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By Jalyne Strong
Pori Staff Writer
Attractive Jackie Jeter describes
herself as "outgoing, very ambi
tious, a people person, and I talk a
beck of a lot,” she ronfaSaaa. And
lucidly, or maybe by design, these
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ant buyer for Belk Store Services.
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and talk with many people and have
her influences felt. "Basically, what
I do is meet with vendors and see
what they are offering for the up
rated*whether^ thsproduc ts wlUbe
good for the store. The decisions are
baaed on what’s happening in the
market, what is forecast in trade
journals and also the currant
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els and She’S the youngest with
ee sisters, Patricia, Floretta and
Gloria. “I don’t mind being the
youngest,” claims Jackie, “because
I’ve learned from their mistakes.”
She end her sisters are very close,
says Jackie. When they were
younger they all sang together. But
the world missed out on another
- sensational, singing sisters ansem
ble because Jackie says she was far
too shy to perform at that time.
BUt she’s not bashful now, she .
contends. And it’s due to cheer lead
ing. “I cheered for seven years,”
relates Jackie. “Thrash Junior
high, high school, gpd college. Mak
ing noise all the thus helped me
overcome my khyneas.” '
m Economic
pment Plan Set
Tony Brown, America’s number
one black affairs television persona
lity and award winning journalist, -
has released details of the “Buy
Freedom” Economic Development
Plan slated to be launched Oc
tober 1,1965.
In a hard-hitting, factual and
well-researched document, Tony
Brown and the National Council For
The Economic Development Of
Black Americans has made public
the plans for a nationwide econo
mic recovery' program aimed at
black consumers and black busi
nesses.
No longer can the black communi
ty complain about not having a
definite economic agenda. In his
newly released magazine, "Tony
Brown’s Journal," Brown reveals
the rationale, philosophy, and goals
of the most extensive economic de
velopment plan tn the history of
black America.
wrown stated in a recent Interview
with THe Chartotte flMt.V'Out ,
objectives ire Ww, we Vmnt
freedom and we want it now. Our
financial security is predicated on
how we use the resources at our
disposal Black people muat be
made aware of the fact that there is
a direct relationship between how
we use our resources (spend our
money) and how we achieve eco
nomic, social and even political
freedom.”
The "Buy Freedom" program
relies on a media approach to in
doctrinate the Mack consumer to its
responsibility to faring about change
in the social and economic order.
The National Council has developed
the program because, “The time has
come' that we put things into per
spective. We must be very candid
with each other. In order for us to
progress economically, we simply
muat do more business with our
selves. Period." Brown stated.
It is a widely conceived notion that
we are a pdor people. To the
contrary. We as a people, the 90
million of us in America, earn and
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Tony Brown
.Television personality
, spend f 170 billion a year. We make
and spend more money than all the
people in Canada, Australia, Fin
land, or Denmark. In fact, there are
' only eight countries lh the free world
that earn and spend as much money
as black Americas. Therefore, we
should put away our notions of how *
poor we are and use the money we do
have to bring about ways to channel
more of our money back into our
own communities, our own busi
nesses.
Freedom is the opportunity to live
your life as you want to live it.
Wealth and freedom have a great
deal more in common than we
realize. Money represents in an
objective way, the value of all
materia] goods both relative and
absolute, and is a medium of ex
change. Money is also the means by
which a society judges your eco
nomic, political and even moral
standings.
And because money allows a
person to live life as he or she
wishes, money represents freedom
as well. Therefore, the only color of
freedom in America is green. II the
only color of freedom in America is
According To Fred Stewart
Lack Of Trust Is Significant
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Problem For Black Businesses
“Blacks traditionally don't trust
other blacks and don't do business
with other blacks." A strong accusa
tion, but true, asserts Prod Ste
wart, founder of Stewart Office Sup
■ pliers.
For the past two weeks, we have
bean reporting on the health of black
business: what keeps black bust
nesses from growing and what’s
needed for success In thisjhlrd and
ownendlscuBs someUttBadsU that
SlewaM continues, “1 don't know
the reason for that (lack of bust
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why the trust is not theSo, but UBh’t
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cum it a far tor we nava to deal with.
"we’re conditioned to not go pest a
certain line. The atmosphere has
changed, but ws have not changed.
We don't have an economic pro
blem; we have a mental condition
that la detrimental to the growth of
the community."
What Majeed Is talking about is
the level of aspiration many black
business owners set for themselves
and their enterprises.
Better Cleaning president Bobby
Lowery puts it this way: "Our goals
are not high enough. By limiting our
vision and aspirations, ws limit our
business ' Many black btwiness
people, Lowery believes, settle for a
"Job” rather than a "busjncas ” A
business can be distinguished from a
Job, he says, by the number of
parsons employed, the number of
clients or customers, and the
structure of the organisation.
Majeed adds that it’s more than
setting appropriate goals; It’s also
how one goee about reaeMi* them.
"We may set goals M*. but then we
don’t construct our ladders in such s
Way that we can raallstically
achieve those goals," he declares.
Those ladders Majeed speaks of
are a combination of planning,
n Per Isms end noed tnettnnss
dojjejat^’t worked etart
That’s the bettan line ^ < ■'
green, why don’t blacks equal
whites economically? Simple.
Blacks spend their money with
whites and whites spend their money
with whites. It’s time we wake up.
Many black people who are con
ditioned not to shop at black stores
and use black professionals must
begin to realize the seriousness of
their spending habits. All our lives
we’ve heard that we are inferior,
that blacks are not as intelligent or
productive as whites. Most of us
know that is not true. Many of us are
convinced that from slavery to the
present, it has always been and
continues to be a matter of economic
brainwashing.
Kegaraiess ot now we presently
feel about black businesses, they
represent our only salvation in
terms of more employment, invest
ment in our communities, and sup
port for our institutions. We must
begin to understand that when we go
to the malls, to white banks, and to j
white grocery stores, what we are "
doing is.giving them, our money,, fb ,
turn, many of them use Our moo#y
(and theirs) to finance Jesse
Helms, South African businesses
and countless other activities which
work against us. In reality, we
finance the very people who keep
their feet on our necks.
The National Council is looking for
business groups, civic groups,
churches, and individuals who would
like to be involved early with the
“Buy Freedom" program. You may
obtain your free copy of “Tony
Brown’s Journal on Buy Freedom"
by writing to: Buy Freedom,
Southeast Regional Office, P. 0. Box
14536, Raleigh, N C. 27620, or call
913-756-0804.
Tony Brown will make public ap
, pearances in Raleigh and Durham
on September 11 and Atlanta on
October 2.
United Church
Of Christ Leaders
Respond To FalweD
Special To The Pott