Fight For Civil Rights Half Won;
Economic Equity Is The Next Stage
DE. BENJAMIN HOOKS
INSIDE
AFRICA
BY CHESTER A. HIGGINS. SR.
NNPA Ntw» Editor
An Analysis
WASHINGTON, D.C.-In an
aatonlahing revelation, Ms. ALber
tina Sisulu, co-president of South
Africa’s liberal United Democratic
Front, told NNPA her organization is
“not aware” of reports that South
Africa has achieved the ability to
launch a ballistic (nuclear armed)
.missile and that the State of Israel
helped them to do so.
Here by special invitation from
President Bush, Ms. Sisulu, a gentle,
motherly woman who is the wife of
longtime imprisoned South African
black leader Walter Sisulu, made the
statement through a spokesman,
Titus Mafolo, executive UDF
member, who was one of six in her
traveling entourage.
Her remarkable statement was
made during a press conference at
the National Press Club. Incidentally,
Ms. Sisulu’s visit to Washington (her
first trip abroad) coincided with two
important civil rights events: the 25th
anniversary of the brutal Klan
murder of three civil rights workers
in Philadelphia, Miss, (a bus caravan
from that city to the nation’s capital
and then on to New. York com
memorated the event), and the 25th
anniversary of the signing of the 1965
Voting Rights Act. President Bush
formally observed this event in a
commemorative speech in the East
Room of the White House, shortly
after receiving Ms. Sisulu.
For UDF not to be aware of the fact
that the racist/terrorist regime of
South Africa now has the capability to
launch a ballistic missile at any of its
black neighbors was indeed astoun
ding and puzzling. What was even
more discomfiting was the fact that
public reports of South Africa’s
development of the nuclear bomb
with the aid of the State of Israel,
whose agents had stolen the material
from the United States years before
and then developed its own nucleai
capability, were widespread, the in
telligence common knowledge.
Just a few weeks before Ms. Sisulu
(See INSIDE AFRICA. P. 2)
Prom CAROLINIAN Stall Report*
A nation once divid'd between
slavery and freedom now is split bet
ween haves and hBve-nots, tarnishing
its image worldwide, Housing and Ur
Raleigh-Apex Branch of the NAACP,
was among the delegates.
After returning from Detroit,
Pickett told The CAROLINIAN that
the 80th ^convention was the most sue
i want 10 neip me NAttcr integrate the
economy. I want to bring every man. woman
and child into the American dream...”
Housing Secretary Jack Kemp
ban Development Secretary Jack
Kemp told the NAACP.
Kemp addressed about 3,000
delegates of the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple’s annual convention, under the
leadership of Dr. Benjamin Hooks.
The Rev. H.B. Pickett, president,
cessful in terms of the number of
delegates and the participation by the
delegates and the residents of
Detroit.
“Persons who attended such as Ms.
Rosa Parks and Ron Brown of the
Democratic Party were very helpful
in providing incentives for continuing
Lt. Gov. Gardner,
Drug Cabinet Call
For Tough Program
A high-level drug cabinet in North
Carolina has proposed to call upon
Congress, through a congressional
delegation to repeal before Oct. 1,
1969, Section 6077 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988.
The cabinet includes Lieutenant
Gov. James G. Gardner, chairman;
Bob Etheridge, superintendent of
public instruction; Joseph W. Dean,
Secretary of Crime Control and
Public Safety; David T. Flaherty,
Secretary of Human Resources;
James S. Lofton, Secretary of
Administration; Lacy H. Thornburg,
Attorney General Department of
Justice; Aaron J. Johnson, Secretary
of Corrections; James E. Harrington,
Secretary of Transportation; and
Congress to repeal Section 6077 of the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1968. Section
6077 would abolish federal sharing of
the seized property and monies of
convicted drug dealers. Lieutenant
Governor Jim Gardner says, “These
funds are extremely important to our
state and local law enforcement
agencies in the effort to crackdown on
drug dealers. The funds supplement
the limited budgets of our law
enforcement agencies by taking
assets from drug dealers and using
them in the war on drugs.”
North Carolina Drug Cabinet
recognizes that the problem of drug
dealing and its resulting crime has
reached epidemic proportions in our
State and Nation, and the war on
“These funds are extremely important to our
state and local law enforcement agencies in
the effort to crackdown on drug dealers. The
funds supplement the limited budgets of our
enforcement agencies..." Jim Gardner,
lieutenant governor
James T. Broyhill, Secretary of
Commerce.
As chairman of the North Carolina
Drug Cabinet, Lieutenant Governor
Jim Gardner has announced two
resolutions passed by the North
Carolina Drug Cabinet.
The first resolution calls for
statewide implementation of the
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance
Education) program. This unique
drug prevention education program
uses well-trained uniformed law
enforcement officers to teach
elementary school children the
special skills needed to resist peer
pressure to experiment with drugs
and alcohol. “More than 16,000
teachers recently responded to a
survey that I sent to them. In that
survey the teachers tell me that they
are seeing drug and alcohol
experimentation in the fourth, fifth
and sixth grades. That is why
statewide implementation of the
D.A.R.E. program is so important,”
says Gardner.
The second resolution calls upon
drugs has put an increased burden on
already overburdened criminal
justice system including law
enforcement, eourjj, prison, and
treatment systems.
The North Carolina Drug Cabinet
said that the responsibility for
Financing the costly war on drugs
must fall either on the taxpayers of
our State or the drug dealers in our
State. Drug dealing has proven to be
very lucrative for those involved, and
in many instances the drug dealers
have more and better resources than
the state and local law enforcement
agencies involved.
“In order to fully combat the
problem of drugs and its resulting
crime we must continue to remove
the financial incentive and turn the
proceeds of the drug dealers ill-gotten
gains against them.”
Pursuant to federal law, state and
local law enforcement agencies in
North Carolina have tremendously
benefited from the property and
(See DRUGS, P. 2)
the struggle. The theme this year was
‘80 Yean Later, the Struggle Con
tinues,’” Pickett said.
Pickett also said the regional ses
sions that were held each morning
were well-attended by the Raleigh
Apex branch delegates including Ms.
Angela Grimes, the first vice presi
dent; Ms. Gertrude Pope, secretary ,
Ms. Lillie Scott, membership com
mittee; Ms. Portia Brandon,
chairperson of the Legislative Com
mittee; Mr. and Mrs. Collins Hinton,
delegates; and Ms. Ida Brown, alter
nate.
“A special resolution was passed
going on record against the verdict
rendered by the Supreme Court con
cerning affirmative action in par
ticular,” Pickett said. “I’m also
delighted at the amount of money
donated to the NAACP for the cause
of freedom. United Airlines donated
(See CIVIL EIGHTS, P. 2)
Fair, Living Wage
Crucial For Future
And Equity in JV. C.
BY JANE PIN8KY
Special To The CAROLINIAN
“If North Carolina is going to be able to compete economically in
the 2ist century, then women and minorities must be equal par
ticipants in the workforce. In fact, in the next 11 years, 65 percent of
all new participants In the workf rce will be women. But women and
minorities will not be able to be equal partners in North Carolina’s
future, if they are receiving wages that are far less than men. North
Carolina can no longer afford this blatant discrimination,” stated
Sandra Babb, president of N.C. Equity, as she opened a conference
on pay equity in Raleigh on Saturday, July 15.
The conference, which was convened by N.C. Equity and the Z.
Smith Reynolds Foundation, was attended by more than 100 women
from all over North Carolina who shared Ms. Babb’s perspective.
The conference actually began Friday afternoon with a session on
“Local Government and Pay Equity” which was aimed at county
and municipal personnel managers. This workshop was followed by
a reception.
^ On Saturday, the participants heard from Nina Rothchlld, Min
nesota Commissioner of Employee Relations; Dr. Jullanne
Malveaux, noted labor economist who effectivelv debunked the myth
(See LIVING WAGE. P. 2)
The Carolinian
“no" qN.C.'s Semi Weekly s“25c
TUESDAY, JULY 18, SS§ DEDICATED-tO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST ELSEWHERE 300
Black Lawyers Said
Confab
Set For
Oakland
“Black lawyers have not forgotten
their commitment to civil rights,”
according to James O. Cole,
President of the National Bar
Association. The renewal of that
commitment will e the focus of the
NBA’s 64th Annual Convention to he
held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and
Convention Center in Oakland, CA
July 30 • August 5,1989.
With the convention theme, “The
Year of Reclamation,” Mr. Cole
emphasized the need for black
lawyers and judges to coordinate
efforts to counteract the recent
assault on civil rights. “While we are
vigorously fighting for a fair share of
the legal business in this country, we
will continue fighting for the general
welfare of all.”
Cole envisions this year’s
convention as an opportunity for civil
rights advocates to, “sharpen our
skills and renew our commitment to
the struggle. Our heritage of service
to the cause of equal justice makes us
uniquely qualified to tackle the
challenges of the 1990’s.”
A highlight of the Convention will
be an address by Honorable Willie L.
Brown, Jr., of the California State
Assembly, who will be the featured
speaker for the NBA Judicial
Council’s 19th Annual Awards
Luncheon.
Other key events during the 64th
Annual Convention include an
expected public forum convened by
(See LAWYERS, P.2)
Cultural Adaptation
Bishops Appeal For Catholic Unity
BALTIMORE, Md—The 13 Roman
Catholic bishops in the United States
who are black have urged Father
George Stallings to return to the unity
of the Catholic Church.
Father Stallings, at odds with
Washington’s Cardinal James Hickey
over Stallings’ role in ministering to
black Catholics, earlier this month
separated himself from the Ar
mm&m
chdiocese of Washington ana formea
his own parish, called the Imani
(Faith) Temple.
Father Stallings told the
Washington Post in a July 11 inter
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view that he is seeking for his
parishioners the right to “theological
self-determination. ”
In the statement issued by
Baltimore’s auxiliary Bishop John
Ricard, on behalf of his fellow black
bishops, Father Stallings is urged “to
return to the unity of the church and
to encourage the church to reform
from the only position from which
(See BISHOPS, P. 2)
CORPORATE CHALLENGE-Wolcome to Hit 18th Annual Operation PUSH
Convention. Rov. Jasso Jackson, Founder Operation PUSH, (right) welcomes Mr.
C. Ronald Petty, President A Chief Operating Ofllcar, Burger King Corporation,
(left). Mr. Petty delivered the keynote speech at the Business Luncheon, entitled,
“The Corporate Challenge to Reinvest In America.”
Solid Waste Desnanding
State, National Issue
BY E H. HINTON
Surf Writer
Solid waste is demanding more and
more attention from our state and
country to develop some profound
measures to effectively deal with this
growing problem.
According to the Council for Solid
Waste Solutions in Washington, D.C.,
North Carolina is actively examining
curbside collections and recycling
programs as a means to address the
state's . landtui crisis. The state
Legislature is cdnsidering a com
prehensive waste bill that will offer
alternatives to landfilling such as
recycling.
Currently, Mecklenburg County’s
curbside recycling programs provide
9,100 households with a convenient,
efficient way to recycle newspaper,
glass, metal, beverage cans and
plastic soft drink bottles.
The number one solid waste
material for recycling is plastics.
During the past 10 years the rate of
growth for this product has gone from
zero percent to 20 percent with a pro
jected growth of an additional 30 per
cent by 1993.
The plastics industry is working to
increase recycling of the many pro
ducts it now produces. Though the
supply of plastics in the marketplace
is relatively new, technologies for
recycling of plastics are still being
developed.
The problem of solid waste is not
one that affects a single individual or
one state in particular. It is a problem
that impacts every household,
business, industry or person living in
this country.
Periodically the media focus their
attention on this sleeping giant, and
as communitv and state legislatures
(See SOLID WASTE, P. 8)
WASHINGTON. D.C. (AP)—Affordable housing will
remain unreachable for nearly half the nation's black and
Hispanic families during the next decade unless signifi
cant change* are made in government policies, according
1 to a recent study.
i The study by the Private Center on Budget and Policy
' Priorities said the situation could worsen in the 1990s.
The study, released last Monday, said affordable hous
ing it beyond the reach of nearly half the nation's Mac!
I and Hispanic families and blacks and Hispanics of aD in
comes are much more likely than whites to live la
substandard housing.
| Using recently released data from the Department ol
Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau,
the research center, which frequently advocates increas
ed spending on social programs, found that 42 percent ol
all black and Hispanic households spent more on housing
in 1185 than is considered affordable, compared with 2'
percent of all whites.
Under standards established by HUD, housing is con
sidered affordable if It consumes no more than 30 perceni
of a family's income.
The study said housing problems are especially seven
among poor minority households, with nearly four out o
five paying for housing costs outside the affordable range
Forty percent of poor Hispanic nousenolds and 37 per
cent of poor black households were spending at least 70
percent of their income on housing costs in 1985. leaving
little money for food and other necessities, the study said.
And while black and Hispanic households make up 17
percent of all households in the country, they make up 42
percent of those occupying substandard housing and more
than half of those living in units with holes in the floor or
evidence of rats.
“These stark findings indicate that the growing lack of
affordable housing has reached a crisis stage for blacks
and Hispanics, as well as for low-income Americans In
general.” said Robert Greenstein, director of the confer.
Although the study was based on tttt data. the report
said housing costs burdens are unlikely to have- eased
since then because rental costs and the average incomp pf
poor families have risen at about the same pace.
In 1185. the study said, fee typical poor minority
household had an income of less than 85.006 and spent-57
percent of its income on housing.
“These high housing cost burdens are likely to have
contributed substantially to fee growing problem of
homelessness and to have intensified other problems,
(See HOUSING. P. 2)