Portland Observer, January 7 ,1 9 8 2 Page 7
Williams trial begins
Calm prevails in Atlanta
A ju ry o f eight Blacks and four
whiles has been selected to hear the
murder case against Wayne B. W il
liams, accused o f killing two o f the
28 murdered or missing Black
youths in Atlanta.
According to reporters, calm pre
vails in A tla n ta , perhaps a testi
mony to the recent changes in the
complexion o f that city’s justice sys-
ctm. The defendent, who is Black, is
to be tried before a Black judge;
Public Safety director l.ee P. Brown
is Black; Ihe special agent in charge
o f the F B I’s investigation is Black;
the chief defense attorney is Black;
and Atlanta's mayor is Black. Only
the prosecutor is white.
Other prominent members o f the
municipal power structure include
the Superintendent o f Public
Schools and, at the time o f the bill
ings, the president o f the Chamber
o f Commerce.
D avid F ra n k lin , a prom inent
Black attorney, explained that the
calm should not be interpreted as
lack o f interest. There is no hysteria
"because the Black com m unity
knows that nobody is going to be
railroaded in the tria l. That is the
difference between today and two
decades ago."
" I t is clear that the presence and
involvement o f a Black power struc
ture in the city is the reason why A t
lanta responded to this, the murders
and the tria l, with confidence that
justice w ill be d o n e ," M ayo r A n
drew Young said.
" H a v in g Black people woven
throughout the fabric o f the city is
an important reason why racial vio
lence has never been part o f A t-
DR. LEE BROWN
lanta’s history as it was recently in
M ia m i."
D r. Charles H . King, J r., presi-
Mayor Young hits Reaganomics
Andrew Young, Ambassador to
the U n ited N ations du rin g the
Carter Administration, called Presi
dent Ronald Reagan’s domestic pol
icies "c le a r fa ilu re s " adding that
Reagan w ill have to be " tu rn e d
around or turned o ut.”
Young said the Reagan Adminis
tration has become ideology-orient
ed to the point that it has not even
fulfilled the expectations o f the bus
iness community.
"P ra g m atic businessmen would
have realized the market potential
around the world and would have
begun to internationalize our econ
omy to make it more com petitive.”
O f the Reagan o fficials he added,
"B uth they are not business orient
ed. They are rig h t-w in g id eo
logues.”
dent o f the Urban Crisis Center, be
lieves the current calm is not all
good. "Violence and death are such
a large part o f (he Black experience
that anger at the alleged murderer
tends to be minimized. For a Black
to k ill other Blacks in such great
numbers is outside the Black exper
ience, so we are mystified more than
angry. And the mothers o f the vic
tims cheapened the deaths o f their
children by their commercialization
and exploitation, so that took away
from us some o f the g rie f and
m ourning we could feel fo r them
and removed our right to cry.”
He fears that the calm is an indi
cation o f a deadening o f sensitivity
to death.
While injustice for Blacks and the
Young expects a resurgence o f
poor continues in the nation. Young
student activism in the spring,
believes that it is a thing o f the past
including protests against cuts in
in A tlanta. "T h e re has been an ac
student aide and education funds.
commodation o f Blacks and whites,
O
ther issues w ill include the arms
socially, economically and political
race and the military budget.
ly, that I don’t think works like this
"Supply-side economics is not a
any place else in the world.”
domestic and foreign policies.
Young was sworn in as M ayor o f
Atlanta Monday. He said he expects
to m aintain the a ffirm a tiv e action
programs that were introduced by
M aynard Jackson and credits them
w ith an increase in the num ber o f
Black-owned businesses, especially
construction firms.
MAYOR ANDREW YOUNG
pragmatic business, something that
has grown out o f business practices.
Young explained. He added that he
hopes the "big-business pragmatists
in the Republican Party begin to have
a little m ore to say” about the
Young, who has served as a con
sultant fo r foreign investm ent
groups since leaving the U .N .,
hopes to establish A tlanta as an in
ternational trade center. " T h e new
fu tu re is the developing w o rld .
What we’re doing is to use A tlanta
as a gateway to opening up a totally
new m arket in L atin A m erica, A f
rica and the Middle East.”
Success in this endeavor will hinge
on his ability to retain and expand
his own overseas contacts and on a
turnaround o f the Reagan Adminis
tration in aiding local governments.
He hopes that foreign business
men w ill select A tla n ta for invest
ment opportunities, stimulating em
ployment in the region.
They’re 50.
PSU offers
minority aid
Effective immediately, disadvan
taged m etropolitan-area students
with ethnic m inority backgrounds
may qualify for special assistance if
they pursue their educational goals
at Portland Stale University.
Knowledge and use o f PSU’s spe
cial study and financial aids could
increase
^a^M M ^auc^
cox for these students, according to
M a ria A lan is, PSU admissions
counselor In charge of minority stu
dent recruitment. During Fall term,
1981. one o f every 12 students en
rolled at PSU indicated that he or
she came from an ethnic m inority
background, Alanis noted.
M inority students currently con
sidering enrollm ent at PSU may
take advantage of two mam support
program s, known as " U p w a rd
Bound" and "T a le n t Search." In
addition, minority student organiza
tions such as Black Cultural Affairs,
the Hispanic Student U n io n , and
the U nited In d ian Students o f
Higher Education can help fu lfill
the cultural needs o f m inority stu
dents.
Additionally, several financial aid
programs are now available to help
students meet the costs o f higher
education. Also, eligible students
may defer payment o f admissions
and tuition fees under certain condi
tions.
Disadvantaged students with eth
nic minority backgrounds interested
in pursuing studies at PSU during
the 1982-83 academic year are urged
to submit financial aid applications
prior to Jan. 1$.
For further information, contact
Ms. Alanis at PSU's O ffice o f A d
missions, P.O . Box 751, Portland,
OR 97207. or call 229-3511.
KBOO honors King
Radio Station K B O O (90.7 F M )
will be presenting a "special” twen
ty-one hour memorial tribute com
memorating the birthday o f the late
civil rights leader, D r. M a rtin
Luther King, Jr. This program will
be aired from 10:00 am Friday, Jan
uary 15 until 7:00 am , Saturday,
January 16, 1982.
This "special” will consist o f gos
pel music, soul, ja zz, and blues.
There will also be miscellaneous live
musical performances, live poetry
readings, and short speeches
throughout the 21-hour broadcast,
including news and interviews from
Grassroot News, N .W . This p ro
gram is being presented by Shaheed
H aa m id , George Page, J .W . F r i
day. Dupree Casey, George F itz,
Connie Stokes aka Lady " C , ” Pab
lo Innis, and Ken and Kevin Berry.
The C o -o rd in a to r o f this year’ s
D r. M artin Luther King Tribute is
Keven Darrell Berry.
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