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EDITORfAtS & COMMENTS Welcome SCLC National Convention . .Within the spirit of the courageous Rosa Parks, who defied Montgomery, Alabama’s Jim Crow laws, 60 black leaders, most of them ministers from 10 Southern states, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in January, 1957. Eventually, headquartered in Atlanta with Martin Luther King Jr. as its president, SCLC has mbved on to become one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizational We are indeed pleased to welcome the 27th annual National Convention of SCLC to the Queen City for its four-day meeting, August 15-18. More significantly, we wel come and thank SCLC for its labors and sacrifices, including the death of Martin Luther King Jr., these 27 years in the quest for equal justice, jobs and decent housing. Appropriately, SCLC’s convention theme this year is “Turning To Each Other To Turn The Nation To Jobs, Peace and Freedom.” National SCLC president, The Rev. Joseph Lowery said, “...Charlotte is ideal for the SCLC national convention. This year is a critical year in politics and North Carolina is one of the key states being watched nationwide.” Charlotte’s own Carrie Graves, director of SCLC’s Equal Rights Council and a member of SCLC Women, stated, ‘‘All the people who attend the conference will come • seeking answers to the problems in their communities, regardless of where they live.” Among those who will offer some of . the problem solutions will be Dr. Ruth Love general superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools. As the luncheon speaker on August 17 for the SCLC Women’s lun cheon, Dr. Love will speak on the topic, ‘‘The Black Family.” Among the other prominent speakers will be Mary Berry former U.S.Civil RightsCommissioner, who will conduct a hearing on the assault on affirmative action programs by the Reagan administration. Again, to SCLC and its delegates, wel come and best wishes as you seek new solutions to the old problems of racism, sexism, job and housing discrimination, and continuing unequal justice in many aspects of our lives. God speed because our very lives may depend on your successes here in Charlotte. A 1U-x ear bamte To Ourselves! In reflecting on the past decade of The Charlotte Post, the editorial staff has ob served that in 1974, Charlotte’s only weekly black-oriented newspaper had a staff of two working in a 100 square foot facility to produce a weekly six to eight page news paper for 1,400 readers. This was the setting when Bill Johnson purchased and began to operate The Charlotte Post in June of 1974. He said at that time, and continues to believe. “The Charlotte black community needs a voice that mirrors the opinions of the commuh ity.” In an ongoing, continuous commit ment to this “voice” and “mirror” role, we find that in 1984 The Charlotte Post has 24 employees working in a 4,500 square foot facility to produce a weekly 32 page newspaper read by nearly 90,000 Chariot tea ns. Led by advertisement from six of the 11 major grocery store chains in the city, The Post’s gross revenues have grown over 120 times in size since 1974. Thus, as The Charlotte Post celebrates its 10th anniversary under the leadership of Willie L. (Bill) Johnson, we believe the mission - to mirror community opinion - is being met. Since the success of The Post, like any successful newspaper, has had to depend upon the efforts of many, We wish to “thank you” - our readers and advertisers - for your generous support, patience,, under standing and constructive criticism. We hope that you will continue to contribute to • The Post in this way so that we can make a good newspaper a better newspaper. We wish to thank also The Post's 24 member staff for its dedication to the production of a newspaper of the highest possible quality. Their untiring efforts are seen in the growing number of subscrip tions, letters-to-the-editor, comments and advertising sales that are all so vital a part of the success of any newspaper. Else where in this edition we have provided stories and photos of these dedicated journalists who are the minds and hands thatstrokethe pens and spread the ink to give you a quality weekly newspaper. Finally, to Bill Johnson, thank you for your guidance, encouragement and thoughtful editing (not this piece) in helping to help us write better editorials. We s/lute you for a job well done. Your Opinions* Are Welcomed! From time to time we publish stories or editorials that create anger, happiness, frustration or joy just as many other newspapers do. However, too often such people will pick up the telephone and call us to express their viewpoints, usually with hostility, sometimes with praise. Whatever your opinion on a particular issue, it would be so much better if you would write it down and mail it to us as a letter to the editor for publication. This small effort will generate more response than will the viewpoint of one or two verbal comments by our staff. Since one purpose of a newspaper is to inform and promote thinking, it would, therefore, be helpful to have your written opinions to promote thinking by reacting to your viewpoints as well as ours. After alT, giving and encouraging people to express their own opinions in a free press unin hibited by government is a basic right, a basic freedom in our democratic society.' Your viewpoints are important to us and our readers. Write us. __ _ STOP DMYFL/GHLS OF BLACKcdfvr/u. _fffm BiACHcaMMUN/rtfS c 'WHITES APPEAR DETERMINED TO FORFEIT THE CITIES TO BLACKS AND ms inconceivable that the people who through forced slave LABOR BUILT THIS COUNTRY FOR OTHERS CANNOT NOW WILUN6LY UNITE TO REBUILD OUR COMMUNITIES FOR OURSELVES? |V ifPF fKW BLACK PRESS * ■131/ POLITICIAN BUSINESS NAN f DOCTORS LAWYERS -3 Y ARTISTS TEACHERS MINISTERS WORKERS community organizations SOCIAL WORKERS FRATERNAL GROUPS g m* Reports of a vanishing middle class may prove to be overstated. Fears of the U.S. moving towards a low wage economy with many low paid workers and few high paid workers are running towards epidemic levels.* Experts warn that the U.S. middle class living standards are be ing threatened by the disap pearance of the manufactur ing portion of our economy: concentrated in America’s heartland - the Midwest. Presently, the economy is creating a disproportionate percentage of low paying jobs because the* automobile and other industries - high paying jobs - have declined while low paying service in dustries have increased. This problem may also expand with the onset of high tech - henceforth high tech pays low wages. On the flip side, other experts and economists real ize that the percentage of wages for middle income has -decreased -during the past decade, the trend is unlikely to persist. Three reasons have been offered as to why . this vanishing effect will not occur: 1) The shift from manu ✓ P———— WITH SABRINA JOHNSON §&mz. factoring to service is de creasing at tremendous speed; . 2) Factors that have held wages down will now have an adverse affect; and 3) High tech wages are not as low as statistic make them out to be - the death of the “low wage” theory. Foreign competition has been a major contributor to the shift from manufacturing to service jobs. And a few companies replaced human labor with machines. While the shift is notable it is not writtenm stone. An average 64 percent of the private work force today is made of those from short order cooks to consultants: in 1968 the number balanced at 54 per cent. Also to be compared, manufacturing fell 7.2 per cent from 29 percent in 1968. If jthe trend continues the shift would reduce the ave rage wage earning: service wages are 89 percent of the manufacturing wages. The government has pre dicted that by 1995 the num ber W service jobs will rise two (percent to 66 percent. And tthat manufacturing’s shard will drop only to 21 percent by 1995. Another avenue in the low wage theory is that service jobs are historically low paying and will remain so. This to*r _p?Xalso attribute to the 1995 FullUime workers are earning middle income wages * $13,000 to $26,000 - which constitutes 46 percent of the Hrork force. The rea The Charlotte Post North Carolina’s Fastest Growing Weekly 704-376-0496 “The People’s Newspaper” 106 Years Of Continuous Service Bill Johnson Editor, Pub. Bernard Reeves Gen. Mgr. Fran Bradley Adv. Mgr. Dannette Gaither Of. Mgr. Published Every Thursday By The Charlotte Post— Publishing Company, Inc. Main Office: 1531 S. Camden Road Charlotte, N.C. 28203 Second Class Postage Paid at Charlotte Member, National Newspaper Publishers’ Association North Carolina Black Publishers Association National Advertising Representative: Amalgamated Publishers, Inc. Cine Year Subscription Rate One Year $17.76 Payable In Advance From Capitol Hill Mythical Views Of Blacks Have Become Frustrated By Alfreds L. Madison Special To The Post Reagan and Shultz said it couldn’t be done. But Jackson, with faith, replied, “Maybe it couldn’t.” But he’d be the one who wouldn’t say so, until he tried. So he buckled right in, with no trace of a grin on his face, if he worried, he hid it. Reagan and Shultz said it couldn’t be done. But Jesse Jackson did it. Rev. Jackson was able to return to the United States with 22 Ameri cans and 26 Cuban dissidents. He brought back the message that has given reason to believe that Fidel Ckstrtf Mpuiial a willingness—to begin talks on taking back Cuban criminals exported to the U. 8. in I960 in the Marial boat exodus. Jackson said Castro wants to ex change ambassadors with this country. Jackson also talked with Zamora and three other representatives of the rebels in El Salvador who are fighting the United States-backed government of that country, which is headed by the recently elected Duarte After urging rebels to cease fire and begin talks with Duarte, Jackson was welcomed by him. He presented the rebels' Conditions to Duarte, even though Duarte said he’d never negotiate with arms across the table, he admitted that Jackson's trip had Improved the climate for future meetings. Now the red-faced Reagan and Shultz are embarrassed and humi liated because Jesse’s empathy, understanding and humanitarian concern have succeeded where their arrogance has failed. . - Shultz said Jackson's acts were “disruptive diplomacy, that Castro ^ ' * i ' *■—-- ' . . I Alfreds L. Madison had used Jackson to score a props flamta iflntnry " P«og.^ ShllltT refused to meet with Mm even though he had secured the release of American citizens and dissidents, that the President constantly up braids communist Russia and Po land for continuous imprisonment of dissidents. Mr. Reagan needs to explain to the American public Ms selective American citizen and dis sident release policy. If this administration is truly concerned about the welfare of humanity find peace in Central America, the policymakers could at least talk with Rev. Jackson, it may just be that a crack has been opened in the door for friendly discussion. If this attempt proves fruitless, the policymakers will remain in their same positions. Jesse Jackson understands what It mean to be denied equal oppor tunities, justice, to have Ms intelli gence and capabilities ignored and to suffer the humiliation of attempts to reduce Mm to the state of being less than a whole man. He knows what it Is to have faith in Mmself and stamina and strength to withstand criticisms and obstacles, while con tinuing the fight to attain his rightful place fror himself and those who suffer from the same conditions. These are the reasons Jesse Jackson understands the plight of the Third World people. He can empathize with them because be has been there. The Third World people are not knowledgeable of the in equities and injustices meted out to Blacks in this country. They fed a close affinity with him. Rev. Jackson suggested a plan of talks and reconciliation between the opposing factions, instead of a chosen side with extensive mili larv mmrwirt whu* /».» Wy mwn death to a large number of people The white media, as usual, with is mythical view of Blacks has be come frustrated over Jesse Jack son’s capabilities Res ton of the New York Times said, "Jesse was in terfering with the Constitutional rights of the President and Con gress to conduct foreign policy.” Both Res ton and Hugh Sidey of Times Magazine stated that he might have violated the Logan Act, which makes it a crime for a private citizen to try to influence a foreign government on issues involving a controversy with the U S Evidently Sidey and Res ton didn’t know that Jackson checked out things with the State Department before making the trip. The entire McLaughlin talk show group denounced Jackson's action as a political feat which will hurt the Democratic Party. Bu chanan said Jesse had received money from the Arabs and Libya. The Arabs own banks in this country and have contributed to the building of schools. If Rev. Jack son has broken any laws in recefv ▲ - *. t ing money, then handle him as a criminal. If not, then shut up. The white media has constantly said that Rev. Jackson’s actions will build up with backlash. This is a shame and a disgrace on white folks, and not Jesse. This Just shows how wrong their mythical views of Blacks, as being Inferior to them, are. So when Blacks stand up head and shoulder with them or tower over them, the whites become afraid of losing their insecure feel ing of superiority, that their racism bursts forth. The press is making a strong effort to keep alive the Farrakhan ***ue. if he has created all the harm the press tries to paint, then why not punish him? If he is only talking, since he neither holds or seeks a political position, why not ignore his rhetoric? Rev. Jackson is no more responsible for Farrakhsn's rhetoric than white politicians are for the bitter hatred that spews out of the mouth of the Klan and their senseless murders. The white press Is saying that the Black leaders are not with Jack son, because some of them endorsed Mondale. That does not mean that they disavow Jesse’s ideas. That’s the age-old white game at trying divide Blacks. They are much tob sophisticated for that trick now. To the white press don’t get on ths talk shows and talk about Blacks, talk about Blacks on your shows, read Black literature, Black ■wwptpen sad magaiines and meat with Black leaders airing and writing your meats. 4 » uomugrapnic not structural. Increased female employ ment and the coming of baby-bootn males has in creased labor supply and de creased wages - mostly In services. \ It is the,service jobs that absorbed the highest percen tage of the new-found labor supply. A4 this force gains new and more skills and stability, fte middle wage curve will. grow, reversing the shrinkage it experienced within the last 15 year*. This phenomena is proving true: although women on a scale earn less than men current-^ . the proportion of by women has increased to 44 percent today from 39 per- !' cent in 1969. Without unions the wages v of service Jobs have in- i creased and the gap of wages • between - manu. facturing is • close. JjSjjSw jrtsmK rapid pace than manufac- / turing since the 1974 reces- / sion. This is partly due to the ( fact that unions took a = beaUng th€nand that' Job security^ ThTwinSch industry is also bribing in more workers not part of unions. This new breed of worker feels less strongly In union loyalty and more strongly in company loyalty. •.
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