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THIS WEEK
Timothy Thomas Fortune
was the founder of the New
York Age, a black-owned
paper that eloquently spoke
for black Americans.
Fortune later organized the
National Afro-American
(See THIS WEEK, P. 7)
RALEIGH. N.C.
VOL. 50. NO. 53
TUESDAY
MAY 28. 1991
N.C.'s Semi-Weekly
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Grave Problem Worsening
Scholars Seek U. S. Policy For Black Men
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A team of
distinguished black scholars played a
significant role in the work and
objectives of the 2lst Century
Commission on African-American
Males’ national conference hosted in
the nation’s capital by honorary co
chairs, Virginia Gov. L. Douglas
Wilder and Sen. Terry Sanford (D
N.C.).
As the grave problems of black
men appeared to be worsening in the
nation, the commission was
established to focus national
attention on the urgency of the matter
to develop “action strategies and
policy initiatives” among public and
private organizations. The
conference was scheduled May 22-24.
A unique, important component of
the commission’s efforts centers
around the input and direction of a
coordinated team of approximately
20 black experts who will examine the
issues and make recommendations in
five key areas: economics, workforce
preparation, education, health care
and social problems.
Members of the commission
serving as co-hosts for the national
conference are New York Mayor
David Dinkins; Arthur Fletcher,
chairman of the US. Commission on
Civil Rights; Dorothy Height,
president, National Council of Negro
Women; John Jacob, president,
National Urban League; and Rep.
Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.),
Congressional Black Caucus
chairman.
Scheduled as conference speakers
were senators Bill Bradley (D-N.J.)
and Donald Riegle, Jr. (R-Pa.) and
representatives Louis Stokes (D
Ohio), Major Owens (D-N.Y.), John
Conyers (D-Mich.) and John Lewis
(D-Ga.) Academy Award winning
actor Louis Gossett, Jr. was selected
as guest speaker at the closing
conference dinner honoring
“outstanding black men” with the
Winan Singers slated to provide
entertainment.
Serving as “resident scholar” for
the commission is Dr. Douglas
Glasgow, author of “The Black
Underclass” and former dean of the
Howard University School of Social
Worker and a former vice president
of the National Urban League
Glasgow points out that for year.-;
white scholars have made major
contributions to the
national/congressional legislative
(See SEEK POLICY, P. 2)
BRIG. GEN CLARA ADAM8
ENDER
Gen. Ender,
Chief Nurse,
Taking Honors
Brig. Gen. Clara L. Adams
Ender, chief, U.S. Army Nurse
'Corps, will be awarded the
honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters degree at Pace
University’s annual
commencement for its New York
City campus Saturday, June 1, at
1:30 p.m. at Radio City Music
Hall.
Gen. Adams-Ender will Join
honorary degree recipients Dr.
Mary Schmidt Campbell,
cultural commissioner for New
York City; Keith Burns,
filmmaker; and Edward William
Stack, president of the Clark
Estates and the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and
Museum, at the exercises, where
1,780 students are candidates for
academic degrees.
Dr. Patricia O’Donnell Ewer,
president. Pace University, will
preside at her first
commencement since assuming
the office last July.
Gen. Adams-Ender, the fourth
oldest of 10 children born on a
(See HONORED, P.3)
Raise Taxes
On Wealthy,
Not The Poor
Eleven North Carolina public
interest groups have urged the
General Assembly to look beyond
cutting state programs and raising
the sales tax to address the budget
crisis. By making the tax structure
Assemblycou^r^emo^ttanW^O
million. Members of grassroots,
church, education and peace groups
were joined by several legislators
who came to speak in favor of fair
taxes at a news conference convened
last week by North Carolina Fair
Share at the Legislative Building in
Raleigh.
“North Carolina’s budget debate
should also be about how the working
people of the state are already
shouldering more than their fair
share of taxes,” said Sarah Damberg
of N.C. Fair Share.
According to Collins Kilburn of the
North Carolina Council of Churches,
“The strong, the able, and the well-to
do” should bear the burden of
meeting the state’s budget crunch
and not “teachers... Medicaid
recipients, the mentally ill, the
homeless, children in poor families...
and others who need state assistance
and protection."
Linda Shaw of the North Carolina
Low Income Housing Coalition stated
that many North Carolina residents
are paying more than half of their
income in housing costs, and added
that it would be unfair to raise the
sales tax because poor families spend
a higher proportion of their budget on
food and therefore pay a higher
percentage of their income in sales
taxes. He added that he didn’t think
“the sales tax is on the track” in the
Legislature.
Janis Ramquist of the League of
Women Voters pointed out that
(See FAIR TAX, P. 2)
THE GRADUATES—Cheryl Satterfield completes an
assignment In an Industrial pharmaceutical technology at
Wake Technical Community College. Ms. Satterfield Is
scheduled to graduate from the two-year, associate degree
program in August. The May 30 edition of The CAROLINIAN
will recognize graduates and education in a Special
Section!
Momentum for the world's first air
cargo industrial complex in North
Carolina garnered strength
last week after Gov. James G. Martin
received word that the airport was
feasible.
According to a preliminary report
prepared by Transportation
Management Group, Inc., it would be
“fatal" if state officials hesitate
supporting a project needed for the
country's future role in world trade.
Although the report urged caution
in taking "irreversible” steps, it
urged Martin to proceed with the
proposal.
“This report outlines strong
economic reasons for building this
airport,” Martin said. "Although
preliminary, indications are that the
airport could create up to 55,000 jobs
and bring in $2.8 billion annually to
the state's economy. With that kind of
potential, we should continue
studying the feasibility of the air
cargo complex."
Martin received the preliminary
findings 10 week after he authorized
an 11-month study to see if the
concept for the revolutionary airport
Inside Africa
Mali Teaches Lessons In Real Life
I! you ever thought studying Latin
or ancient history lacked relevance to
modern life when you went to school,
imagine how children in Mali must
have felt.
Before a recent “ruralization”
program, students in Mali were
taught the same curriculum as
, students in France, which colonized
much of West Africa in the 19th
century. In the midst of a devastating
drought that dried up rice fields,
Malian agents read Moliere. While
a grasshopper infestation wiped out
other crops, the students knew more
about Cyrano than pest control.
“The colonial legacy is a major
problem in education,” says Griffen
Jack, deputy manager of programs in
West Africa for CARE, the world’s
largest private relief and
development organization. “In most
countries of the region, students learn
a lot more about European literature,
history and culture than they do
about their own society.”
The small fraction of African
students who do gain advanced
degrees often attend universities in
services. Under such circumstances,
literature is a luxury.
“With the overwhelming majority
of the population involved in
Hie colonial legacy is a major problem in
education. In most countries of the region,
students learn a lot more about European
literature, history and culture than they do
about their own society.
Europe. For that elite group, the
traditional education system makes
sense.
But for the vast majority in a
country like Mali, the system does not
address the daily need to survive.
Almost three in 10 children in the
nation of nine million die before
reaching the age of five. Only 17
percent of the people have access to
clean water and 15 percent to health
subsistence fanning, what people
grow and how well they grow it s the
single most decisive factor in their
lives," Jack says. “The ruralization
program adapts the school
curriculum to the realities of village
life."
The emphasis of the new
curriculum is on agriculture and
animal breeding. CARE is supporting
the program by training teachers in
gardening practices and providing
schools with such basic tools as hoes
and shovels.
Traditionally, people in Mali
garden exclusively for spices, while
depending on their fields for staple
foods like rice and millet. With
CAHE’s help, they are now learning
gardens can produce more than a
tasty sauce.
“Many nutritious vegetables like
cabbage and eggplant were
completely unknown to the children,”
says Brahima Coulibaly, a gardening
teacher trained by CARE in rural
Mali. “They like the taste and we
teach them about the health
benefits.”
CARE helps students learn every
aspect of the gardening
process—planting and transplanting,
techniques for mixing earth, caring
for the beds, hoeing and
(See INSIDE AFRICA. P 2>
was practical.
The complex would combine an
(See AIR CARGO, P. 2)
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During a special ceremony held on
March 28 of this year, Gov. James G
Martin proclaimed June 29-July 4 a;
“North Carolina Salute to the
Troops” and urged communities in
North Carolina to celebrate the
return of troops from the Persian
Gulf War to the state which supplied
the most troops from the United
States.
Scores of volunteer community
leaders have formed a task force to
stage this event. The kick-off will be
day-long celebration in Raleigh ov
Saturday, June 9.
In cooperation with the North
Carolina State Capitol Foundation
and North Carolina Amateur Sports
the day will begin at 8 a.m. with a 5K
Run at the State Capitol grounds
followed by live music performances
on two stages until 12:45 p.m.
At 1 p.m., a flyover in downtown
Raleigh by military aircraft will
signal the start of the largest parade
ever staged in North Carolina. Led by
more than 5,000 troops, the parade
will feature many examples of the
heavy equipment used in Operatic:
Desert Storm as well as military
college and high school bands fron
across the state. In addition, mam
North Carolina companies will
sponsor floats saluting the troops
During the day, heavy military
equipment will be on public display ai
the State Fairgrounds, and 18 to 20
military aircraft used in the war will
be displayed at Raleigh-Durham
International Airport’s general
aviation facility.
Following the parade, men
musical acts will perform on tin
stages at the State Capitol grounds
until 4:30 p.m. and the troops, along
i See TROOPS, P. 2)
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PRACTICAL LEARMNG—A Milan student and Ms teachar work side-by-side in
what wM soon bo their school's garden. CARE, the international relief and
development organization, is supporting tho government's effort to instruct
children in gardening by training teachers and providing basic tools and seeds.
Gardens provide Important food security in a country prone to drought and
greasshopper infestations. (CARE Photo by Jean-Francois BouvMe.)