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i utsonr Black Lorraine <Theater remembered laywright in r JL M. L. King HonorncT Rep. Dan* Blue pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. at Duke University. This WMk When black leaders in Montgomery launched a boycott of city buses in December 1955, they picked an articulate young newcomer as their SDokesman, Martin Luther (See THIS WEEK. P. 8) RALEIGH, N.C. VOL. 50. NO 15' TUESDAY? JANUARY 15. 1991 Tt %% 1 to "T 2. i «HM« ‘ to O 2 I <fl o % ,u X o ft. o ^ a' o uJ Carolinian 1 - ct V.C.'s Semi-Weekly DEDICATED TO THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST SINGLE COPY IN RALEIGH ELSEWHERE 300 Peace And Justice Observance King Week Focuses On Plan To Halt War BY LARRY A. STILL Capitol Now* Service The 10-day 1991 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. official, national holiday events begin in Montgomery, Ala., with a peace and Justice observance at the Civil Rights Memorial of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Sun day, Jan. 13, followed by a White Houe proclamation and luncheon on King’s actual birthdate, Jan. 15, and end with a natinally televised parade and “March of Celebration” in Atlan ta Jan. 21, followed by a United Na tions diplomatic reception at a date to be announced later. The Federal Holiday Commission schedule was announced by Ms. Cor etta Scott King, the martyr’s widow and president of the King Center, with the theme “Living the Dream, Let Freedom Ring” (for peace and nonviolence), as .ceremonies were planned by more than 700 “Coalition of Conscience’’ volunteer organiza tions in scores of American cities, 48 states and 140 countries. This year’s observance marks Dr. King’s 62nd birthdate, the 23rd year since the assassination of the civil rights leader and the sixth national holiday since President Ronald Reagan signed legislation in 1963 making the date effective in 1986. The historic action designated the third Monday of each January as a national holiday to honor Dr. King, the only American other than the first United States President, George Washington, to be so honored. The Federal Holiday Commission was established to support the holiday in 1986 and extended in 1989 by Presi dent George Bush with a five-year. $300,000 annual grant and “in-kind’ government services by federal agen cies, plus private, volunteer contribu tions. Commission officials say con tributions began falling off after the first few years although activity is in creasing. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Kate Hall (D-Ind.) in troduced the original legislation establishing the holiday following spontaneous birthday celebrations in African-Ameucan communities ar«; the capital led by singer Stew Wonder. Secretary of State James Bak will take time off from the Persi Gulf crisis to host a diplomatic ree< tion in honor of King’s birthday Ja; 14, with representatives of interns tional organizations, members of tr (See KING WEEK, P.2) oppression Ana sexism ACADEMIC FREEDOM QUESTIONED Growing Pressures On Campus SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP)-A group of 150 academicians have band ed together to combat what they say is the loss of academic freedom stem ming from growing pressure on cam puses to be “politically correct.” Efforts to battle white oppression and sexism, says the California Association of Scholars, are essen tially ways of curbing freedom of speech, writing and reading. The group says current standards in ad missions, curriculum and faculty hir ing undermine the quality of post secondary education in the state. In recent months, San Francisco State University and the University of California at Berkeley have had classroom disruptions over con troversial courses; angry debates have broken out at Stanford Universi ty over speech restrictions and study requirements. But John H. Bunzel, association vice president and former president of San Jose State University, warned against what he called the specter of “fractionalization and excessive dif ferentiation on color and related lines” taking over university life. “We are increasingly losing our sense of common purpose as a nation, when we should be emphasizing the things that unite us,” Bunzel said. And the pressure to be politically correct “has become very pervasive,” said David Littlejohn, a journalism professor at UC Berkeley. “Ther^ begins to be a party line (See QUESTIONED. P. 2) Researchers Give Bank Best Rating With all the uneasiness about the U.S. banking industry, there is a bright spot: Depositors’ money is safe at a black-owned bank doing business In Raleigh. Durham-based Mechanics and Farmers Bank has been awarded a five-star rating. The award identifies the institution as one of the safest, most credit-worthy banks in the United States. Mechanics and Farmers has two branches in Charlotte. Bauer Financial Reports, Inc., a Coral Gabies, Fla., research firm, made the announcement. The award Is based on a sero to five-star rating assigned by BFR based on Its analysis of the June 30, 1990 financial data as fllef with federal regulators. A five-star rating for the safest" banks in the country indicates that the bank’s tangible cap al exceeds 9.0 percent of tan* jle assets, that there are no ^ex cessive delinquencies or repossessed assets and that the bank is profitable. “Customarily," notes Paul A. Bauer, president of FBR. “the five-star rating is awarded to (See BEST RATING, P S) COLLEGE AND PAGEANT QUEENS - Queens that reigned at the first annual Shaw University Alumni Helday Gal Rocky Mount Chapter are left to right Mies Johnston Community Colege, Annette Ethridge; Mbs Shaw 1978, Dottle Harrison Cannon; Mbs Shaw, Princess Whitaker; Miss Greater Greensboro 19S2 and runner-up in Miss N. C. Pageant, Karan 6eneva Chavis; Miss OK 1980, Ariin Chavis Mier, Mbs Black N. C. 1972, Doneva Chavis Lucey. Not shown is Mbs Shaw 1948, Erma Bullock WNkins. NAACP Investigating Employment Method In Congressional Offices Expressing grave concern at the generally low level of black employ ment In Congressional offices, the NAACP’s national board of directors has called upon the association’s more than 1,500 branches to examine the staffing patterns of their representatives and senators, and to encourage corrective action when disparities are found. The branches are also being asked to support the NAACP’s efforts to persuade Congress to eliminate its own exemption from civil rights and equal employment legislation. The NAACP staff and the board of directors’ Public Sector Economic Development Committee have been instructed by the board to conduct a study regarding the employment of blacks in the Senate and the House of Representatives, to be presented at the board’s February meeting. In a preliminary review of black employment in policy-making staff positions in the Congress, the NAACP found that blacks are employed in less than three percent of profes sional and policy positions in both houses. Shaw Professors Push For Peace Initiative BY DB. ALBERT JABS. An Analysis Two experts on the Middle East, Dr. Urabi Mustafa and Dr. Hatem mssaini, pray, predict, and push for Cce. In spite of the dogs of war, le men, exp« rienced in the ways of the Middle E jst, are working and praying for the gift of peace. In a roundtable discussion, a wide ranging discussion concerning peace and war issues, was featured on “Issues,” f> weekly WSHA program committed to commentary and analysis >f international, national, state am? local issues. The consensus of the discussion was that a time-out period is necessary, a comprehensive solution is possible, and that Americans must move out of their provincialism to understand Middle East issues. Peace is a hope and not an assurance. The General Secretary of the United Nations, at this writing, is attempting another mission of peace to the Middle East. Congress—at this writing—is debating whether to sup port the president. The debate is heating up throughout the land. Life without hope is not life at all. Perhaps the message from the Mid dle East is to do Justice, mercy and peace. These realty are tough issues. Saddam and others muist attempt to solve issues without taking over the neighbor’s land. An even-handed Middle East policy must involve the issues of the Palestinians and the security of Israel. Frankly, both groups should work to solve problems of the environment, stop the growth of deserts, and increase fresh water supplies. Professors Mustafa and Hussaini recognised that problems of the poor Araos must pe recognized and that stereotypes of others must be ex amined. Arabs look to the past, Americans look to the future. More Americans should try to understand the Arab mindset about their sense of despair in terms of an even-handed Middle East foreign policy. (See PEACE PUSH. P.2) In a policy statement, accuruiiig Dr. William F. Gibson, chairman of the board, the NAACP has declared: “This unacceptable low participa tion rate adversely affects black in terests in the governance of this na tion, and deprives senators and members of Congress of critical in formation concerning and sensitivity to the interests, needs and concerns of black Americans among their con stituency and nationally. “While the NAACP respects the re quirements of compatibility and loyaltv. we exDect that all elected of ficials will retain qualified black pro fessional and policy-level staff reflec tive and proportional to the black con stituent base which they represent, and reflective of blacks as part of i (See INVESTIGATION, P. 2) state Of "Black America Gloomy," Plan To Rebuild Community, Government Cooperation The state of black America is ex remely bleak, according to National Jrban League President and Chief Executive Officer John G. Jacob, who nade the statement during a Washington, D.C. press conference to release his State of Black America 1991 Report recently, “We are not in a recession. We are in a conti nuing depression,’’ he said. The National Urban League report called for steps to alleviate the per manent recession that exists within the African-American community. The passage of a 1991 Civil Righti Bill, an urban Marshall plan to rebuild America’s workforce, and :loser cooperation between govem nent organizations and the com nunity were recommended by the •eport, which is the most authorative locument on the status of African Imericans in the United States. According to the report, which in dudes 10 scholarly papers on various ispects of black America, the threat >f war in the Middle East and the cur •ent slowdown in the national economy pose grave problems to the tfrican-American community. After i decade in which job training, lealth, housing, and other domestic irograms suffered under the Reagan idministration, 1990 signified the end if a decade where African-American memployment rates were in double ligits and the beginning of a decade ull of hope for world peace. Nevertheless, the report stated, acial inequality was higher in 1990 han it has been at any time in the last 20 years. African-Americans mrrently have higher unemployment ates, lower earning rates, and ligher poverty rates than whites in he United States, and there is no •vidence of the gap closing. David H. iwinton, dean and professor of ■conomics at Jackson State Universi y, said the black economic disparity ‘appears to be a permanent feature if the American economy.” Swinton (SeeCOOPERATION. P. 2) Justice Tells Caucus Save Afro-America BY LARRY A. STILL Capitol News Service “Let’s get busy,” Supreme Co, Justice Thurgood Marshall to! a Congressional Black Caucus m many words in urging them to a, reverse the current counter-ci rights movement during a color : mass swearing-in ceremony oi h\ new members on Capitol Hill. Just, Marshall joined Speaker of the Hc» Thomas Foley (D-Wash.) and K, Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.), new Ca chairman, in confirming that a , version of the 1990 Civil Rights Bi/. recently vetoed by President Geo. Bush, would be the No. 1 lcgis!' bill to be introduced in Congre:: month. “So many people don t believe what happened us in the past...if we dot watch out, we may have go through it again Thurgood Marshall New Democratic House Representatives members Bar Rose Collins, Detroit; William J, son, New Orleans; Eleanor Ho Norton, District of Columbia; Ma Waters, Los Angeles; and Repub Gary Franks, Connecticut, join African-Americans in the 101st gress to establish a record-bre. 26 CBCers in the 102nd Congi which began Jan. 3. Approxim; six percent of the 435 members r House are CBC members with than 50 white and Hispanic legisla. s listed as associate members bee-.; , they serve predominantly or he;;, populated African-Ames districts. During the festive activities a reopening of Congress, many o representatives were solemn o possible action on the threat of wa • the Middle East Persian Gull and pending legislative demand (See JUSTICE TELLS, P 2) SEARCHING FOR FINGERPRINTS - Jims* Hardy, of the City - County Bureau of MontlRcation Is soon Investigating and searching for Rngerprints In an apparent break-in at a local pizza restaurant In Southeast Raleigh recently, ho suspects have been apprehended In the case. (Photo By Apple 1-Hour)
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