It Is not e ntirely outside
the realm of possibility that a
black man might be elected Governor of the state of M ississippi.
And what's more, the white voters themselves might help to
bring this phenomenon into fu lfillm e n t. A t least enough people
believe In the onset of such an eventuality to be w illing to
give th e ir time and money to hasten that day.
KUImgsworth Portland. Oregon 97217.
M ay 27 1971
B e in g
ALFRED LEE HENDERSON Puhl„her and Editor
Time for black press
From the point of view of the mathematical component of
the issue, Evers' chances may appear paper thin. Mathematical
projections in political predictions are always imponderable,
and often wrong. The most recent voter registration figures
Recent sttailes of political a ctivity in Dixlland show that showed that In 19t>8 there were o9l,CWO whites registered to
Blacks have made the greatest gain since Reconstruction In
vote and 2P1.000 blacks. Twenty-five of M ississippi's 82 coun
the number of Blacks elected in the South. This record is ex
ties have black m ajorities.
clusive of three additional House seats won in the North and
West, plus at least two statewide officials elected last Nov
ember.
With experienced volunteers from the East helping to bring
out the vote, a m ajor political upset could lx? recorded. Evers
said that this is the fir s t time a systematic effort is being made
Through an energetic and farsighted leadership of the Na
to bring political s k ills to the people of M ississippi. " T h is
tional Democratic P arty, Alabama blacks have registered the
tim e ," he said, "w e hope we w ill leave behind the nucleus of
biggest galnts. They have taken over a number of local of
an effective political organization at the local and county le ve ls."
fices which were heretofore exclusively reserved for w hitefolk.
Elected were three sheriffs (Green, Bullock and Lowndes
A national organization of supporters and fund raisers has
counties) making a total of four in Alabama; two members
been formed. More than 20 prominent New Yorkers were nam
of the State Legislature, the firs t since the lush Reconstruction
ed as a part of a national support committee headed by G ilbert
Legislature.
Ron Dellums trom the Berkeley-Oakland area;
Jonas, a prominent public relations executive. The chairman
a probate judge, three school board members, three coroners
and two c irc u it court judges.
of the New York State [lem ocratic Committee, John J. Burns,
said a victory fo r Evers would he " a great thing fo r our coun
try and our p a rty ."
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C* TOlula« f * 0 Wack men were sent to d is tric t
H o u » m rn it ,nd/ lrnen J ‘ M l‘ CheU from
Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton is pleading fo r
George Collins becomes the second black Congressman from
Chicago, joining Ralph Metcalfe, who replaces the late Rep.
W illiam L. Dawson, who was one of the most powerful black
politicians in the long history of American politics.
There are now 13 black House members, including a non
voting D is tric t of Columbia representative, and one Senator.
It is pretty safe to say that the 1972 round of reapportionment
w ill yield several more triumphs In Congressional elections:
a second representative from Los Armeies and a third Con
gressman from Chicago.
The next surge of political accomplishments is like ly to
come from the metropolitan sections of Atlanta, Richmond and
Houston where redlstrictlng may put black candidates In im
portant public office. At least 114 of some 300 black candi
dates have been elected. The count may go higher in 1972.
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~ FE P I’S 'BOTTLE ~SHO?
Hy FRANK !.. STANLEY
Some years ago in a black publish
er’* meeting in Detroit this wriler p re -
sented a critique of the black press as
part of my report on the NNPA Merit
Awards Hus criticism disple'a-ed th e
olsler publishers to no end — so much
so that the late Carl Murphy of the Afro-
American who was presiding. denounced
the whole idea most angrily Hopefully
the black press today is more receptive
to <riticisni than before If not. t h e n
it is time t v us to take critical looks at
our publications because' this is the age
of change
The Harvard Journal of Afro \m eri
ran Affairs has looked critically at our
pre-- ;n its special spring issue line
article in particular struck my fancy; it
is entitled The Black Press An Agrti
da for Change" and it is written by
Eranqesla Farmer Orme Miss O r m e
begins by quoting the creed of the Ne
gro press which was written by P Ber
nard Young. Jr. of the Norfolk Journal
and Guide'
She observes that the creed imbo-
dtes noble aspirations, sure to m o v e
black papers to a high plane of journal-
i-m social consciou-ness and purpose "
She then asks the question:
Whether
or n.ft black papers have consistent!*'
pursued a policy of crusading, advocat
ing, or even hondstly reflecting the con
dition- of the black man in this hostile
funds fo r the campaign. Evers is confident that he w ill win.
It was V irg il, the Roman poet who said, "H e conquers who
believes he can.”
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society."
Dear Reverend Hendersoa:
Next she «barges that "many pa
pers. unfortunately, have compromised
their effectiveness by unclear editorial
pol ,y. negativism about the potential of
black men over emphasis on the black
elite in a given community, and lack of
a consistently strong p o s i l m n o n the
needs of black people "
. The black press must t a k e
sweeping steps to become more relevant
to the community. It must convey th e
sense of urgency th il should surround
our pursuits. It must not only be polo
cally relevant, it must be an organ for
education It must expose many of the
stinging realities of our existence, a n d
talk seriously and deeply about t h e i r
change or removal "
Miss Orme recommends that indivi
dual ownership of black napers become
community and or organizational own-
ersk p Her reason is that ' Black enter
prises have always been afflicted with
economic difficulty- " In her opinion
‘•community ownership, in addition tu
In going to the Department of Employment, I have found a very
pleasant most helpful Interviewing job placement Interviewer who
Is very understanding and courteous. She is M rs. Helen ra n .
She Is very concerned and dedicated to the unemployees
and
the employer, she trie s to give each what they want, and
this
makes both the employers and the unemployees happy. I sincerely
feel that people, not just her Job Is very Important to her. I have
talked to many people who feels the same as I do.
She Is presently employed at the North Portland Office— 5022 N
Vancouver
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providing financial solvency, will a l i o
bring many more blank p e o p le into
every aspect of the news process: re
porting, editing, printing, and distribut
ing "
Secondly, she recommends “ Black
papers must take a consistent ideologi
cal position and support it. Rv ideology,
she means a radical analysis of the ex-
¡slant situation, description of the ideal'
reality, and proposal of a concrete pro
gram for resolution of the p r o b l e m s
raisrtl by comparing the ideal with the
real’."
Third, she suggests that "Black pa
pers should not only he ideological in
their approach, but also programmatic
Black papers once they e x p l o r e '
problems in the community, must advo
cate positive and community oriented so
lutions for those problems
Fourth. "Black reporters must be
come more disciplined and serious in
their approach to community news. In
depth reporting should characterize sto
ries. not sloppy or haphazard work
Fifth. ' Bla« k newspaper- must be
concerned first with their immediate
community — all members of that com
munity. not simply the bourgeoisie and
those who have made it' by largely ir
relevant white standards At the s a m t
time, black papers must also takd care
to form strong ties with black communi
ties all over the world and show clearly
how events in one community relate te
events in another.”
This journalist has no disagreement
wiih the above rdrommendations The
only unfortunate thing is (hat Miss Orme
is ignorant of those black newspapers
which attempt, in the main to do j u s t
what she has outlined, perhaps not as
fully but certainly in part She is I i k e
wise unaware of the fact that but lot
the» black press involving itself directly
in the biack struggle and in many in
stances not only initiating but actively
leading the fight not only with w o r d s
but physically and financially, that t h «
civil rights movement would he m u c h
farther behind Thus. I suggest that she
do more in-depth study of the B la c k
Pre-s of America hv carefully analyzing
all of our publications and not just a
few issusfi of a select few Praets. ally
all of our responsible newspapers ara -n
microfilm thus making such a s t u d y
will not be too difficult.
FBF And Capital Formation S 0 0 0
Announce $13 Million
GOOD!
Program For Portland
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Black officeholders
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Some prominent New Y ork Democrats have vowed to raise
funds and to conduct a massive volunteer operation in M ie-
sisslppl In support of the gubernatorial candidacy of Charles
Evers, the firs t black man to run for Governor of that Con
federate state.
S u tw n p b o n m t« , 40 cents per month by c a m e r.$ 4 .0 0 p e r year.
,5.00 per year by mall In Tri-County area; >5.25 per vear else
where.
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On Thursday, May 27, In
a
press conference held a t the to create capital pools in have-
Main Office of t h e
Freedom not areas."
A lo n g l i s t o f profitable
B a n k o f Finance, Sam lei S.
o w n e d businesses
Beard, Chairman o f
Capital minority
Formation of New York along “test to the success of Capital
with V .V . Booker, President of Formation. These include all
FB F, announced the start o f a types o f businesses offering
3 Million Dollar Deposit pro goods and services across the
country.
gram here In Portland.
In Portland the funds w ill be
B e a r d , a lo n g with Larry
Ixical
Bland, Assistant Director
of administered b y th e
Capital Formation, c a m e to operating Committee (PLOC)
Portland, to consult with Booker whose membership Includes:
concerning this program, and Joseph M g e r, S e c r e t a r y -
I t ’ s feasibility In this city. After T reasu rer, Team sters; John D
m u c h discussion and corre Findlay, Chairman, Federal
spondence, th e announcement Executive Board, Regional Di
rector Sports, Fisheries a n d
was made.
T h e program b e g a n
on W ildlife Department; Cleveland
October 2, 197C, when Secretary Gilcrease, D irecto r, Portland
of Commerce,Maurlcv S t a n s Metropolitan Steering Com
and Undersecretary o f
the mittee; Nell Goldschmidts, City
Treasury, Charts W alker, along Commissioner; L e o n H arris
with Capital Formation,
T h e Director, Albina Mufti-Service
«National Bankers Assolcatlon Center; Shelton H ill, Executive
Urban
League;
snd the President’ s Advisory Director
Council on M inority Business Vernon Josephs, Colonel, Re
Enterprises, co-announced the tired U. S. A ir Force; Paul
Tony
>100 Million Deposit Program. Knauls, Businessman;
Executive Secretary,
The goal of the overall pro Nunn,
R o b e r t Straub, state
gram ls to re -d lre c t
>100 FEB;
million In to the t h ir t y - f l y e Treasu rer.
The funds w ill be deposited in
black banks across the country.
T h e purpose ls to establish a F B F , who will In turn dlsperce
firm basis for black owned busi them as needed.
Freedom Bank of Finance has
nesses to borrow needed capital
for development from b 1 a c k been in exlstance since Aug. of
a
banks, thus cycling capital with 1969 It has been growing at
rate very few new banks can lay
in the black community.
Capital Formation, a private claim to. In less than 18 months
non - profit foundation, has been FB F had acquired a new Main
the main instrument Involved In Office as well as a branch.
A s to thesucessof the pro
getting the support needed for
such program, from the govern gram , Beard, Bland and Booker,
ment and also private enter have hopes that this w ill be one
prise. Beard feels t h a t t h i s o f the keys to better and pro
m i n o r i t y owned
type of program is "using th e f i t a b l e
resources of a affluent America businesses.
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