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Page 2A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thuisday, February 2, 1989 Leading Democrat Pledges Independence From Jackson BY DONALD M. ROTHBERG AP Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ron Brown says he will not pick a fight with Jesse Jackson to dem onstrate his independence as the new Democratic party chair man, but that there are bound to be conflicts with the presiden tial candidate he worked for in 1988. "I'm not looking for it, trying to orchestrate it," Brown said in an interview last week in advance of succeeding Paul G. Kirk Jr. in the party post. "I'm sure at one time or another I'll have the op portunity to demonstrate inde pendence from any of the poten tial candidates in '92." Brown's election to the party chairmanship was assured when three of his four rivals for the post dropped out and en dorsed him. Only former Rep. Jim Jones of Oklahoma contin ued his challenge, but there was near unanimous agreement within the party that Brown will be a sure winner when the Demo cratic National Committee votes Feb. 10. John Henry Anderson, the Georgia Democratic Party chair man who had supported one of Brown's rivals, said there was "no doubt" in his mind that Brown would win. To overcome the perception that the incoming chairman is too liberal, Anderson said Brown must "establish his inde pendence from any groups and find us a candidate in four years who will appeal to the broad base of the electorate." Opponents of the Washington lawyer-lobbyist, who will be the first black politician to hold the top party post, cited his ties to Jackson, ^n. Edward M, Kenne dy and Gov. Mario Cuomo as evi dence he would give ammuni tion to those trying to paint the Democrats as too liberal. "What does it take to help us win?" Brown asked rhetorically. "It doesn't have anything to do with the Ideology of the chair man. (That is) a totally irrele vant consideration. 'We have fallen into a trap of allowing our enemies, our oppo nents or adversaries to define us. I think it's time for us to de fine ourselves and let the Ameri can people know what it means to be a Democrat." He said the party must do a bet ter Job defining its positions on national security, crime and Brown drugs. 'We've got to get out of the box of having some people in this country believe that we are the party that blames America for everything that's wrong in the world," said Brown. He said Congress would be the principal shaper of the party message and that he hoped to participate in leadership discus sions on Capitol Hill. Brown described himself as "one of the several messengers that have the ability and skills to be a strong advocate." He rejected the advice of many party activists that he must take some symbolic action to demon strate his Independence. "I don't believe that," he said. "I've passed the test. I've been Judged to be a fair and reasona ble and common sense person. That's why it looks like we're go ing to have a celebration here in February Instead of a fight." At the same time, he said, "I am very sensitive to concerns that people have raised about percep tion," Brown said he would travel to the South soon "and go to some statehouses and meet with gov ernors and Democratic Party leaders to demonstrate that I want to reach out," In the closing weeks of the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Brown agreed to become conven tion manager for Jackson and some party activists are con cerned about the perception that he is a Jackson partisan, a per ception he says is Incorrect, When asked whether he felt he must do something to demon strate Independence from Jack- son, Brown replied: "We've got to stop treating Jesse like some Third World's New Students Are Girls Despite centuries of tradition and religious practices that re served education in the Third World for boys only, officials re port increasing numbers of girls are receiving formal education. 'They're c^llng it a quiet revo lution," says Dr. Beryl Levlnger, Deputy Executive Director of CARE, the international relief and development organization, "but it's having a dramatic im pact on the role education plays throughout the developing world". Worsening poverty and a grow ing movement to redress social inequities, according to Levlng er, is spurring Third World gov ernments to encourage the mass enrollment of girls, "Poverty and hunger have reached crisis proportions throughout Africa, Asia and Lat in America," Levlnger says. Women and children make up the highest percentage of the de veloping world's poor and are of ten stuck at the bottom of the lowest economic strata. Since the number of years a woman attends school has a di rect effect on the number of chil dren she will bear,m and conse quently, the health and well being of those children. Third World nations are beginning to solve some of their own prob lems by arming the poor with an education. Government sponsored cam paigns recruiting girls into Third world classrooms are enhanced by school feeding programs. Millions of malnourished chil dren are receiving hot break- Third World classrooms that were once opened only to boys are shared today by girls, as well. These chlUdren in southern Haiti receive pre- PHOTO/ RUDOLPH VON BERNUTH school instruction in a program sponsored by CARE. t fasts and lunches, often the only nutritious meal of their day. "Relief organizations like CARE," says Levlnger, "have a re sponsibility to help the recruit ment effort by tailoring their ac tivities to meet the needs of women and children." In India alone, the Indian Gov ernment's Integrated Child De velopment Services Program reaches more than ten million children with meals and basic information on health and nutri tion. CARE provides logistical support and training to run the enormous operation. A free meal in school, which families would otherwise have to provide at home, can also fur nish incentive for parents to al low girls who would otherwise be at home gathering firewood, grinding grain or taking care of younger brothers and sisters, to attend classes. Says Levlnger, "The impact of the quiet revolution is Just be ginning to be felt by women and children throughout the devel oping world. In the future, it will affect not Just the lucky few — but everyone". Progress Slowed For U.S. Blacks In 1988 Continued From Page lA 38 percent between 1970 and 1978, but declined to 36 percent by 1987. Black youth have been nega tively Impacted, wrote Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children's Defense Fund. Black babies are three times more likely as whites to be bom to mothers who haven't had pre natal care, is twice as likely to die in the first year of life, and if the child is male, is six times more likely to be a teenage hom icide victim. "What America needs is a com prehensive, long-term invest ment in policies and programs which help all poor children and their families," Edelman wrote. 'We need a new national com mitment to ensure as well as we can that every child, black and white, has basic health and nu trition services and the opportu nity to attend good schools, to develop strong basic academic skills, and to become economi cally Independent as a young adult." Dr. Price Cobbs, president of Pacific Management Systems, determined that blacks will be responsible for becoming a part of mainstream America while valuing its differences. Maintaining a sense of aware ness will be especially impor tant culturally and in the work place, where greater numbers of non-whites will emerge by the start of the 21st century. "As we approach the year 2000, African-Americans must take leadership in further developing and refining the language and Imagery which describes differ ences. We must actively chal lenge the notion that there is something called colorblind-, ness," Cobbs wrote. "At present, most visible sym bols and most of the language describing success or power re lates to white people. Such de scriptions must be changed as black people define themselves and their successes beyond a comparison with whites." Black Politics In Charlotte Is Changing Continued From Page lA "We've had in the past a tradi tion in the black community of uniting behind one candidate because of the perception of be ing a minority," he said. "Now, we're going to see a shift where there will be competition with out splitting the black commu nity." To win an at-large, blacks will have to gather broad support from all voters, but Culp said there inay also be white resent ment to that kind of candidacy. A case in point was the 1987 city council race, where Ron Leeper vacated his District 3 seat, one of two in black districts, to nm at-large. He finished fifth. Just missing election. "I think there's a segment of the white community that be lieves in black representation, but may not be willing to sup port a black candidate at-large," Culp said. Contributions from black vot ers could also boost black at- large candidates, who are usual ly not as well financed as whites. Ironically, most political contri butions to blacks in the more costly at-large races come from white supporters. "The minority community is going to have to come up with fl- naclal support for black candi dates," Culp said. "In order for black at-large candidates to be more viable, the black commu nity will have to contribute more." Black candidates may also have to live with the double- edged sword of integration, Culp said. As more blacks move into predominantly white districts, candidates who live in those ar eas will have to win over skepti cal whites. 'The difficulty with integration is that politically, you have put yourself in a district where most of the voters are white," he said. "On the one hand, our society is saying 'Let's integrate,' but on the other hand, it's saying to black candidates 'You have to live in a black district to win. Racially-motivated voting pat- NAACP Has Inauguration The Charlotte-Mecklenburg chapter of the NAACP will in stall its officers Sunday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. at Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church at 1001 Grandon Road. The Rev. David Morrison, pas- ton of Greater Bethel, will offi ciate the ceremonies, and the public is invited to attend. terns will likely continue, Culp maintains, adding that single- shot voting occurs for a number of reasons. Including Ideology and gender. "I think single-shot voting will always be with us, not only with the black community, but the white community as well," he said. Although single-shot voting is generally frowned upon by local politicians, it happens often, Culp said. Whites may vote ex clusively for white candidates, but because the number of mi norities running at-large is usu ally small, single-shots for one are easier to detect. "Selective voting is not Just unique to the black community. The difference is that it's not ob vious in Dilworth, but it is in University Park." For All You've Ever Wanted In BLACK NEWS CJinrIottf Is For YOU! tunje CljarlottE Newspaper, Inc Published Every I'hursday Yearly Rate: $21.00 USPS No. 965500 For information call: 376-0496 Fran Farrer-Bradley Advertising Manager Dannette Gaither Business Manager Jackquelyn Carr Production Manager Calvin Ferguson Chief Photographer Send change of address to: The Charlotte Post P.O. Box 30144 Charlotte, NC 20230 kind of irrational being. He's a reasonable, rational political figure, political leader." 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