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Strife In South Africa
Continued from page lA.
by the national government and
some Americans, violence has
only recently become an option.
"It's remarkable how patient
and peaceful the ANC has been,"
he said. "It's only been after the
ANC recognized the government
wasn't going to change was
when they realized other means
were necessary."
The ANC, contrary to what the
white government says, "Isn’t In
terested In killing whites," said
Ferguson. The organization's
purpose, he said. Is to bring
about a political system that
treats every citizen equally.
They want the rightful partici
pation of blacks."
Apartheid closely resmembles
•American segregation before
the civil rights advances of the
1960s, Ferguson said.
"In many ways. It Is" like the
days of Jim Crow legislation,
"and In some ways. It's worse,” he
said.
"1 supposed I'd never see those
things again."
Facilities ranging from public
beaches to restaurants aie seg
regated according to race.
Blacks are free to travel as they
like, but stopping along the way
presents limited choices.
'Tou're unrestricted to travel
up and down the road, but you're
restricted In where you can go,"
Ferguson said
The Judicial system Is no dlf-
ifn ■
ferent from the government, with
judges sworn to uphold the prin
ciples of apartheid, Ferguson
said, and that spells little relief
for blacks seeking justice. White
judges routinely Insult black
lawyers, and all blacks are
searched upon entering court.
"Any lawyer who goes Into
court trying to fight against
apartheid Is doomed from the
start," he said. "In many ways.
It's a hopeless struggle In the le
gal s)Tstem."
Black South Mrlcans feel that
economic sanctions, particu
larly from the United States,
could further pressure the gov
ernment Into disbanding, Fergu
son said. The support of Afri
can-Americans Is equally
Important.
'The average polltlcally-aware
South .African wants to know
there Is support here for the po
litical emancipation of South
Africa," he said. "Unless the
South African government Is
Isolated In the world. It's not go
ing to change."
Warfare is the leading cause of hunger In southern Africa.
SCLC, Local Business Fights
AIDS With ANail-A-Thon
By LORA VANDERHALL
Post Staff Writer
The SCLC/Women National
AIDS Program and Nalls By
Joyce will come together to
sponsor a Nall-A-Thon and
AIDS awareness program on
Saturday, April 1 from 8 a.m. un
til 12 midnight.
The location for this Joint ven
ture will be at Nalls By Joyce,
4801 North Ttyon Street.
Last year, the SCLC/Women
l ecelved a grant from the Center
for Disease Control, In Atlanta,
to dispense AIDS education and
prevention methods In minority
communities.
Four other programs of this
kind exist In Atlanta, Detroit,
Kansas City and Tuscaloose.
Rev. Norman Kerry, Jr., site co
ordinator for the Charlotte loca
tion said, "There Is a desperate
need for a grassroots type strat
egy In getting the message con
cerning AIDS Into the black
"■*>4;ommunlty.
"Black women make up over 50
percent of all women affected
with AIDS...that's devastating
when you think of the fact that
many of these women have giv
en birth to children who now
have AIDS."
Kerry as well as many com
munity leaders and heith offi
cials will be available to dis
pense Information and give
support.
'We will have representatives
from the local health and drug
centers. Community leaders
such as Sarah Stevenson, Rev.
George Battle, Ella Scarbo
rough, Rudolph Seth, Judge Mi
chael Todd, who Is the president
of SCLC and many others will
be available to give their sup
port," said Kerry.
Photo by Peeler
(L-R] Joyce McMillan, owner of Nall By Joyce, Rev. Coleman Kerry,
Rev. Rudolph Seth and Katrina Hinea have planned a graaaioota
approach to the problem of AIDS in the black community.
Joyce McMllllan, owner of
Nails By Joyce, hopes the Nall-
A-Thon will serve a dual pur
pose.
'The Nall-A-Thon is a way for
me to participate in trying to
reach a targeted group of wom
en age 20-49.
"This will also be a way to say
thanks to the community for the
support they gave me while I had
my booth at Classy Hair Care
and for their support of my new
location," said McMllllan.
All services will be discounted
30 percent on Saturday . In an
effort to accommodate the
crowd, three additional persons
will be added to the staff of five.
For additional information
call Rev. Kerry at 332-4184 or
Joyce McMllllan at 596-5031.
Boosting Black Hope Requires Basics
J ft. ■ w A • •
Continued from page lA.
con to black achievement, has
dimmed among African-
Americans. Without education.
Job prospects dry up. leading to
disaffection, dependence and. In
some cases, a life of crime. In
Mecklenburg, there Is an new
emphasis on education. Falls
said, especially for blacks.
'We have to remain very dlllg-
gent about the type of education
our kids are getting," she said.
"People are becoming more con
cerned about education. The
schools are certainly thinking
about it through their efforts."
Through Its Education Initia
tive Project, the Urban League
alms to enlist the black commu
nity In helping students learn.
The family plays an important
jjart In the educational process.
Falls said.
'We have to create a culture of
achievement for our kids." she
said. "At one time, education was
seen as a way out In terms of up
ward mobility."
Teens N Touch, another Urban
League program. Is geared to
ward keeping students In school
and out of maternity wards. With
statistics showing one of every
two black babies bom out of
wedlock. Teens N Touch encour
ages Inner-city youngsters to
have a positive image of them
selves and to finish school.
The program has about 70
participants from two housing
projects, Earle Village and
Boulevard Homes.
Role Models
The African-American family,
pressured by economic consid
erations, Is becoming more
prone to splitting, often leaving
one parent to head the house
hold.
The scarcity of male role mod
els Is especlily prevalent in the
black community, said Robin
Myer, a counselor with Big
Brothers-Big Sisters in Char
lotte. The organization, which
matches young people with
adult companions, has 44 pairs
of black males.
However, there Is a waiting list
of 51 black boys compared to
four males In screening to be
Big Brothers.
'That's pretty much the way it
always Is. It's out of balance
both ways," Myer said.
Big Brothers-Blg Sisters' pur
pose is to engage young people
and adults in "sharing-type ac
tivities," Myer said. Adult volun
teers must be at least 21, have a
job at least six months and
transportation. Adults and chil
dren are screened to provide the
best matches, which last one
year.
As Charlotte grows, so does its
black population and the num
ber of black children growing up
In single-parent homes. Myer
said that after looking at census
profiles of the city's demograph
ics. the demand for male role
models continues to outstrip the
supply.
"The demand for black men Is
higher," he said, "but It Is like
that for whites as well. "Black
men are coming In proportion
ately (to the city's population In
crease), but there aren't enough
of them."
In "Moral Leadership and
Transition in the Black Commu
nity," University of Pennsylvania
sociology professor Elijah An
derson writes of the importance
of black males in socializing
youth.
young men to meet their respon
sibilities regarding work, family
life, the law, and common decen
cy."
That type of consistency is
less prevalent In African-
American communities, and or
ganizations like Big Brothers-
Blg Sisters are trying to fill the
void.
Ironically, Big Brothers will
seek out fathers who have left
home to encourage them to
spend more time with their chil
dren. Myer said the reasoning
behind it is that children prefer
contact with their fathers than
string a new relationship.
"One or two visits a month
from a father Is usually better
than a visit a week from a Big
Brother," he said.
The "old heads," as Anderson
calls black men, was "a man of
stable means who believed in
hard work, family life and the
church. His acknowledged role
was to teach, support and en
courage—in effect, to socialize
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