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Local Black Political Caucus
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to Honor Former Presidents
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Post Staff Writer
With the theme, “New Directions:
Where Do We Go From Here?" the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Politi
cal Caucus will host its first annual
banquet and awards night Satur
day, June 1, commencing at 6:30
p.m. at McDonald’s Cafeteria, Beat
ties Ford Rd.
At this time of considering new
course^ of action, the Caucus will
first honor past presidents of the
organization including: Howard
Barnhill, Rev. James McCallun,
Robert Davis, Rebecca Taylor, and
Jim Richardson. Current president
of the Caucus is James Polk.
Recognition will also be given to
Willie Mae Smith, Willie Stratford,
Cedric Jones, Pete Cunningham’
and W. L. Burns, in appreciation for
their service to the Caucus.
Representative Robert R. Woods,
senior member of the House of Re
presentatives, South Carolina, will
be guest speaker for the event.
In retrospect, the Black Political
Caucus was first organized in 1969. It
was during this -primary year of '
school desegregation when the
group formed under the initial
name: Black Concerned Citizens
(BCC). With Howard Barnhill as
president, the organization’s pur
pose was to help integrate Char
lotte-Mecklenburg Schools
SOU, another matter the BCC
Jim Richardson
.State senator
became involved in during the early
years was alleged police brutality,
according to Robert Davis The
BCc worked vtfOi then-Mayor John
Belk in investigation of such com
plainTs
“Soon it became apparent that
most of the people who remained
involved in BCC were active in the
political process,” points out Davis.
Therefore, in 1971, the BCC group
changed its name to the Char
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Howard Barnhill
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lotte-Mecklenburg Black Political
Caucus and under the presidency of
Rev. James McCallun, who was
pastor of Simpson-Gillespie CME
Church, the organization’s focus was
geared to political action. A pri
mary concern was voter education
and registration.
A non-partisan organization, the
Black Political Caucus progress
ively became involved with enhanc
ing the political power of blacks. One
of their major functions is inter
viewing all potential political can
didates in this area and then en
dorsing those whom they feel are
ideal for the welfare of the com
munity.
Additionally, states Cedric Jones,
long-time member of the caucus
and chairman of the 55th voting
precinct, “An extension of the
Caucus is the Tuesday Morning
Breakfast Meeting.” Presided over
by Sarah Stevenson, this weekly
gathering of elected officials and
concerned citizens is a time for
discussions on political community
interests. Often guest speakers are
presented at these meetings who
have expertise on various topics, for
example, zoning or minority af
fairs.
It has been said that a new direc
tion for the Caucus may involve
"political clout through economic
development.” However,-iugeneral.
President James Polk claims, “We
are concerned with the quality of life
in our neighborhoods with emphasis
on any community matter and po
litical implication in which we can
assist and solve problems.”
Tickets for the Black Political
Caucus' first awards banquet are $15
per person For ticket purchase or
further information* contact Rev
Jewett Walker at 333-3779, or Ella
Talley at 375-6268.
Benedict Graduates Told
LjJack Colleges Are Needed!
Special To The Post
The president of the United Negro
College Fund said Sunday that black
colleges play an important role in
the American higher education
system and whites who question the
need for them are racially
motivated.
“No one asks the question whether
a Jewish college or university should
exist, or a Lutheran college and
Catholic college - and they all do
exist. But they do ask that question
about blacks,” Christopher F. Edley
told 195 graduates of Benedict
College.
He said the questions are being
asked at a time when white colleges
are unwilling to accept black
students in "broad numbers.”
Speaking to over 3,000 persons at
Benedict’s 115th commencement
convocation at The Township in
Columbia, Edley said critics have
“raised the question as to whether
students with B or C averages should
be admitted to college, and they
want to limit enrollment to those
with averages of 80 or 90 now that
the droves of whites have come
through."
The UNCF president pointed out
that in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s
white universities admitted masses
of whites "from second and third
rate high schools and off the farms if
they had a C high school graduation
record.”
Those students were admitted and
went on to become educated
Americans, "and now is our hour,"
Edley added.
"It is not fair for society to now
erect barriers to our admission to
higher education that are higher
than any barriers whites had to
overcome in the 1920’s through the
'60s. And we cannot allow that
debate to go on without naming it for
what it is, and it is racism," Edley
said.
Following his speech, Edley was
presented an Outstanding Service
Award for directing UNCF’s fund
raising efforts on behalf of 43
private, fully-accredited black
colleges The Fund raised nearly $30
million last year
An honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree was conferred upon the Rev.
Roscoe C. Wilson, pastor of St. John
Baptist Church of Columbia.
Benedict's Class of 1985 included
50 honor graduates, with two
receiving their degrees summa cum
laude Graduating “With Highest
Praise" were Naima Abdullah of
Columbia, an English major,
Derrick Jefferson of Timmonsville,
a physics-engineering major
21 Churches Competing
Churchworker
Of Year Contest Off And Running!
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By Loretta Manago
Poat Staff Writer
The next eix weeks wlQ perhaps be
the moat challenging weeks ahead
for the contestants participating In
The Charlotte Poet-WPEG-Eastern
Airlines sponsored, “Churchworker
of the Year” contest.
As the contestants, along with
their committees, make contact
with potential subscribers to The
Post, they will, no doubt, revel In the
prlieo that they will reoetve ee a
result at the number at subscrip
tions that they aeO. They will <M the
anxiety of waiting out the weeks to
•ee who will bo crowned "Church
warkera of the Year ” But most Im
portantly they will have the satis
faction of knowing that their ef
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Mattie CaMwaN-*
.Medium category
Prince; Galilean, Una Grier; and
Mncedufc Baptist Church, Minnie
In the medium category Maggie
fVeeman of Memorial Presbyt*
rian Church, Mattie Caldwell of
Ehenanar. Mollie Massey of Wells
Memorial AME Zion Chtreh, Etha
rian Curch, Brenda Wail of Antioch
Baptist Church, and Darnell ivory of
Faith cut Church are the con
(Manta.
Comparing In the large ofmrch
catalog are: Elaine Marshall of
Parkwood CUE Church, Mary
HoOlna of Mayfield Memorial Bap
tUt Church, and *e*sio Marshall of
Pleasant HiU Baptist Church
Brenda Wall
Medium category contender
Throughout the course of the
contest each candidate will, be aim
ing to sell the moat subecrlptlona or
renewing as many subacrtpUoaa aa
possible in order to reach the top
position in her category.
Once the three top semi-finalists
hare been determined, the ministers
of those persona will then submit a
letter of recommendation, stating
why that contestant should be
named “Churchworker of the
Year." Based upon that letter alone,
a panel of impartial judges, who wg| %
be named at a later date, will decide
who will win the three grand prises.
For the peat two years, the grand
prise has been « trip for two to the
Bahamas, generously donated by
Eastern Airlines one of the
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Bessie Marshall
.Competing In large category
‘ Churchworker of the Yeer" co
sponsors. But this year, the grand
prise has been sweetened oven
more For not only will the con
testant and her guest travel to the
Bahamas via the Emerald SB, but
the minister of the winning contest
ant and his guest win receive a trip
to anywhere of thelOO destinations
Eastern Airlines flies in the U S
Couple these trips with the two rw
malning grand prises, one of which
is a fur coal from The Vintage Girl
and the "Churchworker of the Year "
contest becomes one of the most
lucrative snawal events. /
Not every contestant wtf he able *
to win one of the three gran* prises, '
but every contestant and her com
mitteee persons will have the op
w n J
portunity to win some of the fa
bulous prizes that have been cheer
fully donated by some of the
Charlotte Post's advertisers
Not all of the prizes have been
announced, but those advertisers
who are participating in the contest
and the gifts they are contributing,
Include Montaldo’s, a *50 gift certi
ficate; Buffalo Tire, a *50 gift
certificate; Naturalizer (South
Park, a pair of shoes, D’Essence No
2, a *35 valued hair do; Ledfords, a
150 gift certificate; Pro Play, a cue
stick; Peak Drug, a $25 gift cer
tificate (excluding prescription and
tobacco products); Bullock Photo
graphy, an 11x14 family portrait,
valued at *65; Browsers Consign
ment, a *50 gift certificate, Che*
Marjorie, a *25 gift certificate; MW&
Associates, a professional curl; Hair
Original, Brownlee Jewelers, a *90
gift cartiflcate; Discount Uniforms,
a *20 gift certificate; Ann’a Beauty
Salon, an Omni curl; Beckwith
Beauty Boutique, a professional '
curl; Ray’s Furniture, a *90 gift
certificate; The House of Charle*
and Jimmie Grier's Alter House
The Charlotte Post WPEQ-Eaat*
em Airlines sponsored contest,
which kicked off Monday, will con*
tinue through July 7.
Each Monday in the
parted, contestants will
their number of sale* to
Johnson, Promotions and
Director And baaed on tL.
of subscriptions sold alone,
of the contestants will
mined.