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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1972)
Porrland/i ihscrver Thursday, Aiigu.l II. 1972 Page ¡ns a d v is e s g r a d u a te s Anti - busing bills pose rights threat - to e x p lo r e b u sin ess Black college graduates must explore o ilie r le rtlie economic areas and occupa tional fields w lie re Blacks have yet to make tlie lr mark, urged John L . Jenkins,D irec to r, Office of M in o rity Busl- M l l I' literprlMe, I | lepart- inent of Commerce. As tin Commencement s|ieaker at Tennessee State Dniveralty, Nashville, leun, (Satuiday, August 19), Jenkins, a native of Cliattanooga and an alumnus of TSU, pointed out that, “ Thanks to the outstand ing contributions of Black col leges such as Tennessee State Dntvetsity, Bist k f liave made notable progress in tl« arts, music, athletics and medi cin e ." However, Jenkins added. Blacks must now legln to pur sue agressively increasing new opportunlUea In the p r i vate sector, as owners and op erators of tlie lr own busi nesses. Jenkins told tie graduates, " M y message to you Is this - tie world Is tough. It's tough fo r white graduates - and even tougler fo r Blacks. But your chances ol making lttudayare fa r greater than your je re n ts ’ chances were, or even my own. I must add le re , how ever, you must prepare your self not only In areas of aca demic achievement, tu t In how to live, how to get along with people, how to reason and negotiate, and fnsv to le ready when tl» true opportunity comes your w ay," In discussing ex|«ndlng new opiwrtunitles fur minor Kies in private tu sliu ss ownership, Jenkins said, “ When (gradu ated. tl» job that I hold today didn’ t exist. I le re w a s nona- tlonal concerted effort to get m ln o rlt» s Involved in tl» e co nomic mainstream of tills country. ” 11» Federal Government was not spending one hundred m illio n dollars to provide the reeded resources, teclinlcal assistance and capital f o r Blacks and o tte r m inorities to own an.! ojwiate their own lu s li» s s e s ," , ' Y 4- J JOHN 1..JENKINS Jenkins said tl Is through economic sufficiency - Blacks owning tlie lr own enterprises and becoming producers as well as consumers - tliat “ we can have some say about our future development and des tiny, as a people." The real test and strength and ultimate success of a Black college graduate, Jen kins said, “ d ie s not come from an individual p ro fit as sessment alone - as important as this Is - but from wliat 1« or she Is as a person, as a 'whole’ |»rson and to wliat extent le o r she Is able to pro vide leadership, at any level and In any area, toward affect ing and improving it» iuallty of life of others.” In relating to the Imminent danger of lennessee State U niversity closing or being merged out of existence, Jen kins said, “ No o tl« r publicly funded educational Institution in lemessee lias the history and distinguished record of providing such equal educa tion fo r Blacks In this state. ’ ’TSU gives Black students the advantage ol lelng Involved In a life style which serves as a lighthouse lo r jeople whoare proud of t le ir heritage and who a rediscovering tle lrd e s - tlny. This life style must not he sacrificed as our nation moves to eliminate racial du alism . The entire educational process benefits from this unique contribution, “ But let rue remind you,” Jenkins said, "th a t tins is no brief or treatise for a return to the life of ‘ separate Ixit equal’ , ft Is an apjieal fo r ra tional p rio ritie s , to make the test of a university or college whether It teacles Its students o r not. 7 here is no question here as to the dedication and a b ility of our teachers at TSU, for they liave sent many on to serve our great country in many areas of endeavor, " I t Is evil to say to those of us who liave our roots le re at TSU that your educational her itage must he closed or m erged," Jenkins said, “ A ll that we liave worked to achieve and bring honor on - our great educational heritage - w ill be lost in a fusion of such equal ity. We must be allowed to continue to prepare the Black student fo r efficient and effec tive participation in a white controlled society with th e hope that all men w ill le viewed as equals.” To Be Equal* BRADY M ODIRN LUILIKC DENTAL PLATES PARTIAL PLATES AND EXTRACTIONS Immediate Restorations Plat«« in s e rte d im m e d iately « H e r te e th e re e x tra c te d e P a rtia l P late s D ental P late s SLEEP DURINC EXTRACTIONS One of the most successful health exjwrim ents In tie country Is In danger lecause of a struggle fo r control by political leaders. The Delta Community H o s p it a l and Health Center, located In tl» a ll-b la c k town of M o u n d Bayou, M ias., may lose Its federal funding because of a veto by ttw state's governor. And even if the funds eventual ly come through, the Center w ill remain in danger of a takeover fry forces outside the community and a cut-back In services. The dispute Is Important not only because It could cripple the town’ s economy and retard health services in the area, but also because It illu s tia te s tl« continuing d iffic u lty federal ly-funded local groups often run Into with tl« state and lo cal political powers. 71« DeltaCenterwasestab- llslwd five years ago with ftmds from tl« Office of Eco nomic Opportunity. Itconsists of a 51-led hospital and an out patient clinic tliat treat hun dreds of poor people each week. Federal authorities view tl» Center as a great suc cess and authorized $5.5 m il lion to keep It In operation fo r another year. I «0 U H B W t HCOtMY | ram na-Air ra n ■ UMR10T ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I But In June, M ississippi Governor W illiam W a llerve- toed tie grant, placing the Center in jeopardy. I t ’ s hard to understand tl« reasons fo r tie veto. 71» state claims the hospital doesn't meet certain regulatory requirements, tut neither do over half the hos pitals In M ississippi, 7 he real issue seems to be who w ill control the federal money coming into the slate, the c o m m u n it y - controlled t«alth center o r state political authorities. Time and time again. In communities all over tlie country, this lias been tl« liaslc source of dispute over federal grants. DEO projects bring money and jobs to a com munity and It Is a rare p o liti cal leader who can stand to see all that power and potential l>atronage slip from Ids hands. As of this w riting, the dis pute Is unresolved. DEO wants to continue tl« project, and it Is s till possible tliat tie gov ernor w ill relent and allow a temporary grant. But that won’t end it. If tie grant is al lowed to flow through tie state capital, the C e nterw lll s till 1« endangered because control may pass from the community. There Is no question about the Importance of this health lENOW'S center. It serves some of the poorest counties In the whole country, counties that never had decent health services be fore. Its survival Is lite ra lly a llfe-and-death issue fo r many people whose illness might otherw ise go untreated. I here seems little question that tie Center ought to he con tinued and thatcontrol over its operation s h o u ld remain where it has been fo r the past five years - in tf« genuine community - controlled board that has run It so well fo r so long. If anything, the state of M ississippi should replace ns present efforts to sabotage the Cente r with matching grants to really make an e ffo rt to pro vide health care fo r poorpeo- ple In that area. And it is Increasingly clear the crucial services delivered by federally - funded groups must 1« Insulated against lo cal political storm s, 7 here Is no reason why a governor or a mayor should liave veto-pow e r over federal monies fo r federal programs run by local citizens. So long as the professional adm inistrators of CEO are satisfied that a program is do ing wliat It was funded to do, ft should be Immune from local political pork barrel: they are to Important fo r tliat. In fact, they exist because local poli tical authorities never cared about the poor and never ful filled their responsibilities to all the people of tlie lr state or city. -B R A N D S SEMI IR B U IL D IN G A M or 'n o n O '» q o n you know - V A R IE T IE S y o u lik e Phone: 2 2 8 -7 5 4 - S IZE S y o u w a n t The Friendliest I Stores In Town| Since 1908 because of their flagrant and atrocious violation of an agreement K u n s t l e r re portedly obtained from Judge N eater fo r Brown to remain in New York on May 30. Kunstler said Brown was taken from the New York City Corrections D e p a r t m e n t , s p ir it e d to Westchester County A irp o rt and flown to W is h ... ( u r reputation for integrity and competence w ill assure consideration [or every wish ol tl« fam ily. In their fervor to see this legislation passed. Its sup porters have resorted to the same tactics which were so successfully employed to thwart lynching hills aid other c iv il rights measures fo r de cades. Influential southern congressmen with years of ac cumulated seniority are ex erting every hit of power even if in so doing they violate con gressional tradition. Even those I lacks who have reservations about busing recognize the forces who are supporting this legislation as their traditional enemies. Thus all blacks and those many white Americans who are m orally committed to inte grated education liave a stake in the outcome of thie drama now being played out in the House, and would do well to let their congressman or Sen ator know how they feel on this issue. 7 he passage of a busing curb w ill not destroy the c iv il rights movement. Our movement has survived more serious chal lenges, and lived to flourish despite more disheartening setbacks. But we cannot gain substantial progress - both in integrating society and secur ing basic economic dignity - if our attention is perpetually occupied by issues which are marginal to social progress. This is why we must bum back the assault on integration, no m atter what form it takes or how rhetorically cloaked, so that we can proceed beyond symbolic issues to those which touch the essence of an equal and just society. C. D o n F l i l S I M .ie , k , S' ’ft ..y» K, .. X. I 2?n<t A N I Mix,. N lot»> ba i it at G ir Raletvh Hills »’ I.*»« A t II J.»«I B Sf l),. s M D V IB ÍK Ol • li H A I • Ib.» A N I M ' I , IM»». AN» I.,. I A W. xt K i »• U N IH O G H O C H tS Here’ s a thought to remem ber on Memorial Day from the Portland T ra ffic Safety Com mission: A fte r five o r six cox-ktalls or beers a d riv e r is 25 times more likely to have an acci dent. How about saving your M em orial weekend drinking until after the driving Is over? Vann VANNS M ORTUARY 5211 N W illia m s Avenue 2 8 1 -2 8 3 6 P o r tla n d ,O r e g o n Greatest Advance Since the Typewriter was Invented! No More Smeary Erasing- Covers Mistakes Instantly, Permanently! 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Tahiti and sierra brown Sizes PM up to 5 4 and MT 5 5 | and over Apparel Sections Fred Meyer 00 8 each O reg o n C hief W o n d e r lc n ” A ll N u d e FOR DENTIST busing until Ice Cream SHOP DR. JEFFREY co u rt-o rd e re d next July. M Y-TE-FINE HOURSi W e e k d a y * l i M re SiOO SeVwrdey B ilO re I i OO is essential if we are to p ro ceed unhindered to tl» u lti mate goal at a racially ideal society. My most profound fear la that tie momentum generated by tl« anti-luslng campaign w ill inspire anew those forces who have consistently and de structively opposed the as pirations of black Ameri a s . F o r while a measure of lite ra l support fo r busing curbs Is undeniable, (support based on political practicality rather than moral conviction) it has teen the most racially unen lightened, those who said “ Never1” and applauded when others stood In tie school- house door, who most zea lously pursue this legislation. A victory on busing might le followed by efforts toemascu- late the Voting Rights Act, which, moreso tiian any single law, has weakened the power of soutlern conservatism. I-or those who dism iss this as un likely it woulddowell to recall U>at an enfeeblement ol the Voting Rights Act was a cor nerstone in the Nixon Admini stration’ s Soutlern strategy. U r we could see acamjiaign to restrain tf« federal govern ment from employing its so cial welfare programs to en courage integration o r to pe nalize communities which c o n tin u e to discrim inate ag unst blacks and other mino ritie s . 7 1« b ills before the House in c lu d e a constitutional amendment prohibiting all busing: a b ill, supported by tie Nixon Administration, which would impose severe re s tric tions on busing and a second Nixon-backed measure which would set a moratorium on R a p B ro w n c h a rg e s o ffic ia ls H. Rap Brown is seeking contempt citations against Corrections Commissioner Benjamin J . M alcolm , A ssis tant U. S. Attorney Edward Boyd and U ^ . M arshall Ben jamin Butler. The three must appear ¡»fore Federal Court Judge Edward R. Nealier to show cause why they should not be cited fo r contempt. W illiam M . Kunstler, law yer fo r Brown said thecharge was filed against tie officials W ill Heed < Fred Meyer (w w a m io m i u v n a v l «tus Tins *a»i re m it I S W J 't l t« r tln n i( We E v e ry There Is a strong chance that we w ill w luess tie pas sage of stringent legislative curbs on busing during this election year. Should this oc cur, the challenge of desegre gating our public schools, a l ready a delicate and complex process, w ill 1» made even more arduous. But more tlian that, it would represent the fir s t successful congressional attempt to im pede by legislation tl» cause of racial equal ity In a half cen tury, tie lis t time this occur red having been laws segre gating public fa cilitie s In Washington, D. C, d u r in g Woodrow Wilson’ s admini stration. Wliat are tl« implications for tl» civil rights movement? Some are convinced that the adoption of any of tl« proposed anti-busing b ills - three are pending («fore the House - w ill Inaugurate an era of c iv il rights reaction which would cripple future lite ra l Initia tives and endanger much of tl« progress fo r which so many have sacrificed. They per ceive anti-busing legislation as signaling tie end of a per iod known as tl« Second Re construction iust as the firs t Reconstruction was doomed try the federal government’ s alendonment ol tl« freed- tnan's cause. 1 do not necessarily adhere to so cataclysmic a view since busing is an Issue which has aroused such deeply-felt and widespread passions among persons of all ideological per suasions. But I nonetheless telieve tliat they do represent a distinct danger to the pro gress of c iv il rights. And I am convinced tliat tle ird e fe a t By Vernon E , Jordan, J r . DR. 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