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__THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, JULY 2, 1987 Price: 50 Cents
City Council
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■ Takes Stand
K Against KKK
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Thousands Enjoy
JMampton Jazz Festival
Entertainment/Pmge 3B
Jones Fills
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Of Blacks
In Car Rj^jg
I Sporta^qB ^
"I love the job," said Mayor Harvey Gantt at a press confer
ence last week when he made the official announcement that
he will run for Mayor of Chaxiotte in thel968 election. Gantt
has served as mayor of the Queen City for two consecutive
Conference Brings
Prestige To Chaxiotte
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In a news conference held re
cently at City Hall, Charlotte
>Mayor Harvey B. Gantt and offi
cials of the Charlotte Convention
end Visitors Bureau (CCVB) noted
'that the National Conference of
;Black Mayors (NCBM) will bring
-Hundreds of influential leaders,
■thousands of dollars and nation
al attention to the dty. The 14th
;annual conference will be held
in Charlotte, April 12-17,1988.
-' "Charlotte looks forward to wel
coming the mayors from aeroat
•the nation, along with the numer
ous elected officials, state and fed
eral officers, speakers and educa
tors who are drawn each year to
•this event," sold Mayor Qantt.
Mayor Gantt has proposed to
the convention planning commit
tee that delegates participate in on
sits workshops at aeveral City gov
ernment projects to see how Char
lotte handles problems common to
all dty governments. Perks, public
housing, and public-private devel
opment efforts will be considered
for these workshops.
According to Doug Stafford,
president of the CCVB, Mayor
Gantt, a member of NCBM, was a
hey factor in wthning this national
convention for Charlotte "Mayor
Gantt's work among the member
ship and his reputation were inval
uable in bringing the convention
here. We will be following cities
such as Miami, Nsw Orleans, St.
Louis and Atlantic City."
"Obviously, this conference will be
an innovatijfe one for the delegates
and an important one for Char
lotte's growing reputation as a
convention site," eaid Joan Zim
merman, chairman of the CCVB
Board of Directors. Charlotte is in
the same league as the other cities
that havs hosted this convention.”
In addition to NCBM's 295
mayors from across the country,
the convention will attract several
hundred more elected and ap
pointed government officials. Out
of-town delegates should number
500 to 600, said NCBM executive
director Michslle Kourouma.
Total attendance will number al
moat 3,000 when you count speak
ers, local residents, corporate rep
resentatives and others who par
ticipate in the meetings,” she said.
Baaed on a national average
spending of $126 a day by each in
dividual attending a convention,
local hotels and businesses will
qihare almost a half million dollars
m income from the convention.
City Offices Closed July 6
: All cffiew of Charlotte city gov
ernment will bo closed Monday, j
duly «, In observance of Indepen
dence Day. Regular bueineco
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Dirtnf the holiday week, there
wlU bo only one refuse collection
J* SS £SJ5?JLidiJ£3
plaoo'bdlh backyard
curt>ei«U trash at the curb for 1.
lection. Except for tho ■
hoUdoy, eoOaotlon of be«h 1
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regularly scheduled backyard col
lection day. Those residents who
normally reealve Monday lack
yard pick-up will receive collection
of garbage and trbeh from the
curb on Tuesday. Elderly pfneons
or Individuals with physical dies
hilities may call the Sanitation Dl
vision at 886-2678 to roeoivs col
lection assistance
Buses operated by the Charlotte
Transit System will run on a Bun
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EDITORIALS 2A
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Strategies For Mobilizing Black Voters
NC Second Congressional District, An Example
Washington, D.C. — The Joint
Center foir-Political Studies re
leased a unique and timely new
study which documents the kinds
of strategies and programs that
are most likely to produce dramat
ic increases in the number of black
Americans who register to vote
and who actually vote.
The study, Strategies for Mohi
•lizing Black Voters: Four Case
Studies, focuses on voter mobiliza
tion efforts in four widely differ
ing localities: Birmingham, AL:
Chicago.-IL; Philadelphia, PA;
and North Carolina's 2nd Con
gressional District (Durham).
All four cases illustrate remark
ably successful mobilization ef
forts. In the three cities, these ef
forts resulted in victory for black
mayoral candidates; and in North
Carolina's 2nd Congressional Dis
trict, the efforts substantially in
creased black political participa
tion.
Although the circumstances in
each case were unique, all the ex
periences demonstrate effective
strategies and techniques that
might be used elsewhere and all
underscore the importance of vig
orous mobilization drives for any
campaign that must rely heavily
on electoral support from blacks.
Commenting on the study, Joint
Center President Eddie N. Wil
liams said, "Black voters are a
growing force in American poli
tics. This study is a valuable guide
for organizations that seek to mo
bilize the black vote and for politi
cal candidates who seek to win
that vote."
Copies of Strategies for Mobiliz
ing Black Voters: Four Case Stud
i£S may be purchased for $8.95
from the Joint Center for Political
Studies Publications Office, 1301
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., #400,
Washington, D.C. 20004, 202-626
3500.
Local: NAACP Signs Pact With Ad Co. I
Mary Clark, president of the
Charlotte Branch of the NAACP,
announced the signing of a Fair
Share Agreement with Adams
Outdoor Advertising Company.
This agreement is a local initiative
that exemplifies the efforts of local
NAACP branches across the coun
try. Economic development in the
black community is one of the top
five issues of concern in our agen
da to improve the quality of life for
minorities. -
On and off premise signs are an
important part of our community.
Adam's Outdoor Advertising
Company's services impact on the
lives of all the residents of Char
lotte. The Charlotte Branch
NAACP is grfjfaeful that Adam's
Outdoor Advertising Company is
Adam's Outdoor Advertising
Company has agreed to the fol
Mary Clark
lowing;
£ ATJetained the services of a
V, mlBofWy owned consultant firm to
develop end implement a minority
community relation program
B. Agreed to make annual con
tributions to black organizations
on an equal dollar amount given to
any other non-profit organization
regardless to race, color, or nation
al origin.
C. Agreed to provide more
PSA's to black organizations such
as the NAACP, WestFest, Dr. Mar
tin Luther King Holiday, CIA,
MEAC, Black universities, and the
United Negro College Fund.
D. Agreed to increase the num
ber of blacks on its staff as open
ings become available, with imme
diate openings in sales.
E. Will solicit services and pur
chase products from the following
black-owned vendors: 1. concrete,
2. electrical supplies, 3. landscap
ing materials, 4. petroleum prod
ucts, 5. office supplies, motor vehi
cles, purchase and maintenance, 7.
towjng service, 8. tires and auto
parts.
Chambers Recalls Landmark Case
Attorney Julius L. Chambers re
views his landmark desegregation
victory, Swann v. Charlotte
Mecklenburg Board of Education.
in a special report on the Constitu
tion in the July issue of Black En
terprise, black America s guide
book for success.
Chambers, 50, has served as Di
rector-Counsel of the NAACP Le
gal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc. since 1984, and founded
the first interracial law firm in
North Carolina's history.
Swann V. Chari otte -
Mecklenburg relied on the equal
protection clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment, states Chambers in
his Black Enterprise essay. The suit
petitioned the court to require the
school board to not only end com
pulsory segregation, but remedy
itl lingering effects.
In 1964, the Charlotte
Mecklenburg school board decid
ed to close several formerly all
white public schools in order to
avoid integration. Private acade
mies opened to accommodate
those white Students, and Cham
bers filed suit after black children
were denied admission to predom
inantly white schools near their
homes.
The suit lost in federal district
court. A 1965 court-approved de
segregation plan by the school
board still left most black children
in segregated schools, and in 1968
Chambers reopened the case, he
relates in Black Enterprise.
District Judge James B. McMil
lan ordered the school board to de
vise a far-reaching desegregation
plan that included rezoning school
districts and, where necessary,
busing students.
The school board won a partial
reversal in 1970, but Chambers
petitioned the Supreme Court and
won a unanimous victory in 1971.
"From the equal protection
clause of the Fourteenth Amend
ment," Chambers says in Black En
terprise. "flows a long line of Su
preme Court decisions that have
enabled Minorities and other dis
advantaged Americans to prevent
abuses by government."
Swann is remarkable because
Atty. Julius Chambers
by affirming the school board's
r’uty to remedy the lingering ef
fects of racial discrimination, the
Court approved the use of all rea
sonable means, including busing,
to achieve desegregation.
The July issue of Black Enter
prise is available at selected news
stands, or by sending $1.95 plus
$1.00 postage to the publisher, 130
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
10011.
Notch-Babies Want Equal
Social Security Benefits
By LaSboa Lawson
Ptest Staff Writer
Social Security benefits are not
favorable for "Notch-Babies,"
thoe* who am receiving reduced
benefits du% to mistakes congress
mad* in 1972. Bom between 1917
1921 r Notch-Babies receive social
•ocurfty checks that may be any
where from IS-20-1200 a month
loos than someone who paid the
■' “me amount into the system
during working year* but happen
t* be bom before 1917. Thor* are
an estimated 14 minion Notch
Babies nation*}*. t.y
lb* Notch came about aa the m
•ult at a mistake mad* by con
gress hi 1972 when someone in
f »b* Social Security Adminietra
* tion mad* on error In computing
Social Security payment*. The
COLA (Cost Of Living Allow,
once) waa combined with 9m reg
ular Social Security .Benefits
(boa* ratio) which increased the
wage ratio for those bom before
HEIPP""
— it.fffr UF OUT OF TH/S MOICHI
1917. Am a result of adding tha
COLA forinula it waa a aura
threat to bankrupt the Social Se
curity syetowi by tha year 2000.
The laglalation that created the
"notch" in 1977 was an effort to
corract this mlataka that was
causing tha system to go broka.
Whan eongrasa rsconatructad tha
formula, thay usad tha yaars 1917*
Baa Notch on Pag* «A
Dr. Prezell Robinson
Dr. Robinson
Presents Black
College Concerns
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Dr.
Prezell ft. Robinson, president of
Saint Augustine's College
(Raleigh, N.C.) served as spokes
person for historically black col
leges across the United States. Ro
binson presented the major con
cerns of these institutions through
the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Education
(NAFEO). Robinson made the
presentation to Dr. James Miller,
Director of the Office of Manage
ment and Budget (OMB), as he
represented Dr. Elias Blake the
current chairman of NAFEO.
The presentation included three
broad recommendations which
urged the Reagan administration
to guarantee continued commit
ment to historically black colleges
and universities; a strong
assertive initiative" coming from
individual Federal Agencies who
are aware of available resources
and targets of opportunity for his
torically black colleges; and to de
vise a plan that will allow key deci
sion-makers developing budgets
and poliehtfc^and all departments
interact with representatives of the
historically black colleges so that
their budgets and policy recom
mendations before they are final
ized.
Some 22 specific recommenda
tions were offered through Robin
son that he said will help HBCUs
continue to ofTer quality programs
to our students in future years.
They included strengthening
student financial aid; greater em
phasis on grants for low-income
students; make loan programs
more adaptable to the needs of
low-income minority students; re
direct the state student incentive
grant program so that minority
students can enter critical areas of
education and science, as well as
motivate high minority achievers
to excel and pursue graduate end
professional education; the eat pen
sion of Title III, Part B funds, to be
used for renovation of auxiliary
and academic facilities.
Robinson said if these Recom
mendations are considered seri
ously, the currant administration
in Washington will guarantee that'
history will record its contribu- *
tions to the historically l>laak col*
Isges and universities am one of the
meJor accomplish man ta of Mr.
Reagan’s presidency.