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Page 2A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, August 3,1989 Report Says African-Americans Still Trail Whites In Living Status Continued From Page lA .'Americans suffered most from • slow overall growth of the econ- »omy during the 1970s and • 1980s. "Under conditions of In- ‘ creasing economic hardship for ' the last prosperous members of ' society, blacks, because of their ; special legacy of poverty and ' discrimination, are afflicted t sooner, more deeply, and long- • er," the committee stressed. ' Finr YEARS OF DATA ' The report summarizes and In- r terprets a large body of data and ; research analyses concerning ' the position of blacks In Ameri can society since the eve of , World War 11. The committee was asked to assess the status of black Americans: It was not charged with recommending policy changes to alleviate any . disparities It found. ' The 22-member committee • was augmented by 18 additional .experts In economics, educa tion, government and politics, . health care, history, and soclol- . Ggy. Robin M.Williams Jr., Henry • Scarborough professor of social 'science (emeritus) at Cornell ■ University, Ithaca, NY, chaired the committee. Study director ' Gerald D. Jaynes, professor, de- ; jpartment of economics and pro- -gram In African and African -American studies, Yale Unlver- -slty. New Haven, CT, and Wll- ► iiams edited the report. _ - - The National Reseairch Coun- -cll Is the principal operating ^agency of the National Acade- ‘kjles of Sciences and Engineer ing. The study was funded by the Carnegie Coip. of New York; the Pew Charitable Trusts: the Ford, Robert Wood Johnson, An drew W. Mellon, Rockefeller, and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations: and the National Research Council fimd. INDICATORS OF STATUS The committee focused Its at tention In six primary areas: participation In the political process, economic status, schooling, health, crime and criminal Justice, and well-being of children and families. Among Its specific findings; • Economic status. In In come and earnings, blacks gained relative to whites fairly steadily from 1939 to 1969: many economic measures of rel ative status peaked In the early 1970s and since have remained stagnant or declined. The per centage of people living In households with Incomes below the poverty line declined for both blacks and whites through the mid-1970s but have risen In the past decade: black poverty rates have been two to three times higher than white rates at all times. • Residential Segregation. Residential separation of whites and blacks Is practically un changed since the 1960s. Segre gation of blacks and whites is nearly twice the rate of white and Aslan-Amerlcans, and In many cities Is often much great er than residential separation between Hispanic Americans and whites. Discrimination against blacks currently seek ing housing "has been conclu sively demonstrated," the report notes. • Education. "Segregation and differential treatment of blacks continue to be widespread In the elementary and secondary schools," the committee found. Early Intervention programs, such as Head Start, "have had positive effects on blacks' edu cational performance," and black students have made small but consistent gains on tests of academic achievement. Never theless, college enrollment rates of all high school graduates de clined sharply after 1977; while white rates have recovered, black rates remain well below those of the 1970s. The odds that a black student will enter college within a year of gradua tion from high school are less than one-half the odds for a white student. • Political Participation. When measured against whites of the same socioeconomic stat us, blacks vote In equal or great er p)ercentages In national elec tions. Moreover, the number of black officials has risen from a ’1 V.' S «" Pholo/LlNEY A speech by Jesse Jackson was the highlight of the North Black Leadership Caucus meeting held in Charlotte. D.C. Mayor Talk Is 'Hype' CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jesse Jackson wouldn’t say whether he would run for mayor of Wash ington, but the subject kept com ing up during a weekend visit to Chmlotte. Jackson, a former presidential ceuidldate and a native of Green ville, S.C., said his family began moving from Chicago on Friday. He already had announced that his National Rainbow Coalition would relocate from Chicago next week. 'We have moved to Washington as a family and as one rainbow coalition," Jackson said. "We're moving to Washington ... under the presumption that Washing ton requires that kind of time, that kind of focus." Tired of speculation over the Issue, Jackson said It's "a lot of hjrpe that's become a diversion." About 250 people. Including Jackson's mother and grand mother, crowded Into a banquet room to hear his speech to the North Carolina Black Leader ship Caucus of Charlotte on Sat urday. Jackson also confirmed that Charlotte will host this year's PUSH-EXCEL Pro Basketball Classic. Organizers are still try ing to arrange which NBA stars will play in the Sept. 23 game. Jackson said the game, along with 10 scholarshlp)s awarded to local college-bound students. Is Intended to promote education. And he encouraged parents to help their children study at home. Charlotte's Evening In Nairobi Co* tinned From Page lA aren’t black. "The organization was started to get that closeness between black Americans and Africans," Sazlru said. "But It's worked In reverse. Ninety-five percent of our students are white.' Nairobi’s International culture will be on display In the exhibi tion, with representatives from 50 nations within and outside Africa. Thirty-two representatives from 32 states will also be on hand with arts and crafts, giving the city a chance to host the world for a day. "It enhances Charlotte’s Image as an International city," said Doug Stafford, president of the the Charlotte Convention and Visitors Bureau. Beyond the multinational fla vor of the exhibit, AIFS's wants to bring people together through Africa's unique culture. rWe see ourselves as mission aries coming here to teach," said Sazlru. few dozen in elected officials. The black proportion of federal, state, and loc^ public adminis trators rose from less than 1 percent In 1940 to 8 percent In 1980, but this figure Is still less than blacks' current 13 percent proportion of the U. S. popula tion. • Crime. The homicide rate for young black men Is stx times the rate for yoimg white men. "Black Americans are disproportion ately victims of crime": they are twice as likely to be victims of robbery, vehicle theft, and ag gravated assault. Blacks also suffer disproportionately from Injuries and economic losses due to criminal actions. "As long as there are great disparities In the socioeconomic status of blacks and whites, blacks will continue to be overrepresented in the criminal justice system as victims and offenders," the com mittee wrote. • Health. Persistent wide gaps In the mortality and morbidity of blacks compared to whites re main at all ages except for Indi viduals 85 and older. Twenty- two percent of blacks under age 65 are not covered by health In surance or Medicaid (as com pared with 14 p>ercent of whites). The odds of dying shortly after birth are consistently twice as high for black babies as they are for white babies. • Child and Family Issue*. "Black and white children are Increasingly different with re gard to their living arrange ments," the committee found. A majority of black children under age 18 live In families that In clude their mothers but not their fathers, while one In every five white children lives with just their mother. In the course of their childhood, 86 percent of black children and 42 percent of white children are likely to spend some time in a single parent household. This Is par ticularly significant In view of the fact that female-headed families were 50 percent of total black famlty Income. During the 1970s, one of every three black children lived In poverty for at least seven of those 10 years. The comparable figure for white children was one In 33. A CHANGING SOCIETy Two general developments In U. S. society since 1939 stand out as Important to understand ing the current status of black Americans, the committee ob served. First, for the period 1940-1973, real earnings of all Americans Improved steadily, but they stagnated and declined after 1973. Second, during the post-1973 preriod. Inequality In creased among Americans In general as the lowest Income and least skilled people were hurt most by changes In the overall economy. Thus, for the 50-year span cov ered by the study, "the social status of American blacks has on average Improved dramati cally, both In absolute terms and relative to whites," the com mittee found. However, the cur rent status of black Americans today can be characterized "by a glass that is half fitll - - If meas ured by progress since 1939 - - or as a glass that Is half empty - - If measured by the continuing disparities between black and white Americans since the early 1970s." Demographic conditions In the future may serve to heighten awareness of this disparity, the committee noted. TTie Bureau of the Census projects that the U. S. black propulatlon will rise from 11.7 percent In 1980 to 15 prerCent In the year 2020: blacks will be nearly one of five chil dren of school age and one of six adults of working age. 'CULTURE OF POVERTY' QUESTIONED The committee found that the data and analyses It examined throw "serious doubt" on the commonly accepted notion that a self-perpetuating "culture of poverty" exists In the black com munity. The chronically poor are a minority of poor people In general. Including blacks; atti tudes toward work and the de sire to succeed are not very dif ferent among the poor and non- pxxrr, the committee said. The committee found Instead that racial barriers and disad vantages "persist in blocking black advancement." Martin To Open Campaign Headquarters Hoyle H. Martin, Democratic candidate for the Charlotte City Council District 2 seat, will cp>en his campaign head quarters on Thursday, August 10 at 3921 Tuckaseegee Rd., south centrally located, near the Intersection of Freedom Dr. and 1-85. Dewitt Reid, Martin's cam paign manager said, "The loca tion was selected to assure easy accessibility to all voters In Martin District 2 and to pro vide ade quate park ing. We believe that such consid eration has not always ben given to all the citi zens of the approximate ly 27,717 voters In the district." The public Is Invited to at tend a 6 to 9 p.m. grand open ing reception. ^Perm No More... 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Close to 18 million people from 7,000 com munities are expected to partic ipate In "Night Out VI". tlCIje Cljarlotte ^os!t Newspaper Published Every Thursday By The Charlie Post PubSshing Company, Inc. 1531 Camden Road. Charlotte, NC 28203 Yearly Rate: $21.00 Three months: $6.00 Two years; $35.00 Senior Citizen Yeariy Rate: $18.00 USPS No. 965500 Second Class Postage Paid Charlotte, NC 28203 For more information call: 376'0496 JackqualynCair Production Manager An^Dmit Circulation Manager ' Fran Farrsr-Bradlay Advertising Manager Calvin Ferguson Chief Photographer Dannetts Galthsr Business Manager ChartosRamseur Art Director POST MASTER Send change of address to: The Charldte Post P.O. Box 30144 Charlotte, NC 28230 WAYNE C. ALEXANDER, R A. 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