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Vol. 14, No. 8 Thursday, July 21,1988 THE AWARD WINNING "VOICE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY" 50 Cents
What Jackson Wants,
Jackson Will Receive
BY RITA BEAMISH
Associated Press Writer
ATIANTA (AP) — Michael Du
kakis Is promising Jesse Jack-
son a substantial role In the fall
campaign and tlie money to car-
ry out that responsibility, in
what Jackson supporters say Is
a step toward bringing Jackson's
constituency into tlie fold.
The bottom line from Mon
day's meeting between Dukakis
and Jackson, Jackson backers
said, was that the challenger
will get the respect he thinks he
earned in winning 7 million
votes in the primaries and regis
tering thousands of voters along
(he way.
The two men, along wiUi Duka
kis' running mate choice. Sen.
Lloyd Bentsen, forged a unified
front for the November election,
publicly ending days of tension
between the campaigns that fol
lowed Dukakis' selection of
Bentsen a week ago today — and
the governor's failure to give
Jackson advance word.
In (heir press conference and
in a later briefing by tlieir top
aides, these details of the agree
ment were revealed:
— Jackson will keep much of
his organization intact, paid for
by party funds, and will contin
ue to campaign for the Deino-
cralic ticket.
— His travel costs will be paid.
"If the man's got to travel, we're
not going to let him fly commer
cial," said Joseph Warren, a
longtime Dukakis supporter
who has been involved in the ne
gotiations. "Make mo mistake
about it. What Jesse needs, Jesse
will get."
-- Members of Jackson's team
will be integrated into the Duka
kis campaign at all levels, al
though Dukakis aide Paul
Brountas indicated it was not
automatic everyone would have
a Job.
-- Jackson supporters will get
close to half tlie 25 at-large
members of the Democratic Na
tional Committee to be appoint-
Plans are to keep Jesse Jackson in the Democratic foid untii eiec-
tions in November .
ed Friday, and a new DNC vice
chair.
'I'he dramatic news conference
just hours before Monday's
kickoff of the Democratic Na
tional Convention came after a
See DUKAKIS on page 2A
HOT FUN IN THE SIfiWMERTIME! A Reggae festi
val held at Lakeview Country Club afforded hun
dreds the opportunity to hear music at the water's
edge. Tim Smalls relaxed between periods of sell
ing his reggae-inspired clothing and accessories to
the revelers. See more about reggae on page IB.
Pholo/CALVIN FERGUSOrl
sprwr-
Farrakhan Says, Make No Deals
ATLANTA (AP) — Black Mus
lim leader Louis Farrakhan has
accused the Rev. Jesse Jackson
of operating from a "slave men
tality" and urged him to make
no deals with the Democratic
Party.
Speaking Sunday at an Atlanta
Baptist church, the leader of the
Nation of Islam criticized state
ments Jackson made Saturday
that indicated he was concerned
about his role in the party and
the campaign.
'This language betrays an atti
tude, a state of mind, that must
be uprooted in our leadership —
a slave mentality that makes
our leadership seek nearness to
the slave masters instead of
standing up for themselves,"
Farrakhan told 1,200-support
ers.
Jackson has been complaining
about his role in the party since
Jackson Wins Nine Of 12
In Platform Negotiations
Farrakhan urges Jackson to
stand up for black people.
Massachusetts Gov. Michael Du
kakis picked Texas Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen to be his vice presiden-
tlal running mate. Jackson and
Dukakis aides met in Atlanta to
iron out the differences and
avoid turmoil as the Democratic
National Convention got under
way.
F'arraklian urged Jackson to
stand up for the rights of black
people.
"Don't go into any smoke-
filled back room," he said.
"Don't make a deal with a party
that hasn't given nothing to
black people."
Farrakhan was Joined at the
altar by the entourage of Tawa-
na Brawley, a 16-year-old black
teenager from Wappingers Falls,
N.Y., who says she was raped by
a gang of white men. Ms. Braw
ley spoke briefly but declined to
answer questions from report
ers.
Davis
Griffin
Attention Focused On
Westside Schools
ATLANTA---Jesse Jackson
didn't get everything he wanted
on the Democratic Party plat
form. but he won nine of 12
planks Tuesday at the party's
national convention.
Jackson pushed for and got Uie
party to pledge reductions in de
fense spending, more prenatal
and child care, the development
of a national health program
and improved relations with the
Soviet Union among others.
In a departure from past con
ventions, this year's platfoim is
deliberately vague in most are
as. specifically tax increases of
any type and defense cutbacks.
The defense spending plank
was amended to exclude a defi
nite cap to the Pentagon's fund
ing. said Jackson delegate Cathy
Hughes of Charlotte. The
amended version was a compro
mise between the party's nomi
nee, Michael Dukakis, and
Jackson.
In another defense-related
matter, the Dukakis forces beat
Jackson's proposal that the
United States pledge not to use
nuclear weapons in a first-
strike capacity.
"Dukakis felt it would tie his
hands" in using nuclear forces
as an option against an aggres
sor, Hughes said. The Jackson
proposal would have been a first
step in reducing the chances of
nuclear war.
Jackson also lost a battle to tie
the party into raising taxes on
the wealthy and corporations to
the level of the pre-Reagan
years, 2,499 to 1,091. Ninety del
egates abstained.
A plank to establish a Pales
tinian homeland was brought up
for debate but was withdrawn by
Jackson before it could be voted
on.
Among the other Jackson
planks that were Incorporated
into the party's platform:
•Fighting in Central America
should lx ended and democracy
established in the war-torn re
gion.
•The federal government should
provide more money
for prenatal care and day care
services. The Women Infants
and Children (WIC) program and
Head Start should also get in-
See JACKSON on page 2A
1'Holo/TOHY WHITE
It's hard to leave mama... but summer camp beckons. The PI Phi
chapter of Omega Psl Phi Fraternity sponsored 32 children to go to
a 4-H Camp In EUerbe, NC. See page 2A.
NC Members Play Major Roles At NAACP Convention
By HERB WHITE
Post Staff Writer
Chariotte-Mecklenburg's west-
side schools have its share of
problems, but a recent list of rec
ommendations is a first step in
addressing them, educators say.
Bob Davis, pilnclpal at Spaiigh
Middle School, and a member of
the task force studying westside
schools, said the group's recent
report points out the need for a
more positive image among the
schools.
"Schools on the westside are
good bLit they suffer from a poor
public image," he said.
School board member Arthur
Griffin said the report is "a good
first step in starting to diagnose
some of the chronic problems"
of westside schools. However,
the report, submitted to the
board last week, will require
careful study before any changes
take place.
"I'm waiting for the staff rec
ommendations," he said.
Aside from public perceptions,
Davis said, westside schools
have been underused and given
the short end of the scholastic
stick compared to others in the
county.
"The big thing is economics,"
Davis said. "These folks have
been neglected by the school sys
tem for so many years because
they felt that they didn't have
any power, sort of like out of
sight, out of mind."
Consolidation of Harding and
West Mecklenburg high schools,
the smallest in the system, was
not a pari of the report. The
schools, located near Charlotte-
Douglas International Airport,
are exposed to constant aircraft
noise and have been reported to
be candidates for merger.
That won't happen soon, Davis
said, because of the political
ramifications and loyalties of
communities surrounding the
schools.
"That is a political hot potato
and no one really wants to touch
that one," he said.
"I think it will stay on the back
burner until the airpoi't authori
ty decides on how to abate the
noise over the schools, especial
ly West Mecldenburg."
The report also recommended
eliminating middle schools,
consisting of grades 6-8 by tbe
1989-90 school year. Davis said
middle schools, which e.xist
only on the westside, may be a
better alternative that Junior
high schools, but the system
didn't make the commitment
throughout the county.
"Middle schools were created
for all the wrong reasons," he
said, as a solution to bolstering
the attendance at Harding and
West Mecklenburg.
"I think what the task force is
saying is 'let's go back to seven,
eight and nine until the rest of
the system is ready.'"
Griffin echoed those senti
ments.
"Certainly as a concejTt, middle
schools are a good idea," he said.
"But you were stuck with a con
cept without the resources to
See TASK FORCE on page 2A
Special To The Post
Over 90
North Caroli
na adult and
youth dele
gates and ob
servers played
major roles in
the 79th annu
al NAACP
Convention,
winning elec
tions, gather
ing awards,
earning diplomas, making pres
entations and conducting work
shops in the process.
"Vote! Be Heard," was the
Alexander
theme of this year's national
convention held July 9-15 in
Washington D.C. Rev. Jesse
Jackson, Vice Piesldent George
Bush, Gov. Michael Dukakis.
Virginia Lt. Gov. L. Douglas
Wilder and AFL-CIO President
Lane Kirkland all spoke to the
convention parlicipants.
North Carolinians made sig
nificant achievements and con
tributions at this convention.
Among them:
—- Associate Consultants, a
black Winston-Salem public re
lations and consulting firm, an
nounced the successful negotia
tion of a national billboard
campaign to promote the
NAACP's nationwide Radlothon
membership drive culminating
on Septemeber 24. The firm, in
conjunction with the Outdoor
Advertising Association of
America, will erect billboards in
the 50 top metropolitan areas.
-— Portia Brandon, president
of the ftalelgh-Ape.x branch, was
elected ■vice-chairman of the Re
gion Five executive committee.
Region Five, which consists of
seven states (Fla., Ala., Miss.,
Tenn., N.C., S.C., Ga.), is the
largest region in the NAACP.
Also elected to represent Region
Five on key committees were:
D.D. Garrett (Pitt Co.); Rev. John
I-ondon (Herclford), and Joseph
Mitchell (Greensboro).
—- Ann Shipman of Fayette
ville and Ada Singleton of Wa-
desboro were each bestowed the
Unsung Heroine Award by the
national board of directors.
--- Five North Carolinians
were among the first 200 gradu
ates of the NAACP's Member
ship University held this spring
at national head([uarters. They
are: Veronla Alexander (Char
lotte), Portia Brandon (Raleigh)
Inez Calloway (Charlotte), Den-
Sce N.C. on page 2A
Inside This Week
Editorials Pg. 6A
Blacks should continue
support of Democratic Party?
Entertainment....Pg. 1B
How to describe
Rick James.? 2B
Lifestyles Pg. 8A
Sports Pg. 8B
Maiy Mayes White seeks
scholarship to honor her son.
Classifieds Pg. 14B
Church News Pg. 10A
Rev. Robert Leak: 22 years at
New St. John Baptist.
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