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] 4 RALEIGH, N.C.. THURSDAY. JUNE 1,1969 ( VOL. 48, NO. 52 V.C.’s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY MRAiJiSi ...... ELSEWHERE*®!!: Family Members Search For Pettfford “Roots” Page 13 Southern Bell Salutes | legendary Black Baseball * ' ” 11 'MiaaiiiiHiHHiiiiiaataiiaaiii Gov. Martin Says “Commht< Minority Improving The climate for minority-owned businesses in Noth Carolina has im proved in recent years, but Gov. Jim Martin says more must be done to enhance the economic success of businesses owned by blacks, women, Indians and the handicapped. The Martin administration says it remains committed toward increas ing the number of minority-owned businesses receiving state contracts and the governor has established a four oercent goal for his administra tion for awarding state contracts to minority-owned businesses. “While I am not in favor of rigid quotas and set-asides, I am in favor of working to achieve better participa tion by minority firms in doing business with the State Of North Carolina,’’ Gov. Martin said. “We will keep working until we get more new people involved in the system.” In January, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a law in Richmond, Va.. reniiirinB that 30 percent of city public works funds go to minority owned construction companies. The state will not be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s recent decision on affirmative action, Gov. Martin said. “That ruling affects set-asides and rigid quotas in minority hiring and awarding of state contracts,” the governor said. “We have goals—not quotas—so our state should not be af fected by this ruling.” Last year, minority-owned com panics profited from the administra tion’s goals program. As a result, these businesses received greater support from North Carolina’s in dustry and banking leaders. “Over the past 3% years, the climate in North Carolina for minori ty business is better than ever,” William W. McGee, president of the N.C. Association of Minority Businesses, told a Raleigh newspaper. He $aid Gov. Martin’s four-percent goai nas oeen not only taut, but com mitment.” An example of this commitment was a report completed last August by the Division of Purchase and Con tracts recognizing that seven cabinet departments exceeded their goal of awarding state contracts to minority owned businesses. “You don’t have to make speeches (See ECONOMIC. P. 2) Jesse Jackson Receives 1989 9pingarn Medal Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a leader in civil and human rights, as well as in the political arena, has been chosen to receive the 1989 Spingarn Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the NAACP, according to Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, executive director. The prestigious medal will be presented Thursday, July 13, as the NAACP concludes its 1989 annual convention in Detroit, Mich. Rev. Jackson, whose selection by the Sp ingarn Award Committee was unanimous, is the 74th Spingarn medalist. Instituted in 1914 by the late Joel E. Spingarn, then NAACP chairman, the Spingarn Medal is presented annual ly to the man or woman of African descent and American citizenship who has made the highest achieve ment during the preceding year or years in any honorable field of human endeavor. Its purpose is twofold—first, to call the attention of the American people (See JESSE JACKSON. P. 2) President Bush Nominations No 14 Blacks Note BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS, SR. NNPANcm Uttar WASHINGTON, D.C.-If political pundits and Washington insiders in general had reason to be in a snit rec cently over how little President George Bush had accomplished in Ms first 100 days, African-Americans of a wide range of political and civil rights persuasions and/or involvement bad good reason for rejoicing. For in Bush’s first 100 days, he has nominated 14 blacks to senior policymaking positions and more are surely on the way, NNPA has learn ed. This is a far cry over the Reagan years when black nominations to policymaking positions were few and far between. Signaling that he is truly intent on making this a “kinder and gentler” America, at least as far as more equitable distribution of appoint ments is concerned, Bush has named the following: •Jacqueline Knox Brown, assis tant secretary of Energy (Congres sional and Inter-Governmental Af fairs); •Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jerry Ralph Curry, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad ministration; •Jewel S. Lafontant, United States (See BUSH, P. 2) ; ■ -I NEWS BRIEFS | NEA DIRECTOR Aggressive Participants New Strategy Urged To Fight Racism BY ALUE M. PEEBLES CiilrtWIn WrtMr NAACP members from more than 1M branches acroaa the state of North Carolina met at Raleigh’s Civic Coder recently to witness the crown ing of the Mother of the Year by the national board chairman, Or. William P. Gibson of Greenville, S.C. TMl Freedom Fund rally was started otoe than 10 yean ago by the late Ktfty Miller Alexander, Sr, longtime atnta nresident. A set the tone for the rally. Participants in the program were./ the Martin Luther King Children’s Choir of Raleigh the Ersklne Lowe Youthu Choir of Spring Lake, and the Youth in Christ Choir of Garner. The reigning queen, Ms. Deioris Lindsay of the Fayetteville Branch, led the mothers and their escorts in, following the invocation given by Rev. H.B. Pickett, president of the Raleigh-Apex Branch. After all of the mothers were introduced, greetings ■ were brought by Ms. Mary Perry and Janess F. White. Presiding over the event was Melvin “Skip” Alston, first vice president, who announced that the state president, Kelly M. Alex ander, Jr., was ill. The seccond vice president, Milton Dove, was asked to introduce the other state officers. Ms. Florine Robinson, president of the Durham County Branch, in troduced the guest speaker, Dr. William F. Gibson. Dr. Gibson’s topic was “Our Time Has Come, But Our Day Has Not Yet Arrived.” He used the analogy of the Israelites when they fled from Egypt headed for the Promised Land. They wandered and some lost faith and hope. Gibson reiterated that blacks were led out of slavery, but we have not made Up our minds. Are we willing to pay die price? Some of us are, but some of us are not willing. The Walls have tumbl ed, but bigotry and racism are still around. The Promised Land isp’t completed. “What class am If asked the speaker. “I know What race I am.” Gibson made many references to the Reagan administration and to the present one. Of the MO federal judges appointed by the former president, it is intersting to not that only four of. them were black. “Re«‘«"» •«'» alive,” continued Gibson. Blacks need a new strategy. ' need an agenda. We need to si thinking of ourselves as grassbopp who cannot win. First, we need believe in our cause. “God is not go ingtodoitaU.”Ourp the civil i "" which we 1 which we piupt ticipants. Following the, winner of the Mothers' Mhrch with a total of $9,331.11. She was crowned I Dr. Gibson. Runners-up were from Charlotte, Durham and Catawba P*$te to ih par; ve Riddick jive w County. Chairperson of the Mothers’ March was Ms Ann Ship man of Fayetteville. Assisting her were several members of th< Raleigb itl fir Matter at lh> Year. Ms. My Musgrm ten fayatla—a. mm cmiNi quMn at tte Marta Caratea Caataiaaca af toanetea at tte NAACP. " NAACP President “Disgusted” Drug Suspect Dies In Custody Grand Jury Decision Closes Case GOLDSBORO (AP)—Two white police officers placed on inside duties after a black drug suspect died in their custody earlier this year may go back on patrol, Police Chief J.P. Morgan said. But Dorothy Whitted Hardy, presi dent of the Golds boro-Wayne County Branch of the NAACP, said letting the officers resume their normal ac tivities would pose a danger to the public. A Wayne County grand jury ruled recently that no charges were war ranted against the officers in the death of Washington, D-C, native James E, Swag, Swan was declared dead in a police car at the Wayne . County magistrate’s nttlre nn the evening of Feb. i. He earlier had resisted arrest during a drug raid. In addition to the two officers, several other officers, both black and white, were required to subdue him and place him in the i car, according to police. An autopsy released in April ruled Swan died from anoxia, or lack of ox ygen, due to neck compression. The grand jury, made up of three blacks and 15 whites, returned its decision after meeting three days in special session. The purpose of the NAACP is to assure civil rights of all citizens are protected, .according to the state ment. “For this reason, we cannot allow the verdict of the special grand jury in the James Earl Swan case to (See POLICE DUTIES, P. 2) MEMORIAL OAY CELEBRATION—Activities Ike BUS one at the Vietnam War Memarlal an the state capital grounds were repeated aK across the country as people jathered te Mamnrial Daw and hanar A marten'i mMarw ^^^^^wa^aw ht w^a^aaw^^^w^www wv ^nwvwa wv^^wwivw nivivi ^na^B ^a fviniNiv w vatarans. (Phata by TaNb SaWr-Cabaway) N. C. Reported On Rteedv Decline A recent study by the North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute reveals that the quality of life for North Carolina’s 1.6 million children has dropped in the past year. The institute’s 1989 Children’s In dex looked at 30 indicators. The study found UuHt nine hadj impfoved, If re mained unchanged .add showed a decline iff the quality of life for the state’s children. Most of the positive changes were the result of public policy, says Ar buckle. For example, 1,000 more children received mental health ser vices in the past year, largely as a restilt of legislative funding of the state’s child mental health Services plan. Legislative action also permitted 6,800 more children under six years of age to receive health care through the Medicaid program. The 1968 index shows Just as clearly the impact of bad policy on the state’s children, says Margaret Arbuckle of the institute. For example, she adds, new paperwork and monthly income reporting requirements added by the state to the food stamp program ap pear to have had a hand in cutting 13,000 poor children from the pro-, gram, a drop of 6.9 percent. The study revealed that the number of children participating in the state’s subsidised child care programs drop ped hv almost three percent from (See WELFARE. P. 3) •3rd birthday tt Hey 26, INI. A latiMr Vtet-CtmtiMdtr tf Dm Ntrth CtrtRtt Dtptrtnttt af tht Amtrictn Ltfltt, At hn ttntd as Ntt Cmmadar, Adtutant »«d Strelcc Offletr of tht Chariw T. Wtrwttd NttNt. 117 tlTht Atiarttaa
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