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August 22, 1996
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SCLC chapters complain about leaders
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA - Louisiana is
one of nine chapters of the
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference accus
ing the group's national office
of catering to corporate
donors, misusing member
dues and ignoring the needs of
the black community.
Hundreds of the disgruntled
members are coming to
Atlanta Aug. 27 to spotlight
their allegations at SCLC's
Atlanta headquarters, said
David Preston, president of
the Fort Walton Beach, Fla.,
chapter.
“We have paid dues to the
national office, and we have
receipts and checks to sustain
what we are saying," Preston
said. “Yet we have not
received charters, member
ship cards or anything from
the national office. It's ridicu
lous that you can’t get any
thing done in this associa
tion."
“It's probably time for new
blood to come in," said the
Rev. John Moore of the
SCLC's New Orleans chapter.
But the Rev. Joseph E.
Lowery, national president of
the SCLC, dismissed the £dle-
gations as sour grapes from
chapter members who didn't
meet the organization's
requirements. He said he was
unaware of the protest plans.
“These people are dishonest
and some of their accusations
are entirely olf base," Lowery
said. “You always have people
who will picket about any
thing. If these people were
interested in protecting black
folks' rights, they ought to be
working in their communities.
They don't have to be affiliat
ed with the SCLC to do that."
The organization, which met
last week in Detroit, is doing
well and won't be distracted
by individuals pressing their
own agendas, Lowery said.
But Moore charged that the
SCLC is not dealing with the
issues of homelessness, drug
abuse and poverty within the
black community.
“In essence, they are compla
cent. They're not doing any
thing," he said.
Corporate donors, and not
members, dictate the interests
of the group's national office,
Moore said.
“In a sense, it's like sleeping
with the enemy and we're out
to bring attention to that," he
said. “They are receiving
donations that are making
them beholden to corporations
more so than they are to the
people."
Moore would not name the
corporations.
Chapters involved in the dis
pute include those in Florida,
Tennessee, North Carolina,
Louisiana, South Carolina,
Mississippi, Alabama and
New Mexico, Moore said.
Raymond Fauntroy, presi
dent of the Miami chapter,
said Lowery’s lack of leader
ship has caused division with
in many chapters.
“(Lowery) can say what he
wants about us; the fact is we
have been effective," Fauntroy
said. “We can show member
ship. This would not be hap
pening if there were not a lot
of people concerned about the
direction of the organization."
Lowery said he's willing to
discuss the allegations, but
none Of the chapters has
requested a meeting.
Preston said he hated to air
the organization’s dirty laun
dry publicly but felt that it
was a last resort.
“We left messages, we called;
they have ignored us," Preston
said. “We are using the tactics
SCLC taught us to use when
you are ignored.”
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Dole’s “Village” remarks angers blacks
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT- Bob Dole's
remarks at the Republican
convention about Hillary
Rodham Clinton's book has
upset some blacks.
During the convention. Dole
took issue with Mrs. Clinton's
book on child rearing, "It
Takes a Village."
“ It doesn't take a village to
raise a child," Dole said. "It
takes a family to raise a
child."
But some blacks wonder
whether Dole knew the title of
Mrs. Clinton's book comes
from an African proverb.
Radio station WCHB-AM in
Detroit got numerous calls
about Dole's comments.
“That was out of line,
uncalled for and an attack on
Hillary Rodham Clinton," host
Robin Hardin told The Detroit
Free Press.
Local education activist
Marie Thornton questioned
why black Republican dele
gates didn't walk out of the
convention at the remark and
Dole's statement that “old val
ues endure."
Cliff Russell, WCHB pro
gram director, said from what
he's heard, he does not believe
many blacks will be voting
Republican.
“The only speeches we heard
compliments about were Colin
Powell and Elizabeth Dole's,"
WPEG for sale? No. Maybe so.
By Winfred B Cross
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WPEG FM 98’s rising popu
larity may have placed it on
the market again.
For the second time in near
ly as many years that station
may be up for sale. Dallas-
based Evergreen Media,
which bought the company
from Broadcast Partners Inc.,
is selling off its Charlotte sta
tions to Boston-based
American Radio Systems
Corp, according to an article
in the Aug. 19 edition of The
Business Journal.
Evergreen Media’s other
Charlotte stations include
WBAV AM/FM, WFNR AM,
WEDJ FM and WRFX The
Fox FM.
An employee for American
Radio wasn’t aware of the
rumor.
“If that was the case we
would immediately have to do
a press release announcing
the move, said Anna Kordan,
a receptionist for the compa
ny. When asked if someone
else was available to make a
comment, Kordan said: “No,
but they would tell exactly
what I just told you.”
Kordan would only speak of
the company’s merger with EZ
Communications, which gives
it ownership of WSOC. That
deal is pending Federal
Communications Commission
approval. If the rumored
Evergreen acquisition goes
through, American radio will
rule Charlotte airways.
Wayne Brown, WPEG’s gen
eral manager was surprised
by the story.
“I haven’t gotten any com
munications from the corpo
rate office. Until then, it busi
ness as usual,” Brown said.
“You can’t be productive if you
worry about stuff like that.
Hopefully, if it’s true, all it
will mean is a different name
on our checks.”
Joe Jaffoni of Jaffoni &
Collins, the public relations
firm representing Evergreen
Media, neither confirmed nor
denied the rumor.
“We don’t comment on
rumors,” he said. “We can’t go
on record until it’s time to
make a formal announce
ment.”
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secretary for Detroit Mayor
Dennis Archer, a Democrat.
“Powell was articulate but
didn't advance ideas of partic
ular interest to African
Americans. He was lockstep
with the rest of the
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