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NEWS The Charlotte Post APRIL 4, 1996 Study: Blacks solidly favor Clinton NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION eDespite occasional talk of black disaffection with the Democrats and the potential for a Republican break through among black Americans, a recent national poll indicates that Republicans have made no headway in African-American communities. Among the poll's respon dents, President Clinton is currently more popular with blacks than is Jesse Jackson or Louis Farrakhan and if Bob Dole were the GOP nominee, he would lose miserably to Clinton. “African American identifi cation with the Democratic party remains as strong as it's ever been. The Republicans, quite frankly, have made no inroads whatsoever in the black community," political analyst David Bositis says in summing up the results of the survey conducted for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonprofit Washington-based think tank that researches issues regard ing black Americans. Only last fall there appeared the real possibility that Democratic hegemony in the black community could be seriously threatened. Farrakhan's Million Man March resonated with conser vative themes of self-help and less dependency on govern ment for its help. But the sur vey found that 81 percent of African Americans identify themselves as Democrats, and fewer than one in 10 as Republicans. Faye Anderson, executive director of the Council of 100 Black Republicans, says her party has done nothing to broaden its support within the black community. "I've had it," says Anderson. "As Fannie Lou Hamer used to say, 'I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired' of this party doing nothing and squandering real opportu nities. This party has failed miser ably in com- v#iiiiiuii municating with black folks." She states that the Republicans' election strategy for black voters is the same as it always has been; hoping , most of them stay home on Election Day. But, she said, the party "can't just sit here and pray for rain." Anderson and other black Republicans argue that even if the party did only marginally better with black voters in the 22 states where 95 percent of them reside, it could reap big political dividends. Emanuel McLittle, editor and publisher of the conservative black jour nal Destiny, says even though there is deep disaffection with the Democrats the Republicans seem disinclined to seize upon it. "I don't see the welcome mat," says McLittle. The Joint Center poll found that blacks are a little more liberal than other voters, sig nificantly more likely to think race relations are an impor tant national issue and a lot less likely to complain about government. Significantly, in spite of the fact of more blacks having been elected to may- oral, local councils and state- houses, in general, African Americans place more confi dence in the federal than state or local government - in con trast with the general popula tion - and are more likely to want federal standards for welfare and Medicaid. Continued from page 1A lenged JCSU's 1996 graduat ing class to use their educa tion for the good of their com munities. W ’ ' 'J South r " Africa) real ty jpnHln ize education j is the key to (economic) ” liberation,” Mandela said. “Your degree Nelson means you Mandela have a major responsibility to your community. You must pull along those who have not climbed the ladder. “Unless you are economically liberated, you are not yet free,” she said. Mandela said there must be a shift in South Africa's resources to the the majority African population, which suf fered economically under the restrictions of apartheid. Adding to her remarks in an interview after her speech, Mandela said the re-design of South Africa will be a two-way street. “Blacks have to let go of cer tain things,” she said, using language that could describe America today. “Black people have to see the opportunities (that become available).” Mandela said most of the whites who have remained in South Africa have done so because they want to see the country succeed. Noting the difficulty American blacks are having more than 130 years after slavery ended, Mandela said too many African Americans thought they could merge into white America. “They have lost touch with their roots, their identity,” Mandela said. “They thought they were part of the whole.” South Africa is a unique example of a democracy, she said, with its first challenge being the dismantling of apartheid, a system which survived more than 40 years because whites felt they had a God-given right to rule over native Africans. South Africa today is trying to overcome 350 years of oppres sion by whites of the Africans, Mandela said. “The behavior of the past structures the behavior of the present,” she said. Mandela said her father is fos tering inclusion by having new laws translated into all the African languages, not just English and Afrikaan. “All languages are official lan guages,” she said. “Each has the same status as other lan guages.” Mammagrams at Earle Village Nationsbank and Mobile Health Outreach are sponsor ing free mammograms for res idents of Earle Village on April 11. The free tests for breast can cer will be conducted for women over age 34 between 2 and 8 p.m. at the Earle Village Community Recreation Center on Seventh Street. “The Mobile Health Outreach is a remarkable organization that is literally bringing preventive health care services to individuals’ door steps,” said Mike Pitchford, NationsBank senior vice president and director of community development. “We are happy to help sponsor this event as it will positively impact the lives of so many women.” Mobile Health Outreach is a non-profit subsidiary of Metrolina Outreach Mammography. The program was established in 1995 to provide basic health care ser vices, screenings and diagnos tic testing to low-income, rural, elderly, minority, unin sured and other underserved populations. “We are happy NationsBank is working with us to provide such a necessary service to the residents of Earle Village,” said Jean Griswold, founder of Metrolina Outreach Mammography. “Breast can cer is the leading cause of can cer deaths for black American women, and with timely screenings we are able to help increase the survival rate for many women through early detection.” The NationsBank Small Business Investment Corp. provided a $100,000 capital committment to Metrolina Outreach Mammography two years ago. NationsBank Community Development Corp. is also under contract with the Charlotte Housing Authority to assist in the administration of a $41 mil lion federal Housing and Urban Development grant to revitalize the Earle Village community. - John Minter Coming in May: The Post presents the 1996 Top H.S. Seniors Get in the Driver’s Seat Become a Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schools Bus Driver * Good Hours * Good Pay * Good Benefits Applications are being accepted for classes beginning: • 30 April 1996 * 28 May 1996 '* 26 June 1996 16 July 1996 •30 July 1996 Call 379-7118 for information or go to the Education Center at 701 East Second Street and fill out an application. CMS NEEDS YOU! ■ - Be a “DRIVING FORCE” in our community - Notice: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System does not discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, colo^, religion, national origin, age, or disability in any of its educational or employment programs or activities. The CMS System is a drug-free workplace. A criminal record check will be conducted In South Africa, the people are tr5dng to build a democra cy, giving the 30 million Africans free speech and the right to choose their govern ment and oppose their govern ment, along with the remain ing white minority. “The government is prepared to extend a hand to the former leaders of apartheid so we can creat a new system,” Mandela said. But, she said, blacks must receive some economic bene fits, such as better housing, jobs and education. “There is a vast depth of dif ference in the economic status in South Africa," Mandela said. ‘You can’t separate polit ical democracy from economic justice. “It is not possible to eliminate apartheid and leave everybody who enjoyed its benefits as well off as before.” SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 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