JACKSON
>ALL ROBINSON
Jackson, Robinson
Urge IBM To Halt
South /Africa Sales
Jesse Jackson and Randall Robinson have endorsed the
stockholder resolution submitted by SI IBM employees and 23
religious organisations calling for an end to IBM sales to 8outh
Africa. Robinson is executive director of TransAfrica.
The endorsement signed by Jackson says. “I urge IBM to end
sales to South Africa now. I endorse the stockholder resolution
cosponsored by religious organisations and IBM employees.”
James Leas, resolution author and an engineer at IBM's
Manassas plant, said. "We are delighted. IBM must take the increas
ing support, growing employee participation, and heightened media
Interest into account. I am confident that, with sustained work, we
will help IBM stop sales to South Africa."
Ten times as many employees are cosponsoring the resolution
this year as sponsored a similar resolution last year. The employees
work in It states at It IBM locations.
"We like working at IBM,” Leas said. “But selling computers to
South Africa is wrong." The company has acknowledged that IBM’s
computers are sold almost exclusively to whites in South Afrfrg.
"IBM may have good intentions, but the fact that our computers add
to the power of whites in the racist society makes IBM compliclt with
apartheid rule.” Leas said. “The sales hurt IBM's reputation and
embarrass IBM employees, stockholders, and customers,” he add
ed.
At the stockholder meeting last April. IBM Chairman John Akers
noted that sales in South Africa were less than one-half of one per
cent of worldwide revenue, and that IBM's business there “has not
prospered,” Leas said. “From a business point of view, IBM must
ask itself: does it pay to risk our reputation throughout the rest of the
world for a poor business in South Africa?"
IBM spokesman Fred McNeese claims that there are “strict con
trols” on the sale of IBM products in South Africa. They cannot be
sold to apartheid-enforcing agencies, not to military or police units.
However, more than 900 private companies in South Africa supply\
the military. IBM acknowledges that those companies are free to
buy IBM products even if those products are Used to serve military
(See JESSE JACKSON. P. 2)
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BY KEVIN M. CLEMENTS
AFRICA IS DEVELOPING
Thousands dying monthly in th<
Sudan, millions starving in the S^hel
100 more people arrested in apartlfeic
South Africa. Death, starvation anc
oppression. These are the all-too
common messages which seem tc
consistently confront us as far as
what we hear about Africa. Has
Africa then made any advances since
tha eradication of colonialism?
Despite all the negative press, Africa
has come a long way and has a great
future ahead.
It must be stressed that Africa is
much larger than Ethiopia, the Sudan
and South Africa. Africans a conti
nent made up of S3 countries. We
must not be blinded by the focus of
the media which is usually on the
above-mentioned three. In the case of
the first two countries there exist
either prolonged drought, or war, or
both, Tragically, mass starvation is
the result.
To contrast this, -I once lived in an
African country where I often thought
twice when deciding to visit people in
the area. I had to decide if I really
wanted to struggle with carrying all
the food that they would surely
bestow upon me as I left their com
pany. I would be on foot, you see, and
sometimes as far as a mile from
home. By the way, most of these peo
ple had incomes of less than <200 a
year but they had good land and a
good source of water. 1 never ate so
(See INSIDE AFRICA, P.2)
Pooled Resources
Wake High Schools Show Marks
Responding To Drug Message 0
Drugs on the streets, drugs in
schools. The administration views
them asa,threat lo national security
and the FBI says it is the biggest
challenge toeing the nation.
Drug Action of Wake County, Inc.,
in releasing the 1988 results of the
sixth annual survey of alcohol and
drug use among adolescents in
grades 8-12, a cooperative project
between the agency and the Wake
County Public School System, said
there were positive signs of improve
ment and some students were respon
ding to the message of the dangers of
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alcohol and drug abuse.
Thousands have Joined the “Just
group*, private-sector initiatives am
public task forces have answered Um
As many as 400 students had used cocaine
during the 30 days before being questioned,
and up to 900 students were estimated to have
had problems with marijuana use in the year
before being surveyed.
Say No" fight, which was outlined in
former President Ronald Reagan’s
national strategy for the prevention
of drug abuse and trafficking. Parent
battle cry.
Drug Action of Wake County, Inc.,
is continuing to raise the awareness
of young people about the dangers oi
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Project Deacon
Drug Suspects Charged
DMV, SBI
Stakeout
Truckers
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
William S. Hiatta last week announc
ed that more than 15 people have been
charged with possessing and selling
illegal drugs to commercial truck
drivers at rest areas and truck stops
along North Carolina’s interstate
highways.
A Division of Motor Vehicles in
spector and an SBI agent posing as
out-of-state truck drivers conducted
the undercover operation that led to
the charges.
The federally funded operation,
code-named “Project Deacon,” is
part of a national effort to improve
traffic safely by removing drug
impaired truckers from tj^e
highway t. North of
the investigation began Nov. 14,1868
ana ended Jan. 26 with random truck
searches at four DMV weigh stations.
Trained dogs supervised by State
Highway Patrol troopers, SBI agents
and local authorities were used to
conduct the searches at weigh sta
tions in Hillsborough, Asheville,
Mount Airy and Lumberton.
Hiatt declined to identify any in
dividuals charged during the under
cover operation pending further ar
rests during the next two days. Most
of those charged, he said, were
suspected drug dealers who fre
quented the truck stops.
Other undercover operations, he
said, are anticipated in the future as
part of a continuing truck-oriented
drug enforcement program across
the state.
“We have seriously crippled, at
least temporarily, the sale of drugs to
(SeeDRUG SUSPECTS. P 2)
BLACKS AMO THE COMSTIIUIMM-Dr. Mm Hop* Franklin, an axpert an theU.
S. Constitution and Eddte H. WHHams, president af Km Jainl Cantor tor Political
Studies wM be hatorai In “Afro-Americans And Tbc Evolution Of A Living
Constitution,- a radio series tor more than ISO stations nationwide
commemorating Black History Month.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Fourth
District Rep. David Price test
Wednesday called for congres
sional hearings investigating
charges of racial discrimination
oh the part of some lenders.
“If we are to continue to pro
mote home ownership as a na
tional goal, we must make sure
that no one is denied this oppor
tunity simply because of their
race,” Price told his colleagues
on the House floor.
Recent newspaper reports
analysing the lending informa
tion collected by the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board found
that savings and loan Institutions
rejected black applicants for
home loans twice as often as
whites In the phst five years.
“I am very disturbed by these
■niWSlWivnirfei -ii' n~i i .ir.'.ir.ii -n . —
Repurchase National Center
What is one of the best-kept historic
secrets in black communities
throughout America? Without a
doubt, it is the awareness that the Na
tion of Islam has repurchased its na
tional center located in Chicago, 111.
After seven months of rigorous
work and fundraising, the members
of the Nation of Islam under the
leadership of Muslim leader Louis
Farrakhan pooled their resources to
repurchase the property for $2,175
mUUon.
This money was raised by the
membership, who made personal
donations of *1,000 and sold products
of the nation, including subscriptions
to the Final Call newspaper, Clean
’N’ Fresh personal care products,
audio and videotapes of lectures.
Friends and supporters of the group
also made personal contributions.
The national center, which is a
former Greek Orthodox church, was
completed in 1962 and was to become
one of the eight finest religious houses
in the United States. In 1972, the. Hon.
Elijah Muhammad purchased tl*e
mosque and school for $4 million. The
structure was owned by the
American Muslim Mission from 1975
until the “cash only" repurchase
agreement was completed by the Na
tion of Islam on June 30,1988.
Farrakhan, the national represen
tative of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad,
describes the transaction as “one
where both Muslim communities
have and will benefit."
On Oct. 7,1988, which marked the
9l8( anniversary of the birth of the
Hon. Elijah Muhammad, the Nation
ot Islam returned to the grounds of
the national center for three days of
activities. The celebration, called
Saviours' Day, was enjoyed by more
than 12,000 persons each day under
one of the largest tents ever con
structed in the city of Chicago.
When Muhammad purchased the
mosque and school, he desired it to
become the national center for the na
tion of Islam. The purpose of the
center was to re-educate and retrain
black men and women in America
and throughout the world.
Farrakhan said, “Black men and
women need to be re-trained and re
educated because they have not been
taught to build a substantial and suc
cessful future for their children nor
improve the quality of life for the ad
vancement of self. The National
Center will motivate our people to
create and provide Jobs for
themselves and others so that
they may become independent
economically and intellectually.”
The national center is planned to
provide black men and woinen with
an independent institution that will
ensure their children a quality educa
tion rooted in mathematics, science
and knowledge of self. During the
day, the school will serve children in
grades preschool through 12. In the
evening, It will provide adult educa
tion courses with an emphasis on the
upgrading of job skills, literacy,
parenting, political and cultural
workshops. Soon the national center
will offer college-level courses on the
university level.
The; national center will be
dedicated on Feb. 2S. There will be
eight days of activities Feb. 19-28.
where men, women and children
from all denominations are invited to
(See MUSLIMS. P.2>
report*,' Price mM. That these
disparities are net solely the
result of different incomes Is sag*
gested by the finding that high
income blacks were rejected
more often than low-income
whites In 8S of the largest U.8.
metropolitan areas, he said.
“It Is critical that Congress
look Into this situation," Price
said, calling on Rep. Henry Gon
sales, D-Texas, chairman of the
House Banking Committee, to
schedule hearings to examine the
issue more closely. Price Is a
member of the Banklng'Commitr
tee.
“In the next few days. I plan to
reintroduce legislation which will
help make home ownership more
available for many Americans."
(See DISCRIMINATION. P. 2)
I drug use and could cite cutting the de
mand for drug* among school-age
' citizens as a cornerstone for preven
tion.
The agency said the 1888 results
show a downward trend of drug use
among teenagers in Wake County,
particularly. The survey is compiled
from a random sampling of 615
teenagers in grades 8-12, and details
information about these adolescents’
drug and drinking behavior.
The latest data reveal the lowest
frequency of drunkenness yet in the
(See HIGH SCHOOLS. P. 2)
Tensions Rising
Between Blacks
And Immigrants
BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS. SR.
NNPA Newt Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Rising ten
sions between blacks and Korean im
migrants who are doing more and
> more business in black communities
across the country, was the subject of
discussion between black media
representatives and Korean
businessmen and their represen
tatives recently.
The discussion took j lace at the
biweekly meeting of the Media Net
working Forum, chaired by William
Reed, business editor of the weekly
newspaper, the Capitol Spotlight.
The Korean businessmen for the
most part were on the defensive.
They said, “It is difficult for people of
different cultures to deal with one
another” equitably. But black media
representatives and some black
businessmen present insisted that “If
you do business in a community you
should reinvest it and treat its
citizens with courtesy and respect.”
Many blacks complain that Korean
immigrants shortly after arrival in
this country are able to secure loans
denied to aspiring black en
(See TENSIONS, P. 2)
Back-A-Child
Campaign Tops
$20,000 Goal
Fm CAROLINIAN Stall Report!
The 1968-00 final Back-A-Child cam
paign activity was held on Jan. 24 at
noon at the Garner Road YMCA.
Kenneth Wilkins, chaihnan of the
campaign for this year, said he was
truly fortunate and honored by the
cross-section of media that was
represented, saying that the media
worked together for the success of the
campaign rather than competing.
Chairman and executive officer for
the Y, Norman E. Day, said, “This
was a very good year, and by ex
ceeding the goal of $20,000, the extra
money will be used to extend scholar
ships and assist with summer day
care programs." Day also pointed out
that Wilkins had been a tremendous
asset, along with staff members
Sarah Glover, public relations direc
tor, and Larry Jones, assistant direc
tor of the Y, in conjunction with other
members of the campaign.
Wilkins gave an accounting of the
total monies received to date, which
stood at $22,200, and said additional
monies were still coming in. “I was
(See BACK-A-CHILD. P. 2)