappealing. “I don't like
to ride the bench,” she protests.
"You lose your confidence when you
have to sit on the bench.”
Taught the game by her older
brother, Marvin, 20, Norman claims
she’s been playing since elemen
tary school. "Marvin was my teach
er. 1 would follow him around and
what he did I’d try to do. He taught
me the skills of playing basket
ball.”
nvimaii «ibu muiicvcu uubkciiwii
honors in Junior high school. She »u
picked best defensive player and
M VP. averaging 20.8 points par
game.
But it will be Winston-Salem’s loss
now that Norman has other goals on
her mind She chose Winston-Salem,
her brother, RandeU’s, 28, alma
mater because she liked what she
saw when he invited her for a visit.
"1 have high hopes on becoming an
R.N.,” she alleges “I'll have to
study hard because I want to be very
mu i awful "
About herself, Norman admits she
is ambitious and wants a lot out of
life. "I already spend so much
money. I buy expensive clothes I
never use the words ‘I can’t
afford.”'
Norman sees things obtained as
fruits of her labors She has * desire
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to achieve and not miss out on
anything. "Though I want the most
out of life, I know I must put God
first and keep Him there in order to
succeed," she acknowledges.
Born under the sign of Scorpio,
Norman attests that she doesn’t
believe in horoscopes. Yet she ad
mits she possesses the character
istic, infamous Scorpion temper. "I
have a very bad temper, which I’m
working on. It gets me in trouble...
See Bonita on Page 5A
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Despite Gains
Black Income
Special To The Post
New York - The last two years
have brought considerable improve
ment in income in the black com
munity, particularly for black wo
men, but blacks still lag in relative
income and employment and are
disproportionately dependent on
welfare payments, according to a
report in the August issue of “Black
Enterprise” magazine
Money income for blacks has in
creased 12.3 percent last year, com
pared to a gain of 7.4 percent for the
nation as a whole, the magazine
notes. The number of black-held jobs
increased 2.0 percent compared with
a 1.3 percent gain in total em
ployment.
But blacks, who account for 10.5
percent of the labor force, hold only
9.5 percent of the nation’s jobs,
which translates into an income
deficit of $75 billion. If blacks'
“share of income were to equal their
share of the civilian labor force,
their money income would amount
to $252.0 billion in 1984.” observes
Andrew F Brimmer, a member of
the “Black Enterprise” Board of
Economists and author of the ar
ticle.
Public assistance, welfare pay
ments, and federal income sup
plements totaled 4 A percent of total
income in the black community in
1982. but only 0.6 percent for whites.
Brimmer points out.
The •'Black Enterprise' survey
concludes with a profile of income
patterns: blacks had 8.2 percent of
all jobs held by men in 1982, but only
5.6 percent of total income received
by men Black women, on the
other hand, represented 10.5 percent
of total female employment and
received 12.5 percent of female
income. These figures indicate un
derrepresenation of men in better
paying occupations and a greater
incidence of women in full-time
positions with relatively long tenure
Eugene McKinley Says:
“It’s Difficult To Understand Why
NAACP Is Threatening To Boycott”
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
Eugene McKinley, vice president
of Human Resources for Food Lion,
Inc., stated recently it’s difficult to
understand why the NAACP is boy
cotting the grocery chain.
“We won’t make any decision that
will jeopardize the future of our
company,” McKinley insisted. He
stated giving preference to special
groups in business dealings could
prevent the company from offering
lower food prices than its compe
titors, the concept which Food Lion
has survived on since it first
opened.
McKinley added the company has
always welcomed bids from minor
ity vendors and suppliers. “We have
a number of minorities which we do
business with; however, are not in a
position to favor any supplier
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group without regard to quality,
service and price.”
Earl Shinhoster, director of the
NAACP’s Southeastern Regional
office, argued the organization
doesn't expect Food Lion to void
business sense Of course the store
must consider quality, but it needs to
become more sensitized. By accept
ing the Fair Sale Agreement, the
company will benefit as a business
and become consistent with its level
of black patronage
Minority purchasing, manage
ment opportunities and employ
ment, philanthropic contributions
and policy development were all
addressed by Food Lion at the
request of the NAACP. However,
Shinhoster told Food Lion head
quarters in Salisbury the proposal
was not acceptable
"The four issues which they ad
dressed don’t entail everything we
asked the company to consider,"
Shinhoster remarked. According to
him, Food Lion officials failed to
make any proposals in regard to
advertising, insurance, and con
tracting for construction and reno
vation projects
"The company spends approxi
mately $653,000 with black business
We (NAACP) proposed increasing
the amount, the fair share, to $15
million the first year and $2 million
the second year,” Shinhoster pre
sented He said Food Lion ex
pressed they didn’t know how to
identify many minority contractors
“We told them we would help them
identify the contractors,” Shin
hoster continued
Nevertheless the business and the
organization have not come to an
agreement. "We felt insulted when
they came to us with their pro
posal," Shinhoster statecl. In fact,
promising to increase its black
representation in management to
158 by 1987 was about the only item
in the proposal to which the
NAACP gave a satisfactory nod
McKinley pointed out Food Lion's
work force is 13 percent black He
calculated 85 employees are in the
categories of officials and man
agers. "That means department
heads and up," McKinley stressed
SUB, the NAACP is looking for
more than increasing numbers in
the stores' management. Shin
hoeter emphasised if Food Lion
signs the Fair Share Agreement, the
company will commit itself not only
to “a program designed to increase
opportunities in employment but in
crease dollar volume of purchases of
goods and services from black
"Direct action is negaUve; we
don’t do it for the sake of doing It,"
the NAACP spokesman asserted He
projected the company Is expand
ing too much too fast, not to be
including minorities in iU growth
. r*
Karl Shinhoster
.NAACP Southeast director
Shinhoster was particularly con
cerned about a second warehouse
which Food Lion is scheduled to
open in South Carolina However.
McKinley doesn't see any need for
worry of no minority participation
"That warehouse won't have of
fices like the one here in Salis
bury," McKinley noted It will
employ truck drivers, order se
lectors, etc The Orangeburg <S.C.)
area has a large concentration of
blacks and a fair percentage of them
will be hired
McKinley claimed Food Lion has
made significant strides in hiring
minorities and women "probably
moreso than any other chain of our
size," he stated
In Charlotte, none of the eight
Food Lion stores are located in the
center of the black community as is
the case in Winston-Salem where the
boycott will also be effected
NAACP officials assured a boycott
could close the doors of stores which
are located in predominantly black
areas. “I wonder if the NAACP is
really working in the interest of the
community’’' McKinley asked
"For example, 80 percent of the
employees in one of the Winston
Salem stores are black. If through a
boycott they close the store, then all
those people will be out of jobs ’’
Considering the entire Southeast
region, Shinhoster and other
NAACP officials still hold to their
low-key boycott, assuring if a reso
lution isn’t met soon, the organ
ization may picket some of the
stores.
The NAACP has bean attempting
to enter into a fair share agreement
with Food Lion, Inc. for almost two
years. After two meetings with the
company in January, 1984 the
NAACP board of directors post
poned an approvsd boycott,
believing negotiations with the
Company ware on track again.